The idea of how to be beautiful is changing. Buying locally and ethically made products not only helps your skin, but the world. Holistic and sustainable beauty products make skin and the world a healthier and kinder place with natural…
LEO Pharma received marketing authorization (M.A.) from the European Commission for Picato gel. The gel is used to treat adult patients with nonhyperkeratotic, nonhypertrophic actinic keratosis (AK). The drug comes in two strengths. Actinic keratosis are small, rough, and raised…
According to a story in USA Today, Duke University-led researchers claim that more than half of the couches in the U.S. contain potentially toxic flame retardant materials. The levels of toxicity astound. Here’s the breakdown from the USA Today story:…
Patty James is a health and nutrition coach. Her raw kale salad is bursting with flavor: apple, avocado, garlic, raw cashews, red onion, toasted sesame oil, and more. Full of fiber and vitamins, this dish appeals to the senses with…
Mohicano Jeans now offers a Denim Therapy line, which it claims fights cellulite and stretch marks. Supposedly, the jeans stimulate cell growth and more via aloe vera particles blah blah blah… Ladies, I really can’t recommend this denim line; I…
By January 2013, twenty-seven cities in the United States and Canada will offer surf classes through Surfset Fitness. The surf workout challenges the body in a unique way, focusing on the core and stabilizer muscles that tone the body and…
This is a fun and productive workout that whips your arms into shape. The arms worry many women; they tend to jiggle with age, plus show weight gain easily. But doing this routine three times through about three times a…
I LOVE hats so in the colder weather, I enjoy wearing them. I’ve got a purple bolero, a black beret with a pink flower, a newsboy cap or two… But as much as I love wearing them all, I hate…
In youth, the face is a 3D object and as we age, it becomes more two dimensional. Make-up helps us correct this by “maintaining the 3D”. In this video, Los Angeles dermatologist Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD, explains how and why she…
How much do certain interventions delay or prevent aspects of aging? Well, you always have to factor in genetics, but interventions like calorie restrictive diets and exercise offer significantly positive changes to how a person ages. “… if they were…
Possible Healing of Wounds with Dietary Supplements
Researchers with Bichat Hospital in Paris split 18 diabetic rats into three dietary groups, monitoring their abdomens with a sponge that collected wound healing fluid. The dietary groups were: standard diet high protein high protein supplemented with arginine and proline…