Each new year brings wonderful new opportunities to become stronger, happier, healthier or more organized, and to enjoy greater peace of mind. After 2020, many of us are reexamining our priorities—especially the role that stress plays in our lives—and many are including emotional self-care among…
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Depending on the type and severity of your acne, you may have a couple pimples every now and then or a lifelong battle with breakouts. The first thing to do when treating acne is to understand what type you have.1 Blackheads occur when pores clog…
Clear skies ahead Did you know some people say the third Monday of January is the most depressing day of the year? These blues can stem from a combination of holiday debt, less sunlight, and failed New Year’s resolutions. But who wants a Debbie Downer?…
Thank you, Finland, for giving us wireless heart rate monitors and sauna. This highly—heated room offers great therapeutic benefits—just a few minutes in a sauna can help with healing and recovery from injuries and exercise-related muscle soreness. You can even get an emotional boost from…
Does the word “cryotherapy” make you shiver with thoughts of a bad science fiction movie? Fear not. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines it as the therapeutic use of cold. So it’s really just a technical way of saying, “Put some ice on it.” Cryotherapy (cryo) and infrared…
What’s the chance that, at least once in your professional career, you caught a co-worker dragging into the office yawning and bleary-eyed because they watched cat and dog videos on YouTube instead of sleeping? They may not admit it, but the struggle is real, people….
Most of us are happy to move past the teenage years of acne, angst and awkwardness. But for many, this “teenage problem” never goes away and continues into their adult lives. Nodules or cysts, blackheads or whiteheads—no matter their color, acne can be embarrassing. Acne…
In today’s health and beauty products market, you can’t really use the price tag to determine what’s effective or not. And since you know your body better than anyone else does, why not make your cleansing and conditioning products at home, using ingredients in the…