Sugar Sweet Beauty
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 | Health
In the self-care and beauty industry, the latest craze is to include sugar in skin care products. If you search the internet you will find everything from sugar body scrubs to sugar hair removers. The prices can range from $8.00 to $35.00 for each product. How's that for a product in which the main ingredient can cost you a no more that $3.00 for a 5 pound bag! To enjoy all of the benefits of a sugar based product without shelling out the big bucks, trys these recipes: Orange Cream Sugar Body ...› Continue reading
How To PIck A Fitness Trainer
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness
There is nothing like having your very own personal trainer! Where else do you get the opportunity to consistently meet with someone and every moment of every session its - all about you? Where the purpose of every session is help you not just to look better but also to feel better! Picking the right trainer for you and your health needs requires some basic knowledge of the fitness field. Both the American College Of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and The National Strength and Conditioning Association ...› Continue reading
How To Build A Medical Spa Inside Your Existing Practice
Monday, September 6th, 2010 | Health
The physicians conundrum: Everywhere, physicians are contemplating or engaged in expanding into the 'medical spa' market. Seduced by the media buzz around this hot new phenomenon, many doctors see the medical spa as a means boosting their income and eliminating the growing grind and countless headaches of their daily practice. They read about growth statistics, see dazzling new equipment at trade shows, watch competitors popping up, and fear that they may be falling behind the times. With pen ...› Continue reading
Infrared Technology Comes of Age
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 | Health
What exactly is infrared, or radiant heat? No need to worry - it has nothing to do with either ultraviolet radiation (which gives you a sunburn and damages your skin) or atomic radiation (the kind from a nuclear bomb). Radiant heat is simply a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion, without having to heat the air in between. Radiant heat is also called infrared energy (IR). Our sun is the principal source of radiant energy that we enjoy daily (some more ...› Continue reading
The Ultimate Facial Sauna
Saturday, September 4th, 2010 | Sports and Fitness
One of the great benefits of sauna and steam baths are the toning effects on the skin. They leave the skin soft, supple and glowing - in short, beautiful. Regular users of sauna and steam baths have an appealing healthy glow about them that adds to their attractiveness. The reason that sauna and steam are so good for the skin is the deep cleaning action caused by heavy perspiration. The pores open wide and all the accumulated dirt can be easily washed out. The best benefits for skin toning ...› Continue reading
What the Peat Bog People Can Tell Us About Beauty
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 | Health
Over the past centuries, remains of many hundreds of people-- men, women, and children--have come to light in peat bogs in northwestern Europe, especially in Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, northern Germany, and Denmark. Peatlands are most extensive in northern regions. They develop where drainage of water is blocked, precipitation is retained, and decomposition of organic matter is slowed. Because of their highly acidic nature, wetness, low temperature, and absence of oxygen, northern ...› Continue reading
The Key to Fitness Success
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 | Sports and Fitness
"If you and I want to change our behavior, there is only one effective way to do it: we must link unbearable and immediate sensations of pain to our old behavior, and incredible and immediate sensations of pleasure to a new one." - Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within Why isn't every person who wants to be fit and healthy exercising on a consistent basis? If we know what we should be doing, then why aren't we doing it consistently? Fitness Motivation Coach Lisa Nordquist calls this "The ...› Continue reading
Hyaluronic Acid - Newest Celebrity Beauty Secret?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 | Health
We can always count on celebrities to serve as guinea pigs for the latest cosmetic and beauty treatments. During the Botox ' craze, even director Martin Scorsese commented that he couldn't find actresses who could frown anymore! Perhaps actors, politicians, musicians and the like all grew tired of looking like Stepford wives because the latest cosmetic craze involves Hyaluronic acid, a key component of human tissue, providing the body with essential moisture and a viable way to erase ...› Continue reading
Different Detox-Cleansing Regimes
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | Sports and Fitness
Your body should clean itself naturally, but today's diets make that process difficult. Many turn to internal body cleansing to rid the body of waste products and toxins. A detoxification treatment is designed to help the body eliminate stored toxins and strengthen the organs involved in this process. Colon cleansing helps clean the organ that assists the body in the elimination of waste. A dirty colon can lead to a build up of toxins in the body and illness. By using herbal treatments ...› Continue reading
Teeth Whitening In the UK
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | Health
In this article we are going to look at the different systems and methods of teeth whitening and why getting the teeth whitened in the UK is safer. Getting a brand new smile has been only for the very rich and famous until recently and now everyone wants their teeth whitened and get a smile that looks a million dollars without paying a million dollars! One of the big issues surrounding teeth whitening is safety and like everything is life there is always good and bad in every ...› Continue reading