Inflammation can be significantly reduced by eating specific (and delicious) foods. It’s not just a matter of reducing breakouts. Inflammation causes many ills that can be a major…
Ayurveda, an ancient Hindu practice for cultivating physical, mental and spiritual health, categorizes people according to the way fire, earth, water and air are represented in their makeup.…
Sensitive skin is not the same as reactive skin. There’s more to it than flareups and breakouts. Skin reflects what is going on inside us, especially our emotions.…
Stress hormones are troublesome for the skin. They damage collagen and accelerate aging. Amy Wechsler MD wrote extensively about them in “The Mind Beauty Connection.” That’s why yoga,…
Elle has summarized the beauty benefits of seven Mediterranean plants in an introductory article about essential oils and their application. The article covers the use of: rosemary (to…
If you are prone to irritated skin, here are three things you can do to prevent winter redness from talking hold. First is to tune your diet away…
You don’t have to go overboard with juice fasting to detoxify your body. Simple changes to your diet can deliver powerful results, once they become part of your…
Disturbed by what she discovered about the chemicals commonly used in cosmetics, Irish Times Reporter Kelly O’Brien decided to replace her normal skincare products with organic ones. She…
You might first think of Gingko Biloba for its famed support of memory and mental clarity, but it is also wonderful in skincare. Gingko contains abundant flavonoids such…
Beauty hazards from Cosmopolitan: sleep deprivation (slows cell repair), smog (clogs pores and hosts free radicals), lack of cardio exercise (causes faster aging), alcohol (creates free radicals), over-work…
With time comes experience and with experience comes wisdom. Now in my late sixties, I’m grateful to reflect on the many truths I’ve learned about what makes someone…
Are you feeling confused about what your skin really needs? Which products, in which order, at which times? Whether you need a night cream and an under-eye cream…