Hyaluronic Acid: Fantasy or Reality?

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Hyaluronic Acid (HA) has been getting loads of anti-aging publicity in the skin care arena. Is there any basis to the hype? Let’s talk about the good stuff: 60 Minutes featured a Japanese village that lived longer and had fewer wrinkles and diseases than the rest of the world because of their diet that was… [Continue Reading]

Be Your Own Valentine: Fall In Love With Your Beauty

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I’ve always had a bit of a beef with Valentine’s Day.  It’s a very bossy holiday, telling you how to feel toward your partner, if you’ve got one, or making you feel “less than” if you’re single. I love my partner and I try to express that love every day we’re together; I don’t need… [Continue Reading]

Antioxidants and Free Radicals : Why the Hype?

raspberries

Antioxidant. It’s the buzziest buzz word in the health and beauty world these days. If you’re at all like me, you probably heard it and accepted it as a healthy choice but didn’t really understand it. Let’s talk. In order to explain antioxidants, I need to first explain free radicals: When the skin and body… [Continue Reading]