Many Sunscreens Aren’t the SPF They Claim to Be

Many Sunscreens Aren’t the SPF They Claim to Be

From HealthyWomen’s Summer Safety area by Stacey Feintuch   When you head out into the sun, you know that you and your family should be liberally covered in sunscreen, even if it’s cloudy or freezing out. Sure, you sometimes don’t use … Continue reading

Photo of the Day: Basking in the Glow, Santa Monica at Sunset

Photo of the Day: Basking in the Glow, Santa Monica at Sunset

As Dorothy from the “The Wizard of Oz” once repeated about her home state of Kansas, “There’s no place like home.” “There’s no place like home.” I, too, feel the same way about California, but I have special place in my … Continue reading

How to Make Running Easier: Women’s Fitness

How to Make Running Easier: Women’s Fitness

MEETING YOU FITNESS GOALS   Article courtesy of HealthyWomen.org’s Diet & Fitness Health Center by Sheryl Kraft   Believers hail it as a cheap, easy way to stay in shape, tone up, lose weight, boost brain health and mood and even increase … Continue reading

Eco-Fashionista, Charlotte Casiraghi, as the Face of Gucci’s First Cosmetic Collection

Eco-Fashionista, Charlotte Casiraghi, as the Face of Gucci’s First Cosmetic Collection

In her fifth publicity venture with Gucci, Charlotte Casiraghi has become the face of the fashion house’s first ever makeup collection, bringing forth glamour and other-worldy beauty like her mother, Princess Caroline, and her grandmother, the iconic Grace Kelly. In case your wondering … … Continue reading

Nutrition Label Changes: What Would They Mean?

(courtesy of HealthyWomen.org’s Diet & Nutrition section) For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing changes to the way that food nutrition is labeled. The labels were created to help Americans make … Continue reading

Foods That Improve Your Mood

Foods That Improve Your Mood

It’s no secret that there are intricate links between your physical health and the food you eat. Scientific research is now connecting the dots between mental health and a variety of foods, vitamins and nutrients. A diet rich in mood-boosting … Continue reading

Forget Dior! YSL is your new gloss!

Forget Dior! YSL is your new gloss!

When my favorite Dior Addict High Shine Gloss #754 was discontinued, I spend a year trying to find a replacement … and Dior was farthest from providing a similar replacement.  Oddly enough, their substitute was a new Dior Addict Lipstick … Continue reading