Cellulaze Zaps Cellulite for Good

Cellulite treatments are a dime a dozen: creams, lotions, massage, diet, weight loss, exfoliation, coffee grinds… the list goes on. But for all the cellulite cures on the market, many women plagued by the nuisance of the dimpled, puckering skin on their legs and bottoms find that none of these treatments totally gets rid of cellulite.

Learn more about the only single-treatment solution to getting rid of cellulite. Forever.

Green Tea: Miracle Infusion?

First cultivated in China as long as 5000 years ago, today tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, second only to water. Enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people around the world, there has been a great deal of research surrounding the effects of drinking this steaming hot infusion, and  studies suggest that drinking green tea offers many health benefits.

The three main varieties of tea (Camellia  sinesis) are black tea, oolong tea and green tea, and the differences lie in the processing of the leaves. Green tea is made from unfermented tea leaves, and contains the highest concentration of powerful antioxidants called polyphenols. Antioxidants are agents that combat free-radicals, damaging compounds in the body that alter cells, damage DNA, and cause cell death. Many scientists believe free radicals play a major role in aging and the development of many serious health problems, including cancer and heart disease.

Check out the diseases and health problems that drinking green tea can help fight.

Detox Your Body and Revive Your Skin with Dry Skin Brushing

Looking for a way to smooth cellulite, get radiant skin, and detoxify your body without dropping a few C-notes at your favorite spa? If your budget won’t allow the extravagance of regular visit for body scrubs at the spa, and you can’t quite stomach another detox diet, consider adding dry skin brushing to your daily routine.

Dry skin brushing is an ultra inexpensive and effective way to pamper, detoxify and invigorate your body, from the outside in.

The Skin’s Role in Detoxing the Body

More than just a beauty treatment, dry brushing may be the single most important (and least expensive) ritual you add to your daily personal care regimen.

Learn how to dry brush your skin for a healthier body and more beautiful skin.

Is Pretty Skin Giving You a Sore Throat?

Got a sore throat that just won’t quit? Your acne meds could be the culprit.

A recent study from the Perleman School of Medicine at that University of Pennsylvania reports that oral antibiotics commonly used to treat acne are linked to symptoms of sore throat; patients using these acne medications were three times more likely to suffer a sore throat than if they didn’t use antibiotic acne drugs.

Kick the Can(ned Foods)

If you think you’re safe from the effects of BPA (Bisphenol A) because you tossed your old Nalgene bottle and traded it in for a newer, toxin-free model, think again.

BPA Gets the Boot…. Kind Of

It’s been a few years since BPA was flagged as a potentially toxic, hormone-disrupting chemical, prompting many retailers to withdraw products containing polycarbonate plastics containing BPA. In a sweeping response to consumer concern of BPA’s potential endocrine-disrupting effects on infants and young children — including adverse negative developmental and neurological effects — and its association with obesity and diabetes in adults, manufacturers pulled plastic baby bottles containing BPA, and its use in baby bottles was officially banned  in the European Union and Canada.

In 2010, a report from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amplified these concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants and young children, and in that same year, Canada became the first country to outright declare BPA a toxic substance.

But that doesn’t mean you won’t find it in a grocery store near you. Or in the linings of the canned goods in your kitchen. Or in your body.

Learn how to protect your family from the potential harmful health effects of BPA.

Yogurt: The Gentler Dairy with Probiotic Power

Yogurt is a healthy snack for people of all ages, but did you know that this tasty treat can help fight the negative side effects of antibiotics?

In its most natural form, yogurt is made when bacterial cultures are added to pasteurized milk and allowed to ferment until the desired level of acidity is achieved. The bacterial cultures consume and break down the milk sugar — lactose — and produce lactic acid, which curdles the milk.

If dairy causes you tummy troubles, it’s worth noting that following fermentation, yogurt has only one-third to two-thirds the amount of lactose found in milk, making it more easily digested by people with lactose intolerance.

Find out why yogurt is a super snack choice if you’re taking antibiotics.

Some Like It Hot: Moksha Yoga

In years gone by I was what you would call a yoga enthusiast… maybe even a yogini, attending ashtanga, power, hot yoga, and vinyasa flow yoga classes on a pretty regular basis. The result? I felt strong, supple, and relatively balanced.

And then life got busy — we had a baby, and then twins 18 months later (yadda, yadda, yadda), and my visits to my little haven on the mat grew more and more infrequent, until they ceased altogether.

Today, for the first time in over two years, I slipped into my yoga pants and top, grabbed my rolled-up mat (which has been expectantly slung on a hook next to the front door, buried under coats, bags, and children’s snowsuits all this time), and went to a yoga class at the local Moksha Yoga studio.
Get the scoop on Moksha Hot Yoga next.

6 Steps to Softer Lips

Dry, cracked or sore lips are more than just a beauty blunder. In addition to detracting from an otherwise healthy complexion, chapped lips can also interfere with talking, smiling, eating and kissing comfortably.

Lip skin is unlike skin anywhere else on the body: it’s is exceptionally thin (revealing the capillaries below creating a rosy hue) and has no oil glands (skin’s natural barrier), making the lips especially delicate and prone to dryness and chapping.

Although anyone can find themselves with dry lips from time to time, there are specific things you can do to avoid the irritating condition.

Soften your lips for a more kissable pout with six easy steps!