Sunscreen is a non-negotiable part of a healthy lifestyle, but choosing healthy sunscreens can be tricky. Maybe you’re concerned about chemical ingredients like oxybenzone, but then every time you buy something labeled “natural” you end up looking like someone colored your body with chalk (great beach look, obviously). The Environmental Working Group (EWG) provides an… Read This Entry »
We don’t talk about weight loss often. Instead, we embrace the idea that if you live a well-rounded nutritious life 24-7, a healthy weight will naturally follow. But no matter the approach we preach, everyone wants to know how to lose ten pounds. Look, we get it. Maybe you had a particularly stressful month, leading… Read This Entry »
While it’s an ancient, Eastern healing modality, acupuncture is now pretty well accepted as an effective treatment for many modern ailments. Especially since more people are thinking about health and wellness from a more holistic point of view, a perspective that’s at the core of Traditional Chinese Medicine. “There are aspects of health that are… Read This Entry »
Your morning cleanse-moisturize-makeup routine may be equivalent to eating KFC for breakfast. Start with these expert tips to give your beauty cabinet a serious makeover. Read This Entry » Read This Entry »
By Lisa Hayim, MS, RDN, NLC Do you think about the consequence of a meal far after it’s over? Do you weigh yourself at least once a day, thrown off by the slightest change in the number? Do you restrict foods or entire food groups that limit the amount of food you consume? Do you… Read This Entry »
By Jill Anenberg Lawrence, NLC We all know the feeling. It’s been a long day so you treat yourself to a vanilla scented bubble bath. Your face feels a little dry and a cooling cucumber mask is just what the doctor ordered. The hell with it, let’s open the purple body scrub that smells… Read This Entry »
You’re searching high and low for the fastest way to lose weight this week. You’re in a panic. You’re stressing. You’re kicking yourself for eating pizza over the weekend and missing your Sunday morning hot yoga class because you were hungover. Whether it’s for a date with the hot new guy at the office… Read This Entry »
By: Lauren Roxburgh The lymphatic system is truly a forgotten hero in our amazing bodies. By getting to know your lymph system you can help eliminate cellulite and jumpstart your weight loss goals! Basically, it’s the garbage disposal of our bodies, it’s responsible for filtering our system and eliminating toxins which is incredibly important for… Read This Entry »
Three day weekends. They’re all about your favorite F words: friends, family, food, and fun. You know the drill. But it’s amazing how an extra 24 hours makes it so easy to overdo everything and turn what could’ve been a chance to press the reset button on your life into a hangover-filled, sleep-deprived, food-coma… Read This Entry »
I know I’m not alone in my mad love and passion for the beach. A lake is fine. A river is nice too. But, c’mon, there is nothing like the ocean to completely reinvigorate a bod and a soul. When it comes to living a Nutritious Life, I speak to my clients about stressing less,… Read This Entry »
Healthy hair is more coveted than the perfect pair of jeans but sometimes more elusive than the perfect avocado. While we don’t all hate the Pantene lady for being beautiful, we do have a little ounce of envy at what happens when she swings her mane around in slo mo. Why? Because when we swing our dry, brittle, over-processed, or just generally… Read This Entry »
It’s been a tough 9 months, but you made it. And, look what you got? Pause while reading now for a deep breath and huge smile. I’m hoping you had a healthy pregnancy, and are now ready to focus on your post-natal health – not on simply losing weight after the 9 month belly stretch. Chances… Read This Entry »
My mission in life is to help as many people as possible take their nutrition up as many notches as possible, so they can live their most Nutritious Lives. It’s really that simple. Everyday I seek opportunities to help me accomplish my mission, and weigh opportunities that are presented to me to help me do… Read This Entry »
Winter skin is upon us, and I just heard a collective sigh. Cozy sweaters, colorful scarves, fuzzy earmuffs—all things we love when the temperature drops outside. But flaky skin, scaly patches, and itchy itches are the things nobody loves that come with the territory. Rather than succumbing to winter’s wrath, I want you to combat winter… Read This Entry »
Why is Thanksgiving a binge-fest that leads to a food coma? Why do we not only allow, but plan to give in to our gluttonous selves on the last Thursday of November? Why is Thanksgiving all about the pumpkin pie? The puffed fried appetizers? The black Friday food plans? The in-dul-gence? Man, we’ve taken this… Read This Entry »
by Ronni Pitiger, NLC So exactly what are essential oils and why is everyone talking about them? Well, I’ll tell you. I used to think of essential oils as something that would evoke the woodstock generation, but there is so much more to discuss than your love or hate of the smell of patchouli. … Read This Entry »
by Mariam Bandarian, NLC Have you heard of dry skin brushing? Whether you’ve heard of it but never tried, never heard of it or it sounds vaguely familiar, I promise you’ll be hooked once you give it a try. If you’re a dry skin brushing pro, then you already reap the benefits of this ancient… Read This Entry »
I’ll set the scene. It’s 4PM. Your morning coffee has worn off. Your lunch was 3 hours ago, dinner is at 7PM and you have 15 minutes before your meeting. And, you’re about to crash hard. Must. Have. Fuel. You always have a yogurt just about now, but . . .uch. You have no… Read This Entry »
We all want hair that could land us on a Pantene commercial. Looking good feels good and feeling good makes you look pretty fantastic. Don’t hate you because you’re beautiful? Sorry, good lookin,’ haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate hate… But the latest-greatest-awesomest-best lists are constantly changing, right? From dry shampoo to ionic stylers to… Read This Entry »
Michele Promaulayko is the Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Health, a new digital magazine offering the latest need-to-know news and expert advice on health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness topics. Previously, she was for six years the Vice President/Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Health. I have known Michele for seven years. First, as a colleague. Then as a colleague… Read This Entry »
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