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For months on months, NFL general managers, personnel directors, scouts and head coaches have been stewing over game films,

How to put this delicately? Your lymphatic system could probably use a little drainage. Lymphatic drainage therapy (LDT) is gentle massage that breaks up fluid blockages so the fluid can be processed and used or eliminated by the body. It also assures evenly hydrated and flushed tissue, improving your range of motion and regulating circulation. […]

Could the ingredients in your moisturizer have come straight from your garden? Charlottesville-based Brigit True Organics works with this appealing idea, creating a full line of products with nothing but herbs, flowers, nuts and fruits. The website, www.brigittrueorganics.com, catalogs everything—yummy lip balms, butters, massage oils, baby balm, body creams, and a prolific selection of organic […]

Michele White has something different to add to your exercise routine: a 90-minute massage and a feeling of blissful weightlessness. Certified in Thai yoga massage and Hatha yoga, White provides a posture-based yoga massage that delivers your daily dose of yoga benefits with hardly any effort on your part. Plus, since the poses are sandwiched […]

If a bubble bath isn’t yet part of your beauty regimen, perhaps a room fragrant with the balm of peony and white lily will convince you to add it; that’s just one of the heady Lollia foaming bath selections that Neroli Spa and Apothecary has to offer with its aptly titled “Breathe” line. Lollia’s high-end […]

While every other state in the Union has already gotten there, it won’t be until July that Virginia will require estheticians to have a license to practice. Not that most of the state’s estheticians haven’t gone through hundreds of hours of classes and lab work to get to their current posts. Schools still require 600 […]

Implanon is a newly approved form of birth control, but it’s not a new drug—not really. It’s a progestin-only product that inhibits ovulation, increases cervical mucus viscosity and reduces the thickness of the uterine lining, making it a triple-threat against pregnancy. What’s different? The format. It’s the first single-rod, under-the-skin implant on the market. Norplant […]

Americans spent more than $1 billion on white teeth last year—on gels, strips, bleaching and bonding. If you’re part of that crowd, consider Lumineers, porcelain veneers that are contact lens-thin and painlessly bonded to your teeth. Whereas veneers usually require grinding the existing teeth down to make room, ruining the natural teeth for good, Lumineers […]

The Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep website gives you health skinny on all the ingredients in the potions and lotions you keep around the house. The site, at www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2, wins smart design points with its search options, too: You can search by brand, product or ingredient, and the listings provide comprehensive information on relevant toxins […]

You’ve got the mat, the stretchy pants and the water bottle. Now, what’s the perfect yoga style for you? Here’s a breakdown of yoga personalities.—K.C. Target your "heart space" or your heart rate, depending on what kind of yoga you practice. Anusara. The focus is on opening up the “heart space,” with a fairly free […]