Bath time bon vivant
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 […]
The proper primp
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 […]
No-brainer b.c.
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 […]
Pearly white
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 […]
Beneath the surface
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 […]
The ups & downs of downward dog
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 […]
Back to basics
If your preferred way to ingest antioxidants is in a pill, you might want to consider going straight for the original food source, according to the National Institutes of Health. […]
Maxi workout in mini time?
Shower? Five minutes. Makeup?Twenty minutes. Workout? Four minutes. Say what? It might sound like fantasy, but over at Quick Gym, a new Charlottesville business, the claim is that their machines […]
Get integrated
Rolfing has been a steady part of the alternative health undercurrent for years, but if it’s new to you meet Scott Gauthier, practitioner of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration. […]
School me
My concentration in college was poetry, a concentration that shelters its students from the real world perhaps more than most college concentrations. When I graduated and found myself suddenly out […]