Most of us have (or remember fondly) that one grandmother who was the keeper of secret family recipes handed down from generation to generation. Maybe it’s your Danish nana’s butter cookies, or your German grandma’s wiener schnitzel, or the challah your “bubbie” always made. (more…)
Citrus fruits are nature’s candy—they’re sweet, juicy, delicious, and very refreshing on a hot summer’s day. Citrus fruits contain vitamin C, fiber, potassium, folate, and vitamin A, all essential parts of a healthy diet. Studies show that nutrients in citrus fruits can help lower your stroke risk, help hinder cancer development, andreduce stress. Used in aromatherapy, sweet orange oil is known for its mood-brightening and stress-relieving benefits. (more…)
If you think it’s odd that the same salt you use to season your food can also be swirled about in a hot bath to soothe your aching muscles, you’re not alone. (more…)
Australian Aborigine culture dates back more than 40,000 years, making Aborigines the oldest surviving culture in the world. Although Aborigines never developed a written language, and never formed cities or farmed the land, they did conquer many of the social problems the rest of the world is still facing today, like overpopulation, wars, the destruction of the environment, and the use of non-renewable resources. (more…)
If you were told that your shampoo contained ingredients that would foam up luxuriously, dissolve oils, kill bacteria, and clean your hair all the way down to the roots, you might think it sounded pretty good. (more…)
The words dermabrasion and microdermabrasion both sound clinical, scientific, rough, and more than a little scary. Both techniques involve buffing away the top layer of skin to expose the newer, fresher, younger-looking skin underneath. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end. (more…)
After the Aztec emperor Montezuma was defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez in the early 1500s, Cortez and his men searched Montezuma’s palace looking for valuables they could swipe, like gold and silver. They didn’t find any, but they did discover huge quantities of cocoa beans, which were at the time considered even more valuable than precious metals. (more…)
During winter and early spring, you hardly recognize your hands. Though they were soft and smooth last fall, they’re probably red, chapped, and scaly now. What’s a girl to do? (more…)
You might think that your lips dry out faster than anything else on your body—and you’d be right. First of all, the skin on your lips is much thinner than the skin on the rest of your face. And since lips don’t have hair or sweat glands, they don’t benefit from the protective body oils and sweat that regulate warmth and keep the rest of your skin smooth. (more…)
Have you seen pictures of older couples hand in hand and looking as happy as can be? I think we all admire that image and want to have that type of relationship in our future. And it is indeed possible. Here are some tips for a long lasting relationship. (more…)