Friends don’t let friends get sunburned. Or windburned. So, give the gift of skin protection this season—and treat yourself to a skin-savvy gift too.
Do you feel the effects of the seasons? How do you maintain health and happiness through these chilly months? Winter has just begun, so let’s all band together, striving for wellness and joy this year!
I recently watched a powerful film called “Beauty Mark.” It was written and produced by Diane Israel, a Boulder, Colorado-based psychotherapist and former world-class triathlete who tells her own story of her struggles with body image.
For the past couple weeks, I have had to unwillingly “chill out”. This is not something I do well. I recently had to drop out of a six day adventure race due to stomach issues. It was one of the hardest moments ever, but my body was screaming, “STOP!”
Now that I’m home from vacation, I need to get back into my routines. One of those is my three-times-a-week back exercise regimen, which includes a number of exercises focusing on my core.
This week I’m on a beach trip with family in Delaware where we’ve been hanging out on the sand all day, every day, playing in the waves, taking long walks, throwing Frisbees, and, for me, catching up on my reading. I have continued my rigid sunblock regimen, determined not to burn. But I’ve had one problem: my VERY white belly.
Join the Breast Cancer Fund’s annual Peak Hike to Prevent Breast Cancer on Sunday, October 2 on beautiful Mt. Tam in Marin, California.
The nonprofit group Beyond Pesticides warns that some 60 percent of pesticides used today have been shown to affect the thyroid gland’s production of T3 and T4 hormones. Commercially available insecticides and fungicides have also been implicated. Women are most at risk.
This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and to kick it off, the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation is asking you to dig through the rainbow in your closet and pull out a new color: Teal.
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