A new year brings the promise of new possibilities. Whether you’re making New Year’s resolutions or simply envisioning what you want your 2019 to look like, you probably have some goals in mind for the year ahead, and chances are at least some of them are health-related. Last year (and no doubt in most years), […]
On Karen Putz’s 44th birthday, the Naperville, Illinois, mom of three was sitting on a pontoon boat, feeling sorry for herself. Putz had been a water baby growing up, the only girl who could barefoot water-ski on the lake near her family’s summer home. But with age had come responsibilities — marriage, family, work — […]
Allison Beltramini went in for her first mammogram at age 40. She got a call back: She needed a biopsy. The breast cancer scare was unnerving, she recalls, but as it turned out, what her traditional two-dimensional mammogram flagged wasn’t actually cancer — a common scenario, especially for women who have dense breast tissue. Now, […]
Allison Beltramini went in for her first mammogram at age 40. She got a call back: She needed a biopsy. The breast cancer scare was unnerving, she recalls, but as it turned out, what her traditional two-dimensional mammogram flagged wasn’t actually cancer — a common scenario, especially for women who have dense breast tissue. Now, […]
Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial for your health — those ZZZs help keep your immune system strong, blood sugar under control, and can even ward off weight gain. In theory, getting eight hours of pillow time sounds great. But, even if you do everything the experts recommend, like creating a dark and cool […]
Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial for your health — those ZZZs help keep your immune system strong, blood sugar under control, and can even ward off weight gain. In theory, getting eight hours of pillow time sounds great. But, even if you do everything the experts recommend, like creating a dark and cool […]
By now you know all the age-old, never-to-be-broken beauty rules like always wear sunscreen and always remove your makeup before bed. But there are some lesser-known beauty tips, tricks, and techniques that really should be added to that universally followed list of beauty commandments. If these six habits aren’t part of your beauty routine yet, you’re […]
By now you know all the age-old, never-to-be-broken beauty rules like always wear sunscreen and always remove your makeup before bed. But there are some lesser-known beauty tips, tricks, and techniques that really should be added to that universally followed list of beauty commandments. If these six habits aren’t part of your beauty routine yet, you’re […]
Sunspots? Stiff neck? From stress and muscle pain to wrinkles and other skin problems, there’s a treatment out there that can help! Here are the hottest celebrity-approved skin, mind and body treatments of the moment—along with some of the best spas, wellness centers and resorts in the Bay Area where you can try them. Acupuncture A […]
Is your beauty regimen safe? Turns out, your basic self-care routine could be more harmful than you think. Here are six common beauty bad habits you’ll want to kick ASAP! Habit: “Dipping” your nails The latest craze in nail care, dip powder manicures sound like a dream because they’re quick-drying, no-chip, and shinier than a […]
