When was the last time you had a sound, fitful sleep? The kind that leads you to wake up with a contented smile on your face? Probably not in a long while. Now when was the last time you complained you felt stressed? For most of us, that would be probably just hours ago. Every waking day of our lives we are constantly faced with potential stressors, from being nearly missed by a jeep from crossing a busy intersection, to running late for a meeting, to having to mediate between your two warring kids as to who gets to stay in the front of the car.

Things like these pile and can be tough on our emotional psyche so we need to find ways to counter it. Restorative Yoga proves to be a great channel to work out mental stress. (more…)

No pain, no gain? That’s not necessarily true with these aesthetics medical breakthroughs. People have truly started to be more health conscious more than ever. But with their continued efforts to want to look good. Actually, as one would say, when you look good, you feel good. Though as they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, now, it’s literally on everyone’s minds. Before the turn of the century, people clamored and were enamored by the results achieved by silicone, which was used for breast implants and injections. The distressing issue, though, was its numerous ill effects that occurred many years after its introduction and instillation. This was followed by collagen of animal derivation, and though kinder in terms of complications, its many deleterious effects were also noted and thus, it fell out of grace. With new materials and better motivation to improve cosmetics and from all fronts, the next move in the medical field was to provide an armamentarium of age-defying procedures and solutions that may delay aging and a the same time consider safety and consistency in our profit-driven market and life.

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Finding the right facial for your skin type is a constant battle, and you’ll only know this if you’ve been burdened with problem skin. There are tons of facial salons today that it’s difficult to decide which one will suit you best. Here are some guidelines that will help you choose the right place, the right people, and the right facials for you:

Skin Analysis. Your dermatologist or, in some cases, a “facial therapist”, will examine your skin under a lit magnifying glass to diagnose any existing skin problems like acne, clogged pores, discoloration, broken capillaries, fine lines, and so on. Only then will she know the treatment suitable for your skin type.

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So you’re brave enough to do it yourself? Try this at home body waxing, then, but don’t say you weren’t warned.

Homemade Sugar Wax

Ingredients: 2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup lemon (nimbu) juice

Cooking: Mix the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. Keep stirring the mixture until all the sugar has melted and you have achieved a thick brown liquid mass. Let it cool slightly. (more…)

Loose tendrils, scruffy strands or even itchy stubbles — how much “carpet” could you really keep? The choice is yours on whether you want to stay bushwhacked or go bald.

Hollywood icons love this procedure. Kirstie Alley once said, “It feels like a baby’s butt, only all over.” Why, you ask, would you do this to yourself? To be honest, the pain isn’t at all a death sentence and the benefits are undeniable; you’ll have a smooth, bump-free bikini area that looks fabulous in a bathing or au naturel.

But what, you ask yourself again, is the big deal of having a Brazilian (all-off) wax anyway? Why not just keep the mop of hair on? For all you wax virgins: a Brazilian wax removes everything in your nether regions, front and back, leaving you completely smooth everywhere beneath your underwear — meaning, you’ll never have to worry about straying strands again.

Are you still prudish toward waxing? Waxing has become an important part of a woman’s beauty habit, and because Lay Bare uses the cold procedure, it is less traumatic — especially for first-timers.

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