Let’s go spa-ing! You read it right — spa-ing has become the newest buzzword among today’s up and about crowd. If I were to define spa-ing, I would call it the art of inviting health and a sense of harmony into your life. SPA for me stands for Self-love, Pampering and Age management.

I became a spa-holic years ago. I discovered that the real meaning of going to a spa was having time for yourself, relinquishing control and surrendering to the healing elements of your surrounds, and taking in that antidote for rejuvenation.

I have witnessed the boom and burgeoning of spas everywhere. My addiction to spas has practically taken me to the four corners of the world.

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Here are the French tips on losing weight:

• Practice some routine physical exertion all your life, and you’ll be in better shape to continue. But if you haven’t, it truly is never too late to start.
• Revisit your food selection, and revise again in favor of more fruits and vegetables. Try to keep meat to once a week and fish to twice a week; eggs are fine, but no more than one a day; have lentils, green vegetables and salads, potatoes (avoid mashed and fries), brown rice, and ‘bien sur,’ a glass or two of wine a day. Keep eating your yogurt religiously.
• Meals and portions tend to get smaller automatically as the older body reaches satiety faster.
• Rich desserts may no longer like you as much as you like them. Reserve them for special occasions and have little portions.
• Water, water, water!

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Your beauty routine should begin at least three months before your wedding day.

Careful planning with your beauty specialist, hairdresser and healthcare professional will ensure that you have clear radiant skin, perfect make-up and hair, and optimum health that will ensure that you are glowing on your wedding day.

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Reiki channels energy in and out of your body to reduce stress and induce relaxation.

Perhaps the best maintenance program you can be on is not a regular shiatsu massage or an appointment with your manicurist, but a by-appointment-only Reiki session. “It’s like a massage but there’s no squeezing or physical contact — it’s the perfect way to reduce stress, relax, and take out the negative energy,” he explains.

Reiki (pronounced like “rain”) was started in the late 1800s by a Japanese doctor named Mikao Usui, who believed that the universe is surrounded by positive energy. It is thus up to man to re-channel this energy into the living things (including animals and plants) that need it. What makes Park, 40, a particulary good choice for this treatment is his 20 years of practice in healing methods; prior to his three years doing Reiki, he was into chi gong (which espouses tapping into one’s “inner” instead of the world’s “outer” energy).

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A hot new product has satisfied users running to do their Number Twos — and cleaning up their systems

Apparently, the latest icebreaker these days is asking people if they’ve tried C-Lium Fibre. In a group of seven, there’s bound to be one who’ll eagerly offering a testimonial about this all-natural, organic supplement that helps clean the intestines of toxins. Originally intended for people who suffer from constipation, the product also helps those with regular bowel movement. As of last count, we’ve already met a model, a writer, an ex-presidentiable’s wife, society babes, and a broadcast journalist who’ve made it their habit to drink a glass of the soluble fiber every morning (before breakfast, to lose weight; during breakfast, to aid “bowel movement”).

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