Upper body toning isn’t just about your arms. When working your upper body with weights you want to work all your muscles including chest, back, shoulders and arms. Any exercise needs something to provide resistance for your muscles to work against. Using dumbbells to strengthen and tone will hep with stabilizing your joints and muscle…
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Flax Seed vs Fish Oil: What’s the difference?
Fish Oil is one supplement that has incredible benefits due to the Omega-3 Fatty Acids, but it tends to have terrible side effects. No one wants to take a pill that leaves a fish taste in your mouth hours later! It’s difficult for me to recommend it to my patients, because I know how un-appealing…
What It’s Like To Have Braces In My Mid-30’s
Having a child is amazing, and I love photographing every minute of it. I want to capture moments and keep them forever. Unfortunately, for me, I find myself hiding behind the camera. Since my pregnancy I have become more critical of myself. For some, that could be viewed as a bad thing, but for me it…
Skin Pigmentation Changes – The Over The Counter Answer
Changes in skin pigmentation, or “facial spotting,” have two major culprits: sun damage and aging. Our skin cells are naturally full of proteins and collagen, which are what give skin its natural glow. They’re amazing, but they are also the first to get damaged from things like sun exposure and aging. The Problem: Changes In…
What You Need To Know About Oil Pulling
I guess it’s true that history always repeats itself: enter Oil Pulling. This ancient Indian remedy has so many benefits it’s hard to believe such a simple practice can produce such amazing results. And such a wide array of results. We’re talking results from better breath and whiter teeth, to migraine relief and improved overall health….
Help! My baby is teething!
Like many first time moms, I followed a timeline of when my little one would hit their developmental milestones. When I found my 3 month old daughter chewing on the edge of a table, I decided these timelines were bogus. While waiting for the 4 month teething mark, I clearly missed the signs of an…
Botox vs Dysport
Everyone wants a product that will get rid of fine lines and wrinkles, make them look more youthful, have minimal downtime, look natural…oh, and not be too expensive, either. Botox has been around longer than Dysport, and Allergan (the maker of Botox) has spent way more money than Medicis Aesthetics (the maker of Dysport) in…
How To Treat A Fever
When it comes to treating fevers (yours, or your kids!), there’s an abundance of over the counter (OTC) products available, but there are actually only two active ingredients you need to consider: Acetaminophen (brand name Tylenol) and Ibuprofen (brand names Motrin and Advil). Every other “fever reducer” just contains a variation of one of these…
Drink Your Way To Better Skin
If there is a way to mix ingredients into something I’m eating or drinking that will benefit my skin, hair, nails… I will do it! I try to get the most benefit out of everything I put into my body, and you should, too. Some tricks are so simple, and so beneficial, that I can’t…
5 Fitness Tips For Moms
I know it’s not easy to workout while caring for a child. I know, if I have some free time, the last place I want to go to is the gym. I would much rather grab lunch or a cocktail with a friend. But health is important, so I’m going to share a few tips…
Fun Healthy Snacks
Here are some fun yummy snacks that will make it easier to get your kids to eat healthy food! Pink Smoothie. This smoothie is packed with healthy fruit, and adding the beets has dual benefit. 1: they’re pack with antioxidants, and a food your kids likely won’t regularly eat. 2: They make the smoothie pink!…