OK, so you are washing your hands often, covering your mouth when you cough, and everything else your mom taught you wards off (or contains!) those germs…but is that enough?
Get this: Even getting a manicure during flu season – -especially during the H1N1 (swine flu) scare can lead to getting sick. However, according to Dr. Kenneth Gerenraich (aka Dr. G, founder of Dr. G’s antimicrobial products), there are ways to protect yourself.
1. Ask your technician if they have washed their hands. Imagine a doctor not washing his hands before touching a patient! However it’s not just simply about washing …read more

I haven’t blogged much about this cause it’s well, not pretty – but I’ve spent much of the last week super-sick. As in well over 100 fever – and just when I thought I was getting better, I’d wear myself down and get sick again.
It was so bad that I had to postpone a trip to Jamaica that I was supposed to be on right this moment.
The culprit? Well, clearly a renegade germ. But also…that I didn’t take my vitamins!
I used to be a stickler, and now I will be again…but that means it’s time to stock up in a …read more

Echinacea was all the rage 3 years ago, and zinc lozenges were on everyone’s tongues last year. Which cold and flu treatments are the “it” products that doctors are recommending now?
RealAge.com, a leading health and wellness site, wants consumers to know the latest science behind the cold and flu products that line drugstore shelves. A new sinus center, with an interactive quiz on everything from echinacea to hand washing, offers visitors the real deal on bolstering immunity and driving colds and flu away faster.
Let’s say your head is as stuffy as a Victorian tearoom. Should you tough it out? “When …read more

From customizing your style, to customizing your car – we all want services designed to fit our busy lifestyles. This is why, as the voice of the spa industry, the International SPA Association is forecasting customization as one of the hottest trends of 2009.
“In this economy, people are watching their money, plain and simple. Spa professionals are listening to the needs of customers and creating specialized treatments. Whether it’s a 30-minute pick-me-up massage on a lunch hour, or soothing those worked-to-the-bone Wi-Fi fingers, it’s all about meeting the demands of consumers,” says ISPA President Lynne McNees.
Customized Treatments: In addition to …read more

As the classic saying goes, “You can never be too rich or too thin.” However, it seems American women would rather look younger than be rich or thin. A recent poll commissioned by ZO Skin Health and reveals that on average, women would be willing to spend more on a facial care system that would make them look 10 years younger than they would on a diet program that would make them lose 10 pounds.
The survey, which was conducted among 1,131 U.S. adult women by Harris Interactive, reported how much women care about the overall health and condition of their …read more

I have had some big fun playing with some Nicole Paxson cosmetics of late. Nicole has designed a range of foundations that are meant to have great coverage in order to cover up skin disorders due to – well, any reason you might have. Nicole has Lupus, which has caused her a wide variety of unpleasant skin reactions – rashes and photo-sensitivity among them. Her range includes powder (one color works for all), cream foundations, liquid foundation, bronzer and concealer. Each product has a nice SPF – from 15 (powder) to 30 (most foundations) with both …read more