Well Being Magazine

FOODS THAT CAN HELP TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

How do I look? A question all of us have spent our lives asking others. In today’s culture we are obsessed with retaining our youth. With endless varieties of hair dyes, wrinkle creams, and surgical procedures now available to help delay the aging process, it’s hard to believe that once our founding fathers powdered their wigs gray to appear older and wiser. Then, being old was in style, but no Read more »

The Scoop on Natural Soaps

Ever wonder about the names soap manufacturers use to market their products? Beauty bar…deodorant bar…moisturizing bar…bath bar? Here’s the scoop. The vast majority of these products don’t say soap on their labels because legally they can’t claim to be. They aren’t soap. They are detergents. Their manufacturers have removed most of the good stuff, like glycerin, which is produced during the soap-making process, and replaced it with synthetic lathering agents Read more »

Reawaken Winter Skin

After the kind of winter we have had this year, with temperatures in the teens and wind chills that would be more at home in the far north, the idea of shedding the heavy coats, sweaters, boots and leggings sounds pretty great. But the downside of donning something light for spring is that the skin you’ve kept under wraps during the cold weather will now be visible again. If your Read more »

10 Habits that Can Spoil Your Smile

Your smile is one of your most important assets. Since it is one of the first things people notice when they meet you, what does your smile say about you? Does it say you are healthy and outgoing, or does a lackluster smile make you appear less friendly and open, shy or reserved, or worse? Maintaining a healthy smile isn’t just important to your self-image and your appearance to others, it Read more »