A few years ago, Big Pharma claimed it accidentally discovered a “cure” for thinning eyelashes. Allergan was marketing its Lumigan medication for patients with glaucoma. Then eye doctors and their patients noticed an interesting side effect – longer, lusher eyelashes. In no time, Allergan… Read More
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Keep Your Age A Secret
Keep Your Age A Secret Is your skin giving away your age? I’m not talking about wrinkles or bags. Do you know what really gives away a woman’s age? Skin tone. When I see splotches of uneven color, or spots from old acne scars, or sunspots from too many hours outside – well, the secret’s… Read More
What’s Really in Your Nail Polish
Friday, August 23, 2013 Painting your nails is a great way to express your style and feel feminine. But there’s something you should know before you get your next manicure or pedicure. Manufacturers add ingredients to nail polish to make them shiny, dry quickly and add flexibility. That… Read More
Secret “Tree of Life”
When I traveled to India and visited the home of Ayurvedic medicine, the world’s oldest health system, one of my favorite things I learned was their name for the coconut palm tree. They call the coconut palm kalpa vriksha which means “the tree which provides all the necessities of life.”… Read More
3 Simple Steps to a Younger You
People ask me how I’m “aging so gracefully,” and I tell them I’m not. I’m simply not aging. Aging gracefully means buying into the myth that you can’t do anything about getting older. But you can. Fighting the effects of time doesn’t have to be a full-time job, either.… Read More
Biotin – The Hair Vitamin
Dear Beauty Conscious Reader, Does your hair break more easily? Are you seeing more hair in your brush? This isn’t uncommon. Many of my female patients are concerned about the health of their hair … especially brittle strands. They’ll usually cut their hair short to keep it… Read More