Tag: Health

  • Thanksgiving shopping deals so good you’ll ignore your guests…

    You’re family’s in town and as much as you love to hear your Aunt repeat,”When I was your age…” everytime you took a breath, you care more about how much Grampa plans on giving you for those holiday deals. And yes, I’m sitting here giving you mad side-eye thinking,”This ungrateful heathen.” The news, year after…

  • [ Bleep ] a vacay I feel better at work

    For the past couple of days, I’ve been battling flu like symptoms. I won’t call it the flu, because I never saw a doctor. It started Saturday morning with a scratchy throat and continued to Tuesday, for which I popped as many Airbornes as possible. Come Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning I was burning up. So…

  • THE PATH TO MINDFULNESS

    Are you on The Path? Life is what we make it. The happenings around us that we believe cause our daily aggravations, are just life unfolding. Inconsiderate people walking through a door you held open for yourself and not even saying thank you. People taking their time walking into a subway car, or off, when…

  • THE NEXT FITNESS STAR: RACHEL NICKS

    I met Rachel when she was at Exhale in Meatpacking. It was the BurnThis event and consisted of two parts – outside running followed by a barre class with Rachel at Exhale. I opted out of the running portion for several reasons and Rachel stayed back to set up her room. Later that year, when…

  • 5 WAYS TO SPICE LIFE UP BEFORE THE NEW YEAR!

    We’re all for spicing up life nowadays. From drastically chopping off our thick locks to upgrading the thread count in our sheets we’re always looking for some way to add a missing piece of the unknown to our occasionally hohum existence. No matter how big or small, every change makes a difference.  So we’ve compiled ways…

  • WEEK 2 @ BFX STUDIO: NO STRINGS ATTACHED

    It’s week two, y’all and every part of my body hurts. I’m not going to whine about it but I just thought everyone should know. Like seriously… I never knew your ankles and forearms had muscles until I felt the soreness earlier this week. I’m sure my brain was just as confused as my ankles…

  • FASHIONABLY FIT | SEPTEMBER ZUMBA APPAREL BOX

    Another fashionably fit moment coming at you, and it’s about my September Zumba package. Out of all the one’s I’ve received, I think this is hands down my favorite. In my first package earlier this year, I receive a pair of So Bootyful Long Leggings, which I live in today, but this box was complete…

  • SUMMER STYLES

    See that bright, beautiful sun gently kissing your skin? Are you looking at it? Well, you shouldn’t be… that’s dangerous. But even if you’re not, I hope you’re guarding those brown beauties as well as you protect your skin because your eyes can get sunburned too. So this Summer Styles we talk ACUVUE and how they are…

  • HOTEL MILO SANTA BARBARA HOSTS SUMMER YOGA SERIES

    Starting June 14th and running the second Saturday of each month until September, Hotel Milo Santa Barbara and women’s activewear brand, Lolë, will be offering ocean front yoga. That’s right! Find your inner peace, feel the ocean breeze against your skin, all while you lengthen and tone those core muscles for a soul enriching workout. This Summer…

  • VANESSA WILLIAMS X SPLENDA KICK-OFF HEALTH INITIATIVE

    Vanessa Williams and SPLENDA kick-off SPLENDA SWEET SWAPS. Earlier this week, at Haven’s Kitchen in New York City, Vanessa Williams and SPLENDA announced their social media campaign that will put hashtagging to charitable use. From March 25 – April 25, 2014, consumers can share, via social media, how they swapped sugar for SPLENDA using #SweetSwaps.…

  • HIP & HEALTHY| NOURISH YOUR SOUL BY SUSAN CABANA

    No better way to start the day or end it for that matter, than with a fresh made juice. A faster growing trend like CrossFit, hula hooping and marathon running, juicing is a delicious way to get calm that sweet tooth without the extra sugars and fats. That’s why we had Nourish Your Soul founder,…

  • MIYU BEAUTY LAUNCHES IN NORTH AMERICA

    MIYU (pronounced mee-you) Beauty  launches in North America this August. A lifestyle beauty brand focuses on specific lifestyle concerns by pairing tea with skincare, ultimately nourishing you inside and out. Founded by Canada native, Connie Tai moved to New York to follow her love of the beauty industry, helped develop some of Bliss Spa’s most famous products…