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Jacki Curcio: Stop factors to premature aging
Since we know that aging is an ongoing process, it makes sense to examine the many contributors.
Rachel Cosgrove: Take a tip from Jack and move!
This past month we lost a fitness icon, Jack LaLanne. LaLanne was ahead of his time with some of his teachings.
Carol Woodliff: In life, you have to be your own cheerleader
Imagine you are standing across the room from a baby who is just beginning to pull themselves up and walk.
Pamper your valentine
Sure, chocolates and flowers are nice, but if you really want to make your Valentine feel special, how about a massage or treatment at a local day spa?
Healthy hearts and minds in February
Imagine you are standing across the room from a baby who is just beginning to pull themselves up and walk.
Lou Schuler: The ‘New Rules’ for sculpting abs
When I told a friend Alwyn Cosgrove and I were writing "The New Rules of Lifting for Abs", the third in our "New Rules of Lifting" series, he laughed.
Jacki Curcio: Invest in your skin and reap many dividends
When it comes to looking great, here's the scoop. Anything you do to invest in taking care of and maintaining your skin's health and appearance, beginning now, will preserve your looks for years to come.
Chakras: a tuneup for the body
Feeling blocked? Stagnant? Lethargic? It could be your chakras. While the term is well-known throughout Eastern medicine and spiritual practices, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, chakras are not so widely understood in Western culture. That's too bad, according to Joan Darlene, who practices out of Balance Point Spa in Canyon Country, offering chakra clearings in addition to angel card readings. Darlene is a master of reiki, a form of alternative medicine wherein a practitioner transfers ...
Jacki Curcio: How stress can affect your skin
Recent studies show that stress ranks number two in the major contributors to premature aging of the skin. While this may seem shocking, really, given the fact that laughter can impact our total health positively, it makes sense that stress can cause damage to our overall health whether it is intellectually, emotionally or physically.
The bedbugs are biting
"Nighty, night. Don't let the bedbugs bite." Many children are tucked into beds every evening with that catchy little refrain, but until recently, the bedbug was more of a mythological character than an everyday threat. Now, according to the National Pest Management Association, bedbugs are becoming more and more common throughout the United States. A recent NPMA study showed that bedbug calls to pest-management companies have increased 81-percent overall nationwide since 2000. Sixty-seven percent of ...
Karen Maleck-Whiteley: Reduce stress in five minutes or less
It seems like stress is a fact of life for most of us. Many of us have had stress-reduction training before, or know some of the things we should do to help ourselves feel better. It just seems like we never have time, or just can't remember to apply them.
Holidays can cause temporary depression
If movies and television shows are any indication, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year.
Jacki Crucio: Moisture key to supple winter skin
Perfect skin balance is easy to achieve if you know how and what to do. When it comes to winter and cold temperatures, it's a battle between the environment, heaters in our homes and workplace, and lifestyle habits that we don't know are keeping us dry.
Rachel Cosgrove: Healthy holiday strategies
It has been said that the average person gains seven to 10 pounds over the holidays. Luckily that is a myth, but there is good news and bad news.
Flu shots, hunger drive at SCV Senior Center
From 9-11 a.m. today, a free flu shot clinic will take place at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center, 22900 Market St. in Newhall. Presented through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the outreach will also include free pneumonia and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines. Nurses will be on hand to answer all questions about the vaccinations, including reasons for getting them (or not), side effects and possible contradictions.
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