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Are you ‘Old’?

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The other day I was chatting with a friend about a colleague and when I mentioned that the person was 50, she said, “Oh, they are old.”  I nearly fell out of my chair.  OLD?  How is 50 OLD?  I did a quick calculation of how far away I was from 50 and then turned […]


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Does Botox give you freedom of expression?

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One of my biggest pet peeves within the advertising and marketing arena is false advertising…or for that matter, misleading the consumer.  It happens all of the time and most of the time, I can let it go.  That said, I’ve been fighting the urge to write about this specific topic for some time, but it […]


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How Healthy are your Nuts?

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by Brett Blumenthal
I couldn’t help it, the title was just too tempting.  But seriously, nuts are a real power food and provide you with a lot of great benefits, including fiber and healthy fats, not to mention essential vitamins and minerals.  That said, some nuts rate better than others.  All in all, they are healthy, but if […]


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Top 10: Reasons Spa is more than ‘Fluff and Buff’

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The past couple of times I’ve spoken at Spa Industry conferences, I’ve heard industry experts describe the consumers’ perception of a spa as “a place to get fluffed and buffed,” implying that spas are purely meant for superficial grooming benefits.  Sure, there are definite beautification benefits, but the reality is that there are a lot of mental […]


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Why Losing Weight is so Hard and Gaining Weight is so Easy

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You just went away for the weekend and you came back to find that you gained 5 pounds over the course of 3 days. In your disbelief, you quickly curse the Weight Gods for being so cruel. Sound familiar? This was me last weekend. A little jaunt to Montreal, eating at decadent cafes, packed it […]