February 23, 2012

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Making Organic Affordable

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Written By Kevin Vania | Checkout aisle six at a local organic pantry, a middle-aged woman and her husband unload groceries from their shopping cart onto the moving belt. The cashier rings up each item and the courtesy clerk finishes bagging their groceries into ten brown paper bags. Numbers crop up in a list on the cash register’s display and the cost of their bi-weekly grocery visit comes to a total in bold: $507.67. While some natural-organic consumers can afford to shop this way, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Current Issue, Education, Green, Hair / Makeup, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Organics, Skin Care Tagged With: organic, toxins

Curry Leaf

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Written By Allison Prater | Murraya koenigii, or curry leaf, is an aromatic leaf commonly used in Southern Indian cuisine. Not all curries come from a single source, such as a leaf. Many common curries, such as yellow, green or red, are actually a combination of many spices, and often do not contain the curry leaf at all. The curry leaf is part of an evergreen shrub, or small sub-tropical tree, native to India. They are also sometimes referred to as "sweet neem leaves" because they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Current Issue, Hair / Makeup, Herbs / Spices, Natural Solutions, Remedies Tagged With: anti-inflammatory, hair care, herbal medicine, herbs

Natural Solutions for Hair Loss

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by Allison Prater | Hair loss, for most of us, is a prospect that is frightening. We tend to lose more hair at certain times in our lives than others. Sudden loss of above average amounts of hair can be a sign of greater imbalances in the body. How do you know if you are losing too much hair? And more importantly, what can you do about it? What’s Normal? For men and women it is normal to lose 50-100 hairs a day. Most women experience hair loss 2-3 months after having a baby because … [Read more...]

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Organic Cosmetics

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CHECK THE LABEL! By Lauren Birtwhistle The Organic cosmetic business is booming. But do not be fooled by the organic label stamped on a bottle of lotion. There are loopholes that manufacturers use to sell their products to you as organic, even when they are not. In fact, you really need to become a label detective to make sure you are buying organic. Why be so cautious? Your skin is your body’s first line of defense against environmental toxins of all kinds; but at the same time, it acts as … [Read more...]

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Common Misconceptions of Laser Hair Removal

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by Cindy L. Sult, RN | There are many myths and common misconceptions about laser hair removal. This article clears up some. It doesn’t work on certain skin/hair types/colors: All skin and hair types can now be successfully treated. There are two categories of lasers: those that target pigment and those that target blood. “Pigment” lasers can only treat clients with great contrast between the skin & hair such as light skin with dark hair. “Blood Supply” lasers (1064 ND:yag) … [Read more...]

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Sanotint Hair Color

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Dying to dye your hair? Many cases exist where individuals have ended up in the hospital due to an allergic reaction to the intense chemicals in their hair-coloring product. Allergic reactions to hair products, such as itching and redness can be harmless, but some catastrophic cases have resulted in asthma attacks, multi-organ failure and hospitalization. There is reason to believe that allergic reactions experienced as the result of using commercial hair color may be triggered not only by … [Read more...]

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