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Let’s Take a Look at Labels

One of the first things I teach my clients when we start cleaning up their diet is to read the label. We are surrounded by packaged foods, and many of us have become so accustomed to grabbing somet...

Brand Highlight: IMAGE Skincare

There's a good chance you've already used IMAGE without knowing it, because it's one of those brands that's been in treatment rooms and back bars for years, quietly doing the work while flashier br...

The 7 Things Your Body Needs Before You Need Another Supplement

This is probably the most important blog I have ever written, and I truly hope it gets into many minds. We have become so caught up in the latest health trends, supplements, peptides, powders and p...

Let's Talk About Intimacy Products

Let me start where I always start with this category, which is that these are skincare products. They go on skin, sometimes the most delicate skin you have, and the ingredient list deserves exactly...

But What If You’re Doing Everything Right and the Scale Still Won’t Move?

This is where things get really interesting. I have clients who are eating well, moving their bodies, strength training, and doing everything they believe they should be doing, yet the number on th...

The Reason Every Aesthetician Quietly Loves September

Every year, right around the second week of September, we start getting the same phone calls… you've caught your reflection in that bright fall light, realized you haven't thought much about your s...

Is Pilates Enough?

Give me a cute matching set, a reformer class, a long walk afterwards with a refreshing beverage, and I'm happy. And judging by the current state of the internet, I'm not alone. Pilates has gone fr...

The Summer Always Shows Up in September

There is a particular moment, usually in the first two weeks of September, when you catch yourself in a car mirror in that unforgiving late-morning light and think… where did that or those come from?

Why Women Should Prioritize Strength Training During Menopause

As an exercise and strength coach for over 30 years, I have watched women go through many different stages of life, and I can tell you that menopause is one of the times when strength training beco...

What Summer Did to Your Hair (and How to Fix It Before the Cold Sets In)

Skin gets all the post-summer attention. Hair quietly takes just as much of a beating, and nobody talks about it until the ends start snapping off in October.

Autophagy: Your Body’s Natural Cellular Clean-Up System

Autophagy is getting a lot of attention right now, and for good reason. The word may sound complicated, but the concept is actually quite beautiful. Autophagy means “self-eating,” and it describes ...

Caldera + Lab Has Landed: Men's Skincare Worth Paying Attention To

For the longest time, the men's grooming aisle was something of a punchline. One navy blue bottle claimed to be a 3-in-1 shampoo, body wash and face wash, scented like something called Glacier or T...

A New Era Of Retinoids

We used to talk about “retinol” as if it were one universal ingredient. Now we're talking about retinol, retinal, tretinoin, encapsulated formulas, slow-release delivery systems, peptides and incre...