
I’m a natural blonde (honest!), but lately the highlighting I used to do once or twice a year to punctuate my light locks has become necessary in order to actually achieve my former “natural” blondeness. Instead of going gray, as many of my peers have, I’ve gotten annoyingly darker as I get older--but not a lovely, rich, glossy, dark color; no, a lifeless, nondescript mousy brown. At 40 I’ve become a slave to my roots, just as some of my graying friends are. Roots! They’re coming through faster and darker than one can say “bottled blonde!” Read more »

Eating is a good thing. It gives you energy, fuels your brain and body, provides you with life-giving nutrients -- and it tastes good. Food is awesome ... in the right quantities. When eating goes overboard, you could lose many of its good-for-you qualities, and instead feel tired, sluggish, and in need of a good, long nap.
Because we all get a little cake-crazy once in a while, here are some tips for taming your appetite. Read more »

So many skincare lines currently carry a dermatologist’s name, but the first doctor-branded complexion cure-alls came from Howard Murad, M.D., FAAD. Read more »

If you're feeling good, you usually don't start thinking about your health until something happens, right? Read more »