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Isn’t our skin truly amazing?  Although it’s literally paper thin, it serves a leading role in offering protection, regulation and sensation for the body. And as soon as there is any kind of break in the skin, our bodies detect that opening as a potential gateway for danger (i.e. bacteria and infection) so all it wants to do is close the gap and seal it up ASAP. But, because our body is so efficient and simply wants to “seal the deal” as quickly as possible, it doesn’t seem to care much

Chances are, if you survey 10 women who have been pregnant whether they are familiar with stretch marks, you’ll get close to 100% affirmative response. While those “battle scars” of motherhood are more commonly associated with pregnancy, they actually show up in several other scenarios as well.  Sometimes they appear upon a significant weight gain or loss, or a rapid bulking up of muscle, and even from a growth spurt during puberty. Hormone levels and genetics may also play their part, s

Winter is finally a thing of the past, and after these challenging few months in various stages of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all more than ready to get out and about and soak up those warming rays. We’ve all heard plenty about the potential harm from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays, and have had more than our fair share of education about the need to protect our skin with good quality, broad spectrum sunscreen products. And somehow, despite the awareness and education, and do

You’ve heard these words since you were old enough to wash our own hands, right? If you’re a parent, you may find yourself sounding like a broken record, repeating those same words to your own kids—all day, every day. If you work in the medical field, or you know someone who is, then you already know that frequent and proper hand washing is probably the single most powerful way to avoid spread of germs and disease. And now, during this COVID-19 crisis pandemic, it’s literally back to basics w

Living through a pandemic in today’s world is undoubtedly one of the more stressful experiences that many of us have dealt with thus far in our lifetime. These are truly unprecedented times, with so much uncertainty from day to day, and an overwhelming amount of information available at our fingertips—and quite a lot of that information is inaccurate, vague or unsubstantiated.  You may still be gainfully employed—trying desperately to work a full time job from home while juggling the n