One of the biggest challenges that dieters have is keeping themselves motivated. Getting motivated and staying there is critical for your diet success. You want to keep your “eyes on the prize” at all times. The more focused you can keep yourself on your motivation: the easier time you’ll have turning down those brownies or other...

If you have a dieter in your life then you’ll want to support the healthy changes they are making when it comes to giving them a birthday or holiday gift. There are so many reasons to give someone a gift – let’s not forget those wonderful “just because” gifts that pop up for no reason! Or giving someone a gift for...

I could tell winter was coming just by the way my skin was feeling. The humid summer evenings seemed to turn to arid winter days that left my skin dry and parched. The cool winter winds coupled with central heating is a double whammy, sucking the moisture from your skin. This often leaves your skin dry, itchy and flaky. If not protected from the drying...

Years of exposure of the skin to the sun, use of harsh soaps and cosmetics, high stress levels, reduced elastic and collagen production in the body, reduced production of sebum, skin dryness, accumulation of free radicals in the body and the resulting damage to the skin is clearly apparent by the time a person reaches his fifties and unless the person...

Smell can evoke many feelings and memories, it can be very relaxing or give you the energy you’ve been missing all day. In other words, if your body connects the scent of lavender with relaxation for example, it won’t be difficult to relax and rest as soon as you smell the odour. You should know of course that aromatherapy is not just for...