SpaCandy – Guilt Free Health & Beauty Goodies

With Halloween coming up, the scariest thing I can think of is making it out of the grocery and avoiding all the chocolate and treats calling my name (it is Candy after all!).  How do I resist?  I begin dreaming about one of my favorite chocolate fixes that won’t be mean to my insides like [...]

Green Mountain at Fox Run Helps Women With Type 2 Diabetes Live Optimally

 
 
Green Mountain at Fox Run, a women’s weight loss retreat in gorgeous Vermont, is hosting Living Well, A Woman’s Program for Mastering Diabetes Through Lifestyle Change:  A Type 2 Diabetes Program on the following dates:  
November 9 – 16, 2008   
February 15 – 21, 2009
The program is co-presented by Joslin Diabetes Center  , the world’s [...]

World Diabetes Day 2008 – Be a BlueBeauty to Bring Diabetes to Light

In 2007, the United Nations marked November 14 as World Diabetes Day – making it an official UN World Health Day.  On this day, the International Diabetes Federation wages a campaign to invoke global diabetes awareness.  This year the focus is on childhood diabetes with aims to:
▪ Increase the number of children supported by [...]

Blog Action Day – What a Spa Girl Knows about Poverty

Today is Blog Action Day.  A day when we bloggers use our substantial (or insubstantial as the case may be) pull to bring worldwide attention to an issue that plagues our society.  The topic this year is poverty.  
How on earth, you may be thinking, would a spa blogger know

Celebrate Columbus Day Christopher Columbus’ Spa Trip

Today, after dance class, I went to renew my tags and, surprise, the BMV was closed for Columbus Day. I had totally forgotten.
So I began wondering how to pay homage to old Chris’s landing. After an excruciatingly long voyage, exhausted and beaten down by salt air and seawater, he would definitely need some [...]

SpaCandy – Sweet Spa Health & Beauty Bites

Finding sanctuary from demanding jobs, hectic family routines and over-booked days can be impossible. When my schedule resembles an Olympic sprint, I rely on little luxuries to give me gold medal zip aka SpaCandy.
I first spotted Champneys Detox & Cleanse supplements while browsing in a UK pharmacy. I’ve always wanted to

AIG Gives Spa Vacations a Bad Rep

The lavish retreat taken by American International Group executives following the massive bailout is infuriating. Yet, I am even more maddened by

Where Would Cindy McCain Spa? The “Straight Spa Express” Tour Along the Campaign Trail with Cindy

Cindy is the epitome of Heiress Chic. I nominate this posh, pampered, princess for the Town & Country poster girl.
A former Rodeo Pageant Queen, Cindy’s extra-lavish

Spa Cure for a Migraine – The Natural Way to a Migraine Free Day

Ohh my head is turning inside out, I’m too nauseous to even eat pizza. . . migraine onslaught. And to boot, I haven’t written my Cindy McCain spa post yet.
Seems I get more than my share of migraines, especially the first day of a spa trip – due to caffeine withdrawal (I love my coffee). [...]

Spa Blogs and Spas Unite – It’s the Global Spa Carnival 1st ed

Thanks for joining our first Global Spa Carnival. The first Monday of every month, we give it up (our space that is) to highlight posts and news from the finest spa blogs, because who has time to surf for hours?  
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Need a spa day?  Destination Spa Vacations features SpaFinder’s 2008 Reader’s Choice [...]