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Articles by Christina Elston
Skincare Secrets for Travelers
Dermatologist-recommended tips to help you put your best face forward wherever you go.
Have Allergies, Will Travel
Allergies don’t have to come between you and a great vacation.
Put Some Spring in Your Steps
You might cover hundreds of miles on your next vacation or business trip, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to reach the 10,000 steps a day that experts recommend for good health. There are ways, however, to tuck them in. “Every minute counts. Every step counts,” says Heidi Simon of America Walks, aRead More
Three Simple Ways to Boost Your Health in 2018
New Year’s resolutions are fun, but your health is a year-round thing. So instead of breaking promises to yourself by mid-March, pick up three simple habits that will stick with you. Sleep Right “We’ve become a very sleep-deprived society,” said Dr. Lawrence Epstein, medical director of clinical sleep medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital inRead More
Namaslay Your Next Flight
Would a few minutes of yoga make that flight from L.A. to London easier on the spine and legs? Yoga rooms that have popped up in at least seven international airports in recent years suggest it would. “I’ve been to yoga rooms at Chicago and San Francisco during layovers,” said Jill Miller, L.A.-based founder ofRead More
10 Ways to Help Your Kids Get Through School Stress
Try these strategies if you feel like your child could use some help juggling priorities or coping with school stress.
10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Parent-Teacher Conference
The parent-teacher conference is a rare opportunity to sit down for one-on-one time with your child’s teacher. They are a chance for a two-way discussion of your child’s progress that goes far beyond test scores and report cards. They also offer an opportunity to establish a partnership with the teacher so that you can workRead More
10 School Backpack Essentials
Your child’s backpack is a kind of bridge between home and school, a place to carry essential supplies. But carrying around a pack all day can take its toll. Help your child start the school year off right with a backpack that fits correctly and fill it with all the necessities.
Go Low on Spirits
You’re at a cocktail mixer at a business conference or on the first night of your fabulous tropical-resort getaway. You’ve decided to have just one drink. Why then, when it’s finished, do you find yourself ordering another? “Alcohol produces what is known as disinhibition,” said George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol AbuseRead More
Are You Pampered Enough at the Spa?
You’ve decided to treat yourself to a day (or more!) at a spa. How do you get beyond the gorgeous photos you’ll see online and find out if this is the place for you? “What a lot of people do is just walk into a spa and think they’re going to feel great when theyRead More