Lifestyle

What if you could lose weight by standing in a deep-freeze tank (up to 250 degrees below Fahrenheit) for two to four minutes at a time? That’s what cryotherapy promises, along with a host of other benefits: increasing your metabolism, improving your sleep, releasing endorphins, reducing inflammation, treating sore muscles — to those who believe ... Read more

You may have seen a Facebook post from a former high school classmate or coworker about It Works body wraps. However, because they’re sold exclusively through multi-level marketing and promoted primarily on social media (think Avon but updated), it’s highly likely that you’ve never seen or tried one yet. The before-and-after pictures presented in the ... Read more

Brilliant Distinctions is a customer loyalty program that helps you to save money on Botox cosmetic treatments and other Allergan products. The program functions like an airline rewards program or store-specific loyalty shopping membership: you earn points for spending on certain treatments and products and can redeem those points toward future treatments. So while you ... Read more

Outside of actual dermatologists, medical aestheticians are some of the most well-trained professionals specializing in beautiful skin, employing a perfect blend of biology, chemistry, and creativity. They perform a wide variety of medical and skincare treatments, ranging from body sculpting and laser treatments to chemical peels and facials. Here’s what it takes to become a ... Read more

Dieting is never easy, but it’s especially difficult when even your best efforts don’t produce results. Some people can do everything right, from hitting the gym three times a week to saying no to salad dressing, and still find themselves struggling to drop more than a few pounds. If this describes you, then consider the ... Read more

Welcome to 2018, where the right injection will apparently smooth away all your wrinkles, cure your migraine headaches and maybe even help you shed those stubborn extra pounds. Yep, you read that right. These days, some experts claim that getting a shot of the naturally occurring vitamin B12 a few times a month will help ... Read more

With an increasing number of celebrities and athletes endorsing it, the ketogenic diet — or “keto” diet for the initiated — has been generating a substantial amount of buzz in recent months, and with good reason. Firstly, it’s quite different from the common dietary recommendations we’ve become accustomed to. For years we’ve been told to avoid ... Read more

Since the dawn of time, humans have been losing their hair. And for almost as long, peddlers of phony remedies have been selling useless tonics which promise overnight regrowth. Fortunately, those days are mostly behind us. Unfortunately, however, there are still more than a few snake oil salesmen still promoting hair loss pills and bogus ... Read more

Your belly button or tongue piercing is unlikely to shock anyone these days — except maybe your elderly relatives. Once a taboo subject, body modifications have become quite common, particularly in larger American cities. Body modification encompasses everything from ear piercing and tattoos, to more extreme procedures involving subdermal implants, surgical procedures, and saline injections. ... Read more