Live Well Be Gorgeous

Thanks to advances in technology, hair transplant procedures are sprouting up all over. Doctors can harvest and replant hair follicles into eyebrows, mustaches,  beards and beyond. Click on picture for full story

For aesthetician Mindy McGinty, eyebrows aren’t just sculpted arches framing her face — they’re a walking billboard for her business. So when she lost her eyebrows after a “bad experience with permanent makeup,” she was completely distraught.

“I wanted to give the illusion of a fuller brow so I got them tattooed,” says the 53-year-old from Gilbertsville, Pa. “But over time, the dye changed color and my eyebrows literally turned salmon orange. I had no choice but to get the tattoo removed with laser and the laser destroyed all my hair follicles.”

McGinty tried to make do with “fauxbrows” — powdering them on, penciling them in, even gluing on strips of hair which “came off every time I made a face.” But after several years, she’d had enough.  After months of research, she decided it was time to “borrow” eyebrows from the back of her head — via a hair transplant.

Ryan Seacrest has a lot to smile about. The “American Idol” host reportedly just closed contract negotiations for the biggest reality host paycheck ever — $15 million per year.

In the summertime, livin’ is easy. Your cocktails should be too.

Summer Fruit Punch

Your favorite stone fruit stars in this sparkling punch.

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients
2 cups diced stone fruit (apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines)
2 cups apricot juice
2 cups sparkling wine
1 cup seltzer

Preparation
1. Combine diced fruit, apricot juice, sparkling wine and seltzer.

2. Divide among four ice-filled glasses.

Non-alcoholic version: Substitute sparkling cider for the wine.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Per cocktail:
203 calories
1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono)
0 mg cholesterol
29 g carbohydrate
2 g protein
2 g fiber
5 mg sodium
324 mg potassium

Nutrition Bonus: vitamin A (50% Daily Value), vitamin C (30% DV)

Is it true??? Can you skin actually get BETER with age?

The best skin of your life may well be ahead of you. Sure, with each passing decade, you face fresh challenges in your quest for a radiant complexion: There are the newfound crow’s feet in your 40s, the postmenopausal dryness in your 50s, and the sagging that sets in by your 60s. But the right products and procedures will prepare you to meet these challenges head-on.

“These days, it’s perfectly reasonable to expect your skin to get better as you age — no matter what the date on your driver’s license,” says Dr. Ranella Hirsch, president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and a cosmetic dermatologist in Cambridge, Mass.

These treatments, solutions and science will keep your complexion smooth and gorgeous through your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.

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Do you know what you want but still have not allowed yourself to reach your goals?

John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach has some good advise to get you on your way

What is the key to getting what you want out of life? Why is it that some people seem to have everything they want while others seem to always be on the sidelines watching their dreams pass by? The famous author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said that the way to get what you want out of life is to help others get what they want out of life. I personally practice that philosophy in my private and professional life and it has served me well thus far. However, when all is said and done, getting what you want out of life is really only a matter of simple math.

If I can be so bold, the key to getting what you want out of life can be found in the following formula: Desire + Action = Achievement. In short, the key to making your dreams come true lies in combining a heartfelt, driving desire with focused and purposeful action. When you identify the goal and create an action plan that moves you toward that goal, you lay the foundation for achievement. Success and achievement seldom come knocking on your door, so you must become an active participant in its creation. If you want something, you must identify it and then pursue it with passion and purpose! Remember, achievement all comes down to simple math!

Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com

Within the endless streams of bite-size personal updates and random thoughts that populate the Twitter-sphere, now you also can find recipes for dinner, including from pros like Martha Stewart and Chicago chef Rick Bayless.

LWBG says: As if following a recipe was not difficult enough! Although phrases like:  3t sug + 2c H20 sim 10m are semi-understandable the rest is plain gibberish: 4c ch apr +2 t cin m&c/ MH 30m (???)

In short: a recipe that can successfully summarized in 140 characters is probably a simple one, something simple, simple SIMPLE, like  garlic toast .  So please, if you are looking for a recipe for duck a la orange… consult   a full length  recipe either in a cookbook or online!  If it has pictures or video EVEN BETTER!

The weak economy and a sour housing marketing have meant that many more people in this ordinarily footloose nation are staying put. It’s a trend that reverses a decades-old pattern. Click on the picture for the full story

By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
While on vacation, I overheard a couple harshly complaining to a waiter at breakfast. They were unhappy because their air-conditioner wasn’t cooling their room to their satisfaction. Later on, I heard them still carrying on about it on the beach, at lunch and again at dinner. They told anyone who would listen, still maintaining their high level of anger with every rant. Here they were on a tropical island, surrounded by breathtaking beauty and serenity, and all they could do was complain the whole day.

I was reminded of an important lesson I learned very early in life: Focusing on what you don’t have leads to a life of unhappiness, dissatisfaction and frustration. This couple reminded me of the person who focuses on the only weed that exists in a garden of beautiful roses. As I saw it, that one little situation was coloring everything they did and everything they saw. The remedy for this sort of fixation is simply a change of focus, but many people, like this vacationing couple, find that a bit of mental gymnastics is a very difficult, if not impossible, feat to perform. What a shame! I wondered how many more vacation days they would waste being upset about this one issue. For me, I ignore the little irritants in life for a greater appreciation of the bigger picture.

Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com