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Defining Sun Damage

There’s nothing like spending the day outside on a gorgeous, sunny day. Unfortunately that feeling often comes with a price – sun damage. Unprotected skin is vulnerable to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can cause long-term changes to your skin. Sun damage comes in many forms, but some of the most common types include: [...]

 

Thanks for Voting Us The "Best of The Best"

A heartfelt thank you to all that voted for us in the Shoreline Reader’s Poll. We are honored to be named “Best Wellness Center” and will continue to strive to provide excellent customer service and reliable therapies to keep you looking and feeling your best. Our philosophy is that we are all going to age, [...]

 

How New Light Based Technologies Can Minimize the Signs of Long-Term Sun Damage

  Not all lights are created equal. Some are visible to the human eye as colors. Others, though not perceivable, produce long-lasting biological effects. For example, ultra-violet (UV) light (10-400 nm), which comes to us in the flavors of UVA, UV B, and UVC (though little of the latter reaches the earth), is well known [...]

 

New Study Indicates Massage Eases Chronic Back Pain

Massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improve function, according to a randomized controlled trial that the Annals of Internal Medicine published in its July 5 issue. The first study to compare structural and relaxation (Swedish) massage, the trial found that both types of massage worked well, with few side effects. “We found [...]

 

 

 

I Feel Bad About My Neck

Have you uttered those words?  As Nora Ephron has written, many people of a certain age begin to have a love/hate relationship with certain body parts.  If you haven’t read Nora Ephron’s book, “I Feel Bad About My Neck” I suggest you do. Feel bad no more, there are plenty of options available for those [...]

 

When Hot Is Too Hot?

The Best Way To Stop Excessive Sweating – Botox Hyperhidrosis Treatment, Guilford, CT. Remember the catch phrase “Never let them see you sweat?”  In 1984, the Gillette Company launched a new series of TV commercials for its Dry Idea antiperspirants that introduced what quickly became a famous ad slogan. For some sweating is an occasional [...]

 

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Laser Hair Removal: Relief of Unwanted Hair Growth You know the drill, the warm weather hits and it is time to put on that bathing suit or shorts and out comes the razor.  With the razor sometimes comes razor bumps and irritation.  For men and women laser hair removal may be the answer to that [...]