Connie Bennett

Recently, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)–in a move away from pharmaceutical funding–accepted a “strong six-figure” grant for a new “consumer alliance partnership” with the Coca-Cola Company, the world’s largest beverage company, to create content about beverages and sweeteners for its award-winning consumer website, www.FamilyDoctor.org.
The medical academy–which represented 94,614 family physicians, residents and [...]

(AP) — Bargain hunting. It just isn’t for individuals, anymore. You’ve heard of coupons — now, there’s a site called “Groupon” — that offers ways to make online bargains available to groups of people seeking deals. The site lets users visit the home page and click on a deal for the day. If enough people [...]

 
It’s summertime and that means shorts, tees, tanks, swimwear and suddenly that body that’s been hidden in sweats, jeans and sweaters is going to be on view — and if you haven’t been doing anything about it, you certainly need to think about it (like right now).

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Gym-rats love the Earth too. LA-based fitness expert Ashley Borden is currently working on reducing her own carbon footprint.

Ashley Borden
In doing so, she shares with clients all her recent discoveries for ways to make workouts more ’sustainable’ – and by that, she doesn’t mean endurance. A NIKE Elite Athlete and recent spokesperson for Nintendo’s [...]

From LA-Story.com
Beauty and Style Expert Charla Krupp (In Style, E!, “Today” Show, “Oprah,” Shop, Etc., Eve.com), and author of the new New York Times best-selling book HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter and 10 Times Better is back with a new updated version [...]

The LA Times ran an article in the Image section entitled ” A New Set of Shades”, written by Adam Tschorn about color consultants and how he got “color-swatched” by Jill Kirsh of JillKirshColor.com Needless to say, Jill Kirsh has been swamped since that article hit on May 17!
Here are the pre and post color-swatching [...]

Summer’s here — and it’s time to check out summer fashion and accessories in case you haven’t already been shopping. While we lust over the lovely things seen in magazines, sometimes for summer, it’s just a few pieces bought for less at Target, Ebay, resale stores, vintage or even Avon catalogs or [...]

Summer time is all about wearing sandals. Whether you are a girl or a guy, you are feet are often exposed. It would be lovely to afford a pedicure every other week but in this economy, that’s not flying! No matter whether you are a man or woman, child or adult, you need to [...]

UK blog, The Frisky recently featured something we have been seeing popping up all over: vending machines dispensing beauty and fashion items for purchase on the fly.
Here’s what the Frisky blogger had to say about finding Rollasole’s adorable ballet flats in a vending machine!
Whether you’re dancing the night away in Paris, London or New York [...]

Check out this killer new product collection from Ojon called Tawaka but it’s beloved for it’s amazing restoration properties and it’s gorgeous scent– passionflower. This natural product has gotten better with a fabulous fragrance and botanicals that add benefits to your hair– whether you are a guy or a girl.

For those who aren’t familiar with [...]