Garden-To-Table: Sweet Potatoes & Herbs

Sweet Potatoes & Herbs I’m no gardener and we don’t have a pretty garden. We’ve always liked the idea of growing our own food (and in the case of our organic virgin coconut oil, food and skincare 🙂 ) and have taken the same approach to it as we have our work — gleeful experimentation! Mango […]

The Sweet Life Done Right

I love this photo of @JessArnaudin‘s friend’s homemade jam and fig bars! One shouldn’t overdo the sweets, but what’s life without an occasional treat? As I repeat to my children so often they robotically complete the sentence: Me: Life is what? Offspring: Balance, mama, balance. I’m of the school of thought that complete deprivation promotes obsession, so sweets in […]

It’s “Oil” The Same, As Long As It’s Coconut…Right?

Like all food options, there are differences between coconut oils. Read on to learn what’s what, and what to splurge on. What are the different coconut oils? The most common for cooking and industrial use is RBD (Refined, Bleached, Deodorized). Then there is virgin coconut oil, extracted by heat, enzymes, centrifuge, or manually. You can […]

Age LESS: Six Things To Do Now To Stay Younger, Longer

There are many things we can do that are proven to keep us younger, longer — not just looking it but physically being it. Simple steps, sans needles or “miracles.” Skeptical about how much anything you do can affect your biology? New studies are showing that our actions can influence our genes so much as […]

Al-mond, Dieu! Mandelic Acid Makes For Super SKIN, Too!

The Almond As Superfood Studies show that eating almonds decreases your risk of heart disease, helps you feel full faster, and helps with weight loss and diabetes prevention. Other studies suggest benefits for arthritis, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Packed with antioxidants, eating them is great for your skin, too. What About On Skin? Don’t go rubbing […]

7 Steps To Sublime Summer Skin

We asked Holly, Senior Esthetician and Brand Educator at VMV Hypoallergenics, to share some tips for summer skin survival. Survival, she scoffed, is so defeatist. And limited. Here are Holly’s top 7 steps to summer skin survival sublime summer skin! 1: SUNSCREEN Many of us still rely on the SPF that we apply in the morning or think that […]