People around the world have been filling their cups with hot green tea for over 4,000 years, and there’s a reason why this drink has withstood the test of time. Not only is it delicious, it's packed with health-boosting ingredients including: amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. People sip the brew to help them with everything from weight loss to the prevention of heart disease and cancer – and even skin care.
Breathe and you inhale them. Sip water and they slyly enter your throat. Jog along a mountain trail and your muscles pump them into your bloodstream with every step. They’re free radicals – and they are everywhere. You know you should be fighting back – but against what, exactly? What are free radicals, anyway?
It’s here! Time to enjoy a magnificent feast with your loved ones, take advantage of a few extra days off and prepare to shop at the crack of dawn to snag the best deals for those on your holiday shopping list. Are your days off starting to sound less luxurious than planned? We thought so …
Traditional cold and flu remedies are the opposite of glamorous. It’s hard to feel ready for the red carpet with Vicks vapor rub smeared all over your sternum and dark bags under your eyes.
Technology certainly makes accomplishing day-to-day tasks easier, but living in the digital age has some serious beauty drawbacks. It turns out that spending all day in front of the computer can be very harmful for your skin, your muscles and stress levels. Here are a few examples of how a plugged-in lifestyle can drain your youthful glow plus a few easy ways you can fight back.
Your skin doesn't have it easy. Pore-clogging makeup, harsh cleansers, environmental toxins – these are just some of the enemies that attack healthy skin cells every day. When you're fighting a daily uphill battle to keep your skin clean it's important to have a winning routine to combat these impurities. Here are our recommendations to help your skin stay healthy, glowing and blemish free.
In a perfect world, we'd have as much time as we needed to primp, pamper and preen. But it always seems hard to set aside quality time to get ready. That's why it's important to make the most of the minutes you do have. Take a look at these five-minute beauty tips to help you always put your best face forward!
Ever wonder why mermaids always have glowing skin and long, luxurious hair? The secret is in the sea, and all of the beauty-boosting tools that can be found there. Don't worry; you won't have to visit a sea witch or board a submarine to tap into the beautifying resources of the deep because all of these ingredients can be found in products at your local spa or boutique. From sea salt to seaweed, here are some of our favorite aquatic beauty products:
Juice cleanses are all the latest rage but do you really know how to get the most out 
of your detox? For those unfamiliar with the practice, juicing consists of replacing your everyday meals with a variety of cold-pressed juices made from organic fruits and vegetables with no added flavors or preservatives. The length of a cleanse is between one and five days time. I can truly say from experience that the results, both physically and mentally, are almost immediate. You will begin to see little tokens of gratitude in the form of clear skin, brighter eyes and defined features staring back at you in the mirror.
The average person can identify 10,000 different scents. Some of those fragrances, like designer colognes, make us weak in the knees. Other smells, like month-old leftovers, send us running for the door. In the world of aromatherapy, we choose our favorite scents not just for how they smell but also for what they can do for our bodies and minds. At Burke Williams, we use a wide variety of essential oils to create a total sensory spa experience. Read on to learn about three of our favorite scents . . .
