Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Deborah Interviews Radiologist Dr. Dana Bonaminio

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Deborah Interviews Radiologist Dr. Dana Bonaminio

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Deborah interviewed radiologist Dr. Dana Bonaminio about her work in breast imaging, cancer and skin care, and how empowerment that comes from taking an active role in your own breast health. Dr. Dana Bonaminio is a fellowship-trained, board-certified radiologist specializing in breas
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Wellness
Sumbody’s Favorite Organic Face Masks for Fall

Sumbody’s Favorite Organic Face Masks for Fall

As we settle into fall and the trees exfoliate their summer leaves, similarly, we should prepare our skin through exfoliation and hydration. Sumbody’s organic face masks have the power to transform us and magnify what is already within.
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Skincare
Want to detox your skincare routine? Start with this ingredient.

Want to detox your skincare routine? Start with this ingredient.

Are plastics in skin care killing your healthy glow? It’s quite possible. Countless cosmetics are filled with chemicals known as “cones,” such as dimethicone or silicone. While cones aren’t the worst health offenders, they’re a nightmare for skin. They seal off pores, preventing your skin from breathing and functioning properly. Think of it like putting a sheet of plastic wrap over your face: suffocating! The cones trap skin’s oils, along with dirt and pollution, leading to clogged pores. They take skin congestion to the next level of dysfunction by making it much harder to clear and clean.
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Skincare
Fall In Self Love This Valentine's Day

Fall In Self Love This Valentine's Day

Despite the frequent mocking of Hallmark holidays such as Valentine’s Day, I believe they still hold value. They provide us a chance to step back from our busy lives and recognize the important people around us. Of course, we should share our love and be kind every day, but sometimes we need a nudge to show our feelings and to go above and beyond. While Valentine’s Day centers around expressing our love to others, I believe it can also prompt us to practice some self love and care.
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Lifestyle
March is the Month to Spice it Up

March is the Month to Spice it Up

Culinary spices are important ingredients in skin care for their multifarious benefits, including anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, redness reducing, and more. So spice it up this winter, both internally and externally. 
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Wellness
Debbi Celebrates Earth’s Bounty with a DIY Mask

Debbi Celebrates Earth’s Bounty with a DIY Mask

Honoring the Earth’s incredible ingredients, we’ve got one of Debbi’s favorite DIY Mask recipes just in time for Earth Day!

This simple, yet powerful mixture will help purify the skin and leave it feeling soft and renewed, just like Earth intended.

December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: beauty foods
How to keep your skin happy and healthy throughout the summer

How to keep your skin happy and healthy throughout the summer

The weather affects us in so many ways. When it shifts, so do our habits, often without us even realizing. The changing seasons also influences our mood, which determines what we do, what we eat, and where we go. Our physical activity levels can ebb and flow with the weather. Warmer weather lures us to exercise outdoors, while colder weather pushes us to the gym.
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Fall in love with the new Sumbody!

Fall in love with the new Sumbody!

Change is literally in the air. Summer fades to fall, the weather cools, vacations are over, school is back in session, routines are renewing, and things are calming down. 
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Skincare
Goat Milk

Goat Milk

Goat milk has been used in skincare and beauty for centuries. But what makes this ingredient such a skin-loving wonder? Here are some reasons why: It’s loaded with alpha hydroxy acids, like lactic acid, that gently cleanse, exfoliate, and soften skin while stimulating cell renewal and balancing pH levels. 
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Skincare
Stress-free Holiday Skin

Stress-free Holiday Skin

Stress + skin = disaster. While there’s been a good amount of research on how stress affects our overall health, there’s less talk about how it impacts skin. Even if you can’t see the effects, like a breakout, it causes dehydration, which is damaging to skin. Unmanaged stress can lead to health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and skin issues such as blemishes, redness, excessive dryness, and acne.

 

December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: beauty foods
Transforming Holiday Memories Through Giving

Transforming Holiday Memories Through Giving

Holidays help us remember the small things that are important. Valentine’s Day offers a moment to stop and reflect on our love. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are times for parental appreciation. And the December holidays are all about expression affection through gift-giving.
December 03, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Lifestyle
Detoxifying Skincare – Is My Skincare Really Toxic?

Detoxifying Skincare – Is My Skincare Really Toxic?

The world is hard enough to migrate without adding, “toxic skincare” to the list of concerns. We teach our children to trust their teachers, doctors while shying away from people they do not know. It is a complicated message to have both trust and skepticism and know where and when to draw the line.
December 01, 2019 — Deborah Burnes
Tags: Skincare