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2019 Health

Dear derms: Do I need to feel my skin care to know it’s working?

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February 20, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC For most of my life, I’ve been under the assumption that the more I can feel a beauty product tingling on my skin, the better it’s working. Chock this up to really believing in context clues, but like assuming that toothpaste will zap a zit or even thinking that I should wash my face in the shower, the idea that a beauty product should tingle or burn to signal that it’s working is a beauty myth that we need to drop—and pronto, according to dermatologists. “When ingredients stimulate the nerves in the skin with burning and tingling, it creates a sensation that the product is doing something and that it’s working,” says Purvisha Patel, MD, board-certified dermatologist and founder of Visha Skincare. “Just because a product tingles doesn’t mean it’s more effective—nerve sensation is not correlated to skin outcome.” What’s more, Robert Anolik, MD, a New York-based dermatologist, adds that feeling your skin care penetrate is merely a psychological affect. “Often it’s just these sorts of cooling or tingling ingredients giving us that positive psychological feedback while the actual activity is imperceptible by a different ingredient,” he says. “Nerve sensation is not correlated to skin outcome.” —Purvisha Patel, MD When you can feel that burn, it likely has to do with the product’s pH level. “Tingling doesn’t mean the product is working better than a non-tingling product,” explains facialist and Spa Radiance founder Angelina Umansky. “It usually means the pH of the product is lower or

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2019 Health Relaxation

Après, please: 7 spa treatments every ski-lodge snow bunny needs to try

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February 20, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Getting out in nature and careening over the powdery winter snow is a pretty great way to release some endorphins, clock in some exercise, and have a great time while doing it. But, let’s be honest: Cocktail hour after a long day on the slopes (or, okay, maybe just a couple runs, especially if you’re just learning) is half the reason to go skiing or snowboarding in the first place. But an even better way to après? Soaking up some muscle-melting R and R in the spa. Read on for some of the must-see and must-ski terrain at some of the top resorts across the country and Canada—plus an incredible spa treatment at each. The 7 best places to hit the slopes—and then enjoy après ski spa treatments—await. Photo: Four Seasons Jackson Hole 1. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Teton Village, Wyoming The mega mountains at this Wyoming must-ski have some great, challenging terrain to take your runs up a notch (only 10 percent of the 133 trails here are for novices). Explore 2,500 acres of terrain, and don’t forget to enjoy a waffle at the famed Corbet’s Cabin, located atop a mountain at an elevation of 10,450 feet. Then, once you’re ready to call it a day, get excited: It’s time to soak up the Après Ski Ritual at the Four Seasons spa ($425 for 100 minutes). You’ll start with a 25-minute high-altitude soak with Himalayan salts—and a glass of champagne, natch—to relax your

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2019 Health Vegetarians

Mineral broth is the vegan alternative to bone broth you’ve been waiting for

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February 20, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Bone broth is right up there with matcha and oat milk lattes when it comes to healthy, hot winter sips. Heralded as a healing beverage by many, healthy carnivores love bone broth for the magnesium, potassium, calcium, and of course, collagen. Which all sounds really great…except if you’re a vegetarian or vegan. Fortunately for plant eaters, bone broth isn’t the only nutrient-rich drink in town. There’s still a way to reap all the benefits of bone broth while relying solely on the power of veggies. (Minus the collagen, which, alas, is still extremely difficult to get from non-animal sources.) Oh, and major bonus: It’s less time-consuming and messy to make, too. Behold, mineral broth. What’s in it—and how it’s different than regular ‘ol vegetable broth In a nut shell, mineral broth is a combination of vegetables that are boiled for two hours. The water becomes enriched with the minerals from the veggies, leaving behind a nutrient-dense liquid meant for sipping and nourishing the body. (The veggies will be essentially mush at this point, so they are discarded and composted.) According to nutrition expert, professional chef, Healing Kitchens Institute founder, and author Rebecca Katz—whose mineral broth recipe has garnered a lot of attention—there’s two ingredients that really set it apart from other vegetable broths: sweet potato and kombu, a type of edible kelp. “You wouldn’t find them in regular broth, and they are very nutrient dense,” she says. Here’s what else you’ll find in her

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