Is A Kahluaccino Coming Soon?

Send to KindleTweet I’ve dreamt of the day Starbucks would get a liquor license and now it’s here. Although not quite in the form I’d desired, it’s here. I’d imagined a world where hedonism was part of mainstream lifestyle and a frothy sugar-laden coffee drink came spiked to quell that oncoming hangover one would fear [...]

A Simple Detox: A Personal History of Binge ________

Send to KindleTweet It was 2008 and I was at a friend’s birthday-cum-going away party. She, a petite jovial MBA grad and marketing manager, was engaged and soon was set to leave the country. In a few months time she’d marry abroad and relocate to London, and so we drank. And drank. And drank. A [...]

Moderate Drinking May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Men

Send to KindleTweet A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that middle-aged men that increase their consumption of alcohol to a few drinks a day may cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Data from the 20-year study by the HSPH and the Netherlands Organization for Applied [...]

The Treehugger’s Guide To Hangover Prevention

Send to KindleTweet So it turns out a dinner of samosas and four dirty martinis doesn’t make for a pleasant night’s sleep. But, after years of drinking and all the usually hangover helpers, I think I’ve stumbled upon a secret. If you are prone to tossing your cookies, or detoxing, shall we say, after a [...]

Coffee & Sex: Necessary Evils?

Send to KindleTweet Coffee is like ex-sex—you know it’s bad for you, but you just keep succumbing. You think that for the momentary period of bliss, the caving is worth it, but after every time, you promise yourself you’ll kick the habit. Such is the case for my sticking with a coffee detox of at [...]

The Treehugger’s Guide To Oral Care

Send to KindleTweet Let’s stay civil for a moment–oral isn’t a referral to the Freudian topics, it’s a look at dental health. After years of fluoride and similar treatments, the market has a new subsector, one that is the dental sector’s equivalent to organic beauty products. So the concept that many a study could research [...]

Starbucks Needs A Liquor License

Send to KindleTweet Starbucks should start getting liquor licenses and create the Kahluacino already. Damn, we might as well call it The Monday. I think they should create specialty coffee cocktails, one for each day of the week. Since I am feeling the pain today, not enough sleep, the looming death of four Conde Nast magazines [...]

Spotlight On Neem

Send to KindleTweet The principles of Ayurvedic medicine are gaining popularity in the United States every year, with commonly used herbs popping up everywhere from supplements to skincare. Here, we begin the first of a three-part series on cure-all ingredients most commonly found in India. From rural lands in Indian states to New York City, [...]

The Latest For Locks

Send to KindleTweet As early as twenty years ago, curly hair was fixed by being relaxed or straightened. These days, there are salons and products galore to help define curls and keep frizz at bay. Some people are even wearing extensions and weaves by choice, after many spent hours in the salon and many a [...]

Xango Beauty

Send to KindleTweet Xango’s Glimpse skincare line is not to be judged at first glance. One might assume from their website that it’s another pyramid item sales system with few differentials from other skincare items but we have one word for you: Avon. Glimpse emerges from the folks that created the liquid mangosteen dietery supplement, [...]