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Morning Links: Expensive Anti-Aging Skin Creams Really Don’t Work


Saving Your Sanity – One woman’s personal account of living with adult ADHD. (The Independent)

Good Poochie – New research shows that some dogs (including Labrador Retrievers) have the keen ability to sniff out early bowel cancer in breath and stool samples. (The Globe and Mail)

Face Facts – The truth about pricey, over-the-counter anti-aging skin creams. Do they really help? Not so much. (HealthKey)
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Morning Links: Expensive Anti-Aging Skin Creams Really Don’t Work

Morning Links: Pomegranate Beauty Products May Help Winter Skin


Attention, Weight Loss Junkies: – Yo-yo and crash dieting could have negative long-term effects on your physical and mental health, including depression. (Health Key)

Seen The King’s Speech? – One writer’s account of how he conquered his speech disorder, a stammer like that of King George VI. (The Guardian)

Fruit on Your Face – Washed-out winter skin happens every year, but these 4 nighttime beauty products harness the antioxidant power of pomegranate for your mug’s benefit. (Well + Good NYC) … More »

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Morning Links: Pomegranate Beauty Products May Help Winter Skin

Gallery: 10 Celebrities Who Shill for Health and Beauty Products


It’s no secret that every time you turn around, another poor, indigent Hollywood celebrity is trying to help sell impressionable consumers another health, beauty, or fitness product in order to pad their already-flush bank accounts. (Movies and TV are for amateurs; they make their real money from endorsements, people!) Can you recall all the celebrity faces of Estée Lauder? (Elizabeth Hurley, Gywneth Paltrow, and Freida Pinto, to name a few.) And what about Cover Girl? (Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore, and Taylor Swift.) And then there are the perfume ads: Nicole Kidman and her Moulin Rouge-esque mini-films for Chanel No. 5 a few years back; and today Charlize Theron strips down for Dior’s J’Adore fragrance in the name of smelling good. And, of course, cash-strapped professional athletes shill for every kind of energy drink and sports apparel imaginable (David Beckham for Adidas, Michael Jordan for Nike, Derek Jeter for Gilette, Michael Phelps for Speedo). We can only hope that these stars actually use the products they’re hawking (they do get them for free, after all), as they endorse their hefty endorsement checks. Click through our gallery of ten more Hollywood celebs who sell their souls in the name of health and beauty products, and find out just how much some of them make doing it: … More »

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Gallery: 10 Celebrities Who Shill for Health and Beauty Products

The Blisstree 10: Holiday Gifts That Are Actually Good for You


Although it’s hard to keep up with diets and exercise regimens during the holidays, we always try our best — and know that if all else fails, the New Year will be a time of resolutions and getting our butts back into gear. So when we’re looking for holiday gifts for our friends and loved ones, while we do buy the occasional box of chocolates, we like to give a helpful nudge to the health and well-being of our gift recipients. That’s why we love these 10 gift ideas, from good-for-you foods to fitness gear that anyone on your list can appreciate. Hopefully without all the eye-rolling all those Tae Bo DVDs got you during Christmas ’04. … More »

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The Blisstree 10: Holiday Gifts That Are Actually Good for You

Boob Job Cream Manufacturer Threatens Doctor for Libel


Rodial, the company that produces Boob Job cream, is threatening to sue plastic surgeon Dalia Nield for publicly criticizing their product, under British libel laws. Nield was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying that it’s “highly unlikely” the cream can live up to its claims of increasing breast size by up to 8%, criticizing the company’s failure to supply research details. Rodial’s libel threats are one of several similar cases that have come up in England, which are being highlighted by the Libel Reform Campaign, a group of scientists, doctors, and researchers who’ve been or are being sued by companies for speaking against their products. … More »

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Boob Job Cream Manufacturer Threatens Doctor for Libel

The Blisstree 10: More Eco-Friendly Products We Love


Here at Blisstree, we’re already in the holiday spirit and gearing up for the food extravaganza that is Thanksgiving. But even if we mostly have turkey on the brain, we can’t help but get distracted by all the interesting, beautiful, and useful products we’re finding each and every day.

Our 10 favorites this week may not have anything to do with Thanksgiving but that’s okay. There’s only so many ways to baste a turkey, if you know what we mean. So check out a Chakra-focused yoga mat, a hip metallic cuff bracelet made from eco-friendly leather and a towel that you can fit in your back pocket. These products come from independent and up-and-coming companies, and you can buy them all directly from us. … More »

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The Blisstree 10: More Eco-Friendly Products We Love