Guess What? Stress Literally Causes Wrinkles
Everyone likes to joke about how something is “giving them gray hair,” but did you know that stress really does visibly age you? It doesn’t cause gray hair—that’s genetic. But stress has been linked to early wrinkles. Stress is basically your body’s fight-or-flight response. It’s a cocktail of hormones (cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline) that floods […]
Age is Just a Number! Tips For Staying Young At Heart
Here at Elizabeth Adam MD, October’s mantra is, “You’re never too old to be young at heart.” But sometimes staying young at heart takes concrete action, especially if you’ve got a lot of years behind you. Here are some of our favorite young-at-heart tips, to ensure the years ahead of you are as fabulous as […]
How Your Face Changes As You Age
We age, and our appearances change. And that’s just how life works. When you were younger (perhaps much younger!) this was an exciting prospect. Every thirteen-year-old wonders what they’ll look like at 17, or 23, or 31. But eventually—and unfortunately—for many of us, aging becomes less exciting. For some of us, the prospect causes dread […]
Easy Beauty Routine
Simple Steps for an Easy Beauty Routine Despite the benefits a new habit may boast, habits can be hard to form. Did you know that on average, it can take anywhere from 18 to 254 days to turn a new ritual into a routine according to a study published in the European Journal of Social […]
SkinCare Tools
A Quick Overview of SkinCare Tools: Brushes, Rollers, Microneedles & LED Cleansing brushes, jade rollers, microneedles, oh my! Perusing the anti-aging blog-o-sphere can make you feel like Dorothy in Oz. (“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”) So here’s our succinct take on at-home “spa” beauty tools—what you can realistically expect, and what you can […]
Seasonal Skin Care
Transitioning from Summer to Fall When the weather transitions, our skin has to adjust, and sometimes the results aren’t pretty. A sudden drop in humidity can cause dryness, breakouts, and general dullness. You may think, “Breakouts, really? But summer is the oily season!” But breakouts, yes—because the dry air creates layers of dead skin cells […]
Hydration: Purified or Alkaline Water?
You know you need to hydrate to the tune of eight glasses a day, but is tap water okay? Should you buy purified water? And what the heck is alkaline water? It’s all just water, right? Well, yes, it’s all water. And no, it’s not all just water. Tap water contains chlorine and fluoride, and […]
Jack Weimer Blog
At Elizabeth Adams, MD, we love partnering with like-minded individuals and businesses to bring you even more opportunities to invest in and love yourself. This month we want to introduce you to one of those individuals— our friend, Jack Weimer. Jack is a graduate of the Natural Healing Arts School of Massage Therapy in Tupelo, […]
Importance of Good Makeup
You have probably heard us use the line, “a path to health, energy, and beautiful skin can be found at the end of a thoughtfully placed fork”. We believe that putting the right nutrients into your body is key to healthy skin, but it doesn’t end there! What you are putting on the outside of […]
Fifteen Skincare Myths Debunked
This month we’re talking about skincare, which can be ultra-confusing since there’s so much unverified info floating around out there. And sometimes what you don’t know can lead you to do some pretty silly, or worse, damaging, things to your skin. Here are some common skincare myths, debunked. 1. Tingling means a product is […]