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Hello friends! Have a nice weekend! I’m here with Friday Faves on a Saturday. The pilot was gone all week this week, so I did the solo parenting thing. We’re counting down the days until summer vacation! We got a little taste of yesterday and I AM READY. Took the kids and some friends to the pool after school and it was perfection. I was forced to ride the water slide and I loved it lol. The rest of the weekend plans include an epic brunch, watching the Wildcats tonight, and preparing for the week ahead. I hope you have…
Choosing the right aesthetic treatments for subtle, natural results For patients who want to start small, both Tessa Fraicola and Eva Mahoney, PA-C starting point: skin quality first. Eva’s approach is deliberate. “Improving the quality of the skin alone can make someone look much more refreshed without changing their features at all,” she says. It usually starts with microneedling or light laser reappearance to stimulate collagen production, then uses injectables as finishing touches rather than the foundation of a design. “When skin health is prioritized first, you often need far less filler to achieve a refreshed look. This prevents overdoing…
For the second time in a week, research has been released focusing on dad’s health as a contributing factor to pregnancy success, and we love it. When people talk about preparing for pregnancy, the advice usually falls on moms. Eat better. Take your vitamins. Cut back on caffeine. Book the appointment. Make lifestyle changes. Fathers are often treated as a supporting character in a story framed almost entirely around the mother’s health. But a new study published in *Human Reproduction* is a reminder that this view can be too narrow. The researchers found that eating more highly processed foods during…
Meal prep doesn’t have to mean cooking all day. Learn how to start simple meal prep with just 2-3 meals per week. Includes a free printable meal prep guide.Meal prep can be overwhelming.Many people think that meal prep means cooking every meal for the week, putting everything in containers, and spending all Sunday in the kitchen.This is not realistic for most people.Especially for busy moms. To me, meal prep is just about doing a few things ahead of time so meals are easier when life gets busy and you’re tired at the end of the day.Meal preparation can be:Fruit washingCutting…
Researchers at the Food Color and Quality Laboratory of the University of Seville studied the effects of different cooking methods used for tomatoes and carrots (oven, microwave or air fryer, among others) on the amount of carotenoids potentially available for absorption by the body after digestion of these foods. According to the study, the bioavailability index varies significantly depending on how these foods are cooked. Carotenoids are compounds of great importance due to their positive effects on health. In the case of carrots, the bioavailability of total carotenoids increased ninefold when cooked in the oven. For tomatoes, the highest bioavailability…
New research on a group of Australian preschool children suggests that more than 40% experience an anxiety disorder. THE studyled by Monash University and published in the journal Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, was based on interviews with mothers of 545 three- and four-year-olds. It found that 48% of the group met criteria for a mental health disorder, while 43% met criteria for an anxiety disorder. This included separation anxiety, social phobia, specific phobias (for example, fear of the dark) and generalized anxiety disorder. Although these results seem shocking, the researchers note that they should be treated as preliminary and…
Lanolin has been used in skin care for centuries. It is derived from sheep’s wool – specifically the waxy secretion that coats the wool fibers – and is an extremely effective conditioner. Its fatty acid and sterol composition is very similar to human sebum, it penetrates the skin barrier well and has genuine healing and moisturizing properties that are difficult to reproduce synthetically. It is also one of the most common contact allergens in skin care, with sensitization rates disproportionately high in people with eczema, leg ulcers, and skin conditions—the very populations for which it is most often prescribed or…
Share a full review of it Vivrelle and if I think it’s worth it. If you want to try it out, you can use GINAHARNEY for your first month for free here. Hello hello! what are you doing I hope you’ve had a great morning so far! I’m going to the kids’ school for a bit and have a podcast interview later today. I also have to stop by UPS to send back my last Vivrelle bag. one of my favorite I’ve borrowed so far! For today’s post, I thought I’d share a full review of Vivrelle now that I’ve…
Portal hypertension (PH), a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, is defined as a pressure gradient > 5 mmHg between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava. When hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) exceeds 10 mmHg, the condition becomes clinically significant and complications increase significantly, making early detection critical to guide treatment. A recent revision was made available online on March 1, 2025, and published on March 17, 2025, in Portal Hypertension & Cirrhosis The journal explores whether advances in ultrasound technology can provide a reliable, non-invasive method for assessing PH.PH develops when resistance to blood flow through the liver…
Finding a body wash that clears acne without stripping moisture is harder than it should be. Most exfoliating washes dry out the skin. Most moisturizing washes do nothing for breakouts.If you’re dealing with both at the same time—and many women are—here’s what to look for and the best options worth trying.Because most body washes fail in this combinationBody acne needs salicylic acid or AHAs to clear clogged follicles. But salicylic acid is oil-soluble and can make the skin feel tight. If your skin is already dry, this drying effect intensifies the problem.The solution isn’t choosing between the two – it’s…