Older people who are happy, even for a little while, have a 35% lower risk of dying than those who were least happy, according to a British study, of which the results were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is a part of the longest-running British study on ageing.

During the last American Society of Dermatological Surgery Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., clinical trial data was presented demonstrating the effectiveness of a new FDA approved injectable, LAVIV™. LAVIV is made from a patient’s own skin cells, making it the first and only personalised cell therapy.

It appears that more people than ever want complementary and alternative medical services, including services like reiki… and even hospitals are listening.
In fact, according to a recent article from the American Medical Association, the number of hospitals in the U.S. offering complementary and alternative medical services has tripled since 2000, with 42 percent of the [...]

SpaFinder has long been dedicated to improving global health and wellness, and most recently, we’ve partnered with MINDBODY, the largest online software provider in the health and wellness industry.

by Lisa M. Starr, Community Ambassador, GramercyOne
While spa business in the West has faced many challenges recently, it is still looked upon as the model to aspire to in other parts of the world, which I was reminded of on recent visits to spas and conferences in South Africa, Brazil and China.  Seeing current practices [...]

More spas are catering to a younger clientele, as parents aim to teach their little darlings the benefits of a healthy lifestyle at an earlier age and studies show that being young doesn’t necessarily mean being stress-free. A 2009 study by the American Psychological Association reported that 30% of tweens (ages [...]

Raise the bar of your business and stay competitive by applying new twists on promoting what could be considered “traditional” spa business techniques.

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Going green has been an increasing trend for the past decade now, so much so that it’s almost no longer a trend. Beginning with the green food movement, consumers have become more and more aware of what they’re putting in their bodies. Now, not only are they also aware of what [...]

Plastic surgery procedures increased nearly 10 percent from 2009 to 2010 with more than 9.3 million surgical and non-surgical procedures logged in 2010.