NJL Health and Beauty

Getting Real About Detox

By Patti Verbanas Detox diets certainly have a loyal fan base — from best-selling books to celebrity endorsements, the popularity of these programs that promise to flush poisons from your body, boost your immune system, and purge excess fat can make yo... Read >

Breaking the Ice

By Alexandria Bachert For years, Jeanne* dreaded receiving an invitation to her friend’s annual New Year’s Eve party. The 56-year-old Essex County writer, who has struggled with social anxiety since childhood, always found the holidays to be a difficul... Read >

Laugh More, Stress Less

A new kind of yoga has its students laughing their way to better health. By Christopher Hann People are milling around Lauren Forney’s yoga studio in Red Bank, weaving shoulder-to-shoulder through the crowd, clapping in unison, and reciting the wor... Read >

Eat and Beat Diabetes

By Leslie Garisto Pfaff For Lenise Young, diabetes was a gift. Not the disease itself, of course — for the past six years, she’s had to inject herself with insulin twice a day, and she faces a host of potential complications, including an increased ris... Read >

Root Awakening

Need a little spice in your life? Whether baked in a cookie or steeped in a cup of tea, ginger offers many surprising health benefits. By Ronni Arno Blaisdell The zesty flavors and spicy aromas of ginger are staples of the holiday season. But this ... Read >

Home Tweet Home

By Patti Verbanas Leslie Dowling, owner of Three Tiers Cake Studio in Princeton, has never been one to settle for cliché, and she certainly rose to our challenge to design an iconoclastic holiday dessert for our readers. Our other charge — that it b... Read >

What the Experts Prescribe... for Themselves

Sure, our doctors and specialists counsel us on how to live and look better, but what golden rules do they take home with them? NJL H+B surveyed NJ’s top health and beauty professionals to discover the one thing they would always do and never do based on ... Read >

Partying With Pets

How pets and people can enjoy the holidays together, safely and harmoniously. By Liz Donovan You’ve made the turkey, polished the furniture, and hired the babysitter — everything seems in order for your holiday party. Except for one detail: the ... Read >

Climbing for a Cause

For Kara Richardson Whitely’s weight-loss campaign using charitable causes as an incentive, there ain’t no mountain high enough. By Alexandria Bachert When a biting northwest wind cuts through frigid Vermont air and robs you of your breath, it’s... Read >

Eat + Be Merry

By Judith Gabrielle Rabner, R.D. ’Tis the party season, but if holiday fare causes you discomfort and you’re apprehensive about approaching the buffet, you’re not alone: About one in five Americans — 80 percent of them women — are affected by irritable... Read >

Use Yoga to Reclaim Your Holiday Spirit

By Wendy Gross-Pinto Face it, the holiday season is a mixed bag. On one hand, we love the decorations, the parties, the visits with family and friends. But there’s also the stress of all the shopping and holiday activities. If you’re feeling overwhelme... Read >