World Aids Day 2010: A View on Rae Lewis-Thornton
Sitting with Rae Lewis-Thornton, surrounded by Christmas ornaments and an aura full of joy and promise, I realize life goes on with each and every breath. Rae Lewis-Thornton is in the prime of her...
View ArticleExperience Hot Bamboo Fusion Massage at Mario Tricoci
A revolutionary concept in massage called Hot Bamboo Fusion Massage has made its way to Chicago and Mario Tricoci salons and spas are the first ones to take on. I sat down with Julie Moore of Toronto,...
View ArticleSweat out the soreness with Bikram Yoga
I don’t like to exercise. Running? Only if I’m trying to catch a bus. Swimming? Ugh, I hate putting my face in the water. Lifting weights? Hahaha. Surely you jest. It’s not that I’m not active, it’s...
View ArticleMelt away at the Elysian Spa & Health Club
Chicago is still in the mid of winter and our bodies and spirit are clamoring for some much needed warmth. If you have an hour or two to spare then you should go away to Elysian Spa & Health Club...
View ArticleThe Fab Giver, Red Pump Rocker & National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
How well do you you know our fellow Chicagonista and charitable queen Karyn Brianne Watkins? Each time Karyn surfaces on the social media scene, she is wearing a different hat. Each hat she wears is a...
View ArticleBeyond Chicago: Let me take you down where I’m going to…Strawberry Fields!
I actually already went last month, but the pictures below can hopefully help take you there. The location was in the beautiful Monterey of California blessed with good soil, ever-present sun and cool...
View ArticleThe Mercury Method: A New Fitness Concept & Club Opens in Chicago [pics]
You would never know that the new The Mercury Method is a fitness club from its unassuming facade. There’s a very lounge-y and sexy vibe to this new space and I would not have known that it is a...
View ArticleLearned to Kick Off that Totem Pole at the #CCBalancedLiving Event
Disclaimer: I was compensated for my participation in Coca-Cola’s Balanced Living Workshop, but my thoughts and views are my own. Pre-family I was a svelte size 8 actively working in the fashion...
View ArticleThe Biggest Loser is in Itasca!
From Malibu, CA, to Niagara, NY, and Ivins, UT now comes Itasca, IL as the new destination of The Biggest Loser Resort. This TV show inspired Resort & Spa promises a “new you transformation”. A 7...
View Article#InMyShoes – A Twitter Chat All Parents with Teens Should Know About!
Just when new parents think they’re done with milk & diapers, parents suddenly get an unexpected smack in the face dealing with a budding young adult! Almost instantly – long gone are the days...
View ArticleStart 2016 with a Healthy New You with the American Heart Association – Go...
I have taken the time to take care of my parents, kids, husband, and now it’s got to be my turn! It has to be my turn and now it’s your turn, too! So I’m excited to share with you that MJ Tam and I...
View ArticleFinding Mom through the ReVamp Project
The kids are back in school, and so MOMS can get herself back! Chicagonista partnered with Mom Renewal on an upcoming ReVamp Project
View ArticleSay Goodbye to Pain with Fascial Counterstrain by ARC Physical Therapy
When I hear the word Physical Therapy, I’m quick to think that it’s for someone injured and one who was referred by their
View ArticleThe Future of HIV Treatment: Long-Awaited Innovation for Patients
The future of HIV treatment: Long-awaited progress for patients (BPT) In the late 1980s, Dr. Kimberly Smith was studying medicine at the University
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