Your skin can shed up to thirty thousand cells per day. By choosing to use an exfoliator (mechanical or chemical), you will help speed up the process of removing those dead skin cells. In the process of removing these dead cells, you are actual promoting new cell growth and increasing the rate at which your skin replenishes itself.   

 

Many of us simply slather on heavy lotions and creams in an attempt to reduce dryness. However, if dead skins cells are not exfoliated prior to moisturizing, your skin will not effectively absorb the moisture and nutrients from your personal products.   

 

Mechanical exfoliators are usually a combination of salts or sugar particles with natural abrasives which are applied in a circular motion to physically rub off the dead skin. The result is brighter, softer and healthier skin. Chemical exfoliators are either alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA's known as fruity acid) or beta-hydroxy acids (salicylic acid).  

 

Facial peels are a form of chemical exfoliation. They can either be very gentle or very aggressive, depending on the strength of the peel.  Chemical peels are effective treatments for facial blemishes, wrinkles and uneven skin pigmentation. For help in choosing which exfoliator is best for your skin, please call for a one on one consultation.

 

Joanne Doucet-Barna

Owner of Aesthetiques by/par Joanne

506.455.5626 

 

Drink MORE Pure Water! By: Dr. Jason Fortier    and Dr. Kelly VanSlyke

It is vital to your overall health and wellness to drink an adequate amount of pure water per day - all year around!.  If you're thirsty then it's too late! 

 

Drink water proactively and frequently in small amounts, increase the amount with more intense activities.  As a rough guide, the average person should drink half their body weight (lbs) in ounces - daily (i.e. if you are 120 lbs then you should drink 60 ounces of pure water per day). 

 

However, there is no perfect guideline for quantity (depends on age, weight, activity level, etc.), but a good indicator that you're drinking enough water is consistently having light yellow or clear urine.  'But Doc, won't drinking water make me urinate more frequently?'  Yes, but only short term; your body will adapt to the increased water intake.  Proper hydration is necessary for all cells of the body to function at their best.

 

Here are some specific benefits to drinking more pure water:

• Lubricates and cushions joints
• Improves digestion, nutrient absorption and elimination
• Aids in circulation
• Helps regulate body temperature
• Reduces dry skin
• Helps remove toxins from the body

 *For the extremists out there, please note that there is such thing as too much water, it is very difficult to 'overdose' however please use common sense and the above mentioned tips.

 

Wine Dine Unwind is an interactive social media driven video blog that discusses the education of wine/spirits, food and fitness. It's run by host Eric Manning. He's a sales manager, wine sommelier and owner of a marketing and social media company. Eric brings FUN to anything you do.  

Last summer I sat down with him to talk about Pilates.  Enjoy the video and check him out on Facebook and Twitter to learn more about all the great events and activities he is involved in around Fredericton!

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Precision Pilates online scheduling software has an app that allows you to see our daily class schedules!  How convenient is THAT?!

 

Pilates: it's MORE THAN just CORE.   Pilates does more than give you awesome abs; that just happens to be a great side-effect from improving complete body control, overall strength and flexibility.   Pilates will help you to be stronger, healthier and happier, which will improve your quality of life!