Skin Care

PEAK 10 SKIN Providing The Best Skin Care Products Possible

Connie Elder, an accomplished women’s wear designer, skincare executive, QVC on-air  personality and author and founder of her newest skin care brand PEAK 10 SKIN™ joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Skin Care Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Connie Elder discuss the following:You’re a successful brand developer and also a survivor of domestic abuse, which you included in your book, MY STYLE, MY LIFE. What advice do you have for women who may find themselves in bad situations?You’ve launched several previous successful lifestyle products, mainly for women, from shapewear to bras and skin care. Why did you decide to focus solely on a skin care line?What differentiates Peak 10 Skin from the many other skin care lines?When you enter such a competitive market, how do you strategize from a marketing perspective in order to compete?There are a lot of buzzwords in skin care. What are some things consumers can know and look for?Fall is right around the corner. How does a good skin care regimen change from season to season, and is sun damage less of a concern in Fall and Winter?
Duration: 12:55
Connie Elder is an accomplished women’s wear designer, skincare executive, QVC on-air  personality and author.  Connie has a special gift for helping women love the skin they are in.  A career that has spanned the medical, skincare and fashion industries has allowed her to develop a vision for brands that enhance a woman’s lifestyle.
Connie has learned that most women want products that enrich their natural beauty and provide the very best quality at an affordable price.  This knowledge, her past experience and living in Breckenridge, CO, have nurtured her newest skin care brand PEAK 10 SKIN™.  The philosophy and quality behind the brand allows women of all ages to experience healthy, beautiful skin for the peak of life..
The success of LIPO IN A BOX shapewear was followed by two additional brands - UNDEROLOGY Skincare and GO2BRAS.  All three brands developed by Connie have been sold on QVC, Amazon and through other retail outlets, since their introduction.  In late 2012 these brands were sold, and now Connie’s one focus is the PEAK 10 SKIN™ brand.
Connie’s passion for helping women was honed through her relationship with QVC customers as an on-air spokesperson since 2002.  What Connie heard from women is a desire for skin care products that will effectively impact daily issues of aging skin, dryness, rosacea, Sjogren’s syndrome, etc.  She learned that most women want to feel confident in their own skin--healthy and vibrant skin.  Most women understand that ‘aging is a gift and a blessing’ that not everyone gets to enjoy.
Connie is a strong contributor to the voice of women.   She is a frequent speaker and authored MY STYLE, MY LIFE, in 2011.  She is a passionate advocate for women’s safety and education.  She is a survivor of domestic abuse and is an advocate for self-sufficiency for all victims of abuse.  She encourages all women to remain hopeful, safe and to enjoy their LIFE!

Website: www.peak10skin.com
Social Media Links:
Facebook: facebook.com/PEAK10SKIN
Twitter: @peak10skin

New Treatment option for Plaque Psoriasis

Dr. Mark Jackson of Forefront Dermatology, a Board Certified Dermatologist and Psoriasis Expert joins eHealth Radio and the Dermatology & Health News Channels to tell us about Sernivo, a new FDA-approved treatment for Psoriasis.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dr. Mark Jackson discuss the following:What is Psoriasis?What causes Psoriasis? Is there a cure?How can it be treated?Can you tell us a bit more about Sernivo?Psoriasis can impact a patient’s quality of life, what makes it so frustrating?
Duration: 9:37
Dr. Jackson is a Clinical Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at the University of Louisville. Dr. Jackson is active in the dermatology residency program and spends time teaching dermatology residents and medical students. He is also involved in clinical investigational research, as well as in clinical practice.
Dr. Jackson has authored many chapters and articles in peer reviewed publications and has lectured throughout the country on topics involving acne, lupus, psoriasis, eczema, systemic therapies for dermatologic diseases and advanced dermatologic disorders. He sees patients primarily at the Louisville office, but also staffs the dermatology clinic at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Jackson also serves as an investigator and consultant for pharmaceutical companies in research and drug development.

Website: www.sernivo.com

Out of Africa Shea Butter and its Health Benefits

Debra Lulla, Co-Founder of the Out of Africa ® brand of Hand Crafted Shea Butter products joins eHealth Radio and the Beauty and Skin Care Channels to discuss the health benefits by using Out of Africa Shea Butter and its health benefits.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Debra Lulla discuss the following:
How did the Company and the Brand Out of Africa get started?What is Shea Butter and where does it come from?Shea Butter is sometimes called “Nature’s Miracle Moisturizer”. Why is that?What health or skin conditions does Shea Butter help?Tell us about your cause “The Benin Education Fund”?Are there any new products in the works?
Duration: 14:56
Debra Lulla is Co-Founder of the Out of Africa ® brand of Hand Crafted Shea Butter products. Debra works alongside her husband, Victor Lulla. Debra not only handles the day to day operations of the Out of Africa brand, she is a licensed esthetician.
Debra has had an interest in healthy skin care as far back as she can remember. Ms. Lulla owned and operated a private spa in Beverly Hills, California before her work with Out of Africa.
Debra and Victor support several women’s cooperatives and help to create jobs in Benin, West Africa. Out of Africa shea butter skincare also sponsors the Benin Education Fund’s global leadership initiative.

Website: www.outofafricashea.com
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutOfAfricaShea
Twitter: @outofafricashea

Improving the function of Mitochondria, our cellular batteries, slows the aging process

Greg Macpherson, CEO of MitoQ, developer of the first antioxidant formula able to penetrate mitochrondria joins eHealth Radio and the Anti-Aging & Health News Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Greg Macpherson discuss the following:What are mitochondria and when and why do they start to decline in function?This decline is intricately linked to the aging process and gets progressively worse, what are the visible and non-visible signs?Why is having lots of healthy functioning mitochrondria important to overall health?Researchers have linked over 200 health conditions to mitochondrial dysfunction. What are some of these conditions and how do the MitoQ supplements work to ease the symptoms?MitoQ also has developed a skin serum.  How does that work and what are the results?
Duration: 11:35
Greg Macpherson is Chief Executive Officer of MitoQ Ltd. He completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy at University of Otago School of Medicine in 1992.
Subsequently he has been owner and director of a number of start up businesses that include New Zealand’s largest residential care services pharmacy, NZ’s first robotic dispensing laboratory, a pharmaceutical wholesaling company and a software development company. He has been a partner and board member of a pharmacy chain associated with one of NZ’s leading retailers.
Currently he is a shareholder and director of Pharmacy Direct, NZ’s leading online pharmacy and is CEO at MitoQ Ltd.

Website: www.MITOQ.com

Introducing SunVisor, your personal sun protection advisor

Lance Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of mHealth Digital, a digital health company that has developed SunVisor, an innovative smartphone application for sun exposure risk management joins eHealth Radio and the Skin Care and Technology Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Lance Cohen discuss the following:Why is sun exposure becoming such a growing health concern and how does  SunVisor fit into the picture as a solution to this concern?Can you describe the SunVisor app and how it actually works?What inspired you to create the app?What makes SunVisor unique compared to other app’s and UV trackers out there?  What does the future look like for SunVisor and mHealth Digital?Duration: 7:34
mHealth Digital is a digital health company with a mission of developing simple solutions to complex health problems. Their first product, SunVisor, is a smartphone application for iOS and Android designed to make sun exposure risk management effortless.
The company was founded by Lance Cohen, and Dr Suzanne Miller in Sydney, Australia. Lance, currently based in San Francisco, California, is a biomedical and software engineer with many years of experience in medical device product development across early stage startups and established multinational players. Dr Miller, is a Harvard and Standard trained medical physician, and social entrepreneur.  The companies formation and the SunVisor journey was inspired by the teams desire to use technology to prevent disease after witnessing members of family and friends experience skin cancer scares.

Websites: www.sunvisorapp.com | www.mhealthdigital.com
Links to the app on the app stores:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sunvisor/id1022235961
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhealthdigital.sunvisor
Follow Sunvisor:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunvisor
Twitter: @SunVisorApp

What to know before buying a sunscreen

Tom Ferries, Co-owner and Marketing Manager for Beyond Coastal Sun Care, providing you with top quality sunscreens and lip balms joins eHealth Radio and the Skin Care Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Tom Ferries discuss the following:What should I look for when buying a sunscreen?What sets Beyond Coastal apart from other Sunscreens in the market? Why does Beyond Coastal have a Natural and Active line and what is the difference?Why does Beyond Coastal not make an SPF 50 or 100 sunscreen?Can sunscreen help prevent skin cancer?I understand that the environmental working just released it’s 2016 Skin Deep sun screen guide.  Tell our audience how Beyond Coastal faired this year.
Duration: 12:26
What are you putting on your skin? Beyond Coastal provides the ultimate sun care for the outdoor athlete. We only use premium, antioxidant-rich inactive ingredients that protect, nourish, repair and hydrate your skin. Our line of Natural and Active sunscreen lotions and balms have broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection and are 80 minutes water resistant.

Born in the surf raised in the mountains Beyond Coastal was developed by an avid skier/surfer.  Although he and his friends wore sunscreen daily, some were still being diagnosed with skin cancer.  After some initial research they found the sunscreen market was filled with greasy, chemical laden formulas that claimed to give broad-spectrum protection but did not actually have these ingredients in their formulas.
Today Beyond Coastal continues to produce the healthiest sun screens in both our Natural and Active lines as shown by the Environmental Working Group (EWG.org) Beyond Coastal is one of only two brands tested out of 500 plus brands that got top rating by the EWG for both it’s Natural and their Active sunscreen formulas.

Website: www.beyondcoastal.com

Interview with skin expert and Mompreneur Katherine Goldman, owner of Stript Wax Bar

Celebrity "Waxologist" Katherine Goldman, the owner of Stript Wax Bar, a chain of professional waxing salons in California joins eHealth Radio and the Beauty & Skin Care Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Katherine Goldman discuss the following:Tell us first, What is Stript Wax Bar? I see media refers to you as a successful "Mompreneur" - that is an Entrepreneur and a Mom! How do you juggle having 10 Stript Wax Bar locations, running the business and being a mother to 2 kids, any advice for other "mompreneurs" listening?Well you certainly have done a good job managing it all. Seeing as you are a skin care expert, what tips can you share with our listeners to keep their skin healthy as we transition into Summer months, are there routines we should do or foods we should eat to keep looking youthful? Let's talk about myths of waxing, do you get a lot of men? Isn't waxing painful or is that just a myth?Here at eHealth Radio, we love health tips, can you give our listeners your top 2-3 health tips?

Duration: 8:26
“Mompreneur,” Celebrity Waxologist & Esthetician Katherine Goldman founded Stript Wax Bar in 2009, fulfilling her vision of a boutique dedicated to the art of waxing.  Their mission is to provide women and men with a clean, comfortable environment where they can provide customers with the best, most professional hair removal services in the industry.  Now a chain of ten boutique waxing bars across California, Stript Wax Bar locations are all about the newest and close to painless waxing techniques in the industry. Alongside their superior waxing services, Stript also offers other services that include a line of clinical facials, customized treatments that compliment the overall waxing experience, and the art of spray tanning (the regular Dancing With The Stars crew can be spotted tanning there year round).
If you are looking for a permanent hair reduction solution and are not convinced that the cost or long term results of Laser is right for you, then let’s talk about Stript Wax Bar’s exclusive line of Depilar permanent hair reduction gel.  Applied and activated in conjunction with a waxing service, Depilar is your personal path to permanently smooth skin.  Visit a Stript Wax Bar near you and follow @StriptWaxBar on social media. READY.  SET.  SMOOTH!

Website: www.striptwaxbar.com
Follow Stript Wax Bar on Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/striptwaxbar
Twitter: @striptwaxbar or @STRIPTWaxBarLA

Essential Oils Have Super Powers with Kathy Heshelow

Kathy Heshelow, author of the new book “Essential Oils Have Super Powers: From Solving Everyday Wellness Problems to Taking on “Superbugs” again joins eHealth Radio and the Skin Care, Health & Beauty Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Kathy Heshelow discuss the following:Your new book about essential oils has just appeared. Tell us about it. Why did you write it?Why don’t you tell us exactly what essential oils are, and why they have super powers?I haven’t heard too many doctors recommend essential oils? Why not?How do you use them, what do you do with them?Do you have a favorite essential oil?What about safety?  Are essential oils safe to use?There is mention of Superbugs in your title. How do essential oils play into the issue of antibiotic-resistant Superbugs or MRSA?Are there current medical studies or tests about this?Why do essential oils work when antibiotics cannot?Are there any live cases of killing bacteria in people with a MRSA infection?There seems to be a lot to talk about but we are running out of time. People can read about all this in your book!  What are some of the other things you cover? Is this book for beginners or people who know something about essential oils?
Duration: 24:23
I was lucky enough to have lived in Paris, France for 16 years.  Paris is the best city in the world, at least in my opinion! So much beauty, history, real enjoyment of life, attention to detail, and never a dull moment.
You can find beauty and calm in a quiet corner of a park or along the Seine; feasts for the eyes and nose in any of the wonderful outdoor markets (my local one was the fabulous rue Cler); appreciation of detail and craft; an understanding of wellness and balance; lots of dogs (my dear Tasha, a cocker spaniel, was with me then); fabulous restaurants of every kind; style in those beautiful French women; the most amazing museums (big and small); and international flair in the city.
I graduated from The American University of Paris (AUP), and was honored to have working papers that allowed me to stay on all for many years. The time went by in a flash!
I worked at AUP and at Parsons School of Design, Paris campus as Assistant Director. So many talented students and professors from every country imaginable, so much cultural understanding and diversity; so much travel and discovery.
I always encourage Americans to spend some time outside the US if they can, even if only for a semester abroad or a summer of living and traveling.  Your attitude and point of view can shift and open up. Try to learn languages and engage with people. I actually back-packed around Europe for 3 months all those years ago on savings from high school jobs before starting college, to really see if I wanted to live and study in Europe. And I did!
Fast forward: When I decided to start up a skincare company, I knew I had to bring secrets I observed in Paris and Europe to Sublime Beauty, Sublime Naturals and ZEN BOX. I love the way French women age, more naturally yet with grand style – nothing
overdone.
However, I bring the old-school US approach to customer service:  “Delight them with great customer service, and treat them as you want to be treated” – that is our customer service motto.
When I first returned from Europe in 1996, I actually launched into a commercial real estate career that became very robust and exciting (until 2008 when it seemed the whole world crashed), and I still take on a client or two per year though my
specialty niche is still not yet robust even today.
Some ask how I got from commercial real estate to wellness and skincare – my 1031 NNN niche essentially went away after the crash of 2008. I waited for a few years after the crash, thinking the dip would turn, but it has been much slower than anticipated. When it was clear things were not recovering, I decided it was time to do something that I was clearly interested in personally – healthy skin and wellness and quality of life.  And most entrepreneurs realize, business is business. You apply the same principles and models to what you are doing, no matter the industry.
Because I have diverse companies and activities, it was suggested by a mentor to put together a website to pull the information
together under one roof, and voila!
I am intrigued by the monthly subscription box phenomenon, and knew that bringing Essential Oils to my clients would be a hit. ZEN BOX launched in February 2016.  While I have used and studied Essential Oils for decades (including use in France), I decided to formalize it with a certification, now in progress. I am now writing a book about the joy and power of Essential Oils for wellness and balance now, and trademarked the phrase: Essential Oils Have Super Powers®.
My hubby and I live in Florida and enjoy the warmth year-round along with our pups.

Websites: www.kathyheshelow.com | www.sublimenaturals.com
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SublimeBeautyNaturals
Twitter: SB_NaturalSkin

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Belinda Hughes, Natural Beauty Expert

Natural Beauty Expert Belinda Hughes who is a Natural Beauty Expert, business owner and beauty writer joins eHealth Radio and the Beauty and Skin Care Channels. Her passion aims to bring the natural beauty and wellness community together to showcase the best to the consumer.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Belinda Hughes discuss the following:Tell us how you started in natural beauty?How did the brand Natural Beauty Expert begin?What do you hope to achieve on the Natural Beauty Expert site?Tell us how the natural beauty landscape has changed in the past 10 years?What is your biggest tip for people looking for natural skincare?
Duration: 10:34
Belinda Hughes is a professional beauty therapist who has a passion for toxic free beauty products, health and wellbeing. She has worked across three capital cities, Port Douglas and New South Wales coastal regions. Most of this career has been spent working with some of the best natural spa products available. Her roles have spanned from beauty therapist to business owner, brand manager, trainer and blogger.
With a wealth of experience and knowledge behind her Belinda launched her site Natural Beauty Expert in 2013 to share her knowledge and talk about the best natural products on the market for her readers.

Website: www.naturalbeautyexpert.com.au
Social Media:
Facebook: www.naturalbeautyexpert.com/naturalbeautyexpert
Twitter: @natbeautyexpert
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Success and Charitable Giving & how they go hand in hand

Roberta Perry, President of ScrubzBody™ Natural Skin Care that creates small batch, handcrafted products that makes your skin smile again joins eHealth Radio and the Charity & Skin Care Channel.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Roberta Perry discuss the following:What was your AHA moment to create your signature product, Scrubz™?Why do you call it the busy person's dream product? How can it help their skin issues?Besides money, What is your greatest business success? How did you get involved in charitable giving with your brand?What is "The Breast of Everything?" (breastofeverything.com)
Duration: 11:25
After years of being totally selfless and taking care of everyone else's needs, (ok, that is my own humble opinion, but work with me here) my skin was peeling, dry, itchy and irritated. In 2005, at 43, I decided I was worth taking care of too. I discovered exfoliating products, but like the proverbial Goldilocks, none were completely satisfying my needs & wants. I decided to create my own and headed for the kitchen to play like a "mad chemist". I mixed up different combinations of botanical oils, which are great for skin, and loved my creations. It was not until I did extensive research, however, that I realized how lucky I was with the recipe I had created. I brought in my sister and we started ScrubzBody™ in 2006, in my home. We moved quickly to a renovated garage, and then opened our first manufacturing/store front, in Bethpage, NY in 2011. We have since moved to a much larger space, right in the heart of town. We love it here. All products are handcrafted in small batches. We host “Make your own Scrubz™” parties for kids of all ages. We sell retail and wholesale, with clients such as Whole Foods Markets.
I have been published and quoted in blogs, beauty magazines and various articles. I have had 2 Newsday articles written about my business and have contributed to many others. I was a panelist for the Newsday Connect Small Business Seminar, I was a guest for a natural remedy segment of the Dr. Oz show which aired on 10/24/14, as well as a food related segment which aired on 2/29/16. I received the Nassau County Legislature Trailblazer award for our charity work on 3/21/16. I am a proud member of Indie Business Network, American Made Matters, Bethpage Chamber of Commerce & Bethpage Kiwanis Club.

Website: www.scrubzbody.com
Scrubz on Social Media:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/scrubzbody
Twitter: @scrubzbody
Instagram: @scrubzbody
Youtube: http://bit.ly/24W0QSn
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