How Bad is Booze For Your Skin?

We are almost at the halfway point of winter, the deep winter. Old timers called it Candlemas or Candelaria. Basically, if you have used more than half of the food you have canned and jarred, you’ll starve before spring comes. So we’re both screwed.

For the Aztec people, Feb. 2nd was the start of the farming year, the end of the holiday season, and the arrival of Spring, when one offered tamales to Tialoc.

For us, it’s more like the time to do a spring cleaning of our skincare and offer tamales to our tummies.

So what’s going on this week in the beauty and wellness world?

Señora Well-Being

Turns out no amount of vino is good for you. Plus it’s damaging to the skin. Why does something so dehydrating feel soooo good?

If you’re extending your Dry January, here’s an easy vitamin mocktail I made in partnership with Mary Ruth Organics. Remember to use the code they gave us for our friends and family, MROSENORA15 for 15% off any website purchase.

Have long COVID? This study could be very good news for you.

Exercise is really important if you want to avoid cognitive decline as you age, as well as how much “power” or strength you have. Here’s how to measure that and improve.

Check this incredible example of a 90 year old who trained to be as fit as a 40 year old.

Beauty

Are these beauty ingredients that California just banned from skincare in your AM or PM routine?

Thousands of Black Women are reporting that hair relaxers gave them cancer. Watch the Netflix doc Not So Pretty to get caught up on what’s happening in the beauty industry.

Here is what holistic and integrative skincare says you should be using to really treat dry, patchy winter skin.

We’re launching our first ever moisturizer! Use this rosehip cream everywhere, so you don’t have to buy both a body butter AND face moisturizer. It’s the next best thing to homemade skincare.

Life and Food

Could those TV shows about food we love be super earth unfriendly?

Here’s how to get ‘Bookshelf Wealth.’

Let’s try to support more Latina and Latino-owned food brands in 2024. Here’s a family snack brand too.

Stay cozy, hermana! Winter is still upon us. Take it easy, keep hibernating, and conserve your energy for the spring.

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