Lefay Resort & Spa, Gagnano, Italy

Lefay Resort & Spa, Gagnano, Italy Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda, the first jewel of the “Lefay Resorts Collection”, is located in Gargnano, inside an 11 hectares natural park in the heart of the spectacular and renowned Riviera dei Limoni, surrounded by gentle hills and natural terraces rich in olive trees and woods […]

Oxygen therapy

Oxygen therapyHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a therapeutic use of oxygen in a pressurized hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber that utilizes a simple, non-invasive and painless treatment.HBOT’s therapeutic power is attributed to flooding the cells with oxygen. Oxygen levels remain high in tissues for several hours after treatment, which encourages capillary growth. New capillaries mean more […]

Lanserhof Tegernsee, Germany

Lanserhof Tegernsee, Germany Lying low in a bowl of Bavarian hills, surrounded by forest, it’s monastically beautiful, all glass and stone, with bare walls, warm wood floors, and a vast white-on-white spa that looks over the outdoor pool to the trees beyond. It is a calming setting in which to submit to the famous detox […]

Black pepper body scrub

Feeling a little bland? Prepare to shake things up with a spicy body treatment that will get your skin tingling and your blood moving. The Thai black pepper body scrub retails for $135 at the Pho Tree Thai Spa in New York City. The treatment begins with a green tea moisturizer, followed by a full […]

Kiln sauna

If you’re the type to enjoy a good sweat, then consider a Korean kiln sauna. The kiln sauna, also known as the ‘Han jeung mak’, is a Korean tradition dating back to the 15th century. Burning pine tree wood sets the stage inside a stone structure with a low opening. Users are given jute blankets […]

Facial using bird faeces

Facial using bird faeces  Manhattan’s Shizuka New York Day Spa garnered a wave of publicity in 2008 when it announced its Geisha Facial, also known as “the bird poop facial.” The spa claims that nightingale droppings have properties that “brighten, heal and retexturize the skin due to their natural enzymes and guanine, which imparts a pearly […]

Foot Reflexology Massage Relieves Stress and Back Pain

Reflexology and Back Pain: Many people complain of back pain that ranges from niggling discomfort to chronic conditions. Mostly, this is not the result of injury or trauma. Less exercise, hard physical work and a generally sedentary lifestyle for many have contributed to the segments of the population who are virtually crippled with back problems. […]

A hay bath to remember

The next time anyone asks for a roll in the hay, you should remember that it’s considered a therapeutic spa treatment in several inns in South Tyrol, an autonomous province in northern Italy. In a hay bath, the body is wrapped in soaked hay, which is cut early in the morning or in the evening. […]

The 8 Blazing Healthcare Jobs of 2012

Quality healthcare is the great equalizer, even if access to it is not. Whether you’re young or old, financially well-to-do or fiscally in-between, the need for sound healthcare remains the same. Today, this requisite reaches well beyond the routine six-month physical or dental cleaning; it affects wellness as well. And for many, achieving psychological stability […]

History Of Swedish Massage

There are numerous types of massages, but perhaps the most popular and commonly known is Swedish Massage, which was first introduced as medical gymnastics in the 19th century by Swedish Psychologist Pehr Henrick Ling. He created a system of massage, using old techniques used by ancient Greeks and Romans to enhance many physical benefits. Others […]