Your Next Step: Vigorous Exercise
Two new studies reported in The New York Times indicate that living longer is associated with perhaps more exercise than we think. The combined findings of the two studies are leading to some conclusions:As we’ve been told, any exercise is ...
Is “Work/Life Balance” Good Advice for Hairdressers?
We read so much about making time for “life” in a society where work can spread into a 24/7 habit. It makes sense—what’s the point of making money if you never have time to spend it? These days even “social” ...
Into the Woods: 10 Tips for Safe Summer Camping
Do you love camping? Or are you braving it for the first time? Either way, bring a pillow for comfort, get your Spotify ready and head out into the wild outdoors with these 10 safety tips based on information from the U.S. Forest ...
July Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: Because Every Minute Matters
What would you do with an extra 10 minutes every morning? Or 10 more minutes with every client? When faced with illness, health scares or major life milestones, it is common to question how we “wish” we had spent more of our personal ...
Cancer Progress and Support
As the beauty industry excitedly anticipates Rock the Cure, the City of Hope Spirit of Life gala set for July 11 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, there’s excitement, too, in the City of Hope labs pursuing that elusive cure ...
Breast Cancer Update: Weight Matters
A new study confirms that obesity raises the risk for breast cancer, especially for postmenopausal women. City of Hope, which supports the efforts of Healthy Hairdresser, reports that the research published this month in JAMA Oncology is based ...
10 Bed Crimes
Nearly 90 percent of people experience sleeping problems, and one in three rarely get a full night’s sleep, according to a study published by Digital Hub. We lie awake most often because of stress, anxiety, needing to use the bathroom, ...
Hydrate with Food
Summertime thirst is a “demanding mistress”! “The body uses water to regulate internal body temperature, lubricate joints, maintain muscle integrity and help ease other bodily functions,” says fitness trainer Franci ...
Can’t attend the Spirit of Life Event? You Still Can “Rock the Cure”!
On July 11, Pravana founder Steve Goddard will receive the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award during the “Rock the Cure” dinner and entertainment event at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The “cure” in this ...
Job Stress at the Salon
Stress on the job has been shown in study after study to be a major source of health problems. Salon professionals have always been fortunate that a major reason people report feeling stress on the job—a fear of being fired or laid ...
6 Foot and Ankle Exercises
Since our Healthy Hairdresser Challenge for June involves taking care of your feet and legs, Healthy Hairdresser did a little research to see what exercises are recommended. You stand much of the day, so moving your feet and ankles is critical ...
“What I Live For”
To mark June as National Safety Month, the National Safety Council (NSC) is celebrating people’s passions that give them a good reason to stay safe. The NSC’s 2015 theme, “What I Live For,” encourages you to share your ...
Is Khloe Kardashian—And Are You—Drinking “Too Much” Water?
Tweeting that her water tip of the day is that she drinks five to six liters of water a day, Khloe Kardashian touched off a bit of a health storm. Even though she added that this amount was recommended by her nutritionist and based on her body ...
Employee Wellbeing Month
How safe is your salon and how healthy is your salon culture? In conjunction with National Safety Month, this is the seventh June designated as Employee Wellbeing Month to spotlight the workplace’s role in helping to create healthy ...
How Do You Treat Your Feet?
Tell us and you could win shoes!Hairdressing isn’t a sport, but it is physical. Salon work requires stamina, strength, attention to posture and stance, and a fair amount of fancy footwork. The shoes you wear, the floor you stand on and how ...
An Itch for Info in Allergy Season
That runny nose, those itchy eyes and your scratchy throat—is it a summer cold, or do you have allergies? You don’t want to be spreading a cold to every client who sits in your chair, so you may be hoping it’s an allergy. But ...
6 Easy Exercises for Hairdressers
Davines, an Italian beauty product brand that emphasizes health and sustaining the environment, has developed a video demonstrating six exercises intended to help hairdressers maintain good posture, avoid injuries, eliminate fatigue and shake ...