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Erin Loecker: Advocacy and Authenticity

When her client who works at the Community Health Center asked whether she’d be interested in stocking brochures on cervical cancer, Erin Loecker didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” After all, January is Cervical Cancer ...

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10 Foods That Will Make You Look Younger

What do you eat on a daily basis? Are you turning to unhealthy food or fast food because it's convenient and quick? Stop a minute and think about how consuming this kind of food over time can affect your body.As a stylist, you may find it ...

January: Glaucoma Awareness Month

Could you have glaucoma but don't know it? Glaucoma is a sneaky disease that accounts for roughly 10 percent of all blindness cases. The World Health Organization estimates that 4.5 million people worldwide are blind due to glaucoma. Of the ...

Be Happy, Healthy, Sexy

Our Healthy Hairdresser friend Pravana Global Creative Director Sherri Jessee, 2013 NAHA Editorial Stylist of the Year, introduced us to yoga and Ayurveda expert Katie Silcox, whose new book, Healthy Happy Sexy, guides women toward establishing ...

5 Tips for Increasing Your Income

Whether you own a salon, you’re a stylist in a salon or you’re an independent contractor, you have a business brand. Today more than 9 million women own businesses in the U.S., generating more than $1.4 trillion, according to the ...

Real Life, Real Work, Real Goals

(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the January 2015 issue of MODERN SALON.) By the time he was 17, Michael Shaun Corby was doing B12 shots and considering going vegan. Health was ...

Cervical Cancer Screening Month

Will you get a Pap test in 2015? Nicknamed “Pap” for the human papillomavirus (HPV) test that looks for the virus that can cause damaging cell changes, this “smear” is still the best way to detect cervical cancer. The ...

4 Tips to Begin Healing Your Life

Neglect. Abuse. Divorce. Addiction. If any of those words describes the household you grew up in, you still may be paying the price as an adult. “We not only perpetuate, but also protect the obstacles that stand in the way of our ...

Goal-Setting Tips and Ideas

Body, Spirit, Business: will you be a triple-threat Healthy Hairdresser in 2015? We’re here to help you set goals, meet them and maintain a healthy routine throughout this year.  When it comes to sticking to resolutions, research ...

5 Veggie/Alcoholic Drinks for the Healthy Hairdresser

It’s the holidays, after all, and you may find yourself hosting a cocktail party. That doesn’t mean you can’t get your veggie fix—what simple juicing recipe wouldn’t be improved with a shot of vodka? Or take your ...