A New-Old Insomnia Cure: Darkness
Studies have shown that the light from backlit computer screens and iPads — and to a slightly lesser extent, TV — are seriously sabotaging modern sleep habits.
The Riviera Maya, Where Nature Heals
The beach at Xpu-Há in the Yucatan I’m posting this from the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, now known to most visitors as the Riviera Maya. Yes, this is one of those carefully coined tourism catchphrases, but at least in this case it’s not too far-fetched. One glance at the photo to the right and you’ll [...]
Bed Bugs Begone: Best Anti-Bedbug Tips
Toronto fights bed bugs with signs Once almost completely eradicated from the U.S., bedbugs are back with a vengeance. First spotted in hotels on the east coast, they’re now making themselves at home in movie theaters, office buildings, apartments, public buildings, and college dorms all over the country. Recent bedbug attacks:• New York: Abercrombie & [...]
Best Anti-Aging Creams Ever!
In the fall, I spent a week at Rancho La Puerta, the original wellness retreat in Tecate, Mexico, with a group of travel bloggers. Another member of our group, Chicago TV reporter Nancy Loo, told all of us about an all-natural product line called Maylán that was developed by a Chicago chemist for his wife’s [...]
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: Bed Bug Report Part II
It’s amazing what it’s possible to find out about Web traffic. A few clicks reveals that the most popular post ever here at Health*Conscious*Travel was my bedbug report: what to know before you go a few months back. The timing was good, because since I posted the national news has continued to feature one report after [...]
How Do You Stay Healthy and Energized When You Travel?
Jet lag, too much good food, nowhere to exercise – there are lots of barriers to staying healthy when you travel, and it’s all too common to arrive home tired, achy, and ready to pull out your “fat jeans.” At a recent travel writers twittathon, I was asked the above question, and it made me [...]
Women + Travel + Hotel Rooms = Sleep? Not Always!
Would you book a hotel room if you knew the bathroom was a walk away — outdoors? That subject came up recently when I recommended TreeBones, an incredible eco-resort in Big Sur, to a friend. I told her TreeBones was one of my favorite places I’ve ever stayed, but warned her that the elegantly furnished [...]
