Vitamins + Supplements

All you have to do is walk out onto a busy city street to feel the effects of the environment on your skin. Our bodies are constantly under assault from pollution and toxic elements in the environment, and the skin is the first to suffer the consequences. Read more

Garlic can reduce cholesterol. St John’s Wort can treat your depression. Turmeric can reduce inflammation. We read the exciting headlines that cite the latest studies, but are left baffled when we search the web for an herbal supplement only to find an overwhelming amount of products, brands, and preparations. Read more

So many weekends of indulgence, a Fourth of July grill-fest, heavy August drinking, and all of a sudden I see puffy red eyes, the peek of a wine belly, the onslaught of new pimples, and is it just me, or are my jeans feeling tight? Read more

We recently talked to dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe about her book The Beauty of Dirty Skin. (Read our interview with her and why we think it’s worth picking up a copy of the book.) In case you’re too busy to read the whole book, we also caught up with Dr. Read more

They’re being administered in specialty spas and roving “hangover revival” buses throughout the nation. IV vitamin drips are what they sound like: intravenous cocktails of customized vitamins. Read more

If you’ve been keeping up with wellness trends, chances are you’ve heard of CBD. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a compound derived from the cannabis plant. Read more

It’s been a busy few months for Bobbi Brown. She launched her lifestyle platform justBOBBI (we’re pretty excited about it), and she introduced her new line of wellness products, Evolution_18. Read more

To start off, what exactly are hormones? Well, they’re biological compounds that act as chemical messengers in the body. They essentially act as the “master switches” of the body, controlling everything from hunger, metabolism, and energy to emotions, mood, and reproduction. Read more

The foundation of youthful skin hinges upon one key factor: collagen. It’s what gives elasticity, firmness, resiliency, and suppleness to the skin, which is the body’s largest organ. Read more

They may be delicious, but are gummy vitamins actually effective?  Corina Crysler, clinical nutritionist and co-founder of beauty supplement brand Glisodin Skin Nutrients helps us answer this reader question. Read more

Q—CHARLOTTE’S BOOK READER:

Should everyone take a probiotic?

A—DANA JAMES, triple certified nutritionist & DANIELA TURLEY, medical herbalist 

Probiotics and gut health are hot topics right now, so we reached out to two CB experts to get their opinions. Read more

Don’t you just want to stay in bed forever these days? There’s no doubt that the dark days of winter can bring you down. Energy’s lacking, viruses take their toll, and your mood isn’t what it would be on a perfectly warm, sunny day in June. Read more