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Brandy Simmons

Health and Beauty 360: Feet

December 20, 2011 7 0 Brandy Simmons

Simple Steps Eat 12–15mg of zinc daily to prevent stinky feet. Have your feet measured. The majority of women wear shoes that are too small. Limit your everyday shoe collection to those with support—from arch-friendly flip flops to over-the-counter orthotic…

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Health and Beauty 360: Back

December 20, 2011 6 0 Brandy Simmons

Simple Steps Stop straining. If toe touches and sit-ups cause even slight pain, switch to crunches and coached weight lifting. Change your mattress every five to seven years. Use the floor or plywood to support a sagging mattress until you…

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Health and Beauty 360: Face and Skin

December 20, 2011 5 1 Brandy Simmons

Simple Steps Avoid razor bumps by taking a hot shower before shaving with the grain and not stretching skin. Rinse with cold water and moisturize afterward. Avoid moisturizers with paraben, alcohol or mineral oil. Look instead for humectants such as…

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Health and Beauty 360: Hair and Nails

December 20, 2011 4 1 Brandy Simmons

Simple Steps Bring your own tools to the nail salon. Adolescent girls are seeing increased numbers of fungal infections from improperly sterilized instruments at salon parties. Don’t let nail technicians push back cuticles, which can create an entry for fungus.…

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Health and Beauty 360: Tummy

December 20, 2011 5 1 Brandy Simmons

Simple Steps Cocoa butter hasn’t proven effective at stretch mark reduction, but Vitamin E, panthenol, hyaluronic acid, elastin and menthol can aid in the prevention of stretch marks in muscly athletes and pregnant women. Be diligent and patient with ointments…

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Mountain Range

November 29, 2011 5 0 Brandy Simmons

Check out our ultimate guide to winter sports in Colorado with a little somethin’ somethin’ for every athlete.

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Packing

November 29, 2011 4 1 Brandy Simmons

Elite Holiday Affair Rogers Pass/Heart lakes In winter, these normally heavily trafficked routes can be less clearly marked, but topo maps and turn-right-at-the-tree directions abound for this uphill, butt-burning battle. Experienced snowshoers/backcountry campers shouldn’t have trouble finding the gorgeous alpine…

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Paths

November 29, 2011 3 1 Brandy Simmons

Elite It’s a Wonderful Life Cameron Pass Backcountry at Cameron Pass brings in skiers from throughout the region for steep passages in Nokhu Crags and near Ruby Jewel Lake (with yurts nearby if you just can’t go home). Chill out…

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Powder

November 29, 2011 3 1 Brandy Simmons

Elite Party on, Dudes Eldora Mountain Resort Break the law of gravity with an excellent adventure full of sick action at Eldora’s terrain parks or at the double black diamond Corona Bowl. There’s no sledding or wimpy snowplay here, so…

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Cropland Constitution

November 28, 2011 3 0 Brandy Simmons

The future of Boulder County’s local-, organic-food-filled plates lies in the hands of non-elected officials this month as Boulder County’s Parks and Open Space moves forward with its first-ever comprehensive cropland policy.