Wellness | Newtown Moms

How to Get Great Winter Hair

Winter is a great time to revamp your hair after a summer of sun, saltwater, chlorine and humidity. “I see almost 90 percent of my clients in the Fall and Winter, and they are ready for a change,” says Alexandre Chouery, founder of the Maison D’Alexandre salon in...

tWitch’s Tragic Death & What We Should All Know About Male Suicide

Stephen “tWitch” Boss took his own life earlier this week, and millions took to social media to mourn the tragic loss. Many commented on how it seemed like he had it all—fame from his long-time tenure as the Ellen Degeneres Show DJ, an All-Star stint on So You Think...

5 Secrets of People Who Are Fit!

Do you ever wonder how people get in shape, and stay fit? How do they do it? Don’t these people live in the real world? Don’t they have busy lives like you? Just how do they, year-after-year, continue with their healthy, active lifestyles, while others manage only a...

Gua Sha 101!

This story was contributed by our wellness columnist, Michelle Calarco. By now you’ve likely come across a Gua Sha video on social media where you’ve watched someone massage their face with a stone and wondered what was going on. We wanted to get to the bottom of why...

5 Things You Can Do Now To Feel Great This Summer!

Spring is around the corner, and summer will be here before we know it. Now, to be clear – we don’t support the idea of a “summer body” or “beach body” – if you have a body, you have a beach body! However, as moms who don’t always prioritize self-care, we want to feel...

7 Ways to Encourage a Healthy Body Image in Girls—and Boys!

This story was contributed by Tamsin Jordan, MS, RD. Follow her @nutritionbytamsin. We all want our kids to be happy and healthy. A large part of that is encouraging them to love themselves just the way they are.  Unfortunately, the societal pressure on children to...

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