Posted by Rina Tzeng on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 @ 12:07 PM
10 Great Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, it’s time to start making plans. It’s a day to show your love, affection, and devotion to those closest to you. Sure, the traditional chocolates, flowers, and cards are lovely, however, a carefully thought out gift and events planned for quality time mean so much more. Take the time to do something special for your loved one, whether it’s going out to the spa and then to dinner, movies, or sitting at home playing intimate love games. Whatever you have planned, be sure that it shows how much you care. Following are ten great gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, sure to knock your sweetie’s socks off.
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1. Hot Candle–lit Bubble Bath – run a nice hot bubble bath, filled with flower petals and pure essential oils. To add an extra special touch and create the perfect romantic atmosphere, set lit candles all around and have some nice, smooth, love music to get your beloved in that special mood. Be sure to give extra pampering by offering to wash their back, legs, and feet, and maybe even finish off with a nice foot massage with soothing oil infused with aromatic essential oil.
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2. Specialty Chocolates – for some, it just isn’t Valentine’s Day without the chocolate! Don’t just get any box of chocolates from the local drugstore. Show your sweetie that you put more time and effort into it by getting specialty chocolates to suit their particular flavor. Chocolate is also known to release serotonin, creating those nice warm fuzzies of sweet love!
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3. Engraved Jewelry – a gift that’s sure to leave your loved one smiling for years to come. Pick out a special piece of jewelry and have it engraved with their pet name, a special message of affection, or any reminder of your undying devotion for them. Jewelry is a gift that can last a lifetime and even be shared with future generations as a reflection of your love!
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4. Home-cooked Gourmet Dinner – food is nurturing. When we are first born, our mother feeds us and we quickly learn to associate it with love. Across multiple cultures and generations, food is connected to love. Plan out a special meal of the foods you know your honey will enjoy, consisting of an appetizer, main course, and desert. Add a special touch by making it a nice presentation, not only in how you place the food on the plates and table, but also with the types of dishes you use, a special table cloth, scented candles, soft lighting and music. It is said that a good path to the heart is through the stomach and that’s not just limited to men!
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5. Day at Akoya Spa – give your sweetheart a great sense of well-being with a day at the spa. This could include a full body massage, facials, detox treatments, and a myriad of other custom treatments. Give us a call and we will plan a great day for you! Click here for Valentine's Day Packages
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6. Make Your Own Card – while store bought cards can look nice, they may lack a personal message. Making your own card is a lot more personal and intimate. You can tell your beloved exactly how you feel and they will know that it came from your heart and not your wallet!
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7. Write a Love Letter – another great way to profess undying love! We’re not talking typing something up on the computer and printing it out here. No, we’re talking a good old fashioned hand-written love letter. You may wish to do a rough draft to get out the right words, then carefully rewrite taking your time, so that it looks nice. This shows you put your own time, energy, and heart into it and will be something your sweetie may hold on to for many years or even decades to come!
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8. Tickets to See their Favorite Sports Team or Music Band – give your honey something that you know they’ll enjoy immensely! Make it even more special by promising to go to the event with them and share in their joy. When we participate in such activities it creates a stronger common bond. Get out and have some fun!!!
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9. Homemade Gift – homemade gifts are always much better than store bought ones. They show you took the time to think about what to make, then put even more energy into making it. Not to mention, these kinds of gifts are invaluable and have a great way of really touching the heart.
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10. Scrapbook – gather photos of the two of you and write out some sweet phrases to go with them. Put them all in a nice scrapbook and decorate it to give it that special touch. Get creative with it and perhaps even add some humor to it. This is a gift to be treasured for sure!
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As you can see, it doesn’t have to take a whole lot of money to have a great Valentine’s Day with your loved one. With a bit of effort and creativity, you can share romantic moments with your sweetheart and show them your love and affection. Doing something unique is far superior to the same old traditional gifts and can cater more to your beloved’s individual taste and style. We wish you a happy and blissful Valentine’s Day!
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 @ 03:19 PM
A Bit of Lovin’ Everyday Keeps the Doctor Away!
Love is a very powerful emotion. It’s been the root of a vast amount of great poetry, songs, artwork, chivalrous deeds, wild adventures, and even devastating wars. When two people are in love, they can be inseparable and some even communicate without speaking any words. Mothers have been known to achieve superhuman feats in order to save their children and many other lives have been saved through a loving touch. Love is not just an emotion; it’s a basic human need, such as food and water. When mothers nurse their newborn babies, they lovingly look each other in the eye, as they build bonds. It’s that early bonding that has a great impact on a human’s life and health. When babies are able to bond with their mothers, they develop a good foundation and sense of security, which is pertinent to good physical and mental health.
The Answer is False! Love is a great contributor to good physical health and a sense of well-being. It has even been found that those who receive a lot of love live longer and healthier lives. Does this mean that those who are single should sweat and fret? Most definitely not! You can be loved by family members, your pet, your neighbors and others… but remember one must love themselves, before they love anyone else. Even if you are single and live a solitary life, it can still be filled with love. It’s so essential to have love for the self! This self-love is attributable to being confident in one’s own abilities and having good self-esteem. When you love yourself, you take good care of yourself, from the foods you put into your body, the activities you participate in, and the people you put yourself around, as well, it lends to good mental well-being.
In this hectic world, it can be easy to forget the self, which is why it is so important to set aside some personal time. This personal time should be spent doing activities that contribute to wellness, in order that you may keep balance and peace of mind the rest of the time. Wellness is about nurturing the self and having a balance in all areas of life. What is needed for wellness is just as varied per person as fingerprints. Often times, it’s easier for someone looking in to pick up on clues and find viable solutions, than when one is embroiled in the middle of their own life’s chaos. This is why we suggest you come down to the spa and speak to one of our highly trained wellness specialists, so that they can customize your wellness program to best suit your needs and requirements. Wellness is not some fashion fad that is here today and gone tomorrow, it is an act of responsibility and unconditional love for the self. Take charge of your health and well-being by making it a point to incorporate wellness into every aspect of your life!
We wish for you to live long and prosper!
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Wed, Feb 01, 2012 @ 08:17 AM
True or False: People who are overweight are the only ones who have cellulite?
The answer is false, a person does not have to be overweight to have cellulite, thin people are also affected by cellulite. Can you believe that 8 out of 10 women have cellulite? This number is astounding! So why do so many women have cellulite, and what exactly is cellulite?
Most people when they hear the word “cellulite” they think of fat deposits and multiple dimples on specific areas of the body. Did you know that cellulite is actually not a fat, but rather a toxic body condition combined with edema and a lack of circulation. It is a condition of uneven deposits of fat, water, and wastes that have become trapped in connective tissues of the body, just below the skin’s surface. The major contributing factors towards a cellulite condition is poor blood circulation, toxic accumulation and fluid retention. Other contributing factors include:
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Overcooked, fatty, dead foods
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Increased hormonal activity
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Prescription or recreational drugs
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Alcohol, nicotine, caffeine
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Crash diet followed by weight gain
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Not drinking enough water
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Irregular bowel movement (constipation)
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Excess weight
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Lack of exercise
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Stress
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Toxic lifestyle
So how do we eliminate cellulite?
Cellulite is a toxic body condition! In order to permanently eliminate cellulite, you must start at the source of the toxic body, and detoxify internally. Start by taking a good look at the list of cellulite contributing factors and make adjustments. Say you have a toxic colon; if you do not eliminate the toxins you will always have cellulite, because toxins and putrefied materials stored in the colon are carried into connective tissues, where they are deposited, forming cellulite. TakingGliSODin Advance Detoxification formula is an excellent internal cleanse, helping to eliminate toxins by cleansing the liver, kidney, intestines, and rejuvenating the skin for optimal health and wellbeing. In combination to the M’lis Contour Body Wrap, this body wrap will assist the process of elimination and rid the body of toxic waste via the lymphatic system.
What makes M’lis Contour Body Wrap different from other wraps?
M’lis Spa Contour Body Wrap was developed by a bio-chemist from the UCLA Medical Center, this double action body contour wrap achieves cellulite reduction and internal detoxification through cleansing of the lymphatic system.
The M’lis wrap uses herbal formulation that helps to reverse the cellulite formation cycle by helping to stimulate the body’s own natural lymph elimination functions. Since the lymph system is responsible for sweeping toxins, bacteria, virus, germs and harmful substances form the body, this body wrap will assist the cleansing process of the tissue underneath the skin, and helps restore elasticity to loose, flabby skin. It does not dehydrate and age the skin and is the healthiest type of wrap.
Here are a few other types of body contour treatments:
Salt solutions, mineral salt wraps, seaweed wraps, and liquid herbal wrap, clay wrap:
All these wraps promote toxins and water to come out through the pores internally to externally. Though there is a detoxification benefit, these processes dehydrate and age the skin by water loss.
Thigh Cream: The main ingredient is aminophylline. This chemical is an asthma medication that was formulated to shrink the mucous membranes so the patient can breathe. It does the exactly the same externally, shrinking the cells of any moisture. This is a water loss, dehydrating and the most damaging of all cellulite treatments.
Now you are more knowledgeable about cellulite and the two ways to permanently eliminate cellulite:
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Detoxification of the entire body
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Lymphatic cleansing wraps that clean the internal waste system
We may be all victims of cellulite but we have the power to reverse this toxic condition.
Ready to get rid of your cellulite?
Thank you for reading this informative blog post. As a way to get you started we are offering you $15 OFF your first M'lis Body Contour Treatment and 20% OFF GliSODin and M'lis products when you mention the blog
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:21 AM
Breaking the cigarette habit definitely takes lots of mental strength and acquired discipline. After all, nicotine is an addictive substance that alters the chemicals in the brain so that your pleasure points light up when you light up. As the brain gets dependent on this artificial feel-good substance, it needs more and more of it to achieve the same level of high. This is really a vicious cycle that is difficult to break. And the numbers show. Almost 70% of Americans smoking said they have tried to quit, only to start smoking again once their cravings came back. It usually takes about three or more attempts before finally being able to quit for good.
Acupuncture has become an increasingly popular alternative approach to help smoking cessation because acupuncture helps to reduce withdrawal symptoms and does not have side effects that are common from conventional smoking cessation methods.
Will acupuncture really work?
We get this question all the time. When you truly make up your mind to quit smoking, you have already won half the battle. Acupuncture treatment will help you even further along, helping to reduce cravings, alleviate irritability, and lessen anxiety and other withdrawal symptoms that are typically experienced.
What to expect during your treatment?
The idea of having needles stuck in you can be quite a scary thought, but there is no need to be scared. Unlike most of the needles we are used to seeing, acupuncture needles are hair thin. There are certain points that the needles are inserted. After your treatment, a small pellet is taped to specific acupuncture points on the ear. Pressing on the pellets when you are craving a cigarette stimulates the acupuncture point and helps to ease the mind and eliminate your craving to smoke.
Acupuncture and quit smoking indeed go well together!
“An acupuncture session today can help keeps cigarettes away.”
Roger Tseng is a Texas Board Certified Licensed Acpuncturist and has been practicing for over 20 years. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call 281-488-8797. You may also schedule online by clicking here: Schedule Now
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 @ 03:46 PM
Dear Friends!!
Come join us at our "Red Velvet Event" on Saturday, December 3, 2011
2:00pm-5:00pm
RSVP by December 1st and receive your very own Red Velvet cupcake from Sprinkles Cupcakes!
THE IRON BUTERFLY Book Signing: The Powerful and Inspiring
The Story of a Mermaid's Daughter
Choon-Ok Jade Harmon was born in the South Krean island of Kojedo in 1956. She was the youngest of seven siblings in a large, destitute family that could not afford food, medical care, or coal for the frigid winters. They expected her to follow in the footsteps of a traditional Korean woman, but Harmon wrote her own destiny. Because of her will to survive and succeed, and despite the opposition from her family and other martial arts masters, Harmon is now the highest ranking woman in Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won, with a Ninth Degree Black Belt. Read the true story of this outstanding woman that will inspire you to reach your wildest dreams.
Come and meet the Iron Butterfly in person!
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Posted by Rina Tzeng on Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 12:28 PM
Reveal your inner glow instantly
If a season of summer fun has left your skin looking less than lustrous, don't despair. Experts say it's easy to look fabulous fast. Well, here we are at the end of Summer and reflecting on the fun we all had in the sun. With the fun, comes the repercussions to our skin. Are you looking at yourself and thinking….gosh I’ve aged this summer? That’s the ill effects of the sun; now it’s time to get serious and undo some of what you’ve done this summer! Falling leaves, cooler weather, skin peels... Yes, the gentler climate of fall is a perfect time for a peel and can set you on your way to a flawless winter complexion. Most peels effect the dead protein tissue that connects dead skin cells to each other, rather than the live protein that is found in live cells.
These peels remove only dead skin and never effect the living skin underneath, except to expose it. Increased cell turnover is beneficial, bringing the skin to a state of equilibrium. Enhance the Look and Feel of Your Skin Within Minutes with little to no downtime Obagi Blue Peel RADIANCE can improve your skin’s look, texture, and feel in a matter of minutes. Instant, radiant results for most skin types Improves a range of skin concerns, including photodamage, and results in an overall improvement in texture and tone1,2 May be beneficial if you have darker skin with pigmentary changes1,2 Superficial exfoliation Provides instant radiance—tighter, smoother, brighter-looking skin after just 1 use.
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Fri, Oct 21, 2011 @ 03:27 PM
We are constantly surrounded by advertisements that talk about the latest and greatest detoxification, weight loss, inch loss, and cellulite reducing tactics. It is almost to the point where it has become so difficult to distinguish which will actually work and which is a scam. The only way to really figure out what really works, is to educate yourself a little bit of how your body system works. If you are interested in detoxifying the body, understand that the lymphatic system with organs such as the kidney and liver are the key components that help detoxifying your body.
For the M’lis Body Contour Wrap, it’s primary goals is to purify the system and eliminate the toxic wastes. Through the detoxification you get the following benefits of cellulite reduction, weight loss and permanent inch loss.
The way to understand why purification and elimination of toxic waste results in cellulite reduction is by looking at what the causes and contributors of cellulite are.
Causes of cellulite Formation:
- When your body has difficulty processing water properly and causing water retention in the body
- Poor circulation causing the lack of blood, lymph and water flow to certain areas of the body.
- Difficulty in removing waste materials in the body
- Hardening of the connective tissue
- Toxic body and lifestyle
Contributors to Cellulite:
- When you don’t drink enough water, your body has a more difficult time filtering the waste build up in the body
- Lack of exercise
Click here to view more contributors to cellulite
Now that we understand what the causes are let’s take a look at how M’lis Contour Body Wrap works.
M’lis Contour body wrap cream is Niacin based. What is Niacin?
Niacin is Vitamin B3 and is used to help the body to convert cards into fuel, which is then used to produce energy. It also helps metabolizes fats and protein, helps to increase the function of the nervous system and lower levels of LDL.
The M’lis Body Contour wrap works by helping to stimulate the body’s lymphatic system to eliminate body toxic, thus resulting in the detoxification of the body, reducing of cellulite, inch loss and weight loss.
Click here for more information about M’lis Body Contour Wrap
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 @ 09:38 AM
Dark circles might make pandas look very cute, but they are not so pleasant looking on us. So what do we do? The obvious thing to do is to cover it up, but wouldn’t it be better if we could fix the problem instead of a quick cover up? We’ve got this fantastic eye care product for you called Teamine Eye Complex. It’s an intensive anti-aging treatment for dark circles. The Teamine Eye Complex is the original and proven eye treatment that is guaranteed to reduce the appearance of dark circles. It works by blocking specific enzymatic activities that are known to degrade and ultimately destroy the collagen network in our skin. This detrimental activity is worsened by our often-stressful lifestyles and exposure to harmful pollutants. Thus the Teamine eye Complex helps us to preserve our collagen matrix.
Teamine Complex provides the following:
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Reduces the appearance of dark circles under the eyes
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Delays the appearance of fine lines and sagging skin
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Reduces damage caused by exposure to the sun
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Reduces skin redness
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Reduces the appearance of spider veins
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Improves the natural protective functions of the skin
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Improves skin firmness and elasticity
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The surface area of deep wrinkles decreased by 68% and in some cases was reduced by as much as 90% ( after 6 months use of Teamine Complex)
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Skin clarity changed by 45% after 3 months use of Teamine Complex
What makes Teamine Eye Complex different:
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Contains proven peptides that have been shown to ticken and firm the skin by boosting collagen production
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Vitamin k, Horse Chestnut and Grapeseed Oil to help strengthen capillaries to reduce leakage
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Arnica Mountana Extract helps to promote circulation
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Green Tea and Vitamine C provide potent antioxidant and brightening benefits
If you have further questions about the Teamine Complex feel free to email us at akoyaspa@gmail.com and we will be more than happy to answer your question. Teamine Complex eye cream is available at Akoya Spa. Members of the Akoya Spa Wellbeing Program will receive 20% OFF products purchased.
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 @ 10:50 AM
At Akoya Skin Spa, we are very mindful of our clients' safety. We always clean all of our linens, we thoroughly disinfect all of our tools, and last, but not least, we adhere to a policy of not using any live animals in any of our spa treatments.
That's more than can be said about this spa in Central China. [Warning: Reader discretion advised]. For those of you with weaker stomachs, a Chinese man recently underwent a spa treatment designed to yield younger-looking skin, which involved the use of live eels to eat dead skin off of the subject's body. Let's just say in this unfortunate case the eel slithered into a location it wasn't supposed to and had to be surgically removed.
(Similar treatment that uses eels during pedicures to remove dead skin on the feet)
We can't think of why that spa would ever concoct such a strange treatment? Out of laziness? For the novelty factor? In any case, here at Akoya Skin Spa, we guarantee that your spa visit will be free of any unpleasant sea creatures. Believe it or not, we actually have a number of safe AND effective treatments to give you younger looking skin.
For example, our Power Peel exfoliates the skin stimulates collagen production, while also improving skin tone and treating hyperpigmentation and fine wrinkles. Our strongest peel, the Power Peel causes some temporary flaking of the skin and aesthetic down time. The Power Peel is a safe and effective treatment as applied by our qualified skin professionals.
Posted by Rina Tzeng on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 @ 07:58 AM
Akoya Spa held its Summer Beauty Event on Wednesday June 28 @ 7:00pm. Thank you all for coming out to attend our event, we had a great turnout! Our reps from Obagi, Jane Iredale, and GliSODin gave make-overs, product demonstrations and many free samples. Gift giveaways included BCBG sunglasses, Poopourii ,Jane Iredale, and GliSODin products. The grand raffle prize was a gift bag containing over $160 in Obagi skin care products. Our fabulous massage therapist Diana gave free chair massages for almost 2 hours non-stop!
Thank you to All That Blooms for creating beautiful rose bouquets for each attending guest!
We also unveiled our all-natural holistic M'lis Spa Contour Body Wrap that gives you inch loss, cellulite reduction and detoxification. This treatment gives permanent inch loss throughout your body
Stay tuned on our website or sign up for our newsletter for information on our next event. In the meantime, since pictures are worth a thousands words, enjoy a few pictures taken at our event!
