Chicago - July 23, 2008

Fare Thee Well

2008 Health and Wellness Guide

Dr. Candy here, checking in on your New Year’s resolutions. Your charts say you’ve been going downhill since January 2. Not good, patient. Doctor’s orders:

PHD (Pretty Hard Day)
You haven’t slept in days, and you’re beginning to resemble your pet blowfish. Head to Bliss for The Eyes Have It, a new add-on eye treatment. After a wrinkle-renovating Japanese mushroom enzyme peel, dark-circle-diminishing hydro-gel massage, and a depuffing task mask, you’ll feel like you just woke up.

Dr. Zhispago
What does 110 minutes of aromasoul massage sound like? Heaven. At the new Dana Hotel and Spa, choose from a menu of the most current treatments and prepare to be pampered. Don’t miss the Energizing Leg and Foot Treatment, a caffeinated exfoliation scrub; detoxifying Moroccan clay mask; and an olive, fig, and shea butter massage.

Chill Pill
You left your last facial beet red and humiliated. Isn’t the point to look dewy and ageless? The new add-on treatment at Cleise Brazilian Day Spa uses Magic Globes made of Pyrex blue glass and filled with gels to treat post-facial and -peel puffiness. Cleise stores the globes in the fridge, then rolls them onto your face, back, and neck. The best part: The more she rolls, the colder they get.

Dr. Dolittle
You’re no doctor, but you do very little. Get back in action with a class at Enso, a new studio offering sessions in martial arts, yoga, capoeira, and other nonviolent disciplines. If not now, then zen?

Taste of Your Own Medicine
You think “processed” is part of the food pyramid. Treat your body right with at-home cooking classes from City Provisions, a local catering company dedicated to healthy, locally sourced food. Learn where your grub comes from; how to prepare it; and, most importantly, how to enjoy it.

You’re looking better already.

  Wellness