Miami - January 05, 2009

Drink to Your Health

Six Ways to Get Healthy in 2009

This year you made resolutions you can keep — by resolving to do the opposite of everyone else. Find a happy medium with DailyCandy’s guide to good living.

Theirs: Drink less.
Yours: Drink more.
Ours: Drink wine made with sustainable organic grapes at the new Canyon Ranch Grill. The uber-healthy eatery serves veggies from Homestead’s Paradise Farms and lists calorie counts alongside entree options like the miso-braised short ribs with white sweet potato.

Theirs: Save money.
Yours: Spend money.
Ours: Buy local. Idealistic collegiates at Florida International have started a farmers market. Shop locally grown, organic fruits and veggies every Wednesday at noon, starting this week.

Theirs: More exercise.
Yours: More beach time.
Ours: Get down (dog) at the beach with Equinox’s Sunset Salutations. The free one-hour yoga class is done on the sand (5th Street and Ocean Drive, South Beach), Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.

Theirs: Sleep more.
Yours: Sleep around.
Ours: Sleep on an organic pillow from White Lotus Home. The fluffy goodness is made of kapok, a fiber that’s harvested in the rain forest to help build a sustainable ecosystem.

Theirs: Donate stuff.
Yours: Get free stuff.
Ours: Use Belegenza’s hair products, which are silicone-, mineral oil-, petrolatum-, paraben-, SLS-, phthalate-, and urea-free. Though we don’t know what most of that stuff is, not having it in your shampoo makes your hair super shiny.

Theirs: Accept myself.
Yours: Nip, tuck, inject myself.
Ours: Keep skin nourished with Precious Drops, a fragrance- and preservative-free moisturizing serum created by a local RN to quicken post-chemical peel healing. The uncheap potion hydrates and minimizes pores.