Journal
Insights on longevity, aesthetics & wellness
409+ evidence-based articles from the Body Tonic RX clinical team on hormone health, peptide therapy, metabolic optimization, and the future of aesthetic medicine.
January 28, 2022
Chin Up! Kybella for Dissolving “Double Chin”
A few of the staff were joking about their “double chins” the other day, and I realized we haven’t really focused on Kybella recently. Kybella was approved in the US in 2015 and over the last 7 years,…
January 14, 2022
To Wear or Not to Wear? Sunscreen and Vitamin D
I often over hear people say that they won’t wear sunscreen because they want to get enough Vitamin D. I started looking for research on this and found a great article from skincancer. org that detail…
January 7, 2022
Which Neck Cream Do You Need?
Last week, a client inquired about which neck cream she should use, and I realized this is an excellent little blog topic! We carry three neck creams and they each have their own unique blend of ingre…
December 29, 2021
Cut it Out! Lessening Alcohol and Sugar Intake Will Make Your Skin Happy
As I’ve started getting older (47 this past week!), I’ve become curious about what factors other than sun damage affect the skin negatively; namely smoking, alcohol and sugar. I don’t think anyone rea…
December 22, 2021
Treatments + Skincare for Men
We recently had a new male client come in and I heard him ask if we had any brochures that were specific to skincare and treatments for men. I wanted to run out there and show him this blog! We’ve hav…
December 9, 2021
Gifting Skincare: Recommendations That Are Effective But Fun
My sister-in-law loves receiving skincare products as gifts, so I’ve been trying to think which products would be best for her. My first thoughts are: What type of skin does she have? And What are her…
December 1, 2021
Change Doesn’t Happen Overnight: Why Consistency and Maintenance Matter
What on earth would I do without Body Tonic Rx and the talented ladies here? They keep me, and all our lovely clients, aging in reverse. Literally. When Iris first showed me my before and after pictur…
November 18, 2021
Little Bottles of Possibilities: Face Masks and Why You Need Them
I’ve always LOVED face masks. Back when I was a stay-at-home mom (20+ years ago) I would stroll the aisles at the giant HEB on Bee Caves and 71, with little Juliet in tow, and check out the skincare p…
November 5, 2021
An Oldie But a Goodie: Skin Ceuticals MicroPeel
It’s been almost seven years since we first introduced the Skin Ceuticals Micropeel. It was just before Thanksgiving in 2014 and I had only worked here for five months. Our Skin Ceuticals rep at that…
October 29, 2021
Bags, Crepey Skin, Dark Circles, Oh My! What Under Eye Creams Actually Work?
One of the most asked questions I get is “What eye cream should I use?” Generally people want to start using eye cream when they see: These particular issues are caused from: Aging: As we age, we lose…
October 20, 2021
More Than Just a Pretty Face: Treatments for Non-Facial Areas
When considering anti-aging treatments, generally people prioritize the face over body areas. However, there are multiple injectable and non-injectable options for treating areas like the neck, decoll…
October 14, 2021
Beautiful Human Unicorns: Skincare Challenges for Redheads
Google anything about redheads and skin, or skincare, and you’ll get some interesting results back: “8 Ways Having Red Hair Affects a Person’s Health, From Pain to Sex,” “Rock Your Ginger Gene and Kno…
October 5, 2021
“I’m A Before Picture”: Deconstructing Spectacular Treatment Results
I review our website analytics every month and ended up going down a rabbit hole with some of the info this week. I noticed that one of our most visited pages is this blog post! I’m not sure how that…
September 22, 2021
Fall is Coming: Get Out the Decorations + Get Off the Sun Damage!
ACL is around the corner, Halloween decorations are out, and our first cool front came through….Med spa translation: it’s officially laser season. All those brown patches and freckles that showed up f…
September 9, 2021
Your Guide to Downtime and Treatments Around the Holidays
It’s only mid-September now, so the holidays may be far from your mind. That is, unless you’re a Christmas freak like me (and my daughter). She said to me last week, “Why is September even a month?” W…
September 2, 2021
Hello Halo! A Deep Dive Into Treatment and Healing
Let’s have some REAL talk about Halo laser! We do a lot of Halo/BBL treatments (like several each week). This combo treatment has nearly replaced the Halo as a stand-alone treatment. This is because t…
August 24, 2021
Apples to Apples: Comparing Xeomin, Dysport, and Botox
This blog was originally posted in 2014, the year I started at Body Tonic Rx, and also the year we began offering Xeomin (and I believe we had only just started offering Dysport that same year). Botox…
August 18, 2021
Which Vitamin C or Antioxidant is Best?
We recently brought on several of the Revision Skincare products including their Vitamin C+ serum. This got a discussion going about the differences among our Vitamin C and antioxidant products. We of…
August 6, 2021
The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Fillers + Botox
I worked front desk last week with Julie as Angela was getting some much needed time off. I haven’t worked up front for a while, but one thing that I was reminded of was the particular questions that…
July 23, 2021
Expectation vs Reality: Outcomes with ‘Tox
One of the most common things we hear is “My Botox didn’t last as long this time” or “My Botox usually sets in in two days and it’s been five days and nothing has happened”.” Botox/Dysport/Xeomin are…
July 15, 2021
Aging Backwards + Props for Iris
As I mentioned in my last blog, Iris injected my jaw with Radiesse and my cheeks with Voluma several weeks ago to restore lost volume caused by having Botox injected into my masseters a few times a ye…
July 6, 2021
Iris Fixed My Face: The Pros and Cons of Botox for Masseters
Iris injected my jaw and cheeks on her lunch hour last week. That evening I caught a glimpse of myself in the bathroom mirror and smiled at my reflection for the first time in a VERY long time. It was…
June 25, 2021
People + Products: Our Newest Additions!
We would like to introduce you to our newest addition, Julie Walther! Body Tonic Rx has gotten so busy we’ve needed some extra power up front. Julie is amazing, and just like Angela she’s always think…
June 21, 2021
Optimal Correction: A Subjective Idea + Why It Matters to You
I am a big fan of fillers. It’s impossible not to be when you see your providers turning out beautiful enhancements all day every day. Fillers provide instant gratification, they are long lasting, and…
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Articles are written by our team and reviewed by licensed medical providers for clinical accuracy.
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No. Our articles are educational. Always talk with a licensed provider about your own care before starting any therapy.
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Hormone health and HRT, GLP-1 and metabolic weight loss, peptide science, longevity and functional medicine, injectables, and skin and laser care.
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