Insights on longevity, aesthetics & wellness

August 21, 2016

Back to School, New Beginnings, and, Wait For It…a New Treatment!

Back to school is new beginnings. Picture it: Sunday, my house, t-minus one day until my girl is a senior. The patio door open and Punching in a Dream playing in the background. It was more than a typ…

August 15, 2016

Silky Smooth Real Life Photoshop

We had a refresher training on Restylane Silk the other day. We all love trainings because they are in essence just continuing education. There are always new techniques and subtleties in treatment an…

August 3, 2016

Supermodels, the New Golden Ratio & A New Meaning for OG

I used to be obsessed with the super models from the late 80s and early 90s. I was in high school then and knew them all by name. Cindy Crawford. Kate Moss. Linda Evangelista. Naomi Campbell. Christy…

July 24, 2016

Something Sparkly: The Launch of the Phyto Corrective Masque

Our Skin Ceuticals rep is a friend of mine. She’s an amazing, ambitious woman with a huge heart. About a year and a half ago, she introduced me to hot yoga at Black Swan, and it quickly became my new…

July 15, 2016

Botox Reverses the Components of Aging

I got my Dysport injections this past week. It was the first time since March. I was seeing my forehead lines coming back to life for at least a month. And my skin just looked, well, dry. Or tired. Or…

July 1, 2016

A Lash Lift and the First Cardinal Rule of Perm Maintenance

I’ve always curled my lashes. I had one friend in high school who would just laugh at me while I used my lash curler, and to this day I cannot put it to my face without seeing her standing next to me,…

June 10, 2016

What’s In Your Bag? Body Tonic Rx Faves and Product Giveaways!

I love when I’m paging through People Magazine or US and they have a feature about what’s in a celebrity’s bag. They show the purse and all it’s beautifully staged contents spilling out. Just a small…

May 25, 2016

Skin and Tonic: 5 Ways to Care for Your Skin

Microdermabrasion is our weekly special this week, and so that got me thinking about all the different services we offer for exfoliation. There are five main ways you can achieve exfoliation, all in v…

May 16, 2016

Julie Drank the Kool-aid: Becoming Part of the Med Spa Life

It seems our massage therapist Julie has now officially crossed over into the life of a med spa girl! It finally just occurred to me the other day that I have been watching this gradual progression fr…

May 1, 2016

Mama’s Day Fun: Spring Open House!

I can’t believe it’s time for another Open House! I am extra excited about this one though because we will be highlighting our new services and our beautiful new addition next door! Our new services a…

April 17, 2016

Mom Genes: Kicking Off Our Open House Giveaways!

As part of our Open House, we will have three giveaways of Galderma filler: Restylane, Silk and Lyft! How to enter? Upload a picture of you and your mom together to Facebook or Instagram with #momgene…

April 14, 2016

This is What a Liquid Facelift Looks Like

A liquid facelift is a non-surgical procedure using advanced injection techniques with dermal fillers, and Botox or Dysport, to lift and contour facial features. A liquid facelift can accomplish any o…

April 10, 2016

Microneedling: A Staff Fave

We offer a plethora of services here to help with a variety of antiaging concerns. But even with so much to choose from, we still have our staff favorites. Micropen (and Micropen with PRP) is one of t…

April 6, 2016

Belotero for Erasing Neck Bands

April 6, 2016

Sculptra: The New Age of Anti-Aging

April 6, 2016

Kybella: Ditch Your Double Chin

March 24, 2016

How to Lose Five Pounds in Ten Minutes

I’m having surgery tomorrow. It’s a near repeat of one I had about two months ago. For about two weeks after my first surgery I just felt so blah…extra out of shape and bloated. So this time I thought…

March 10, 2016

Three Products You Need

We love these products and want you to experience their positive benefits as well…so they’re on special this month! Here’s a short bit about their awesomeness: Phyto-Corrective Gel This has always bee…

March 6, 2016

Wedding Weekend Extravaganza: How to Plan Ahead for Your Event

It was wedding weekend extravaganza for me! (That’s me and my daughter in the pic: me with my wedding Botox, MicroPeel, brow tint, and spray tan on board)! My friend David got married Saturday and fes…

February 29, 2016

Laser Skin Resurfacing: Get Some Clarity Before Whisper Season is Over!

Since I started working at Body Tonic RX, I’ve heard a lot of talk about the Whisper (laser skin resurfacing treatment): I need to get a Whisper….or…Oooo! Let’s do a Whisper together!…or…Oh my God we…

January 31, 2016

It Hurts to Grow: Body Tonic Rx is Better Than Ever

The last few weeks at work, I keep thinking of a line from Fred Claus: It hurts to grow! My daughter and I love Christmas, especially Christmas movies. This past season, my daughter and I sat on the c…

December 27, 2015

Holiday Madness: Food Confessions and A LOT of Help with Vanquish Body Contouring

A year ago today I turned 40. Turning 41 is WAY better – no anticipation or anxiety! The weather is the same though…cold and rainy. And seriously, where was this cold front before Christmas?! Christma…

December 10, 2015

Glowing All The Way: A “No Peel” Peel

This 70-degree weather doesn’t feel like it’s the holidays, but Christmas is just 12 days away! So this month we’ve been rolling out no downtime weekly specials that will give your skin some holiday r…

November 23, 2015

Babies, Vampires and a Whole Lotta Fat Melting

Well it’s been an interesting, and busy, last month and a half here at Body Tonic RX with our Maricela gone. I’m referring to this phase in our spa’s history as: “the greatest team building experience…