Natural botox alternatives
Americans spend $12 million a year on cosmetic surgery. But our skin is actually a reflection of health inside our bodies and there is no tricking it. We cannot cheat our bodies into being healthier; it is a day-to-day decision made at each meal. To improve skin tone and appearance, eat avocados, walnuts, almonds, salmon, berries, cherries and romaine lettuce. Emphasizing these foods in your diet is less expensive than cosmetic surgery, and makes you feel and look good from the inside out. Kathy Loidolt, “Shopper’s Guide to Healthy Living”
Take a walk, expand your mind
The Colorado Chautauqua Association’s Walk and Talk series starts at 6:30 tonight with “Mind Body Nutrition — The Missing Link in Nutritional Health.” Meet at the Ranger’s Cottage for an optional walk, then gather at the Community House for a presentation at 7:30 p.m. on how thoughts, stress, relaxation and pleasure connect to digestive health and weight control, followed by a question and answer session with nutritionist Cynthia Stadd of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, $8 ($5 Chautauqua members). 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282,
Moonlight classic
The Kaiser Permanente Moonlight Classic is a 10-mile, late-night charity bike ride through Denver’s historic neighborhoods. The ride will begin and end Saturday at the Capitol building, 200 E. Colfax Ave., and the entire course will be closed to cars. There will be two waves: the family wave, 10:30 p.m., and the gonzo wave, 11:30 p.m. The event benefits Seniors Inc., a nonprofit helping the elderly to live safely and independently. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes, and will receive a Moonlight Classic T-shirt, a breakfast ticket to the post-ride Irv Berlau Lunar Breakfast, and food and entertainment at the Midnight Snack Shops. Adults, $35; seniors over 60, $30; children under 12, $20. moonlight-classic.com, 303-282-9020
