LYRA MAG.

Last week-in a dental practice's waiting room ...the  pre-appointment gripes were about   allergies .  With sniffles/sneezes/inhaler dosages evident  ... the day's pollen count was 'voted'  THE quality of life misery winner of the day (week-month) surpassing dentist anxiety (mass transit-street parking)  complaints . That's something. FYI: The other obstacles of regular breathing includes smog (alert days), smoke (from outside fires and indoor cooking productions), odors, VOCs (volatile organic compounds-think that new paint / carpet smell ), really unhealthy mold spores (visible -to-microscopic), dust, bacteria-viruses and furry pet dander. AND furry pets can suffer from seasonal allergies too! SOLUTION (and a game changer): If  a LEEDS certified abode or a major home/apartment retrofit are budget busters -an affordable room size HEPA air purifier strategically placed- can greatly alleviate the aforementioned irritants o...

Part One: The colors of everything we wear, eat, see, live in and around...actually can make a big statement and have a big impact. Getty Images-the 411   The House Speaker's bold fuchsia style-at swearing in Congressional ceremony. Power moves empower. More potent than ' millennial pink' but in keeping with  clean   trends-a round-up of stuff that caught our eyeballs-in that special  blue/red mashup. At the 2019 NYSCC Suplliers'Day tradeshow-BASF flashy flashy launched a vegan palette aka carmine -free (that means no dead beetles) CHIONE™ ELECTRIC FUSCIA for the ages -a pure metallic color w/o the usual undertones. Expect to see this added to many makeup collections conjuring up many shades of pink  REALLY SOON. Montonale Rosato-60% Marzemino, 40% Rebo At a recent Provence wine seminar- tasting hosted by select wines growers of that southern French region...we learned that pink beverages are trending overall-adding to th...