Here are 3 simple and realistic ways to take better care of your self in 2006.

1. Adopt an effective skin care routine. Cleanser, toner, moisturizer, and sunscreen are basic skin care products you can use daily to keep your skin healthy and looking its best.

2. Take a time out. Do yoga, meditate or just breath deeply for 10 minutes each day. Taking time out for yourself even briefly can reduce stress, depression and do wonders for your mental health.

3. Make appointments for yourself in advance and schedule other peoples’ needs around them. Whether it’s at the gym with a personal trainer, the dentist for your cleaning or visits to the spa, if you don’t plan it, it might get squeezed out.

By calling attention to your eyes, lips and cheekbones you can significantly reduce the circumference of your face. Here’s how the pros do it:

1. Make your eyes look huge by applying extra mascara on the top lash line only or by applying false eyelashes. The bigger your eyes look the slimmer and smaller the rest of your face looks.

2. Plump up your lips by dabbing a shimmery gloss in the center of your bottom lip. Avoid heavy, matte lipsticks; they make your lips look smaller thus making the rest of your face look larger by comparison.

3. Bring out the angels of your face by highlighting the “high points” (cheek and brow bones) with iridescent powder. Use your normal shades in the hollows of your cheeks and creases of your eyes to exaggerate contrast.

It’s no longer just women who want to look and feel good. A recent study conducted by DAYSPA magazine has shown that the number of men going to spas on a regular basis is up 17% from five years ago. Their favorite services? Sports Massage and facials designed for problem skin.

The latest scientific study conducted by Dr. George Brainard at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia shows that the shorter wavelength blue light has a greater effect on the body’s natural biological clock than longer wavelengths.

These findings will most likely have an impact on how doctors treat seasonal affective disorder and may even have an impact on how workplaces and homes are lighted in the future.