Articles by Amy Sung

Golden Door Spa, the well-known Escondido, CA-based fitness resort and destination spa, has hired Chef Curtis Cooke (pictured) from Texas as its new executive chef. Chef Cooke was drawn to Golden Door Spa because he felt it was a perfect fit for his many years of culinary experience and belief in a balanced lifestyle and […]

After 33 years of consideration – yes, you heard right — the Food and Drug Administration earlier this week announced significant new sunscreen guidelines.

Creating a healthy meal has all the ingredients of togetherness. Here are a few hearty but healthy recipes from two premier getaway spas, fit to celebrate the Dads in your life.

Father’s Day will be here before you know it and spas throughout the country are putting together fatherly packages for Dads everywhere to enjoy. Get a Father’s Day SpaFinder Instant Gift Certificate to help Dad de-stress by taking some relaxing time out for himself at one of these spas.** Getaway Spa Father’s Day Deals The […]

We love how creative you can get with these foods on a stick, and they’re a cinch to cook on the grill. Here’s a simple and healthy recipe for seafood kabobs from Killington, Vermont’s New Life Hiking Spa, which is renowned for being an affordable destination spa with some of the country’s best hiking and fitness programming.

As we get ready for swimsuit season, people are becoming more diligent with grooming down there, and it’s not just women. Brazilian waxing is getting in with the men as well.

This delicious and healthy recipe for whole wheat oat and blueberry scones comes from the luxurious Mandarin Oriental, New York. Give this nutritional, fiber- and mineral-rich recipe a try and let us know how it goes!

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Besides being Melanoma Awareness Month, May is also Pregnancy Awareness Month! Going through pregnancy is a life-changing event and from offering prenatal massage or pregnancy massage services, to babymoon or mommymoon packages, spas are becoming an ever-present part of the pregnancy process for many expecting parents. So what is a babymoon or mommymoon, you ask? […]

Cooking has become a leisurely hobby for many as the food world has taken pop culture by storm, but we know it can still be difficult sometimes to muster up the energy to make dinner. These are the times when you might be thinking, “If only the kids could just cook for us…” Well, they […]

This bright and beautiful dish featuring soon-to-be-in-season beets comes from Kurt Steeber, executive chef and nutritional alchemist for The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu. As a supporter of the slow food movement and proponent for sustainable food procurement, Chef Steeber nourishes and educates guests at The Ranch on healthy, flavorful cuisine.

May is here and spring has sprung! Perfect for any springtime gathering or a light snack any day of the week, we love the flavors, colors and textures of this Spring Fava Bean Spread from the Huntington Hotel and Nob Hill Spa in San Francisco, California. Fava beans are in season early spring, and while […]

When was the last time you had your skin checked? May is Melanoma Awareness Month, which we here at SpaFinder are big advocates of, and it’s a great time to examine your skin for any signs of the most serious type of skin cancer. Characterized by the uncontrolled growth of pigment-producing tanning cells, melanoma can […]

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To celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home, begin the festivities with a spa cocktail and appetizers. We think these three healthy recipes from Hilton Head Health – voted “Top Ten Best for Weight Loss” resort for the past four consecutive years in SpaFinder’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards – are perfect for the occasion. We love […]

Integrating holistic beliefs and cultural tradition, or eco-friendly products and well-experienced therapists, each spa provided its own unique experience, relaxing me into a deeper state of island bliss.

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Spa-ing at luxurious hotels has always been an option, but what about spa-ing in your hotel room?

We’ve all heard of the Atkin’s Diet, and now, its French counterpart, the Dukan Diet, is gaining some attention, largely steered by the fact that the mum of the Royal Wedding’s bride-to-be, Kate Middleton, and reportedly even Kate herself, are among other high-profile followers of the diet. The Dukan Diet, which was created by Dr. […]

La Cocina Que Canta, the Cooking School and Culinary Center at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Baja California, announced the arrival of Executive Chef Denise Roa.