Dr. Marc I. Leavey, Pikesville resident and primary-care physician at Lutherville Personal Physicians, shares his insight on several common health myths. “There are things in the newspaper that trigger these topics,” he says. Other health myths have older roots. “When you’ve done this for this long [35 years] you have heard just about everything.”

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To help us take a pause during this stress-filled time of year—and in honor of Veterans Day—who better to turn to than Charm City Yoga’s CJ Keller, a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain who served in Iraq and teaches yoga to civilians and non-civilians alike? “I wish I had started a practice before I went to war,” says Keller, who now offers a gratis Saturday class through his...

The world of cosmetics is all about balance—whether we’re talking budget (is that $39 lipstick really worth the price?) or blush (too much can be aging, too little doesn’t do those cheekbones justice). To help us sort through the makeup morass, we’ve turned to local makeup artist Debbie Federico (looksmd.com), whose client list includes Rachel Hunter, Cal...

Blaze Starr stares seductively from an 8-x-10 autographed glossy in the corner of his “office,” as tattoo artist Vinnie Myers readies for his morning client. He lays out his tattoo machines, surveys possible pigments based on his client’s request, and opens a cabinet drawer to check on his stock of single-use sterilized, disposable needles (some for shading, some for lining) needed to get the...