Current CultureBlog Issue
CultureBlog - September 2009

City Reports

Los Angeles
Zoe Crosher From One Health Wheel to Another
London
Quentin Clarke London Looks Back to the Future
San Francisco
Dina Pugh Ancient Cures for Modern Day Woes
Berlin
Alexander Von Mollard Mesmerizing Consultations
Tokyo
Julia Barnes & Clint Taniguchi Young Japanese Grab at Brands in Recession
Washington DC
Annie Schutte Spend a Little to Save a Little
Austin
Elizabeth Laird Necessity is the Mother of Healthy Living
New York City
Francesca Kaplan Stealing a Deal: NYC Refuses To Give Up H&W
Chicago
Lauren Olson Fitness Freaks and Frozen Treats


Sheila in Los Angeles discusses her nutritionist guru, pricey supplements and effective acupuncture.

Trend Bites

Old Cure, New Tricks

Imazuya Co., a storied Japanese vinegar manufacturer, has created the VISS® 1882 line of colorful fruit vinegar drinks available in two series - Healthy Style, with a fruit juice base, and Beauty Style, which contains CoQ10 and collagen. The new brand aims to bring style, fashion and additional functions to what has traditionally been a product consumed by an older demographic.

Hi-Tech Fitness

The Garmin Forerunner GPS-enabled sports watch gives you everything you need to train for a thirteen mile race and even wirelessly sends the data to your PC so you can track your progress. Though these sleek devices come at a hefty price, serious runners will buy whatever it takes to keep pace at mile eleven.

Champagne at the Dentist?

Germany's first "dental spa", KU64, is truly a dental practice that is shaking things up. Services include everything from bleaching and laser to implantology - all based on body-friendly technologies. This unique spa combines state-of-the-art dental techniques with a sophisticated interior design (champagne bar anyone?) in order to create an anxiety-free environment.

Supermarket Chic

Spa days are now shunned in favor of "do-it-yourself" health and wellness. The growing demand for accessible and inexpensive products has resulted in ordinary grocery stores carrying quality organic health and wellness products like those recently launched by Physicians Formula that cost less than $15.


ModelPeople's CultureBlogSM brings you up-to-the-minute news, reflections and photos reflecting Consumer Culture from Claire Brooks and her team of city correspondents in key urban hubs across the US and overseas.