We’re moving into sandal ready weather and with that we all start to pay close attention to our little tootsies that have been wrapped up all winter long.  Hoards of Men and Women invade their salons, spas and their local mani-pedi spots to beautify and polish their feet so they are sandal ready.

Lavilin natural based foot treatments work within 7 days so you don’t have to spend time or money going to get a pedicure.  For those with diabetes you have to be careful not to expose yourself to potential infection, skin breaks, and other foot damage from pedicures and for that reason these foot care solutions have also been clinically tested and certified for diabetics.

Lavilin natural based foot treatments are at home solutions for the problems of dry cracked foot skin. They soften feet without harmful side effects, stimulate healthy cell renewal and eliminate cracked, fissured skin.

Lavilin Natural Based Foot Care

Lavilin natural based foot care treatments are all based on Pine Sylvestris Extract, a natural therapeutic ingredient that helps to:

• Clean and revitalize the skin and inhibit the growth of bacteria
• Treat foot ailments; cuts, irritation, itching and skin infections and stimulates blood flow and consequently, facilitate healing and recovery from various skin problems

Lavilin natural based foot treatments are also:

• Remove and disinfect hard, dry skin
• Anti-inflammatory
• Exfoliate
• Disinfect
• Hydrate and nourish the feet
• Prevent the recurrence of foot skin irregularities with long-lasting results

Lavilin natural based foot treatment line consist of:

• Lavilin foot repair emulsion
• Lavilin foot Moisturizing Gel
• Lavilin foot softening cream
• Lavilin foot cream deodorant; lasts up to 7 days
• Lavilin shoe deodorant
• Lavilin pure foot repair emulsion
• Lavilin pure foot deodorant; lasts up to 72hrs

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For more information and/or to request a Lavilin natural based foot treatment(s) of your choice please contact:

Chris Binet, Publicist. BCommunications
Tel: (416) 907-0977
email: chris@bcommunications.ca
www.bcommunications.ca

About Hersko Therapeutic Natural based Skin Care:

Hersko is the exclusive importer of Hlavin a leading international cosmetics manufacturer and exporter that specializes in the field of cosmeceuticals. Hlavin was founded in 1973 and are committed to quality using CTFA certified ingredients only. Products licensed by and manufactured under the supervision of the Ministry of Health. For nearly a decade, certified as an ISO manufacturer (ISO 9001:2000 standard). As a matter of philosophy and policy, products are not tested on animals nor do they contain animal derivatives. Ada Hersko, CEO and Founder of Hersko Therapeutic Natural based Skin Care has been in the industry for over 20 years. She has worked in the cosmetic/skin care industry in Israel and knows first hand the standard of quality and extensive research that Israelian manufacturers put into developing some of the most effective formulas on the market. She wanted to share Israel’s finest beauty products with the Western world and so she fulfilled her dream and became the executive importer of Hlavin Products. Hlavin has been a leading international skincare manufacturer and their products are sold in over 20 countries around the world. Hlavin products are bio-balanced formulas which synchronize with the skin’s own biological balance to nurture the internal dermal functions as well as the repair any external damage caused by environmental factors. All the company’s products have been developed, through an awareness of the three skin elements: energy, harmony and proper cell development all required achieving healthy vital skin. Hersko imports 60 products from Hlavin including their top seller Lavilin healthy deodorant laid the foundation for the company’s success as an innovative leader in international skincare.

For more info please visit: www.hersko.ca

Newtopia, a Toronto based personalized health platform, recently recognized and funded by the government of Canada, puts together weight loss and healthy living programs based on your genes. Newtopia’s genetic test was developed by world leading Canadian Geneticist & one of the top ten obesity researchers in the world – Dr. Louis Perusse, PhD of Laval University. Dr. Perusse has been working on the Human Genome Project for the past 15 years and specifically working on genes that control our weight. After reviewing hundreds of genes associated with weight, Dr.Perusse and his team identified the three most important based on scientific testing. Newtopia then worked with a team of leading experts to create personalized plans based on these genes, combining of Nutrition, Exercise and Wellbeing for long term results.

In this release we will focus on the nutritional aspect as developed by Newtopia’s expert Registered Dietitian & Holistic Nutritionist: Mary Bamford, BSc, RD, MBA, Director of Nutrition.

The three genes that Newtopia analyzes are:

1. Body Fat Gene: The Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated gene is associated with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity. Food which is recommended for this gene variant include:

a. Carbohydrate foods that have a low glycemic index such as 100% whole grains, legumes and pulses, sweet potato, green leafy vegetables
b. Eating a food rich in protein when you eat a carbohydrate—be sure to have some chicken or fish with your whole grain pasta or brown rice

2. Appetite Gene: Which is found in regions of the brain involved in the regulation of your appetite. This gene is also responsible for sending signals from your brain to your stomach when you are eating, letting you know you are full. Food which is recommended for this gene variant include:

a. Lower fat milk, yogurts, cheeses
b. Extra lean and lean meats such as fish, seafood, skinless chicken breast, turkey, pork tenderloin
c. For a special dessert choose a luscious fruit sorbet with a garnish or chocolate or nuts rather than a premium ice cream

3. Eating Behaviour Gene: This gene regulates dopamine in the brain. Dopamine, also known as the pleasure molecule, is the primary chemical messenger of reward in the brain. Dopamine plays a role in a broad range of addictive behaviours, including food-related behaviours such as compulsive eating. Food which is recommended for this gene variant include:

a. Homemade foods made with less sugar, salt and fat than packaged or prepared foods or restaurant foods
b. Foods the don’t trigger you to eat when you are not physically hungry
c. Make a date with a friend to go to out to make a special date to enjoy treat foods and beverages rather than keep them in your home.

To book an interview with Mary Bamford, RD or one of our Geneticists please contact: 

Chris Binet, Publicist. BCommunications
Tel: (416) 907-0977
email: chris@bcommunications.ca
www.bcommunications.ca

About Newtopia:

Newtopia is a personalized health coaching company dedicated to sustainable weight loss and healthy living solutions. The company offers weight loss and healthy living programs that are designed for you and made to last. Newtopia’s programs and products are guideline and evidence based and available online to individuals across Canada and the United States www.newtopia.com

Newtopia’s Expert lifestyle team:

Registered Dietitian & Holistic Nutritionist: Mary Bamford, BSc, RD, MBA, Director of Nutrition.
Exercise Physiologist: Natasha Vani, BSc, MSc, ND, Director of Physical Activity.
Clinical Psychologist: Karyn Hood, PhD, C. Psych, Director of Psychology.
Clinical Pharmacologist and Naturopathic Doctor: Jean-Jacques Dugoua, ND, HBSc, PhD, Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Naturopathic Medicine.
Genetics: Louis Perusse, PhD, Director of Genetics and Gilles Lapointe, PhD, Co-Director of Genetics.

Line Before and After on the Newtopia System

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2012_Draft

Attention: Entertainment, Celebrity, Theatre, News Editors

Canada’s Rising Broadway Star Chilina Kennedy Featured in the April Issue of Vanity Fair

Toronto ON: Chilina Kennedy one of Canada’s rising Broadway stars has been featured in April’s issue of Vanity Fair along side Jesus Christ Superstar co-stars Paul Nolan and Josh Young.  Chilina said, “The experience was amazing! Our photographers Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton made us feel very comfortable and the stylists put me in a gorgeous Narcisco Rodriguez dress, I felt so elegant.”

Kennedy just finished her third season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where she played Rose of Sharon in The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Antoni Cimolino and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff, who directed The Who’s Tommy and Jersey Boys on Broadway.

Chilina also recently won two Broadway World Toronto Awards. Best Leading Actress (Musical) for Jesus Christ Superstar – Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Best Performance by a Female in a Feature Role/Ensemble (Play) for The Grapes of Wrath – Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

After doing a sold out extended run of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Mr. Andrew Lloyd Webber personally came to view the show in Stratford and fell in love with it, calling it “the best production of Jesus Christ Superstar he had ever seen.”  Des McAnuff brought the show to the La Jolla playhouse in San Diego, California prior to its run on Broadway.

This groundbreaking rock opera, which reinvented musical theatre for the modern age, tells the story of the last week of Christ’s life.  The score includes such chart-topping songs as “I Don’t Know How To Love Him,” “Everything’s Alright” and “Superstar.”

Jesus Christ Superstar will open on Broadway March 22, 2012 on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Birthday at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52^nd Street) Chilina play’s the lead role of Mary Magdalene along side Paul Nolan as Jesus Christ and Josh Young as Judas Iscariot.

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Chilina is located in NY and is available for interviews there or via satellite, skype, phone or email.  To book an interview please contact:

Chris Binet, Publicist. BCommunications

Tel: (416) 907-0977

email: chris@bcommunications.ca

www.bcommunications.ca

About Chilina Kennedy:

Chilina just finished her third season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where she played Rose of Sharon in The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Antoni Cimolino and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff. Jesus Christ Superstar went on to La Jolla, CA for a six week run and will begin a run on Broadway in March 2012. Chilina made her Stratford debut in 2009 as Maria in the hit West Side Story opposite Paul Nolan, directed by Gary Griffin and Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed by Des McAnuff. Chilina reprised her role as Philia in a remount of Forum at the Canon Theatre in Toronto. In her 2nd season she played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, directed again by Gary Griffin and Lois Lane in Kiss Me Kate, directed by John Doyle. Prior to that, she spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival. Selected roles there include Lydia in The President, Eileen in Wonderful Town and Nellie in Summer and Smoke. She performed in the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings (Mirvish Productions) and played Sophie in Mamma Mia! (U.S. first national tour).  At the Charlottetown Festival, she played Anne in Anne of Green Gables, was a part of Richard Ouzounian and MarekNorman’s Emily and the workshop of Not Wanted on the Voyage.  Performances with Theatre Aquarius include Angelina in the world premiere of On Albert Street, Mayzie in Seussical – The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Chilina has worked for Stage West Mississauga, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Ganaraska Summer Stage and the Academy Theatre. Chilina is featured on CBC’s “Celebrate the Seasons” and had the opportunity to record with Burt Bacharach. Recently, Jason Robert Brown invited her to guest star with him in An Evening With Jason Robert Brown at the Glenn Gould Studio inToronto. Chilina is a recent graduate of the Bermingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre in Stratford.

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2012

Attention: Health, News, Beauty & Lifestyle Editors

Exercising Right Based on Your Genetics
- Natasha Vani, Exercise Physiologist, Explains the Best Exercises for Your Genetic Type –

Toronto ON: We’ve all heard of eating right for your blood type but never exercising right based on your genetics. Our genes provide the blueprint for our body and once we understand them we can start to understand exactly what our bodies need to lose weight and live healthy through a complete lifestyle solution combining Nutrition, Exercise and Behavioral Wellbeing.

Newtopia worked with a world-renowned Geneticist and one of the top ten obesity researchers in the world – Dr. Louis Perusse, PhD of Laval University and Exercise Physiologist, Natasha Vani, BSc, MSc, ND, to discover which genes require specific types of exercise in order to keep you in shape.

Dr. Perusse has been working on the Human Genome Project for the past 15 years and specifically working on genes that control our weight. After reviewing hundreds of genes associated with weight, Dr. Perusse and his team identified the three most important based on scientific testing. Newtopia then worked with a team of leading experts to create personalized plans based on these genes, combining Nutrition, Exercise and Wellbeing for long term results.

Dr. Perusse and his team discovered that one gene in particular – FTO – impacts the kind of exercise that would be most effective for individuals to lose weight or live healthy, this gene variant is the “Body Fat Gene.” We will focus on which type of exercises you need to do based on this specific genetic variant as developed by Newtopia’s Natasha Vani, BSc, MSc, ND, expert Exercise Physiologist & Director of Physical Activity.

Body Fat Gene: The Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated gene is associated with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity. Research indicates:

-       That an individual who has a variation in this gene will benefit the most from vigorous as opposed to moderate intensity exercise

-       Individuals should pay close attention to their target heart rate based on their age and exercise at 60%-80% of their maximum hear rate in order to achieve a vigorous workout goal.

-       Natasha recommends when someone starts an exercise program they should ease into it slowly. For those who already exercise they can turn it up a notch right away.

Ways to increase the intensity of your workout:

-       Add in some plyometric exercises.

• Plyometric exercises involve power, they are explosive movements that combine strength and speed and involve the whole body. In your next workout include some tuck jumps, burpees, or simply begin with some jumping jacks and one-legged hopping.

-       Interval training burns more calories than slow cardio.

• Trade in your 30-minute jog around the block with some 10-second sprints followed by 1 minute of light running. Begin with 8-10 repetitions of these.

-       Leave the weights at the gym and try a traditional workout involving body weight exercises only.

• Despite all the equipment and fancy gadgets that have come out in the past 20 years, pushups, squats, dips and chin-ups continue to be some of the best exercises for strength and definition.

-       For time efficient workouts and to maximize intensity, make every exercise a multi joint exercise.

• Combine your squats with an overhead shoulder press. Add in biceps curls when you perform lunges. Perform standing leg lifts with shoulder raises.

-       Boost the intensity of a run by adding in some hills or racing up the bleachers at a local park

• The key is to constantly challenge your heart and your muscles by surprising them with something new.

Natasha Vani, BSc, MSc, ND, Director of Physical Activity is available to do on air demonstrations & interviews regarding working out based on your genes.  To book an interview please contact:

Chris Binet, Publicist. BCommunications

Tel: (416) 907-0977

email: chris@bcommunications.ca

www.bcommunications.ca

About Newtopia:

Newtopia is a personalized health coaching company dedicated to sustainable weight loss and healthy living solutions. The company offers weight loss and healthy living programs that are designed for you and made to last. Newtopia’s programs and products are guideline and evidence based and available online to individuals across Canada and the United States www.newtopia.com

Newtopia’s Expert lifestyle team:

Registered Dietitian & Holistic Nutritionist: Mary Bamford, BSc, RD, MBA, Director of Nutrition.

Exercise Physiologist: Natasha Vani, BSc, MSc, ND, Director of Physical Activity.

Clinical Psychologist: Karyn Hood, PhD, C. Psych, Director of Psychology.

Clinical Pharmacologist and Naturopathic Doctor:  Jean-Jacques Dugoua, ND, HBSc, PhD, Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Naturopathic Medicine.

Genetics: Louis Perusse, PhD, Director of Genetics and Gilles Lapointe, PhD, Co-Director of Genetics.

For Immediate Release: February 2, 2012

Attention: Entertainment, Celebrity, Theatre, News Editors

Rising Star of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Chilina Kennedy Brings Her Lead Role to Broadway & Lands Two Broadway World Toronto Awards

Toronto ON: Chilina Kennedy one of Canada’s rising Broadway stars just finished her third season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where she played Rose of Sharon in The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Antoni Cimolino and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff, who directed The Who’s Tommy and Jersey Boys on Broadway.

Chilina also recently won two Broadway World Toronto Awards. Best Leading Actress (Musical) for Jesus Christ Superstar – Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Best Performance by a Female in a Feature Role/Ensemble (Play) for The Grapes of Wrath – Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

After doing a sold out extended run of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Mr. Andrew Lloyd Webber personally came to view the show in Stratford and fell in love with it, calling it “the best production of Jesus Christ Superstar he had ever seen.”  Des McAnuff brought the show to the La Jolla playhouse in San Diego, California prior to its run on Broadway.  Jesus Christ Superstar will open on Broadway March 22, 2012 (previews begin March 1) at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52^nd Street) on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Birthday. Our very own Chilina Kennedy will be playing the lead role of Mary Magdalene along side Paul Nolan as Jesus Christ, Josh Young as Judas Iscariot, Tom Hewitt as Pontius Pilate, Bruce Dow as King Herod, Marcus Nance as Caiaphas and Aaron Walpole as Annas.

This groundbreaking rock opera, which reinvented musical theatre for the modern age, tells the story of the last week of Christ’s life.  The score includes such chart-topping songs as “I Don’t Know How To Love Him,” “Everything’s Alright” and “Superstar.”

The Los Angeles Times wrote “O ye of little faith. To all those who made snarky comments when it was announced that ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ was being resurrected by Des McAnuff, I say unto you, “Go down to La Jolla Playhouse and observe the benevolent gift of this revival, which has had the miraculous effect of turning even an AndrewLloyd Webber denier like me into a momentary believer.”

Variety wrote “In Des McAnuff’s Broadway-bound revival of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ costume designer Paul Tazewell dresses the title character in solid white, as if offering a blank canvas on which the world is invited to paint for the next2,000 years and beyond. The usefulness of the carpenter from Nazareth to serve everyone’s select purposes is the theme here, surely the most thoughtful and scintillating reading of the Webber/Rice rock opera since its 1969 recording.”

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Chilina will be in Toronto available for interviews from February 2^nd to February 7^th before she heads to NYC to start rehearsals (alternate dates will be available for phone or satellite interviews upon request) To book an interview please contact:

Chris Binet, Publicist. BCommunications

Tel: (416) 907-0977

email: chris@bcommunications.ca

www.bcommunications.ca

About Chilina Kennedy:

Chilina just finished her third season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where she played Rose of Sharon in The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Antoni Cimolino and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff. Jesus Christ Superstar went on to La Jolla, CA for a six week run and will begin a run on Broadway in March 2012. Chilina made her Stratford debut in 2009 as Maria in the hit West Side Story opposite Paul Nolan, directed by Gary Griffin and Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed by Des McAnuff. Chilina reprised her role as Philia in a remount of Forum at the Canon Theatre in Toronto. In her 2nd season she played the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, directed again by Gary Griffin and Lois Lane in Kiss Me Kate, directed by John Doyle. Prior to that, she spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival. Selected roles there include Lydia in The President, Eileen in Wonderful Town and Nellie in Summer and Smoke. She performed in the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings (Mirvish Productions) and played Sophie in Mamma Mia! (U.S. first national tour).  At the Charlottetown Festival, she played Anne in Anne of Green Gables, was a part of Richard Ouzounian and MarekNorman’s Emily and the workshop of Not Wanted on the Voyage.  Performances with Theatre Aquarius include Angelina in the world premiere of On Albert Street, Mayzie in Seussical – The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Chilina has worked for Stage West Mississauga, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Ganaraska Summer Stage and the Academy Theatre. Chilina is featured on CBC’s “Celebrate the Seasons” and had the opportunity to record with Burt Bacharach. Recently, Jason Robert Brown invited her to guest star with him in An Evening With Jason Robert Brown at the Glenn Gould Studio inToronto. Chilina is a recent graduate of the Bermingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre in Stratford..