Super Salve and Think Before You Pink

We've recently become hooked on Super Salve's Power Repair Vitamin C Solution. We like that the products at Super Salve are developed by a clinical herbologist (read her story here) and that the products are made from organically farmed herbs, essential oils, butters, and waxes. It was through Super Salve's website that we learned about Think Before You Pink, an interesting organization striving to help consumers not get misled by pink ribbons used in marketing campaigns by companies that actually might be manufacturing products that are linked to breast cancer. Their website is a worthy read.

Get the Knots Out at The Wellness Space in Broad Ripple

The exterior taken from the much appreciated parking lot they have. The interior of one of the rooms.

We are frugal and tend to think of massage as a very rare treat but, after a visit to The Wellness Space, we've decided that we should have it done more regularly. Mrs. WYA! chose this cute place on Ferguson St. from the many choices in Indianapolis to get a massage because it was ranked so highly on Channel 6's A-List. She and a friend had appointments for a hot stone massage and an integrated massage. Tasha did the hot stone massage alternating between using her hands and warm smooth stones. Ashley provided the integrated massage focusing on the trouble spots with expert intensity. These were not the gentle, only what feels good kind of massages that your loved one might give you. Where there's a trouble area, the therapists got deep into it so there was that hurts-so-good type of feeling. They said that we would be sore later, which was true, and that a bath with apple cider vinegar would help. We always use epsom salts to soak in when our muscles are sore but we did like the apple cider vinegar bath. In addition to getting great massages, it was a really comfortable environment. We're not into pretension so we liked that it was in a beautiful old house, that the therapists were casual and easy-going, and that there was no heavy pressure selling for future appointments. Mrs. WYA! realizes now how therapeutic this is and will definitely be back to the Wellness Space (once the soreness subsides).

$99 heart scans at St. Vincent Hospital

You just can't tell by looking at someone if they have heart disease. That point was driven home again to us recently by a fit acquaintance and Mr. WYA! was glad that he gone to St. Vincent Hospital a couple of months ago and found out that he has a healthy heart. For only $99, they offer a painless and quick scan.

You make your appointment ahead of time and register and pay when you get there. The extremely cordial staff guides you back to the scanning room where you don't even need to get undressed. You lie in a tube for a few minutes and you are done. Within minutes, one of their cheery and knowledgeable staff members meets you with your results. It is pain free (except for the fact that you can't ingest any caffeine from the time you go to bed the night before until the test is complete; mercifully, the hospital cafe is right there with fresh brewed Starbucks).