Health + Wellness

How Your Skin Changes in Your 40s and 50s

Many people notice their skin starts to change faster in their 40s and 50s. Lines stay even when your face is relaxed, the cheeks look a little flatter, and the skin feels drier and less firm. These changes are normal, and they happen in a few layers of the face at once.Collagen loss and menopauseCollagen is the protein that gives skin its structure and firmness. We make less of it with age, but for women, the drop in estrogen at menopause speeds this up. In one study, skin collagen and skin...

Health + Wellness

Sculptra vs. Filler:

As we get older, the face loses volume in a few places at once. Fat in areas like the cheeks and temples decreases, the bones underneath change shape, and the skin makes less collagen. Hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers and Sculptra are two of the most popular ways to restore that volume, but they work very differently.How HA filler worksJuvederm and Restylane are made of hyaluronic acid, a polysaccharide your skin already produces to hold onto water. In filler, the HA is crosslinked into a gel so it...

Food + Beverage

A Legacy Served

Eddie Ghazal Blends Family Tradition, Culinary Excellence and Community Connection at Zammitti’s Article by Nikita Hanif | Photography by Hung L Truong For Eddie Ghazal, food has never been simply about what lands on the plate. It is about family, hospitality, and the people who return to the table again and again. That philosophy has helped shape Zammitti’s Italian Ristorante, the waterfront restaurant in Kingwood that Ghazal has owned since 2011. Overlooking Lake Houston in Kings Harbor...

Food + Beverage

Service to Sweets

Navy Veteran Arthur Cunanan Brings Imaginative Desserts and a Community Vision to Yonutz Kingwood Article by Jessica Lawrence | Photography by Breezy Pettit Long before Arthur Cunanan began doling out ice cream-filled donuts and towering milkshakes, a passion for community was central to his life. Cunanan toiled for five years in the U.S. Navy, followed by another five years of service with the federal government in Washington, D.C. He then earned his master’s degree in business administration...