CONTRIBUTORS

On what they learned while putting together the issue…

Ning Chao

“HAIR LOSS” PG. 38, PASADENA HEALTH

I’ve suffered from hair loss since college, but never realized that the “normal” shedding of up to 150 hairs a day multiplies when you skip shampoos. Now I won’t be so freaked out when I see 300 hairs down the drain because I extended my blowout an extra day. POST-VACCINATION PLANS: TRAVEL! I can’t wait to stay in a hotel where I can eat decadent food and sleep on crisp, clean sheets not prepared by me.

Sheean Hanlan

“ON THE FLIP SIDE,” PAGE 30

I learned that Hawaiian royalty would paddle from Waikiki all the way around the island to bathe in the Ko Olina waters, which were considered a sacred place. POST-VACCINATION PLANS: Renting a red Fiat 500 and roadtripping with a friend through the coastal villages of Puglia, the “heel of the Italian boot.”

Carolyn Meers

“24 HOURS WITH/PASADENA PEOPLE” PG. 46, PASADENA HEALTH

I loved learning about people’s day-to-day routines and was inspired to try Michele Canon’s nighttime cocoa drink. I started doing it to help curb my post-workday sugar cravings, and I love it. POST-VACCINATION PLANS: TRIPS. Near and far. Puerto Vallarta, Sedona, Catalina Island, Olympic National Park in Washington— I’m so excited to travel and shake things up.

Ramona Saviss

“SLEEP” PG. 30, PASADENA HEALTH

As someone who has always struggled with some form of insomnia, I was surprised to discover that, according to sleep experts, waking up at the same time every morning (weekends too) is more important than what time you go to sleep. POST-VACCINATION PLANS: I’m invited to a wedding in Tel Aviv in June and have already booked my flight, hoping that the borders will be open by then! The second leg of this much-needed vacation is yet to be determined but it’s looking like the south of Spain as of right now. It’s all dependent on what is open to travel to this summer.