All Natural Lip Balm

(The ChopSaver story began with a random conversation I once had with one of my students who told my about the miraculous healing powers of an herb called Arnica. Well, it’s time we caught up with my student and dear friend Wesley Bullock.) Wes grew up singing in churches and later performing in school musicals.  When […]

Christopher Bill has taken YouTube by storm, which is no small feat for a solo trombone player! Based in New York City, Chris has been playing piano since he was 6 years old, trombone since he was 10, and he has been composing/arranging since he was 12. Chris is best known for his all-trombone arrangements of […]

Deirdre Lovejoy is a highly successful actor having worked on TV, stage and film. A high point of her TV career came when she was cast as Assistant State’s Attorney Rhonda Pearlman in the HBO Series The Wire, a show proclaimed one of the finest television shows of all time for its five-season run. Her […]

From his humble beginnings as a nine year old nervously playing his first trumpet solo in church, Dr. Jesse McGuire overcame the reading disorder dyslexia to attain the position of “Lead Trumpet” in the world’s most prestigious jazz big band, “The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra” in New York City, led by Wynton Marsalis. An EMMY […]

So I was standing in the middle of a medical convention holding my trumpet. To be more specific, I was recently standing at the ChopSaver lip care display at the American Academy of Dermatology and the Dermatology Nurses Association conventions, respectively, and I was taking requests. Blowing my own horn – literally. Now trade show etiquette demands […]

This is another in our continuing series on what actually makes ChopSaver all-natural lip balm so great. Today, we feature a flower called Calendula (what we usually refer to as the common Marigold) including some scientific research on this beautiful yet therapeutic plant. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) comes from the flower petals of the calendula plant […]

I developed the ChopSaver formula through personal research and a lot of trial and error. I also consulted with a friend who happens to know a lot about the power of herbs. Herbalist Karen Effenberger (www.kareneffenberger.com) has a Masters in Social Work and has studied with several master herbalists and healers over the past 22 […]

Gregory Zarian (https://www.gregoryzarian.com/) may not be a household name, but chances are you have seen him before. Having done close to 100 commercials, some of Gregory’s commercial credits include brands such as VW, McDonald’s, Twix, Senseo, Time Warner, Kaiser Permanente, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Purina. His film work includes starring roles in the SAG independent feature films: “Reconciliation,” “Nesting,” “Make […]

OK, a lot of us in the US are now asking, “What the heck just happened?” Much of the country has endured record breaking cold. Apparently, we have just experienced a Polar Vortex, a fancy word for “I’m friggin freezing!” It is actually a weather phenomenon whereby the winds that normally swirl around the North […]