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Healthy Skin is Beautiful Skin

August 21, 2007 on 2:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

A co-worker at my office recently went under the knife for a painful plastic surgeries. She was out of work for two weeks and when she returned to her desk the next Monday, she looked like death warmed over. She was in tremendous pain. Her face was bright red, her nose swollen to two times its regular size, the staples in her scalp could be seen upon closer examination, and the pain medication that she was on rendered her almost incoherent. The looks themselves were enough to break me of any desire to submit my body to that kind of torture. The sad thing was, she is only 50 years old and this was her third facial plastic surgery. This made me think that her desires to be young were more addictive than rational.

We see the same thing with dieters. Being a healthy weight is desirable but some go to extremes to obtain what they view as the perfect weight. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are examples. But these are not healthy. The key to good health and weightloss is excercise and lots of fruits and vegetables. Akavar Weight Loss Pills work great without side effects but if possible healthy eating and excercise should be tried first. Likewise there are healthy means to youthful appearance and there are very unhealthy procedures that we should stay away from.

Two Tips To Remember In Choosing A Healthy Way To Youthful Beauty

Do what feels right.

Painful procedures (like micro-derm abrasion) don’t feel good. And they are not good for you. The natural way to exfoliate dead skin is using natural exfoliator such as sea sand. There are many cosmetic exfoliators with these natural exfoliators as their main ingredients.

Work with your skin.

Don’t try to change your skin and stay away from products that claim to. Using a product such as Amatokin that works with your skin to enhance its natural abilities is a good alternative. If you have oily skin, choose products that work with oily skin (not those that eliminate it). Treat your skin with care and respect and it will serve you well for “ages” to come.

I have mentioned Amatokin because it has shown to be a very good eliminator of wrinkles. Yet it does so without painful procedures. Women should choose their way to beauty like they choose their lifestyle and their weight loss course. They should choose, with care, those products which are nourishing and beneficial for their body in the long run. Healthy skin is beautiful skin.

Health News Tidbits

August 16, 2007 on 6:06 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

A look at health news headlines from around the world:

-Research from the University of Texas found large waist measurements, relative to hip size, were linked to early signs of heart disease.  This confirms other research that waist size, rather than overall body weight, is a key indicator of heart disease. The study of 2,744 people suggests that a waist size of 32ins (81cm) for a woman and 37ins (94cm) for a man represents a “significant” raised risk.  Time for me to cut back on the beer.

-The Department of Health (DoH) advises people not to drink more than five single espressos - roughly seven instant coffees - a day, although individuals vary in their sensitivity and reactions.  The highest natural caffeine content is found in filter coffee, a mug of which contains about 120mg of caffeine. Instant coffee contains roughly 75mg and espresso 107mg.

-Carrying too much weight while pregnant increases the risk of complications for mother and baby, including birth defects, labor and delivery problems, fetal death and delivery of large babies, according to the March of Dimes. A revision is long overdue, said Dr. Raul Artal of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. “The reality is for too long we are telling pregnant women to take it easy during pregnancy, be confined and to eat for two,” he said. “This has been one factor in causing the epidemic of overweight and obesity that we see in our country.”

Diet Foods Make you Fat

August 10, 2007 on 1:56 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

It has been proven! Diet food makes you fat.

Researchers at Cornell University found last year that if they gave people boxes of chocolates labelled "low fat" they ate more than the same chocolates without the label.

You might think that this would be fine because at least those chocolates were lower in calories but if the choclates HAD been low fat they would have still eaten 28% more calories due to the amount they ate!

This fits in with the theory that you eat more of a diet-type food because you think it is not doing you much harm.

Remember manufacturers have to replace the fat with something - and it's usually sugar or other carbs.

The question: Do diet foods make you fatter? | Health | SocietyGuardian.co.uk

Police Target Kids - and offer rewards for wearing helmets

August 9, 2007 on 1:55 pm | In Brain Injury News | Comments Off The police departments of Sussex County, New Jersey began a new program that will start later this month which they hope will encourage kids to wear helmets when riding their bicycles or skating. The new program will reward kids who wear helmets when riding their bikes with a coupon for a treat at local businesses.

PTSD, Mild TBI Chain Teaching Begins at Pentagon

August 7, 2007 on 1:01 pm | In Brain Injury News | Comments Off Last week, the Pentagon began the highly anticipated educational programs on post-traumatic stress disorder, and mild traumatic brain injuries. Flag officers and Army senior executive service civilians were the first to participate in the new program, where they learned how to recognize and help distressed Soldiers who may or may not recognize their unseen injuries.