Archive for the ‘Health & Beauty’ Category

Coffee, Tea or … Wait, How Is That Made?

Most busy households throw a tea-bag into a cup, add hot water and milk, stir and remove the bag. Even stranger, many are opting for a cup of coffee. In the 60's it was hard to find a good cup of coffee anywhere in Britain. Tea was offered everywhere from upscale ...

Simple Skin Recipes

You'd pay good money for this treatment if you were at a spa! Using five pure and simple ingredients, you can expect to be energized as well as exfoliated.    By: Michael DeJong Personal care products are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration or any government agency. In fact, ...

Gardening Health and Safety Tips

Active people are less likely to be obese or have high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, coronary artery disease, stroke, depression, colon cancer, and premature death. Gardening can be a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get physical activity, beautify the community, and grow nutritious fruits and vegetables. Whether you ...

If the Peel Fits, Use it! How to Pick the Right At-Home Chemical Peel

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when selecting the right peel. Here’s exactly what you should know before purchasing any at-home chemical peel. By: Kathleen Dean How would you like to easily improve your skin's health and appearance while reversing the hands of time? At-home chemical peels are just the way to improve the ...

Lucky Charms Aren’t Just for Breakfast Anymore

Use These Lucky Charms and Find Yourself Living a Charmed Life. You've been given a day which is, by definition, filled with possibility. By: Victoria Moran Sometimes all it takes to shift the direction of your life is to start the one day differently. You set the tone for your day first ...

Botox or Fat Injections .. Which is Best?

Many Baby-Boomers are feverishly looking for ways to reduce wrinkles, acne scarring, and generally regain a more youthful appearance. Here we compare two popular treatments. How do they work? Fat Injections Fat cells taken from one part of your own body are injected back into another area replenishing the skins collagen layer. ...

How Beliefs Take Root in Our Mind

It’s not only how you think about yourself inside that counts. Your confidence also manifests on the outside, in how you carry yourself. By: Sean Clinch Stephenson Here's a visual for how a belief works. Imagine an an acorn. Can you see it? A thought is like that acorn. By itself, it is a ...

The Silver Lining of the Recession

If you are wondering ‘what it’s all about’, here are some ways you can reconnect, raise your awareness and start re-designing your way to a new meaningful life. By: Laura Berman Fortgang Human beings have often engaged in the search for meaning, but today's economic downturn has brought the subject to light ...

Permission to Feel

The link between the mind and the body in the field of medicine has been well established — from the placebo effect to the evidence tying stress and suppression with physical aches and pains. By: Tal Ben Shahar Imagine Main Street if we didn’t rein in our emotions. Rude comments tossed at ...

The Breaking Point

Women have the skills and resources to make career changes or start their dream businesses at midlife if they wish. They hold nearly half of all executive, managerial, and administrative jobs. By: Sue Shellenbarger The outcomes of midlife crisis are as diverse as the women in my study. Twenty wound up ...

Can Extra Weight Boost Breast Cancer Rates?

Obesity creates a greater risk for breast cancer post-menopause, while pre-menopausal women actually have a reduced risk. By: Anita Mahaffey Obesity has always been known as a danger to women’s health; however, recent studies have linked obesity and breast cancer in a variety of ways. Doctors aren't sure why this link ...

Losing Your Balance

It is easy to take a spill during a moment of inattention and even if you have strong bones, they can break during a nasty fall. By: Natasha Morgan When the Director called me from the Senior's Home to let me know that my mother had fallen and taken to the hospital, ...

Drugging, Assault and Robbery … It Can Happen to You!

We have so many questions and no answers. Who hit us and why? We had no other marks on our body so the bruises were not as a result of a fall, nor were we sexually assaulted. By: Natasha Morgan We often hear about people being drugged in bars and night clubs ...

Think Before You Ink: Are Tattoos Safe?

Some color inks are harder to remove than others. Many repeat visits every several weeks may be required to remove a tattoo, and it may never be entirely gone. As the popularity of tattoos continues to grow, so does the concern about potential risks. Some risks, such as the spread of ...

Can Chronic Pain Be Linked to Low Vitamin E Levels?

It seems that about 1 in 10 people are affected by chronic pain. The causes are not well understood and much of the focus to date has been on emotional factors. By: Anita Mahaffey Some scientists believe that Low levels of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, may contribute to chronic pain in ...

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