This is no yarn …Talk your way to beauty sleep!
Babbling in sleep is known to wake the deep in sleep, and there are many who are known to roam in sleep but the group that gets talked about the most are those who lie awake in sleepless disquiet.
Popularly called as insomniacs, these sufferers are willing to toss around money and pop in magic pills that promise blissful sleep.
A novel study, courtesy the Norwegian researchers, has revealed that talking sessions also called cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT provides relief even to time-tested insomniacs, much better than sleeping pills.
Essentially, CBT endeavors to alter certain behaviors and manner of thought flow, especially those that can impede sleep.
Børge Sivertsen, PsyD, and colleagues at the University of Bergen in Norway unraveled the beneficial effects of this therapy when they studied 46 long-term insomniacs.
The study groups were randomly administered CBT, Imovane, or placebo pills. Imovane is a commonly used sleep drug used in Europe, on the likes of Lunesta.
The treatment was administered for six weeks. Six months after treatment, researchers gauged the sleep pattern of the group that underwent the treatment.The finding revealed that the insomniacs who received CBT perceived a 10% reduction in the time spent on the bed awake, as against 20% before treatment.
Importantly, this status improved six months after the treatment. There was no change in the sleeping pattern of sufferers who took the pill or placebo, who were awake in bed in just the same way as they were before the commencement of the study.
Expressing surprise, Sivertsen said "We expected CBT to be efficient, but we did not expect such strong differences between groups.”CBT aficionado and director of the Kathryn Severyns Dement Sleep Disorders Center, Richard Simon Jr., MD, had the last word when he said "The main finding of this study is extraordinarily consistent with everything in the medical literature.
The bottom line is that whenever one compares CBT to sleep medications, CBT is always at least as good if not better -- and, typically, the effect of CBT is longer lasting.
"The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Medindia on Losing Sleep over Money or Money over Sleep? Sleep over It!
Its Abuzz, in America, the ZZZZZZZZ Magic .
Americans seem to have scared away the sleep bug, and simply find themselves awake every sleeping hour! And this has led to people making money over those who are sleepless, and willing to cough up precious deutshe all for those forty winks!
Losing Sleep over Money or Money over Sleep? Sleep over It!
Reading the prevailing ‘Sleep’ statistics would perhaps jolt anybody from a deep sleep.
It is estimated that Americans have spent about $2.1 billion and about 35 million prescriptions for sleeping pills in 2004, according to Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Z pills—like Ambien and Lunesta, are ruling the sleepless , and rendering the drug market alive and kicking.
Sleep centers are mushrooming by the dozen with promises of detecting dormant sleep disorders, and making hay while the sun shines.
So, insomniacs had better wake up to these sleep strategists or sleep tacticians, with paraphernalia in tow, that use air mattresses and monitors to record how people sleep or don’t sleep!
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More Shut-eye, Slimmer Bods?
Women who doze seven hours a night aren't only getting their beauty sleep. New research shows sleeping more can prevent weight gain in women over time, whereas slumbering five hours or less packs on the pounds.
In the study, the incidence of major weight gain -- 33 pounds or more -- rose 32 percent for women who slept five hours a night. These women were also 15 percent more likely to become obese.
The research is the largest study to date to follow the effects of sleep on weight over an extended period of time, rather than a cross-sectional, or one-time, observation.
This adds to growing evidence that it's important to allow yourself to get more sleep, said Dr. Sanjay Patel, professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Patel presented his research Tuesday at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego, Calif.
Patel and colleagues followed more than 68,000 middle-aged women in the Nurses' Health Study, a large, long-term federal study of registered nurses. The women, who were free of major diseases, were asked in 1986 to describe how many hours a night they typically slept. The women then reported their weight to researchers every two years until 2002.
At the start of the study, the women who slept five hours or less already weighed 5.4 pounds more than those who slept longer. Although all the women gained weight over the 16 years, the women who slept five hours or less gained more, an average of 1.5 pounds, when the data were adjusted for various factors including caffeine intake, medication or alcohol use. Although this is a relatively small increase in weight, Patel said, the women's risk of developing obesity went up considerably.
Previous research suggests restricting sleep has crucial metabolic effects that can lead to weight gain. For instance, if people are sleep-deprived, their altered hormones may cause increased hunger. They may also feel more fatigued, and thus exercise less. Even so, it's unclear whether being overweight shortens sleep, or sleeping less predisposes a person to gain weight.
However, Patel and colleagues' work may indicate less sleep can predict how much weight a person gains in the future, at least in women.
(Other studies have observed the same connections between sleep deprivation and weight gain in men.)
Some of the data also puzzled researchers: Women who slept less took in fewer calories than women who slept more. So, how many calories the women ate did not dictate how much they weighed. Similarly, the women's exercise patterns did not explain why the women who slept less weighed more.
This also surprised Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, Stanford's Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator on sleep research. It could be the data was imperfectly measured, as it's hard to pinpoint exactly what people eat and exactly how much calories they expend, he said.
Regardless, Mignot told UPI intervention studies are needed to move this sleep-obesity connection beyond a passive causality.
This study is tantalizing, but it's not yet proof, Mignot said.
The NIH already has an intervention study in the works for summer 2006, which will recruit obese men and women between the ages of 22 and 50 who usually sleep less than six hours a night. Researchers want to see the impact of sleeping a normal number of hours in obese subjects who habitually sleep six hours, said Dr. Giovanni Cizza, a clinician at the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The backdrop of all this research is an overall decline in the quality and length of slumber for Americans. The time Americans spend snoozing has been falling over the past 25 years.
For example, in 2005, 40 percent of Americans reported getting less than seven hours of sleep a night, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. Many doctors suggest eight to nine hours of sleep is ideal for adults to function fully.
In general, the survey also found women need more sleep than men: One-third of female respondents report requiring eight or more hours of sleep.
A sleep-deprived nation could have an enormous public health impact, experts say.
Sleep's possible contribution to obesity, an alarming worldwide pandemic, could add to rates of diabetes, hypertension and cancer, according to Mignot.
So should women try to sleep off those excess pounds? Patel said the research is not yet advanced enough to make that leap, although it's a worthwhile hypothesis.
If that ends up being true, it could be a relatively easy way for people to lose weight, Patel said.
One thing's for sure -- America's sleepy society is caught up in a world full of distractions.
If the reason you're not sleeping that seven hours is because you're watching TV or playing video games, turn off the late-night show and get that sleep, Patel said.
Source: United Press International. Powered by Yellowbrix.
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Best Buys In Beauty Are Cheap
There are many beauty products on the market that promise to reduce the signs of aging. The good news is that buyers do not have to spend a fortune.
NBC News’ Dawn Timmeney went to the drug store with dermatologist Dr. Susan Taylor to find the best buys in beauty.
Taylor said the way to tell if products will live up to their claims is by reading the ingredients. She recommended a RoC product that has retinol, which has been shown to help wrinkles and discoloration of the skin.
“It is very affordable,” she said. The cream, which she suggested should be used at night, can be purchased for $19.99.
For daytime use, Taylor liked Olay Regeneris, a perfecting cream. It costs less than $20 and has an amino peptide complex.
“The amino peptides have been shown to help improve the signs of aging," she said.
Choosing the right cleanser is also important because as people age, skin often develops dark marks and discoloration.
"I like this Aveeno Positively Radiant cleanser. It has soy, and soy has been demonstrated to help with pigmentation and keep our skin even," Taylor said.
To battle dark circles around eyes and puffiness, Taylor chose Eye Defense by L’Oreal. The product has caffeine in it, which can reduce puffiness.
She picked a Nivea eye cream with the co-enzyme Q-10 as a good all-around cream. Q-10 has been demonstrated to help lines and wrinkles.
Sunscreen, Taylor said, is vital. Before buying, make sure it has UVA and UVB protection and an SPF of at least 15.
Timmeney and Taylor’s trip to the beauty aisle shows that good skin care products do not have to be purchased at high-priced department stores.
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YOU WANNA DO WHAT
By TRACEY LOMRANTZ
Monday, June 26th, 2006
In their endless quest for physical flawlessness, New Yorkers have been known to display a near-religious devotion to the gym, the salon and the spa. But the farm? Not quite. Even the most jaded city dweller might raise an eyebrow at the latest beauty treatment hitting Manhattan's spa scene — the bovine embryonic stem cell facial.
At the upper West Side's newly opened Nabi MedSpa, guests can treat themselves to a $250 Frozen in Time Stem Cell Facial, a process that involves covering the face in a formula that includes stem cells harvested from pregnant cows.
The claim is that the facial renews and rejuvenates tired skin, and Nabi's owner, Ivy Cho, is hoping women take to the treatment like, well, a cow to grass.
As new day spas open at a rapid rate, the latest crop are competing to keep up in a market that has abandoned the pampering ideal and become increasingly results-oriented.
While that mean spas are raising prices and swanking up their facilities, it also means they must come up with new ways to avoid the "so what?" category that trite processes like the seaweed wrap have fallen into.
"People are now more aware of noninvasive, nonsurgical procedures that can make them look years younger," Cho says. "And everybody's interested in stem cells because they have the best rejuvenative properties."
Embryonic stem cells have been a hot-button issue in both scientific and political circles because although they can be used with great success to repair tissues and grow new organs, harvesting human cells requires the destruction of an embryo. The bovine stem cells used in Frozen in Time (which is available only at Nabi and considered a pioneering procedure in the beauty industry), however, are collected from the cow's umbilical cord and reportedly cause no harm to the animals.
The process begins much like any other facial, with exfoliation, steam and extraction. But instead of moisturizing you and sending you on your refreshed way, the esthetician applies a frozen formula made of natural skin ingredients — lipids, collagen, proteins — and some less familiar ones (namely, cow stem cells).
The formula is said to be absorbed by the skin. It reaches its maximum effectiveness around 144 hours after application. Skin cells are said to "regenerate, producing a carbon copy of themselves." The result is "biological supremacy over aging skin," says the company's literature. In other words, these natural building blocks will help skin turn itself over at a pace so brisk, it's like turning back the clock.
"We're creating an influx of nutrients," says Dr. Noel Santana Aguilar, who developed the line of DNA products used at Nabi. "You're using this to enhance what the body is doing, and it does it in a very effective way."
Experts, however, are not convinced.
"I hate to use this word, but it's impossible," says Dr. Richard D. Granstein, chair of dermatology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. When stem cells are frozen, he says, they die, and lose any ability to be effective. Not only that, but the chance of any kind of cell-to-cell communication involving DNA (which would be required for the cells to be effectively absorbed) is virtually impossible.
"These cells are dead. They come from a cow. And you're rubbing them onto the surface of the skin, where they could never seep in," says Granstein. "It's just not going to happen."
But for those with a weakness for The Next Big Thing in beauty, the purveyors of the Frozen in Time facial will try to change their minds.
Responding to the criticisms, Cho says: "The stem cells are safe, they're effective, and no cows are hurt in the harvesting process." The spa employs a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who serves as its medical director, as well as on-site nurse practitioners. The formula has been FDA approved, although there are no regulations on claims of efficacy.
The notion of stem cells being effective in beauty treatments first popped up about a year ago in Russia, where women flocked to be injected with stem cells from aborted human fetuses, hoping to rid themselves of cellulite forever. The procedures were experimental, illegal and, according to scientists, had a high risk of side effects.
While Nabi's new treatment looks unlikely to cause any damage, its claims should be enough to give consumers pause. "The question is, what do they actually believe these cow cells are doing?" Granstein says. "The whole thing is just not right."
Goop therapy
Stem cells are just the icing on the cake. All over the city, women are lining up for a slew of undeniably eccentric treatments.
THE TAN LEPA$200; Mezzanine Spa at SoHoIntegrative Health, 62 Crosby St.(212) 431-1600This body wrap involves a spa expert determining your dosha, or body type, and rubbing you down accordingly: with an herbal mixture containing goat's milk, heavy cream or yogurt, with the recipe dictated by your dosha. You're then wrapped in banana leaves and left to stew.
CARROT AND SESAME BODY BUFF$165; at Bliss 49 (also available at Bliss Spasin SoHo and on 57th St.)541 Lexington Ave. (212) 219-8970If carrot mulch, hot oil, warm milk and honey, sesame seeds and sea salt don't buff your skin to its freshly exfoliated best, they'll at least inspire your dinner menu.
CAVIAR FIRMING FACIAL$270 at La Prairie at the Ritz-Carlton,50 Central Park South.(212) 521-6135Luxury is the operative word at this swank spa—and that means slathering your face and neck with caviar, said to be chock-full of sea proteins that lift and illuminate the skin.
SINUS DRAINAGE TREATMENT$150 for initial visit, $90 thereafter,at Body Central, 99 University Place.(212) 677-5633Enter a eucalyptus-infused room where your face is hit with anti-inflammatory fluid and a vaporizer, add electrical stimulation to the sinus drainage points, top it off with a cool compress, and say goodbye to stuffiness.
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Jean Godfrey-June
Jean Godfrey-June
Author, Free Gift With Purchase
Beauty Editor, Lucky
Jean Godfrey-June has carved out a name for herself as not just a beauty expert, but someone readers turn to for a highly individual, irreverent approach to deciphering the ever-expanding maze of products available to color, highlight, firm, and enhance. The long-time Elle columnist turned Lucky Beauty Editor dishes about her unlikely path toward a desk full of products in her new memoir Free Gift with Purchase : My Improbable Career in Magazines and Makeup, taking readers behind the scenes at both magazines, as well as through celebrity encounters, a stint at Beautyscene.com, and into her present dual life as working woman and Westchester mom of two. Extolling her love of yoga and its beauty-enhancing properties, Godfrey-June also shares makeup tips and favorite products and shortcuts. She describes a perfume by Lev Glazman as being “like Le Cirque versus McDonald’s: The inside of one person’s mind versus something a stadium full of people can agree on.” During a busy day, she took the time to tell Gothamist about her love for the word "operative," the shampoo and mascara she swears by, sorting through hundreds of beauty products each week, dry nail polish, and her ideal perfume container.
When did you decide to write the book, and what were the most fun and most challenging parts?
The book is very much in the same voice as my column at Lucky for six years and at Elle for six years before that. Ever since I started doing the column people would say, you should write a book. That voice is easy to read. It just didn’t seem possible for whatever reason to me. About a year and a half ago, my friend Hilton Als, who’s written for The New Yorker, said “You should write a book.” He gave me a list of agents. Somebody giving me that extra push made me feel like it was a possible thing to do.
The most challenging part to write was about my very crunchy weird town. I live there and I didn’t want to offend anybody with my gentle ribbing. It was a little more challenging writing about the people I live with and trying to disguise them so I wouldn’t offend a specific person. I wish I knew who said this, but some author said in an interview I read, “I didn’t want anyone to cry when they read my book.” I tried to keep that in mind in writing about both the business and personal aspects of my life. I didn’t want anybody to be hurt.
I had a lot of fun, especially with the parts about my kids and how hilarious they are with my friend Adam the photographer just because they’re so silly. The other thing I really enjoyed was the tips that I have in the book. Those are the things that stick out in my mind. I have an evangelical side, I think everyone does—you have to use this thing—and I get to do that in my column every month. My book wasn’t about products so much, but it brings out that evangelical aspect.
What part of your history made this career choice the most “improbable?” Because it seems like you either adapted quite well or were made to be in this role.
I came from a family of biologists that spent all of their leisure time hiking or camping in the backwoods, not a glamorous camping experience. I just never imagined that I could have a life that was about magazines. When I started reading magazines, I would get Vogue and Mademoiselle, and I skipped the beauty parts because at the time, the writing was very formulaic: try this list of lipsticks, try this list of seven moisturizers. If someone had said, “What department would you be working for?” I definitely wouldn’t have picked beauty.
I always tell everyone that works for me that working for the features part of a magazine is an easier job in a way because they have stories—there’s scandal and interesting things going on. But with beauty, you have to be incredibly creative. It’s not even like fashion where now it’s about volume, okay, now it’s moisturizer. With beauty it’s “Let’s talk about this blotting lotion and trying to keep that interesting and real.” Certainly my focus, wherever I’ve written, is about trying to make it not sound like some real slick copy that you don’t believe but like a real person talking.
You use the word “operative," I noticed that in the book and it’s funny, you say Lucky operatives, like you’re spies or something. Where’d you pick that up?“
Operative” is definitely is a word I use a lot. I started using it talking about how you’d meet people and they’d all be from one hair care company or lipstick company, and there’s something about people who all work at the same place . . . then it got into my general speech. It’s kindof a tic.
You’ve been in the beauty business since 1993, when you started at Elle. What big discoveries have you made in terms of your beauty routine, and have they wavered over the years?
It varies. I have a shampoo that I have used since before I was a beauty editor, and I always keep hoping there’s something new.
What is it?
Phyto Jojoba. It’s for colored, dry, damaged hair and I don’t have colored, dry, damaged hair but it makes my hair look fantastic, I love it.
There was this Shu Uemura cleansing oil that they make, and since the beginning of my career people have been telling me, “You have to try that oil,” and I’d say, “I can’t try that, I have oily skin, I can’t put oil on my face.” They have this beautiful special edition packaging and I finally broke down and tried it and now I’m an evangelist. It’s the greatest product ever, it’s changed my skin.
Makeup things definitely change. I just got finished writing for Lucky about how in the office people are always asking, “What mascara is that?” We’re forever changing the mascara du jour. Right before I went on my book tour, everyone had long, long lashes and it was Covergirl Lash Exact and it is so good. I was so exhausted on the book tour, it would make me look awake.
There’s always something new to learn as far as the tips. I’ve definitely gotten better at concealer. Three years ago Laura Mercier taught me how to use a brush with concealer. There's a big thing in the book, the haircut that changed my life. Sally Hershberger was like, “You have Giselle hair.” I don’t have to put any product in my hair and I don’t have to blow-dry it, that changed my life, it saved me.
I’ve learned things along the way. This month Avon has this dry nail polish. It comes on a thing of Saran Wrap and you rub it on your nails but it doesn’t have to dry. It’s in the shape of your nail, it takes about two seconds, and your nails have polish on them. You take it off with regular nail polish remover and you can peel it off. That’s an invention I can’t believe they came up with finally. I am always constantly surprised and I do adjust my routine, but the shampoo always stays the same.
You talk at the end of the book about being a Lucky operative by day and a mom in a pretty crunchy Westchester town by night. Does it feel like you have a secret life that the other side doesn’t know about, or are those just two sides to the same coin?
A lot of people don’t know. A few more do now that I have the book. A lot of people don’t know what I do at home or they have some vague idea but it’s not their thing or they’re horrified and they don’t want to discuss it. At work, everyone is always like, “What do you think about the crunchy people?” I’ve managed to make them think my bohemian lifestyle is normal.
You wrote that you get between 50 and 200 products to consider a day—how long does it take you to sort through them all?
The basic system is that I have a big big table that’s attached to my desk and when the stuff comes in, it gets put on that table, with no press releases, nothing else around it except the actual product. As I’m sitting there going through my day and talking on the phone, like any person walking through a Target or Bath and Body Works or Saks, you’re automatically attracted to something, the color or the package or maybe it smells great. I discover a lot of things that way.
At least once a week, in an ideal world, twice a week, we go through everything and do a general edit. We talk about what each thing is supposed to do and if it fits in the magazine and things that get past that general edit go to a table in the beauty department and everyone in the department has a meeting based on their merits. It gets edited two to three times before it gets photographed.
When you’re choosing which products to feature, how much of your decision is based on what you personally like and what you think will appeal to the Lucky reader? Are you two one and the same?
I have oily skin, so I can’t personally try some dry skin product. There are people in the office and in my life that I try those things out on. I have a friend with the driest skin ever, so she’s the ultimate word on dry skin products.
The thing with Lucky particularly is that the whole magazine likes to have that word of mouth feel so we do want somebody at the magazine or that we know to definitely love the product that we write about it. In my column, those are things I’ve specifically fallen in love with and they’re personal—beauty is personal. Scent is incredibly personal. It doesn’t mean that one’s right and one’s wrong.
You tell the story of rushing into a party straight from yoga class with your face sweaty and being greeted with effusive compliments. When should you go all out with makeup and when should you just wing it?
You look great for an hour after you work out—after that you want to put a little more something on, I think. People are gonna buy beauty products that will make them look a little bit better. No matter what, it’s sortof a fun thing to do. It's not necessarily something you want to do 24/7, just like if you have a dress you look fantastic in, do you wear it every day? If I want to look really good, I go to yoga class and put on a little liner, mascara and a little lip gloss. If I took the time to do blush, I could probably look like that all the time.
I often wind up making impulse purchases, either because I’m in a hurry, or, more often, because I just want an item to work. What’s the best way to figure out your own beauty style without wasting money on products you’ll never use?
There's definitely that phenemonon—it's human nature. I went shopping for clothes on Friday, and now I have one thing I like and three things I hate. With beauty, if you’re at a store where someone is helping you and there’s a makeup artist or beauty advisor, if that person comments about what they like about what you, they’ll be a more helpful guide than someone who’s saying "We’ll use this to get rid of your awful eye circles" or "Do you feel like you need a pick me up cause you look kind of sallow." Or you may get a person insisting you buy “the look” like the waiter pushing that night’s specials.
The other thing is, it’s getting easier to try things in drugstores. Companies are making an effort so you can sample some of the products in ways that you couldn’t necessarily even a few years ago. If you love this lip gloss and have one by the same company, you can try ones that are a little twist from the things you normally buy rather than a total departure. And definitely read magazines and talk to your friends and see what looks good on them or what they really love, which to me always helps.
What effect has the internet had on beauty?
The internet has influenced the whole way wet set up the magazine. We wanted it to be as immediate feeling as the internet. There would always be a place you could go, whether a website or a phone number. We have tried to make it interactive, with the stickers, the way the internet is interactive.
As far as our online thing, the technology is better than when I was at Beautyscene. What we’ve done with Lucky is we try to put stuff on the website to make it really specific to every local market. If there’s a sale in Chicago, you can go to luckymag.com to find it. We use the website for the information we don’t have room for in the magazine but that our readers want to know.
As far as how it’s changed beauty, what I thought was possible when I went to Beautyscene and what excited me has really happened. You can go on Amazon, you can go on just about any big cosmetic company’s website, and buy all your favorite stuff. If I were not getting it at the office, I would probably do a lot of my shopping for beauty products on the internet—plus it’s a lot of fun to get packages.
Has the success of Lucky been a surprise to you?
I do remember the first year when we went down for the annual beauty magazine convention, and no one wanted to meet with us. "This is a catalog, we don’t need another magazine, please go away," they said. People were really negative. We, of course, thought we had a good idea. I realized it was different when the people in my crunchy town would find out I work for Lucky and would say, “I read that magazine” and I’d think, “Wow, they don’t look like a magazine buying person at all.” There was just something about it—it’s less about the model and more about the stuff. It’s more about you and less about some scene.
We have vision in how we edit. At the end of the day, you don’t see models in short skirts going to work in our magazine. Every magazine, every couple of years, will have a short-skirts-at-the-office story. I think people respond to the fact that we don’t. Because it’s so relatable, people are always surprised to learn that the average age of our reader is 31. People think it’s much younger. But as far as what makes someone get into the magazine editorially, there’s not an age per se . . . we’re always looking for a cool girl.
What does your daughter think about your job?
She knows what I do, she’s come in the office before. She really likes it, but she’s not girlie in any way, she doesn’t have that urge to try on lipsticks, but she likes the idea of being in charge. She loves to categorize things, so she loves to come in the office and she must’ve overheard us talking one day. She’d been there for an hour and a half, and went, "We’re gonna shoot these Chanel blouses . . ."
I think every kid loves the officialness of work. She’ll read the magazine sometimes. She read the Lucky book and she knows Kim and Andrea, the Editor and Creative Director, so I thought she would like it. She looked through the entire thing and was like "Mom!”
“What’s wrong?” I asked her. “I don’t like it,” she said. “There’s no beauty products, where are the beauty products?” She’s now 9 and she’s not yet going for perfume, but her friends are starting to.
You have a lot of suggestions for various businesses in the book. Have you ever thought about starting your own company?
I’m not a wheeler dealer, it’s just not my thing. I like to write, my creativity is in that, it’s certainly not in thinking up ideas like somebody like Janine Lobell or Bobbi Brown or Lev Glazman—they’re much better at coming up with that stuff than I am. I have some friends who run a bath company called Brick House. My friends are always making up all these cool scents and textures, and I’m just like, "Wow, you go." I like to check out the finished product or at least the halfway finished product.
Are you skeptical or excited about the sheer number of products out there?
It depends on the thing. There are lots of “me too” products, where you get it and you’ve seen exactly the same packaging and products. Hope always springs eternal, though, that this one’s gonna change everything. That’s the nature of beauty products. I always feel like there is something new. And when there’s something like that crazy Avon nail stuff, the scientists have done it again. In general, I’m not jaded, it’s kindof amazing.
The thing that I learned from the Beautyscene experience is that I’m no good at a retailing; I can sell something if I write about it. At the end of the day, I’m delighted and surprised by what I just talked about, by what these companies come up with, but I don’t have that talent. I’ve never had an idea for a beauty product that I thought was better than what’s out there.
I do ask companies to make perfume that comes in a small, light bottle that actually fits in your purse. I always feel that the purse sprays are these heavy architectural things that are trying to make some statement about the company. If you like the smell, you just want to be able to smell like that—make it smaller, make it convenient. That’s my only idea that I’m forever spouting.
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Is Beauty A Curse For Some Women?
Why would a really good looking woman need to join a dating service? This question was posed to me almost daily by single men during the nearly 23 years I owned such a service. (The only other question asked of me almost as frequently during that same time period was "Are we there yet? by my kids on the way to... anywhere).
The fact is that over the years hundreds and hundreds of really attractive single women actually joined my dating service. Often while interviewing a woman who was an absolute knockout, I found myself chuckling that this "goddess" (who would not even have noticed my existance in high school) was now paying me to find her dates.
A vast majority of these very attractive women worked in high level executive and professional positions. Yes, corporate America has discovered beautiful women can "use" their feminine wiles to achieve success in such fields as sales and marketing, advertising, and public relations.
Moreover, I interviewed many successful women attorneys who were absolutely stunning. Perhaps their role models were some of the beauties in such Boston-based David E. Kelley television shows as "Ally McBeal," "The Practice," and "Boston Legal." Was it a coincidence that as Calista Flockhart's skirts rose, so did the show's ratings?
But in Kelley's Boston it is very common for female lawyers to date clients, for judges to date lawyers, and defense attorneys to date prosecutors. A new associate is introduced in one episode, and before the first commercial she catches the eye of another attorney, and within one or two episodes at most that couple is "going at it" on someone's desk.
This season's finale of Kelley's "Boston Legal" featured an affair between a partner and an associate, a wild sexual liaison between an associate and a new associate, a romance between an accused murderer and one of her attorneys, (along with a rebuffed romance between the same accused murderer and another of her attorneys), and a back story about an affair between a married judge and an attorney.
Of course this was a two-hour episode!
In the real world, though, such office trysts are very rare, if non-existent. I interviewed many women who told me they were huge "Ally McBeal" fans, but could not recall any intra-office romances where they worked. Moreover they insisted they would never consider risking their professional careers with any type of romantic dalliance with anyone in or represented by their firm. Let alone a judge.
Very attractive professional women (let's call them "VAPs") also have the problem of needing a dating service to "screen out" or "filter" the men who approach them. Such women report walking down the street and being approached by all sorts of men from cab drivers to construction workers. Or they walk into a bar with a friend just to have a drink and immediately get hit on by, in their words, "jerks."
So, if a VAP is not going to date anyone affiliated with her career or anyone she might meet at a bar or through fate, it makes sense that she would consider using a dating service.
By the way, many VAPs told me when they tried using an Internet dating site and posted a picture they would be flooded with so many responses from salivating men, it soon became a "full-time job" just to navigate through the myriad responses they received.
Many VAPs have been attractive since their middle school years, with men swarming around them since they first began to "develop" during their adolescence.
Unless they are not too bright, (and I am referring primarily to well-educated women), most of these beauties soon figured out just what it is men want from them and why.
They actually face the "problem" of trying to figure out whether a man who professes his love after only a handful of dates has bothered to get to know what they are like on the inside.
What I also found especially interesting is the feedback VAPs usually reported to counselors at my dating service after their dates. Rarely did they ever complain the men were dull or "just sat there." (This was a common complaint from average-looking women.)
No, the VAPs would often complain the men they met were far too self-centered. That is they spent the entire date the same way males in heat in the animal kingdom would"¦showing off their "plumage."
"All he did was talk about himself," was a common response. "From the moment we sat down he started bragging about his car, his condo, and his job"¦and he never asked me any questions about myself."
Of course these same men would call in raving how "great" their dates were and then be shocked when the VAPs would not want to see them again. (Let this be a lesson for men.)
One woman, a very natural beauty with long, flowing blonde hair, told me while most of her friends would spend hours applying make up, fixing their hair just right, and donning an attractive outfit before going out, she often "dressed down" and wore little or no make up, so as not to attract men interested only in her looks.
Yet that same woman, who was in pharmaceutical sales, also admitted to trying to look her absolute best and sexiest when making a sales call to a male physician's office.
On the other hand, she had a hard and fast rule of never, ever going out with any of her work-related clients.
Of course most of you readers are probably laughing to yourself and saying you have no empathy for such women. I understand.
Steve Penner was the owner of the Boston-based dating service LunchDates for nearly 23 years and interviewed and listened to feedback from thousands of single men and women from all over New England. "The Truth About Dating" reflects insights and observations based upon his experience. He welcomes feedback and comments at pennerst@hotmail.com.
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Looking good: Face it, beauty starts with the skin
Dermatologists are increasingly jumping into the cosmetics game. Here are some products sold or endorsed by notable docs:
Cellulite is the latest battlefront for Dr. Howard Murad, who launched his trail-blazing skin-care line in 1989. The “Cellulite Solution” package includes book, Firm and Tone Dietary Supplement Pack, and Firm and Tone Serum (sephora.com, www.murad.com).
Pioneer beauty dermatologist Fredric Brandt aims to approximate office procedures at home with skin-polishing Microdermabrasion in a Jar and wrinkle-minimizing Crease Release (sephora.com, www.drbrandtskincare.com).
Courtney Cox-endorsed Kinerase Lotion and Cream (available through dermatologists, sephora.com and www.kinerase.com) boost moisture in even the most sensitive skins with the plant-growth hormone N6-Furfuryladenine, or Kinetin.
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INTO GEAR
Weightlifting without the weights
You’re crunched for time and the gym is jammed. You’ll never get in a full workout if you have to wait for machines and share free weights.
Don’t bag your workout. Try a body-weight circuit. You’ll burn calories and stay motivated by the novelty of doing something different, and you won’t have to wait for the weights. Here’s the circuit:
20 step-ups on each leg on a bench
15 pushups — on your toes if you can
8-10 pull-ups — modified for most women and full for most men
25-30 knee-ins on a bench
15 triceps dips
Rest
30 plie squats
25 leg raises
10 inverted rows
50 reps walking lunge
15 pushups
Rest, then repeat the circuit
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INNER WORKOUT
Feeding conversation
So you’re having stimulating dinner-table conversation:
“Pass the peas.”
“Elbows off the table.”
“How was your day?”
No wonder nobody stays very long. Next meal, try Recipes for Living: Food for Talk. It looks like a recipe box, but instead of 100 ways to cook chicken, it offers 200 conversation-starters such as “If you could talk to any person in history (famous or not), who would it be and what would you ask them?” and “What qualities make a good friend?” See the potential? So did former radio personality and TV news anchor Julienne Smith, who started the cards.
The cards will make for more interesting conversation, sure. But research shows long-term bonuses are even better: Children and teens who eat dinner with their families are likelier to get better grades and have healthier eating habits. Cost is $15.95 at bookstores and online.
LESLIE GARCIA, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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Kenya: As Cost of Beauty Rises, So Do Clients
The Nation (Nairobi) NEWS
June 22, 2006
Posted to the web June 22, 2006
By Irene NyamburaNairobi
After living abroad for 10 years, Peninah Awiti, a regular client at Urembo salon, has not failed to notice the luxury wave that has hit the salon industry in Kenya. "Before I left Kenya, a salon was just another place to pass time and gossip," she says. "It was also a place where no well-mannered woman would have wanted to be associated with. Most of the hairdressers were unprofessional."
Most of them were doing the job to keep themselves busy. However, on returning from Australia, Mrs Awiti says, she noticed that salons have grown from social places to money-minting businesses.
Gone are the days when going to a salon felt like a punishment. Kenyan women, including some men, have come along way to accept beauty treatment as a necessity rather than a luxury. "We are no longer at that stage of finding it a luxury to visit a salon but instead find it mandatory to visit one several times a month," says Ms Awiti. As a result, demand has shot-up, giving the salons the tough task of coping with not only demanding customers but also growing competition.
With the steady growth in the fashion industry, salons are also forced to change and grow as well. "More women have come to realise that apart from working hard, beauty also counts," says Ms Terry Mungai, owner of Ashleys, one of the most successful salons in town. "A salon is not only a place to go make your hair but a place to relax your mind as the professionals work on you."
Men too have not been left behind; they are slowly learning to appreciate beauty as well. Nowadays they flock salons not only for hairdos but also in search of facials, manicures, pedicures and massages, she said. There has been an increase in the age group visiting the salons, most young Kenyans in their mid 20s to late 30s, a generation in which you are what you look. "Some time back, only mothers and older girls used to frequent salons but today, we even get five-year-old girls coming for nails and hairdos," says Ms Mungai.
Clients too don't mind the prices as long as they get value for money. On average, the upmarket man spends at least Sh5,000 per week on hair cut, facials, manicure, pedicure and massage. Women tend to spend a little less because not all of them do a whole beauty therapy. Most of them spend between Sh500 to 3000 in a week.
Innovative stylistsTo keep up with the soaring growth, salons have been forced to look for bigger spaces and innovative stylists. Due to the wide variety, the clients have become a picky lot, focusing on the kind of services, cost and comfort. "If you want to keep your clients, you must be ready to invest heavily in the latest equipment, professional hairdressers and a beautiful spacious salon," says Ms Mungai, who has been in the business for 12 years.
Mr Gitau, who prefers to be referred to by only his second name, used some of his retrenchment benefits to open a salon at Buruburu shopping centre four years ago. He says that a well managed salon can be a money-minting business. "When my wife advised me to open a salon, at first I thought it was just a female thing, but after thinking about it, I agreed and today, my wife and I co-own the business," he says.
He's glad he sank his money in hair because, he says, this business is able to feed the family, pay for transport and, at the end, save something small. Just like any other business, the salon business has its lows. "At times the business may be very good giving us added profits and at other times, after deducting all the expenses we are left with nothing," Mr Gitau explains.
Ashleys, one of the few salons in East Africa to own a Spa, has greatly attracted an up-market clientele. Ms Mungai, Ashley's CEO, attributes the success to hard work and team spirit. She also said the ability to keep up with the newest equipment has ensured that the retain and attract new customers.
"Even small things like a cup of cappuccino, installing a DSTV channel and executive services have made the salon standout," she said.
Due to the high demand of high quality hair and beauty products, the prices have also shot up. This has in turn has led to increase in salon charges. Unlike other businesses that suffer a slump when charges rise, the salons continue to record high turnover in a world where fashion-conscious professionals value their image.
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Best beauty buys for less
Posted: 06/19/2006 12:15 pmLast Updated: 06/19/2006 12:32 pmMany products promise to erase the signs of aging, but some can cost you a bundle.
However, the good news is, you don't have to spend a fortune.
Best buys in beautyIt's almost overwhelming as you look down the beauty aisle and glance at the many different creams that are making so many different claims.
So how do you know which products really live up to their claims?
Dermatologist Dr. Susan Taylor says you have to check the ingredients.
"One of my first choices is this ROC product. It has retinol and retinol has been demonstrated to help wrinkles and discolorations of the skin and it's very affordable, $19.99," she says.
Dr. Taylor recommends the ROC cream for night. For a day cream, she likes Oil of Olay Regeneris, the perfecting cream. It has an amino peptide complex and is under $20.
"The amino peptides have been shown to help improve the signs of aging, so this is a good one," she explains.
Dr. Taylor says choosing the right cleanser is also important because as we age, our skin often develops dark marks and discolorations.
"I like this Aveeno Positively Radiant cleanser and it has soy and soy has been demonstrated to help with pigmentation and keep our skin even," she says.
The next problem: dark circles and puffiness. Dr. Taylor's pick? Eye Defense by L'Oreal. "It has caffeine in it. Caffeine is an ingredient that absolutely can reduce puffiness," she explains.
How about a good all around eye cream?
Dr. Taylor says a cream made by Nivea is a winner. She says, "It has Q10. Coenzyme Q-10 is another ingredient that has been demonstrated to help lines and wrinkles."
Last but not least, grab a good sunscreen. Dr. Taylor suggests one made by Aveeno. She says make sure there is UVA and UVB protection and an SPF of at least 15.
So, instead of going to the nearest department store for your beauty products, why not head to the nearest drug store, and catch a deal.
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Bea on beauty
By Fina Evangelista
Phylbert Angellie Ranollo is also the young and beautiful Bea Alonzo of movie and television fame. At 18, this career-minded Filipino-British mestiza, talks much sense for her young age. For one, she values getting a good education in the midst of her busy taping and filming schedules. A senior high at the Angelicum College in Quezon City; Bea fits in completing school requirements by practicing good time management. Quite believable, for she has an almost perfect record in her career appearances.
We interviewed the beauteous star in between a photo-shooting session as a commercial model. Shooting was scheduled for 9 a.m. sharp. Bea’s call slip was two hours earlier to allow for makeup and hairdressing. And with no primadonna ado, this young professional was very much ready and alert for each shooting segment.
Here are excerpts from our interview with Bea on being beautiful:
What do you think are the important things for a person to be beautiful?
First in my list is hygiene. Especially with girls, being always clean is important, not only when you are seen by others, but also off-cam. For instance, when you’re always clean, you avoid getting pimples. And of course leading a stress-free life is also very important.
What does being beautiful as a woman mean to you?
Being beautiful is thinking beautiful. I call it inner beauty. When you think beautiful, you have a happy heart. You won’t have a hard time smiling, because your smile comes from within you. And when you have a happy heart, you have contentment and you’re appreciative of things around you. Of course, fixing yourself well and being presentable is the other part of being beautiful.
What are the things you do as part of your personal beauty regimen?
I wash my face at every break. That’s why I use a facial wash that will not dry my skin. To keep my pores tight, I put ice all over my face, then I moisturize and relax. When I have time, I dip myself in a hot tub of water to relax. Oh, and I am a spa addict. When I want to really relax, I just go to a spa.
Aside from talent fees, what are the things you consider before you agree to endorse a commercial product?
The quality of the product. I have to believe in the product. I have to have a gravitation with the product. I must really use it or at least start using it.
For instance, Céleteque, why did you agree to endorse it as a product or brand?
Because Céleteque products are hypoallergenic and dermatologically-tested.
The facial wash is nondrying. The moisturizer is easy to use—it’s not heavy because it is water-based. I can use it even under my makeup. And it’s safe to use even by girls my age. Like me, my skin easily gets irritated. But I feel safe using Céleteque.
Let’s talk about love. In your opinion, does being in love have something to do with being beautiful?
(Laughs) I guess so! You are what you think, di ba? Like, I’m in love with my craft… I love my work!
Speaking of love, is there a special someone right now who gives you the inspiration to always stay beautiful?
Hmm… none yet! I’m entertaining suitors.
What specific qualities do you look for in your special someone?
I don’t look for specific qualities, basta God-fearing. But mind you, I noticed all my crushes are bad-boy looking! Looks lang naman. (She smiles)
In your opinion, what makes a woman look young longer?
Being always happy… being happy with her life. And physically, proper hygiene. Wash your face thoroughly with a nondrying facial wash like Céleteque.
Then apply Céleteque Moisturizer to avoid facial skin dryness. It’s water-based and oil-free, perfect alone or under makeup ‘coz it isn’t greasy. It won’t clog pores too, so we avoid whiteheads and blackheads.
Let’s talk complexion, how do you maintain a beautiful complexion?
To maintain a good complexion, I use a mild unscented lotion, and a moisturizer. I have a fair complexion, but I want to tan. I don’t have time to go to the beach, I plan to go to a tanning salon.
Do you think, our tropical climate has something to do with maintaining beautiful skin?
Yes, of course. The sun can be drying to the skin. That’s why we need to moisturize… and use a water-based moisturizer like Céleteque. It’s good for Asian skin.
Do you think pricing is important for beauty products?
Beauty products should yield beautiful results. But pricing is important too. Like Céleteque, it is affordable, even for young girls like me. And it yields beautiful results.
What about packaging, what suggestions do you have for your beauty aids?
Smaller packaging would be fine, specially for students like me. And for those in the u-belt. And for office girls too. Something easy to bring when you travel.
After this interview, one thing is certain, beauteous Bea is not just beautiful inside and out… she is definitely a woman of substance—of beauty, heart and brains!
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How Real Women Stay Beautiful
How Real Women Stay Beautiful
I DO’s & I DON’Ts:
By Carol B. OngAre you serious?!"
After years of fantasizing about the perfect proposal, this is the answer most women blurt out when finally asked for their hand in marriage. This is the same reply I gave my editor when she invited me to write a beauty column. I am no expert on beauty, far from it. I am a real woman who, on bad days, doesn’t even bother to fix her hair. Yet I am so in love with world of beauty, skincare and pampering I would stay up all night (one beauty don’t that I do) researching what makes a certain beauty ingredient work. So if you’re interested in a real woman’s point of view on beauty, read on.
Beauty and Fitness. I find this phrase redundant because one can’t really be beautiful if they are not of sound mind and body. Case in point, if the devil gives you the choice to look like Monica Bellucci but you will have halitosis, will you accept the deal?
You have to be fit to be beautiful. So in this issue, I interviewed real women on what they do (and equally as important, what they don’t do) to stay fit and fabulous. Here are their answers:
I do watch my sugar intake. Is your tummy round and bulging no matter no much you’ve exercised, had diets, or prayed to God you’ll be good if only you’ll lose the belly in time for your wedding? It’s a sign you have too much stored sugar. Sugar is not necessarily sweet. Sugar is carbohydrates, and those you don’t burn squat in your tummy and start a little community. Opt for complex carbohydrates like brown rice and whole wheat bread. Don’t banish carbs completely, you’ll get crankier than an 80 year old virgin.
I don’t eat chips and salty food. A friend of mine shared that when a dress she wants to wear is a tad tight, she stays away from chips and anything salty for at least three days prior to the event. Salt makes your body bloat.
I do take antioxidants. When you expose iron to the elements, rust forms quickly. Basically that’s what free radicals such as pollution, smoking, and poor diet does to you. It speeds up the body’s aging process. Antioxidants fight free radicals and keep you shiny and new longer. Vitamins A,C,E and grapeseed extract are some antioxidants that make skin glow. But be careful not to overdose, too much vitamins A and E are toxic.
I don’t take sleep for granted. All brides I spoke with gave this advice: sleep early every night, at least one month before your wedding. Your body repairs itself during REM and you’ll not only look better, you’ll feel happier.
I do take a complete physical check up. With so much work to do and so little time, this is one of the things most couples neglect. It’s important to know each other’s health status. Knowing will help you take care of each other better, and anticipate the health issues of your future kids.
I don’t forget to visit the dentist. Beam a 100,000 Megawatt smile on your wedding day, have oral prophylaxis done to remove plaque build up. Make sure bad teeth are fixed. Tooth cavity is a source of halitosis, something you wouldn’t want to have on your honeymoon.
I do cardio exercises three times a week. Consult with your fitness instructor what cardio exercises are best for you. Cardio is one of the faster ways to slim down, it also improves blood circulation that gives you a great after glow. Your stamina also increases, what you do with it is up to you.
I don’t skip stretching. Do this and risk serious injuries. Stretching also tones your muscles. Try yoga or pilates to complement your workout. These stretching exercises make you look longer, leaner and taller.
I do put on sunblock. Sunblock is the real fountain of youth. Apply at least SPF 15 whenever you’re outdoors, even if it’s cloudy. UV rays damage skin and make you age faster. Don’t forget to put on your hands too, they say you can tell a woman’s real age by the state of her hands. Well, let’s keep them guessing!
I don’t stop drinking water. Do you know that moisturizers don’t actually moisturize? Technically they act as a barrier to trap moisture in. So drink tons of water (uh, soda and sugary juices don’t count) and moisturize. Speaking of moisturizers, try Jergen’s Soft Shimmer lotion when going to a party. It hugs you with a thin sheet of gold and hides imperfections.
I do eat veggies. My friend recently had a harvest of organic veggies so for one week I was munching on salad. That week I got a lot of compliments on how good I look yet they can’t pinpoint what changed. (Is it my two front teeth and floppy ears perhaps?) A caveat: french fries and potato chips don’t count. When potato is subjected to high heat and oil, it transforms from something healthy to gremlims that cling to your thighs.
I don’t skip breakfast. Studies have proven that skipping breakfast makes you feel empty and sluggish all day so you tend to nibble more. Eating breakfast makes you feel full and more alert throughout the day. What law of nature governs this? The same one that turns a 2oz chocolate bar into 2 pounds of cellulite. Try Vita-wQuaker if you’re in a rush. Just add water and ta-dah! You get fiber, protein, and calcium.
I do laugh a lot. Laughing is my personal anti-aging secret. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh and you’ll feel beautiful instantly.
I don’t sweat the small stuff. If you fuss over every little detail, you’ll never enjoy the scenery. If something doesn’t go exactly as planned, don’t fret immediately. It won’t do anything except give you unnecessary wrinkles. Take a moment to assess how important the issue is when you’re 80. If it’s not, let go and let live. This is easier said that done. But then again, who says being beautiful is effortless?
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Can A Beauty Salon Trip Cause A Stroke?
Many women love the pampering they receive during a visit to the beauty parlor.
A wash, condition and blow dry can give women a whole new look.
During her lifetime, 45-year-old Marilyn Noonan has made hundreds of trips to the beauty parlor, but one in particular changed her life.
Several hours after a hair appointment, Noonan noticed something strange when she looked at herself in the mirror.
"I went to put my makeup on and I noticed one pupil was huge and the other one was a pin point," said Noonan.
She immediately called doctors.
"The second question the neurologist asked me was when did you last have your hair done?" said Noonan.
She was stunned to learn she had hyper-extended her neck while having her hair washed -- putting herself at risk of having what neurologists call a beauty parlor stroke.
"I had stretched my neck so far into the beauty parlor sink that I had stretched and torn the inside of my carotid artery," said Noonan.
"It's rare but it does occur," said Scripps Clinic neurologist Shirley Otis.
Otis said tiny blood vessels within the wall of Noonan’s carotid artery tore -- causing a blood clot to form in the arterial wall.
“These clots will form and get bigger and bigger. It can close off the artery and then go to the brain,” said Otis.
To avoid a potential stroke, Otis provided Marilyn with blood thinners in the hospital for eight days.
"We are really worried about a clot going like this and getting caught in one of these arteries," said Noonan.
Four months later, Noonan’s artery is nearly healed.
Noonan and Otis said this scare at the beauty parlor could be easily prevented.
"I think that all of us should have our neck very supported," said Noonan.
Otis added, “My hope would be that licensed beauticians are educated about the risk of arteries to the neck."
At La Jolla Hair Studio, owner Tony Botticelli uses neck pads and chair cushions to give support to clients.
"If we can shorten the distance between and elevate the client, their neck is going to fit the shampoo bowl better,” said Botticelli.
He also makes sure clients don’t spend longer than three minutes at the shampoo bowl.
Noonan is back at the beauty parlor once again, enjoying the pampering because she’s taking precautions and hopes others will too.
"It’s extremely lethal but extremely rare but it’s easily prevented with the knowledge to protect your neck and protect your artery," said Noonan.
Neurologists we talked to see an average of five to six cases of beauty parlor stroke syndrome a year.
Symptoms include dizziness, lightheadedness, numbing or tingling, or facial or eye asymmetry.
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Beauty: Learning your lines
Saturday June 17, 2006
By Fiona Hawtin
It's not certain how much eyeliner helped Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren and Edie Sedgwick with their careers, but one thing's for sure - it helped them get noticed. And with the mod look on the comeback trail, now's the time to go in for some liner.
Two things you don't want to do. No liquid liner with the upward tabby-cat's eye flick at the end - so dated and not even retro in an Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatraf way. And no hard black lines top and bottom - far too Footballers Wives. A softened pencil is the modern way to line eyes.
1. Elizabeth Arden Fling/Flair Dual-Ended Eye Pencil$34 for 1.38g
One pencil, two colours. Clever concept this. The soft metallic flesh-toned pink is best used to wash over the eye, and the flattering shade of army green at the other end is the liner. Soft enough to blend easily.
From selected department stores and pharmacies.
2. Becca Ibiza Line and Illuminate Pencil$50 for 3.9g
First, the creamy, shot-gold sparkly illuminator floats over the lid. Then, for hard-core liner devotees, there's a black pencil that is also kind on the eye area and smudges gently. Edie would have loved it.
From Glamorpuss, ph (09) 524 4741.
3. M.A.C Delphic Fluidline$34
Fluidline is a gel liner and bears no relation to liquid liner other than both are applied with a brush. This gives a lovely, long-wearing and smudgeproof line that, by nature, is soft and smudgy. It almost blends itself. As for the colour, this get-me-noticed turquoise with a splash of silver pearl is pretty special.
From Smith & Caughey's Newmarket and M.A.C Chancery.
4. Chanel Aqua Le Crayon Kohl$47 for 1.4g
As part of the summer collection that pays homage to a girl on the beach, this metallic blue looks amazing with iridescent gold and pink tones. Chanel has thoughtfully included a sharpener, because a blunt pencil won't do you any favours.
From selected department stores and pharmacies from June 18.
5. Lancome Chatagne Waterproof Le Crayon Kohl$42 for 1.2g
What an excellent colour this no-nonsense brown is. It suits just about everyone. The soft pencil, which glides on easily, can be smudged with the angled sponge at the other end of the pencil. On top of all that it's waterproof, so it's ideal if you're caught in a shower.
From selected department stores.
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Salt Initiative Backed by Health Professionals
WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Health-care professionals applauded the American Medical Association's move on Tuesday to slash the nation's sodium intake in half over the next decade.
"Sodium or salt intake is a growing problem in this country, and high-salt foods are associated with a lot of processed foods which, in general, aren't necessarily the healthiest foods," said Dr. Christine Gerbstadt, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "Any education or labeling is always helpful."
"I think it would be helpful to the American public to have a better understanding of the amount of sodium in foods they consume. There is hidden sodium in many foods, for example baked goods and bagels," said Samantha Heller, senior clinical nutritionist at New York University Medical Center in New York City.
Spotting these high-salt items isn't always easy, since many pass the "taste test," Heller added.
"High-sodium foods do not necessarily taste salty, because sodium is used not just for taste but as a preservative, flavor enhancer and for texture," she said. "More than 75 percent of the sodium Americans consume comes from processed food, not the salt shaker on the table."
That much salt in the American diet increases the risk of hypertension, the AMA noted in its initiative.
"When we take a look at treatable causes of hypertension, sodium intake is the number one cause, in the United States, that causes an elevation in blood pressure, because of increased consumption," AMA board member and cardiologist Dr. James Rohack said Tuesday during the group's policy meeting, in Chicago. "If you reduce your sodium intake as well as increase your exercise, within one year 50 percent of the people can control their blood pressure with diet and exercise alone and don't necessarily need to be on medications. The problem we have in America is that wherever you turn, people are being exposed to foods that have a high sodium content."
The AMA initiative dovetails with one from U.S. National Institutes of Health, which has recommended a reduction in sodium by manufacturers, restaurants and consumers of 5 percent per year over the next 10 years.
Americans consume 4,000 to 6,000 milligrams of sodium per day, while the maximum daily consumption of sodium set by the American Heart Association is 2,300 milligrams (1,500 milligrams for those with high blood pressure or those at high risk for hypertension).
"I tell my patients that if you look at any label and salt is listed in the first four ingredients, it's got too much and stay away from it," Rohack said. "About 2,000 milligrams a day is about the recommended amount that you need."
Roughly one-third of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease stubbornly remains the nation's leading killer.
But the AMA is apparently picking its battles carefully because, at the same meeting, delegates voted not to back a tax on sugar-sweetened soft drinks, opting instead to further study the issue. The association also voted to end alcohol advertising on college sports telecasts, and to put warning labels on video games.
The AMA council report that led to the vote on salt recommended that foods with more than 480 milligrams of sodium per serving be given labels with the word "high" and red exclamation marks. Such high-sodium foods would include hot dogs, some canned soups and a cheeseburger.
The vote also called for the AMA to petition the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove salt from the list of foods "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS.
"We have to ask the FDA to say that sodium is no longer recognized as safe," Rohack said. "It is a potentially harmful substance, especially when used in high quantities."
"The number one discharge diagnosis among Medicare patients is congestive heart failure. This report will not only help with hypertension but with reducing the hidden sodium in congestive heart patients," he added. "The ultimate goal is if we can start to reduce the hidden salt exposure to patients, patients are going to be better off."
While those in the health-care field supported the move, the food industry decried the AMA recommendations.
"Rather than additional government requirements, what is needed is consumer education. For example, advice on sodium consumption can be found in the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans," Robert Earl, senior director of nutrition policy for the Food Products Association, said in a statement.
"It is important for consumers to know that the amount of sodium in foods is clearly labeled on food packaging, and that a broad range of foods containing no sodium or low sodium, or with no added salt, are widely available," he added. "This broad range of food products on the market -- coupled with the information contained on the Nutrition Facts panel and food labels -- are critical components that enable consumers to choose food products that are appropriate for their dietary needs."
The Salt Institute was similarly chagrined.
"The American Medical Association has misread the science, confusing blood pressure effects with health outcomes. Of the 13 studies that have examined whether cutting salt will reduce heart attacks or improve mortality -- what AMA calls 'the population burden of cardiovascular disease' -- not a single study supports the AMA resolution," institute president Richard L. Hanneman said in a statement. "Following the AMA recommendation is scientifically unjustified, and a waste of time and money. What we really need is a controlled trial of the health outcomes of salt reduction."
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Tuck these beauty treats in your beach bag
By Sharon Mosley Tuesday, June 13 2006, 12:29 AM
"I'm melting! I'm melting!"
Yes, the summer heat can often make us think we look like the wicked witch of the West - with makeup streaming down our cheeks and limp hair drooping in our eyes - it's enough for anyone to wither and have a complete beauty meltdown.
But there are a few ways to beat the heat and treat ourselves at the same time. Here are a few of summer's best treats to stick into your beach bag - or your office tote, if you just can't seem to be able to fly away and get out of town right now.
GEL OUT:
Gels are light and easy to apply in hot weather. There's no stickiness, no mess. Take a tube of Stila's gel cheek color in your beach bag. Choose from pink flush or melon flush. Or, for easy two-in-one applications, Stila has a convertible color compact that acts as a lip and cheek cream. ( www.stilacosmetics.com)
PROTECT YOUR LIPS:
Talk about plump lips - if you've ever had sunburned lips, you know you've got to take steps to protect them. Davies Gate has made protection delicious with its tangy lip balm loaded with shea butter and sweet almond oil that moisturizes and protects with an SPF 15. ( www.daviesgate.com)
SPRITZ YOUR FACE:
Keep cool with fresh spritzers that spray refreshing moisturizers with antioxidants on your skin. Caudalie, made in Paris, makes a soothing "grape water" purse-size spray that can easily accompany you to the beach or to the office. ( www.caudalie.com)
MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE, MOISTURIZE:
You may think your skin is wringing wet with moisture, but summer heat can dry it out. So make sure you keep your skin in good condition with a rich, nongreasy creamy lotion, ideally applied right after a shower, while your skin is still damp. And it doesn't have to be expensive. Pick up a good one, like Curel's new Ultra Healing Lotion, at your local drugstore. Many moisturizers now give you a subtle, gradual tan when you use them every day. Try Pur Minerals new body moisturizer, Get a Little Tan, ideal for women with sensitive skin. ( www.purminerals.com)
WATERPROOF:
OK, it's a fact of life, that most of us sweat - especially if it's 98 degrees in the shade. So how do you keep your cool? Try a few of these beauty miracles: Bourjois Survolteel Waterproof Eyeshadow, Dior Show Waterproof Mascara and Vincent Longo Liquid Canvas Dew Finish Foundation - all at www.sephora.com.
GO FOR LIGHT SCENT:
Put away the heavy fragrances of winter, and lighten up with a new scent for summer. Take a trip to your favorite department store and sample some of these refreshing mists: Gucci Envy Me2, Stella McCartney's Sheer Summer, Terre d'Hermes, Roberto Cavalli Serpentine, DKNY Red Delicious and Cartier's Deluces.
TAN YOURSELF:
By now, you've got to know that broiling in the sun is reserved only for those with fish brains. Covering up is the name of the game, even while getting that bronze glow. There are lots of bronzers that can do the trick: Laura Mercier's Gilded Bronzing Book with color for eyes, cheeks and lips; Urban Decay's Baked Body Glow for a glimmering all-over sheen and Nars Body Glow for a coppery tint and a coconut scent. And don't forget the babies: California Baby's newest delivery, SPF 18 Moisturizing Sunscreen provides ultraviolet-A and UVB protection without the use of harsh chemicals. ( www.californiababy.com)
DON'T FORGET SPF:
The Sun Protection Factor is critical when it comes to picking out all those lotions and potions that will defend your skin from harmful rays. Make sure the protection you stick into your beach bag will do the trick: Some of the products with the most defense: Lancome's Soleil Ultra Expert Sun Care with SPF 50 and Clinique's UV Response Body Cream, also with SPF 50. And if bugs (not your kids) are driving you crazy, take along some of Bull Frog's new Mosquito Coast Sunblock with Insect Repellant.
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and Reporters Association
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Secret beauty tips from the celebs
This is a video news release (VNR) from VIDICOM Stylewiz courtesy of CNN
On the red carpet, beauty is in bloom, but you don't need to be a star to look like one.
"Celebrities have a lot of simple tricks that help them achieve their best looks," says Elaine D'Farley, Beauty Director of Self Magazine.
Hair
Say goodbye to sticky sprays and stylers. To create texture and natural hold, experts recommend products with natural ingredients for long lasting control without buildup.
"Use a little bit of gel, wrap bits of hair around your finger, pin it onto your head, use a blow dryer on a low setting and blow dry all the pinned parts," says D'Farley. "Then when they're dry, unpin, put your fingers through it and don't brush it. Put your fingers through it and you'll have beautiful textured tousled hair."
Eyes
"The eyes are the windows to the soul," says actress Emmy Rossum. "So I think when the eyebrows frame them, it really brings that part out."
To get salon grooming right at home, it's as simple as finding the perfect set of pluckers, which can range in price from $1 to $10.
"Great eyebrows are key to a finished look," says D'Farley.
Teeth
Dentists' offices across the country are offering new revolutionary porcelain veneers that do not even require an aspirin. No grinding or drilling means no pain. They brighten, whiten and last up to 20 years.
"Whiter, brighter teeth make you look instantly younger, so that's a must for celebrities," says D'Farley.
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Shoppers scrub up with fruit and veg
This was copied from The Sunday Times-Britain
SHOPPERS are beginning to scorn conventional beauty treatments in favour of home-made preparations using fresh fruit and vegetables, write Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Tom Baird.
According to research from Asda, the supermarket group, 3% of adults are using fresh produce to create natural beauty treatments, bath oils, deodorants and skincare creams. Some of the recipes go back to Elizabethan times.
If the trend is reflected nationwide, more than 1m adults may be making the products at home.
“The message that fruit and vegetables are great for your health has gone beyond the dinner plate,” said Nick Scrase, fresh produce spokesman for Asda.
The research, conducted among 2,700 adults, found that the manufacture of “kitchen cosmetics” from fruit and vegetables has moved from a niche pursuit to a mainstream market. Several websites provide detailed tips on how to use the weekly shopping basket for skincare and beauty treatments.
Fruit and vegetables have been promoted by the government with a “five a day” campaign to persuade people to eat more fresh produce. Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef, also promoted the benefits in his television series on school meals.
The research shows that many shoppers are using the produce for a range of home-made “spa and beauty” treatments, although this has not yet been reflected in a fall in the sales of conventional products.
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Beauty tips for women from 50 and above
Beauty tips for women from 50 and aboveOnce upon a time, turning 50 for a woman in Nigeria was like reaching the end of the line. You are a grandma and was expected to act as one. But, today the picture is totally different. The new 30 is now 40 should I say 50 Nigerian women are waging what look like a successful wear against aging. Consequently, more awareness is being created on ways to look young.
Beautiful skin, a beautiful body and a beautiful sense of style does not have an end once you hit 50s. Women are looking better and feeling better than their mothers did at their age, and more women are staying active in their later years. So I say embrace your age and all of the experience and wisdom that comes with it, and learn some new beauty tips below for women over 50.
Your diet and your bodyThere’s very little difference between the recommended diet and exercise habits for a 20 year old and that of a 50 year. In fact, the only difference, a healthy diet and regular exercise are more important than ever. During the aging process, the key to keeping your body properly functioning and in shape is to eat healthy and stay active. Sure, you are set in your habits and may not be able to run 5 miles with as much ease as you could in your 20’s, but you are not doing yourself any favours if you don’t do anything.
Include fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and low fat diary product in your diet and avoid high-fats, high-sodium foods; meaning you should reduce the amount of salt you put in your meals. Eat plenty of fibre and get dawn on alcohol.
At 50 and older, most adults are still capable of completing most exercises. Exercising can mean taking daily 40 minutes walk with your partner or alone, enjoying exercise videos at home. Don’t be intimidated to join a gym either and don’t forget to add in strength training with weights to keep your muscle active, bones healthy and to tighten up any saggy skin. Exercise, not only for the physical benefits, like maintaining a healthy weight or improving circulation, but also for a healthy and happier attitude for healthy aging.
Make up tricks for aging skin
At 50, women shouldn’t use so much make up, unfortunately this is exactly what our society women splurge on. Women at 50 and over, slap on red lipsticks with dark penciled eyelids, assault our sense of propriety each time we open the pages of a soft sell magazine.
If you love make up you don’t have to stop altogether. And if you’ve never worn make up, now is a good time as ever to start. When applying make up the correct way, you can take years off by softening your face. For your skin, first use a facial mask once a week to give your skin a more tightening appearance, you must ensure that you use an anti-aging skin care product that rejuvenates the skin at the same time. Then moisturize! Moisturize! Moisturize!!! Keeping your skin well hydrated is one the best make up tricks for aging skin because, it provides a better surface for make up application and reduces a dry appearances.
Your hands, neck and eyes are often the first victim of aging. For your hands, use an SPF hand cream with vitamin E everyday. While washing your face or applying cream to your skin, don’t ignore your neck. Massage the product into your skin with upward strokes from the bottom up, around to the neck and even behind your ears. For your eyes, be faithful to eye cream which reduces swelling.
Fashion for older women
At any age, certain fashion tricks can make you appear slimmer and these might be especially important for those ladies over 50. Most women gain weight as they get older, especially in their mid-section which can be tough to get rid of. Some great visual tricks include wearing a monochromatic outfit, using darker colours like black on the body part you wish to hide, choosing vertical stripes, V-neck tops, hip-length, lightweight shirts and jacket and carrying larger purses. Luckily, being African we are not as pressured as Caucausun women, so, many of us hide behind boubous and Iro and buba. But times are changing. Now, 50 years old are wearing plunging neck lines and iycra tops.
For great fashion trick for women at 50 and older, check out Ageless Fashion Sense. Older women can especially pull off accessories well. Beautiful jewelry like pearls or bright- coloured stones and beads add a wonderful and age-appropriate accent to any outfit, as well as rich silk scarves tied in your hair or around your neck.
If you didn’t take good of yourself, as you should when you were younger, it’s time to start right now. Luckily, there are plenty of beauty tips for women over 50 that can make any woman look and feel younger and healthier. But don’t forget to embrace your age and your own personal aging process, and don’t forget to smile and show off your well-deserved smile and lines.
Beauty essentials
True beauty is a combination of looking your best on the outside and feeling your best on the inside. Refresh and renew your most unique feature your face. Be a regular at the Beauty palour. At least once a month go for a facial. Also very important, here your beauty sleep and to support your body nutrient needs take a multivitamin capsule for 50 and above. Let your beauty shine through from the inside out!
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A Radiant Complexion in 5 Simple Steps
A Radiant Complexion in 5 Simple StepsBy Sheila Dicks
A healthy, radiant complexion is nourished from the inside out by eating a balanced diet and drinking lots of water. How much your complexion glows also depends on how you take care of it; first with proper cleansing and moisturizing and second by not smoking and avoiding stress and sun exposure.
If you follow the steps below regularly, which will take less than 5 minutes a day, the results will be noticeable.
1.
Cleansing: It is important to use a cleanser that is formulated for your skin type in order to get the best results. While a regular soap maybe great on the rest of your body your facial skin needs extra care.
* Dry skin feels very tight and dry all over. Choose a creamy cleanser formulated for dry skin. The rich emollients will leave your skin feeling clean and soft. Also use extra emollient moisturizers and cleanse twice a day.
* Normal skin is neither dry nor oily. Choose a cleanser and moisturizer that have balancing moisture formulated for normal skin. Even though your skin feels great, to keep it looking radiant, cleanse and moisturize regularly.
* Combination skin is dry with oiliness in the t-zone - the forehead, nose and chin. To take care of this type of skin you’ll need products that both moisturize and prevent oil buildup.
* If you notice that by noon your skin has become oily, then you have an oily complexion and will need oil control products that will keep your skin fresh longer and prevent oil buildup.
2.
Exfoliate: To deep clean, condition and remove dead skin cells, exfoliate twice a week using a facial mask or scrub. A creamy scrub or mask that moisturizes and hydrates the skin is best for dry to normal skin types. Combination and oily skin types need a mask that deep cleans and controls oil.
3.
Toner: Toners remove the last traces of cleaners and restore skin to its natural pH balance. Those with dry skin should avoid toners with alcohol.
4. Moisturize: All skin needs a good moisturizer to keep the natural oils balanced and skin looking fresh. Dry skin needs extra moisture, normal skin needs a balancing moisturizer and oily skin needs an oil-free moisturizer.
5.
Foundation: This is the last step to even out your skin tone and protect your skin from the environment. Choose a color that is as close to your natural skin tone as possible. Try it along your jaw line for best results and look for a shade that blends with your skin. Foundation shouldn’t be visible.
There are also products on the market that have Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA’s), naturally derived from sugar cane, olives, milk, fruit and wine. Those products get rid of dead skin cells leaving fresher, newer looking skin. The benefits of using “age-fighting” creams are reduced surface wrinkles, soft skin and fading of “age spots”.
Follow this routine and you will be on your way to having healthy, radiant looking skin.
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Moving Back To The Nature Through Aromatherapy Skin Care
Moving Back To The Nature Through Aromatherapy Skin Care
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Bryan JoslingIn the mid east, there is the custom of wearing hijaab among women. It is a kind of veil that covers the entire face. Though it has taken many a connotations with time (largely controversial), the very basic purpose of it was to protect the facial skin from the sun.
Skin care, as can be seen, has been accorded wide importance at all times. In addition, it has been an ubiquitous phenomenon as no part of the world is unaffected with the concern for their skin. Skin care with herbs and plant extracts is finding growing popularity in recent years. This is termed as aromatherapy skin care.
Aromatherapy skin care is not a recent concept. Only that we were so engrossed in artificial and synthetic products that we forgot the huge resource of our nature. Artificial skin care products are easily available. This was the primary plank on which these became the order of the day. For the natural remedies for skin care, one had to visit their source, i.e. the forest. This was an impossible task for a common person. So, artificial moisturizers, artificial lotions, artificial sunscreens, and several other artificial skin care products almost enveloped the market.
It was because of constant research on the subject that people understood the adverse effects of artificial products. Now, people who are concerned about their skin and are willing to spend that extra buck for the correct remedy for their skin, have voted for natural skin care products and aromatherapy skin care.
If seen from the point of view of cost, then aromatherapy skin care will turn out to be the cheapest. If one wants then he can prepare an all-natural skin care preparation at home. Does this demand time? No! Devote your weekend to skin care (your skin truly deserves that). Many preparations last for a few days to certain weeks. So, one may keep them for use during the weekdays. This will ensure that you do not get late for office while readying your skin for the day.
Simple techniques are involved in aromatherapy skin care. While taking a bath, sprinkle two drops each of lavender, bergamot, and cedar wood. This will keep you refreshed all day. If you are feeling nervous, then use of essentials oils of geranium and basil is recommended. Similarly, there are baths aimed at relieving people of insomnia or fatigue.
If using a skin softener, look for sweet almond oil in the product. Being rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2, and B6, your skin will glow. Exposing ones skin to steam is also helpful. This helps open the pores in the skin and thus prevents skin inflammations. A cleanser too works in the same manner. It helps keep the skin clean. Always use a chemical free and soap free cleanser. One may have a vast choice from natural cleansers available in the market.
All these attempts to keep your skin healthy and glowing will go waste if you are stressed. Stress shows on your face (unless you are a master deceiver). Go for a spa and rejuvenate yourself.
Bryan Josling is working with the Horticultural Research Station in Adelaide. He has also been involved with research on plants. To find romatherapy essential oils,Aromatherapy Skin Care,essential oils wholesale visit
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Unfit Unpretty Feet
Unfit Unpretty Feet
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Jane SimpsonMost women think that because they get regular pedicures their feet and toenails are clean and safe from infections. What they don't realize is that women are more susceptible to toe fungus, toe fungi, toe disease, toe nail infections, and toe nail disorders. Think of the variety of shoes most women squeeze their feet into for the sake of looking fashionable. Most of women's footwear sacrifice comfort and ultimately, the health of their toes.
According to David Wong, a dermatologist from Sydney, the most common toe fungus, toe fungi, toe disease, toe nail infections, and toe nail disorders are onychomycosis, Athletes Foot, bunions, and tinea. These are often infectious, ugly, and uncomfortable conditions which may affect the ability to do daily activities. He also stressed that nail infections are not cosmetic problems. It is not also a matter of cleanliness. You are at risk of fungal infections even if you're toes and feet are squeaky clean. Regular pedicures are not the answer since feet specialists at most salons are only trained and equipped to beautify feet and toes, not to cure these infections. What's more, most think that toenail discolorations are just that, discolorations. They think that these can be covered up by the latest nail polish trend. What they don't know is that these discolorations can be symptoms of toe infection. He names stubbing toes, too-short nails, and wearing tight foot wear as most common causes of infections because these weaken nails and opens nail beds for contamination of bacteria.
Aside from discolorations, other symptoms of toe fungus, toe fungi, toe disease, toe nail infections, and toe nail disorders are nail crumbling, thick nails, and brittle nails. Extreme cases might even cause nails to separate from their beds. The skin around the infected nail might also collect pus. Foul foot odor is an almost sure sign of fungal feet infections. If you are thinking to avoid damp places to avoid getting infected, Dr. Wong states that damp places are not the only place where you might be infected. Places where skin can get contact like carpets, mats, linens, and other towels are also possible places to incur infections. Public places like public pools, showers, hotels, motels, changing/locker rooms, and laundry service rooms are high infection risk areas. Sharing foot wear is also a culprit in getting infections. He emphasized to avoid borrowing or lending of footwear like socks and shoes to reduce risks of infections.
Dr. Wong advocates immediate medical action if you suspect being infected by toe fungus, toe fungi, toe disease, toe nail infections, and toe nail disorders because it is uncommon for these infections to heal on their own. Early medication and treatment could prevent fungi to grow, hence, stopping the progress of the infection. At the first symptom of nail disease, consult your doctor to avoid unpretty feet.
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