Your mother’s wrinkles may not be the best predictor of how you’ll age. A study involving identical twins suggests that despite genetic make-up, certain environmental factors can add years to a person’s perceived age. Factors such as divorce or the use of antidepressants are the real culprits that cause facial aging. Researchers obtained comprehensive questionnaires [...]
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Dec 17th
What Causes Your Eyelids to Sag?
Numerous theories have been proposed seeking to explain what causes the baggy lower eyelids that come with aging. Now, researchers have determined that fat expansion in the eye socket is the primary culprit. The study is the first to examine the anatomy of multiple subjects to determine what happens to the lower eyelid with age. [...]
Dec 17th
Sounds During Sleep Can Boost Your Memory
A new study about a different kind of audio approach during sleep gives insight into how the sleeping brain works, and may eventually come in handy to people studying a language, cramming for a test or memorizing lines in a play. Scientists at Northwestern University reported that playing specific sounds while people slept helped [...]
Dec 17th
“Your Blissful Antidote to Winter’s Dry Skin Blues…”
Winter and dry skin may seem inseparable… Air humidity is down, you’re living in artificial indoor heat, and the harsh outdoor elements ravage your skin so it shows early signs of aging – even if you’re hardly ever outdoors. How will you try to conquer winter’s dry skin this year? If you’re like most [...]
Oct 30th
10 Things Every Woman Should Know About Her Body
No bossy list of health to-dos here! Just insider info from Mehmet Oz, M.D., that’ll make you want to treat yourself right. Mehmet Oz, M.D., Glamour Find more 9 Things in Your Home That May Be Killing You 13 Easy Ways to Save 200 Calories a Day 10 Things He’s Thinking When You’re Naked [...]
Oct 15th
Yoga Facial
Your face works hard. All day long it helps you see, breathe, chew, speak, laugh, cry, kiss, grin, grimace, smile, frown, sneeze and whole lot more. It gets hit by sun, rain, wind, snow, rubs, scratches, scrapes, make-up, grit and grime, as well as smiles, stares, glares and other looks from friends, family and strangers. [...]
Oct 14th
Mothers-to-be consider Shielding Lotions
Mothers-to-be consider Shielding Lotions for relief from skin disorders during pregnancy Women can minimize effects of common skin disorders resulting from pregnancy Expecting a first child is one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life, and taking basic preventative skin care measures, such as the use of shielding lotions, can help minimize or [...]
Oct 13th
Artificial Sweeteners — More Dangerous than You Ever Imagined
By Dr. Mercola If you still believe sweeteners like Equal and NutraSweet are safe, you’ll want to pay very close attention to this special report. You’re probably aware of the dangers of consuming too much sugar and that sugar is not healthy for you. You might have been led to believe that artificial sweeteners like [...]
Oct 12th
Vitamin Infusion Facial
The Vitamin Infusion Facial is a nourishing, results-oriented treatment that uses a patented formula of vitamins with polypeptides to help treat sun-damaged skin. The treatment includes a collagen mask and cold stone facial massage with products that work naturally to deliver nutrients deep into the layers of the skin to improve acne, redness, dryness and [...]
Oct 8th
Deep Breathing: It’s Easy When You Don’t Try
What could be more natural than breathing? You might be amazed to learn that most people don’t know that breathing — an act that we do some 20,000 times each day — can deeply influence your health and happiness on many levels. Some proponents of deep breathing recognize the connection between stress and breathing as [...]