Archive for the ‘Skin Care’ Category
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Continued From
Question And Answer About Health – Part 2
Q: I have an itchy, bumpy rash in and around my belly button. It’s also quite smelly and the spots are now weeping. How can i get rid of this irritation?
A: The sounds like an infection in your belly button. One possibility is that you’re allergic to nickel the metal which most buttons and snaps on jeans and pants are made of. This constant rubbing against your navel could trigger an infection. If this is the case, try wearing cotton underwear up to your belly button, so skin contact with the metal is not possible. The spots are weeping because you probably scratched (perhaps in yous sleep) and this has worsened the infection causing it to spread around the belly button as well. (more…)
Tags: belly button, eyes, healthy skin, infection, liver problem, rash, skin health, stomach, yellow eyes
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
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Your Health by The Numbers – Part 2
>> 3 Glasses of milk you need to drink each day.
To maintain healthy bones, you need to down this much of the white stuff to get the recommended 1,000 milligrams (mg) of calcium a day. Don’t like the taste of milk? Consider some substitutions: A six-ounce cup of nonfat yogurt has 300mg of calcium two ounces of Swiss cheese has 530 mg; and a cup of spinach will give you 245 mg. Almonds, tofu and fortified orange juice are also great sources.
>> 24.9 Highest number for a healthy body mass index (BMI).
More revealing than the numbers on your bathroom scale is your BMI, which is a measure of your weight relative to your height. And, although not foolproof, it’s also an indicator of total body fat. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered a healthy score. If your score is 25 to 29.9, you’re overweight; above 30 is considered obese. Any number greater than 25 puts you at risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, and a host of other health woes. (more…)
Tags: bones, cancer, diabetes, disease, healthy, heart disease, milk, salmon, Swiss cheese
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Continued From Your Health by The Numbers
>> 400 Micrograms of folic acid you should get daily.
This vitamin is especially important if you plan on getting pregnant, since it can help prevent serious spine and brain birth defects. To get the recommended amount, pop a multivitamin with folic acid with breakfast (if you’re already expecting, you’ll need 600 micrograms). Other folate sources include fortified cereals, pasta, citrus juices, peanuts, and spinach. Even if you’re not planning to have more kids, it couldn’t hurt to eat these foods-folic acid may also prevent colon cancer, stroke, and other conditions later in life.
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Tags: dental, dental health, health, multivitamin, pregnant, sunscreen, teeth, vitamin
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Like other forms of cancer, early detection is key to successful treatment, in addition to yearly check-ups with the dermatologist, do these self-checks on a monthly basis.
1. Stand next to a mirror in a well-lit room and use a hand mirror to check hard to view places.
2. Start from the feet and work your way up, and examine any spots or moles you may have.
3. Look for moles that are: Asymmetrical, have colour variation on one mark, wider than a pencil eraser, or changing in size and shape.
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Tags: Asymmetrical, cancer, dermatologist, examine any spots, skin cancer, skin cancer check
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
Do we really need to worry about skin cancer in Singapore?
Consultant Dermatologist of The National Skin Centre, says yes.
What is the incidence of skin cancer?
Skin cancer is on the list of top 10 cancers in both males and females, with an average of 325 cases a year. In 2007, about 400 new cases of skin cancer were diagnosed and treated at the National Skin Centre. The majority were either basal or squamous cell carcinomas.
Have the figures of skin cancer increased over the years?
Statistics from other Asian countries show that skin cancer is on the rise. (more…)
Tags: cell carcinomas, dermatologist, medical, skin, Skin burns, skin cancer, skin growths, tanning
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
Living in a smog-filled city makes me wish I could frolic in the sea or skip in a meadow whenever I need a little perk-me-up. But if breathing in the ocean air or leaping on fresh-cut grass seems impossible, here’s what you can do to look and feel as blooming fresh as this dress I’m wearing.
1. Give yourself a damn good scrub.
Your skin will thank you for sloughing away all that surface dirt and cellular build-up. You’ll be rewarded with skin so smooth and clean, you’ll want to roll around in bed naked check out more exciting new scrubs.
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Tags: Beautiful Skin, healthy skin, moisturising, scrub, skin, Skin Care, smooth and clean
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Solutions For Your Skin
First off, stop squeezing your pimples!
This will harm the skin’s surface causing further inflammation on worse, scarring! Adult acne is a common occurrence and is due mainly to the following reasons:
1. Changing hormonal levels that cause sebaceous glands to produce more sebum, making skin greasier and more prone to breakouts.
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Tags: acne, Beauty, inflammation, pimples, skin health, skin solution
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Continued From
Saving Your Neck – Hyperigmentation
The problem: The culprits behind the dreaded wattle are easier to explain than they are to defeat. As collagen and elastin deteriorate with age, “skin loses elasticity, so it’s not as sprungy,” Waldorf says. Sun damages makes it worse, rendering that thinning elastin and collagen ineffective. But the real problem is what lies beneath. “the muscles are fallin, and fat is moving, creating an overall loss of volume in the jaw area,” Graf says, which can lead to a soft pendulum of loose skin under the chin.
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Tags: chin, collagen, sagging skin, Skin Care, wringkle
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Continued From
Saving Your Neck
The problem: When the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, “Glory be to God for dappled things,” he clearly wasn’t referring to mottled skin. Sun damage spawns excess melanin production that becomes clumps of dark pigment. It also creates irregular pathces of skin with more damaged tissue than others, Day says.
All of this is especially noticeable in the lower throat and chest area. “The chin acts like a parasol, protecting the skin just underneath it a bit,” Day says. “But the rest of the neck and chest are angled to get white a lot of sun.” (more…)
Tags: dermatologists, irritants, pigment, skin, Skin Care, skin damage, skin darker, skin health, skin lightener
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
The face isn’t the only place that ages. A little effort now can keep the most neglected body part tight, smooth, and even swan like.
Consider, if you will, the neck. While the face gets moisturized, buffed, and babied, most necks are lucky to get a spritz of perfume now and then-and the difference shows. “The neck is a dead giveaway,” writes Nora. “You have to cut open a redwood tree to see how old it is, but you wouldn’t have to if it had a neck.” Nora is right. The neck really does show signs of aging faster than the face, which is supported by a nourishing cushion of subcutaneous tissue that’s rich with blood vessels and oil glands. (Try pinching both areas to compare, and you’ll see the difference). (more…)
Tags: aging, anti aging, moisturized, neck skin, Skin Care, skin health
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