Dr Health Tips

It is immense to have a great skin, and is the first step headed for an excellent makeup. Skin therefore plays a vital role in our life, how one looks and feels directly relates to ones skin. Making the best choices for our bodies, and ultimately our skin, is achieved through diet/ food, exercise, regular professional treatments, personalized homecare, and a healthy mental attitude. Partaking in health and beauty rituals indiscriminately - slowing time and gravity's tentacles continues to lead us on a trail that has been philosophized throughout history. Beauty comes from within, for the beauty that is without resembles the beauty that is within. The type of skin you have depends on your genes, sex, age, environment, structure and regeneration. How you treat your skin will always be evident in your face, hands and...

Vitamins are necessary for your body health as well as hair health. Different vitamins contribute to maintain your body metabolism and hair growth. These also prevent your hair from falling. So it is very important for you to take different vitamins in your daily diet in sufficient quantity. Some of the most important vitamins and minerals that are necessary in maintaining your hair growth are biotin, folic acid, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, and inositol. Having these vitamins and minerals in enough quantity will prevent hair loss and maintain your hair growth. However, consuming these vitamins and minerals in excess may cause a lot of problem. So it is very important for you to know, how much of these vitamins and minerals you needs in your daily diet. You can take the help of your nutritionist to gain knowledge of this. You also can get sufficient information from internet websites and magazines etc. Scientists have performed a number of tests on these vitamins and minerals to know how t...

Losing your hair to where it thins or you become bald does not have to happen. Just by understanding why your hair falls out and thins allows you to take counter measures. Discover what counter measures you need to take to keep your hair full, thick, or from thinning. There are various ways to keep your hair clean, shiny, and thick. If you still have hair and want to keep it or if your hair is starting to thin out, here are some hair remedies that you can use. When your hair starts to thin down, three of the reasons are: Your hair follicles are slowly becoming plug and preventing hair from growing out Your hair is not receiving the nutrients it needs to grow and stay strong Your hair is not getting enough blood circulating in your scalp I will cover only the first of the two items. Plugged Hair Follicles Just like acne, your hair follicles can become plugged. In acne a plug follicle results in sebum and bacteria becoming trapped in the follicle, which leads to an infection known as a ...

Every day, every one of us looses some hair. Our body then replaces it with some new strands as part of the many renewal processes that are built into our body systems. As we all age, 'the reappearance of new hair' event gradually slows down. This observable fact is more evident in men than women, whose 'male-pattern baldness is genetically determined and can begin as early as age 20. For women, hair normally thins after age 50, and considerable hair loss before that age is very rare. Facts about Hair: Typically, hair grows an average of an inch every two months. The average head can shed up to 100 of its 100,000 hairs every day. Indication of hair loss: Hair Loss generally is noticed in one of two-ways. With common pattern baldness, the loss is gradual. It can start as early as puberty, or very late in life. Sudden loss of hair , or loss in clumps usually indicates a different problem. This type of symptom could be...

Lossing hair is a part of life that most people do not look forward to. If you have bald family members, you may be especially nervous about waking up one morning to find you pillow covered with hair, or your hair brush with more hairs than your head. If this sounds like something that you worry about, then you might want to learn some hair loss prevention tips. 1- One widely held belief is that the over use of chemicals on the hair can cause hair thinning and eventually hair loss. If you like to enhance the look of your hair through chemical means, but are nervous about future hair loss, it is a good idea to only have this type of work done by a licensed beautitian. Many do-it-yourselfers are too inexperienced to properly perform chemical treatments to their hair, having a tendacncy to over apply the products. If you do color your hair, it is thought best to keep the frequency to a six or eight week minimum. 2- It is important to eat healthy foods and ensure that your body is getting ...

Soram Khalsa, MD, is on a mission to get Americans to up their levels of vitamin D. Dr. Khalsa even had a patient hand deliver a copy of his book The Vitamin D Revolution to Michelle Obama, in which he wrote, ‘Vitamin D can help the country’s health-care crisis. Please contact me if you are interested." Khalsa hasn’t heard from her yet. What a surprise that Michelle Obama isn't interested in something that doesn't make money for the pharmaceutical companies. Soram Khalsa is on a mission to get Americans to up their levels of Vitamin D. Why? To protect them against a myriad of illnesses, including cancers, heart disease and diabetes. He even had a patient from his who’s-who-studded medical practice in Beverly Hills hand deliver a copy of his book, The Vitamin D Revolution, to Michelle Obama. “In the front, I wrote, ‘Vitamin D can help the country’s health-care crisis. Please contact me if you are interested’ and included my phone number. I haven’t heard from her yet, but

Hair is fairly strong and can generally withstand normal grooming techniques. However, there can be thinning or breakage of hair due to poor grooming habits. The following tips can prevent these bouts of thinning and breakage. Avoid combing hair with fine-toothed combs when wet, as this is a common cause of breakage. Although this is a tempting practice because hair straightens and detangles much better if combed when wet, the stress on the hair shaft is immense when the hair is wet because it is weakened. This goes for brushing the hair when wet, also. Brushing the hair, in general can be stimulating to the scalp, encouraging blood flow to the hair follicles and maintaining their health. Brushing the hair before washing it can loosen up flakes of sebum and dead skin buildup and make it easier to thoroughly clean the scalp during shampooing. Remember, over combing or over brushing generally will cause damage to the hair, which is quite contrary to the old 100-stroke brushing rule. Alth...

As is rather obvious to anyone who reads this blog I have been growing my hair and beard for nearly two years. Well what you probably don't know is that a very good childhood friend of mine is getting married on August 23rd. I decided that I really could not go to a friends wedding looking like I have, because of this I decided to shave and get a haircut. I had to go out and buy a shaver (which I have never done before and resulted in me calling Eli for advice on what sha ver to purchase), and get my dads beard trimmer (which I used for the first rough passes). First pictures of the hair and beard in all their glory (shortly after getting out of the shower). I felt that you would not really be interested in seeing all the pictures of me shaving (they are not very exciting). Instead I will show you how weird I looked with the hair and no beard, however I will tell you that when I got up this morning my mother freaked and couldn't look at me.

I used to have perfect waves. Started straightening them away. It was damaged. I cut it short. Started I'm growing it back out. Now it's about 1 1/2 inches past my collarbone. i still use heat a lot, but my hair is healthier due to protecters. But i want to just let it down in it's prefect waves, but it gets frizzy and is a lot straighter now. I think i need a good conitioner/shampoo for this. Any ideas? My hair lost it's wave, and is frizzy whats a good shampoo/conditioner for it? VO5 hot oil treatment My hair lost it's wave, and is frizzy whats a good shampoo/conditioner for it? try sunsilk hairapy My hair lost it's wave, and is frizzy whats a good shampoo/conditioner for it? Ugh, this happened to me too. I totally regret ever straightening my hair, it looks so much better wavy. I find that letting hair air dry gets the curls back, but the frizz is definitely still there. My hair lost it's wave, and is frizzy whats a good shampoo/conditioner for it? Use P...

you see I went through an eating disorder...bulimia....and it's been awhile now and my weight is average not low or anything...but I lost a lot of hair and I'm not sure what can I do to have it back :( it's ben awhile since i have been eating ok so is it that I damaged it and it won't grow back? what other ways other than eating well can I do? any help would be appreciated...thx u How can I get my hair to grow back? Dear Friend, I am so glad to hear that you are doing better and I know that you are a very beautiful person. You can grow your hair back several ways, and I won't emphasize diet, but please make sure you eat well. If your hair growth is really at issue, Propecia, Rogaine, and DHT blockers can help. But, the problem with all of these products is they are expensive, have temporary results that stop after use of the product, lastly, they have side effects. Thus, the best way to grow your hair fast is to take care of your hair from the inside out. Assess w...

Whether you are male or female, New Jersey Laser Hair Removal will help you get that smooth skin you always wanted. It is more or less a permanent procedure where you can get rid of all unwanted body hair. Be it legs, underarms, chin, upper lip, neck or back, it can remove hair effectively from just about anywhere. It is absolutely safe and a relatively pain free process. In New Jersey Laser Hair Removal a low energy laser beam is directed towards the hair follicle. The dark pigments in the hair follicle absorb this laser energy. With the absorption of more and more energy the follicle dies and can no longer grow hair. You will get the best results if you are light skinned and have dark body hair. Try to avoid it if you have tan. After the treatment you may develop some redness or bumps. But I can tell you for sure that there is no need to worry about it. It is absolutely normal and just an ice compress will help you do away with it. It will be helpful if you use a moisturizer after t...

Brazilian waxing first came to North America in the late 1980 but don,t gain widespread popularity until the later 1990s. The procedure removes all the hair in the pubic region, front and back. In some cases, a small strip of hair is left in the center, but total hair removal is more common. The smooth look is very popular in Brazil where thong bikinis for sun tanning are so common. Not all beauty salons offer this form of waxing. Brazilian requires an experienced technician. When the technician works fast, there is less pain associated with the procedure. This form of waxing is more common in major cities, such as Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. As the procedure gains popularity, it becomes available in more areas. The Brazilian Waxing Procedure The technician will start by trimming your pubic hair. The hair only needs to be a quarter of an inch long to get good results. After the hair is trimmed, the technician will spread the wax across the area in the direction of hair gro...

Tips on Relieving Hair Removal Discomfort Fashion can be a fickle beast and the ages have held that to always be true. In the 70s and 80s, male virility was naturally assumed if a man had an excessive amount of bodily hair. That same token still holds true in many societies today however there are many more that now value the smooth graceful signature of hair-free skin as much on a male as they do on a female. By far, aside from some of the alternative movements, women have always been expected to have smooth and clean skin and so many display that quality with such flawless perfection. But how can these incarnations of Aphrodite submit themselves to the discomfort and even pain required to perform such a ritual of beauty, on such a regular basis? The chic of today most times demands a clean and hair free style. The most used technique for attaining such a style is to wax. Waxing, often, can certainly be very uncomfortable. Does it need to be, though? Not really. There are methods you...

Fresh fruit is a great cosmetic for healthy skin and hair since it's rich in vitamins, minerals and many more ingredients that makes a fruit mask a treat for any skin type. Below you can find some recipes for different skin types. Avocado mask for all skin types: 1/2 ripe organic avocado 1 tablespoon organic plain yogurt 1 teaspoon natural honey 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2-3 drops of chamomile essential oil Pulse all ingredients in blender until smooth. Clean you face and neck and pat dry. Gently apply the mask to face and neck with your hands. Make sure not to apply it around your eyes and mouth. Do not massage it in too deeply. Leave the mask on for about 10-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, pat skin dry. Avocado makes a wonderful skin hydration facial mask since it contains a lot of potassium, vitamins and natural oils. Strawberry Facial Mask for oily skin: 1/2 cup fresh ripe strawberries 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon rice flour or cornstarch to form a smooth ...

For a long time now, people have been using skin care products that have somehow ended up causing them more harm than good. Many have complained to no avail. It is for this reason that serious skin care products had to be developed and made available to the world. These latest products mainly come from natural substances such as herbs or industrial products that contain minimal or no chemical content at all. However, just like when using the other skin care products, one needs to know his or her skin type before using these serious skin care products. Beauty masks are some of the serious skin care products currently in use in the society. These masks are usually mixtures of specified ingredients that when properly mixed, can be applied on the skin especially on the face whereby they will help in taking care of the skin. Beauty masks are often applied on the face during night time when one is about to sleep and get to be removed in the morning. However, this period is usually not the on...

Fresh fruit is a great cosmetic for healthy skin and hair since it's rich in vitamins, minerals and many more ingredients that makes a fruit mask a treat for any skin type. Below you can find some recipes for different skin types. Avocado mask for all skin types: 1/2 ripe organic avocado 1 tablespoon organic plain yogurt 1 teaspoon natural honey 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2-3 drops of chamomile essential oil Pulse all ingredients in blender until smooth. Clean you face and neck and pat dry. Gently apply the mask to face and neck with your hands. Make sure not to apply it around your eyes and mouth. Do not massage it in too deeply. Leave the mask on for about 10-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, pat skin dry. Avocado makes a wonderful skin hydration facial mask since it contains a lot of potassium, vitamins and natural oils. Strawberry Facial Mask for oily skin: 1/2 cup fresh ripe strawberries 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon rice flour or cornstarch to form a smooth p...

unblock on? Check. UVA/UVB protection? Check. SPF 45,000? Check. Ready to hit the beach! Err, not quite. Wearing sunblock (also called sunscreen) is like taking a multivitamin: people use it, think they're safe, and don't realize that it's possibly doing them no good whatsoever. A bottle of sunblock is your greatest weapon against wrinkles... IF you use it correctly. Let's give a primer on sunblock how to apply sunblock, shall we. 1. Wash your face. Thoroughly. Excessive face-washing is counter-productive, so don't overdo it. Simply run some warm (not hot) water, lather up some moisturizing facial cleanser (not soap) with your two middle fingers, and rinse. Pat yourself dry, but not too dry. Warm, moist skin absorbs best. 2. Do nothing. Let us make this very clear. For your sunblock to work, it has to be the FIRST thing you apply. If there is a layer of anything (makeup, moisturizer, toner, etc) between your skin and the sunblock, it won't work. 3. Apply sunb...

Your Most Important Cosmetic? Sunblock by a mile! Are you a skin care junkie? Is your bathroom closet overflowing with bottles and jars? Does the content of these bottles and jars actually do anything to improve your skin? My guess is "sometimes". We all get seduced by promises of younger looking skin or banish wrinkles overnight. But the sad fact is a lot of the pretty looking products out there do not do what they promise and the wrinkles, acne, broken veins or whatever ails you is still there the next morning. There is one cosmetic that stands head and shoulders above the rest - Sunblock. Sunblock is the best preventative of aging skin you can buy in a bottle. It won't make you look younger in a few applications, you need to use it regularly - like every day - but over time it will make a tremendous difference to the appearance of your skin. Sunblock can be found as lotion, gel, roll on, or spray. If you're on a tight budget you can usually buy a bottle for just a ...

Sunscreen Application Did you know that 1 oz. of sunscreen is the approximate amount of sun block that needs to be applied to your body? (Measurement on AVG) Using higher doses of SPF sun screen can be the ultimate protection for sensitive skin areas like the Nose, Feet, Ears (especially the top and lobes of the ears) and shoulders. Thighs have been known to get tender from the sun so apply as needed. What about the lips? Well sun-block wasn't designed for the lips so SPF lip balm should be applied to avoid cracked or sunburned lips. The best time to apply sunscreen is a half hour before you are exposed to the sun. This gives ample time for your skin to absorb the sun block. UV rays can even penetrate the clouds and cause skin problems so it's recommended to apply sun block even when it's cloudy. Breakdown of skin types Obviously every person is unique and their skin type varies person to person so here's the skinny.... Fair skin is quite sensitive to the sun and can bu...

What is the MOST important skin care secret you need to know for youthful skin? If you said "Protecting from the harmful rays of the sun!", you get a gold star. Sunlight is a major cause of skin aging, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). We all know a sunburn is obvious skin damage. But, did you know that short, repeated exposure to the sun (also called chronic sun exposure) is a major cause of skin damage too. With your beauty in mind here are some simple but effective suggestions: Sun Precaution #1 - As a daily routine, apply sunscreen and wear a sun hat. On a big beach day or playing 3 hours of golf. I am sure you are slathered up with sunscreen and wearing your sun protective clothing. What we are talking about here is protecting against the chronic doses of sun you get from doing things like stopping to pick flowers, walking from your car to the office or driving. Remember sun damage accumulates over time and lessens the elasticity of your skin. Vitamin...

It seems to be next to impossible to find a high quality dry skin cream, although the store shelves are packed full of products whose manufacturers claim to be the best that money can buy. The fact is though, that while the vast majority of people are taking the manufacturers word on how good their products are it may in fact be those very products that are making their skin dry. The most common dry skin cream that is being produced in massive quantities will contain one or both of the petroleum based moisturizers as the key emollients. These compounds allow the major cosmetics companies to label their products as containing natural ingredients, although these two are not the type of natural ingredients that one would want to use on their skin. Yes, they are naturally occurring, but in the same breath they are also man-made. These ingredients, which are known as petrolatum and mineral oil, are a petroleum byproduct, but they would not exist if not for the crude oil process. These compo...

Each year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews about 1700 new compounds that industry is seeking to introduce. Only a quarter of the 82,000 chemicals in use in the US have ever been tested for toxicity. The ones that have been examined, have not been tested in combination with all the other toxins in our bodies. And it’s doing harm. Environmental toxins and pollutants are having a drastic effect on you and your children. Consider these facts… 5 Ways Toxins Are Hurting You & Your Family Obesity in proliferating in the United States. 3.8 million people are over 300 pounds, over 400,000 people (mostly males) carry over 400 pounds and the average adult female weighs an unprecedented 163 pounds! And, it’s not all because of fast food places like McDonalds. Our bodies protect us from the cell damaging effects of toxins by surrounding them with fat. The more toxins-the more fat. Remove the toxins and you will have a dramatic loss of fat-especially visceral fat. This is the...

John Helgersen, 64, Tampa Starting weight: 227 Current weight: 157 Why I did it: A couple of years ago I had painful flat feet, high blood pressure and, at 227 pounds, a body mass index of 29.7. I knew I had to get serious about my health and lose weight. I turned for help to the book "Total Fitness in 30 Minutes a Week", by Laurence E. Morehouse and Leonard Gross. How I did it. With commitment and patience, I lowered my BMI to 21.1 and dropped to 161 pounds using two tools. The first was a bathroom scale, accurate to half-pound intervals. The doctors explained that the scale was never right but to treat it as if it were accurate. The second tool, which I call "the snack line," was a 21-day chart. Each morning, I would weigh myself and mark it on the chart. If I was above the sloping weight-loss line on the chart, I could not snack, but if I was below the line, I could indulge. Morehouse emphasized the importance of staying on a one-pound-per-week weight...

Losing weight can be a challenge, especially if you have many pounds to shed. It can be difficult to sift through all the fad diets, and downright dangerous supplements and pills on the market today. How do you know what works and what doesn’t? Whom should you believe? Here are 10 no-nonsense tips for fast, healthy weight loss : 1) Drink 8-10 glasses of water each day - this helps flush your body of impurities and fat. You can also substitute a few glasses of water for green or herbal tea. 2) Break up your meals into 5 or 6 smaller ones - this will help speed up your metabolism and keep you from getting too hungry in between meals. 3) Increase your fruit and vegetable intake - these are packed with vitamins. 4) Decrease your fat intake - try for no more than 20 grams per day. 5) Exercise for 30 minutes each day - take a walk, or play a game with your kids. Just get moving. 6) Find a hobby - take up knitting or painting to keep your hands busy. 7) Don’t eat that late night snack -...

Two days ago, after my husband and I finished cutting a customer’s lawn, I got a craving for a milkshake. It’s been so many years since I’ve had one. I couldn’t even think of a place in town that made them. I went to this icee place and had to settle for a root beer ice cone. I didn’t care for it. It tasted wayyy too sweet. Since I don’t care much for sugar, I wasn’t able to eat it. When I got home, I still was thirsty for a milkshake. Low and behold I had some Blue Bunny strawberry frozen yogurt in the freezer. I used that large glass in the picture and filled it with ice cream and 2% milk. Wow, was that ever good. In fact, I made myself one of these strawberry shakes two days in a row. I was feeling guilty about all the calories. I was kicking myself for indulging in such a manner. I decided today to take a look at the calories and sugar I consumed. Ahhh….not as bad as I thought. There are 90 calories in half a cup (I used a cup) and there are 120 calories in 8 ounce...

When I decided it was time for me lose weight, I started keeping track of everything I ate. I was very diligent about adding up the calories. I was so proud of myself for keeping such good track of my food and drink intake. I’d add up my figures at the end of each day and finally have a grand total at the end of the week. According to my figures, I should have been losing at the minimum two pounds a week. It wasn’t happening. It didn’t take me long to get discouraged on my weight loss journey. I figured out why I wasn’t losing two pounds a week. My calculation of what was a portion size was way off the mark. I wasmaking good food choices but I was eating more than what the National Institutes of Health described as a portion size. If you use the following list as a guideline when eating, you will be able to successfully track your calorie intake: ONE CUP of PASTA IS = A WOMAN’S CLENCHED FIST . A HALF CUP OF VEGETABLES = HALF A TENNIS BALL. ONE TABLESPOON IS = TWO TH...

If you are trying to lose weight and/or lower your cholesterol, grapefruit should be a major staple in your diet. A normal size grapefruit is only about 74 calories. (leave off the sugar and try a little cinnamon) The major benefits of this fruit are: 1. It contains 15 grams of pectin (this fiber is linked to lowering cholesterol and reducing fat). 2. It is high in viamin C and potassium. 3. It is fat free and contains no sodium. Grapefruit is also rich in natural galactronic acid. This aids in lowering cholesterol and fat. It also battles against hardening of the arteries and the development of heart disease. Before you add grapefruit as a major staple to your diet, check with your doctor to see if it ok. Grapefruit can cause a bad reaction when taking some medicines. (I’m on a cholesterol medicine that warns me not to use any grapefruit products...

Walking to lose weight is a simple but powerful method that can help with your long term weight loss goals. Walking is a natural, safe and enjoyable exercise that can be done in almost any environment. While it doesn’t burn up calories as quickly as strenuous activities such as running, jogging or riding a bicycle, it can be surprisingly effective. Walking is perhaps the most natural physical exercise you can do. Long before there were automobiles or bicycles -and even before humans domesticated horses to ride on- walking was the way people got around. In recent years, the sad fact is that many people only walk when they absolutely have to. They may see walking as something you do to get from your car to the store, or from your driveway to the house. If this describes you, and your goal is to lose weight and get healthier, it may be a good idea to change the way you see walking. The great thing about walking is that you can easily start at your own pace and gradually speed up. You ca...

lost 30 pounds in three months. If you wanted to know how I did it, and how I intend on maintaining my current weight, then these 50 weight loss tips are for you. I’m not an expert, but I do speak from experience. If it helps you attain your own weight loss goals, then I’m happy to have helped (if only to serve as a reinforcement of knowledge you already possess). Most of this, I learned on my own or through close friends and family members. Feel free to add your own tips to this list, too! If you want even more help, I now have an PDF eBook series available (with an affiliate program): get my diet weight loss ebook before you scoot away! Dietary control and exercise . It’s true what they say – all you need to do is watch what you eat, and expend more energy than you consume. It’s really that simple. You can quit reading this list now, you now know everything you need to know and didn’t need to fork over $500 for the privilege of me telling you the secret of losing weight...