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SKIN CARE
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SKIN TAG: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
A skin tag is a small piece of soft, hanging skin that may have a peduncle, or stalk. They can appear anywhere on the body, but especially where skin rubs against other skin or clothing. Other names are an acrochordon, cutaneous papilloma, cutaneous tag, fibroepithelial polyp, fibroma molluscum, fibroma pendulum, soft fibroma, and Templeton skin…
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Botox: Cosmetic and medical uses
Botox is a drug that weakens or paralyzes muscle. In small doses, it can reduce skin wrinkles and help treat some medical conditions. Botox is a protein made from Botulinum toxin, which the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces. This is the same toxin that causes botulism. Botox is a toxin, but when doctors use it correctly and in small…
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7 Foods for Hair Growth You Should Be Eating Daily
Long, strong and shiny hair is almost everyone’s dream yet not everyone is able to fulfill it. Of course, it’s important to keep your scalp healthy, but its also critical to pay attention to your diet.You can have dry, frizzy, smooth or silky hair – all these are signs of your inside health. Each strand…
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BENEFITS OF ADDING CURD TO YOUR DIET
Curd is a milk product prepared through a fermentation process. We need to boil the milk and cool it down to 30-40 degrees Celsius. On cooling it down (to light warm), add a spoonful of curd to the milk to initiate the fermentation process. After a few hours or left overnight, the bacteria multiply, turning…
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Aging Research: Blood Proteins Show Your Age
How can you tell how old someone is? Of course, you could scan their driver’s license or look for signs of facial wrinkles and gray hair. But, as researchers just found in a new study, you also could get pretty close to the answer by doing a blood test. That may seem surprising. But in…
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ALL ABOUT STRAWBERRY LEGS
Have you ever noticed clusters of small dark spots on your legs after shaving? You’re not alone. It’s a common symptom of some skin conditions that are collectively given an unusual name: Strawberry legs. The way it looks may annoy or embarrass you, but strawberry legs are just clogged pores that you can easily treat…
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COLLAGEN MYTHS AND FACTS
WHAT IS COLLAGEN? Collagen is our body’s main structural protein and is predominantly found in our skin, joints and bones. Over half of our skin is made up of collagen, which gives our skin its structure, helps it retain moisture and nutrients, and keeps our skin firm and elastic. Our body can make its own…
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VITILIGO
Pronounced as (vit-ih-LIE-go) Overview of Vitiligo Vitiligo is a chronic (long-lasting) disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. This happens when melanocytes – skin cells that make pigment – are attacked and destroyed, causing the skin to turn a milky-white color. There are two types of vitiligo: Nonsegmental or generalized vitiligo is…
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HYALURONIC ACID AND ITS BENEFITS FOR SKIN
What’s hyaluronic acid? Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan found throughout the body’s connective tissue. Glycosaminoglycans are simply long unbranched carbohydrates, or sugars, called polysaccharides. HA is the main component of what gives your skin structure, and is responsible for that plump and hydrated look. You may have heard the chatter around collagen, but…
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING CUCUMBER
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceous family that bears usually cylindrical fruits, which are used as vegetables. Considered an annual plant, there are three main varieties of cucumber — slicing, pickling, and burpless/seedless — within which several cultivars have been created. The cucumber originates from South Asia, but now grows on most continents, as many different types of cucumber are traded on…