Long Lashes! Eyelash Drug Approved

New Eyelash Drug Approved

Posted on: Saturday, 27 December 2008, 10:45 CST

On Friday, Allergan Inc., the maker of Botox, said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its eyelash-thickening drug Latisse.

Latisse is designed to treat a condition known as hypotrichosis of the eyelashes, which makes a person not have enough eyelashes.

Bimatroprost is the active ingredient in Latisse, which is the same ingredient that is in Allergan's glaucoma treatment, Lumigan. The patients taking Lumigan said that it made their eyelashes grow, leading Allergan to study it for the new use.

Latisse is to be taken once-daily by applying it to the base of the upper eyelash with a sterile, single-use-per-eye disposable applicator. Once treatment is stopped, eyelashes will gradually return to where they were prior to treatment.

Free Celebrity Eyebrow Stencils

Making Stencils For Cosmetics
Resize them to find a size to fit your face. You can cut out the black part if you want FIRST and then determine which is the best size, then buy contact paper or other clear plastic and trace it. Then change to any shape you desire. Then once you determine a shape you want, use an Exacto blade to remove the brow part from the plastic, leaving a stencil.

Making Stencils For Tattoo Transfer
Resize them to find a size to fit your face. You can either draw on your brows like you want and then secure a piece of firm, clear plastic to your face so you can trace your brow shape onto the plastic or have someone else do it. Then trace it to transfer paper. As is commonly used at tattoo shops everywhere. It is a bluish ink that has tracer paper on it and basically the design is traced onto this and then ink can be transferred to your skin. This stuff can transfer any design you trace onto it to practically any surface.

Deodorants That Slows Hair Growth

Hands up any woman who's ever forgotten to shave her armpits.

Well . . . OK, on second thoughts, maybe not.

Such embarrassing moments could be a thing of the past with the creation of a deodorant which promises to slow hair growth.

The Sure and Dove Hair Minimising roll-ons and sprays, both manufactured by Unilever, will go on sale next month.

They are being billed as the first deodorants which noticeably slow down the speed of hair growth.

Unilever believes they will be particularly popular with image-conscious young women and it expects up to a third of its customers to switch to the new varieties. This would generate £10million in sales in the first year alone.

Although the deodorants are not designed to replace waxing or shaving, it is claimed that they will reduce the skin irritation caused by hair regrowing afterwards.

Unilever claimed that women will notice a difference after around four weeks of use.
Their underarm hair should be less noticeable, finer and easier to remove. However, hair growth will quickly return to normal if they stop using the deodorant.

Seaweed Drink Aids Weightloss

Seaweed drink may aid weight loss
A drink made from seaweed may help to reduce energy intake and thus aid weight loss, new research suggests.

Researchers enrolled 68 men and women with an average age of 24.6 for the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the seaweed drink containing 1.5 grams of strong-gelling sodium alginate, or a placebo for seven days. Results showed that once daily consumption of the seaweed beverage led to a significant 7% reduction in daily energy intake – equivalent to approximately 135 kcal.

The researchers concluded: These findings suggest a possible role for a strong-gelling sodium alginate formulation in the future management of overweight and obesity.

Paxan JR. Ruchardson JC, Dettmer PW, Corfe BM. Daily ingestion of alginate reduces energy intake in free-living subjects. Appetite 2008;51:713-719.

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Mac Launches Kitty

MAC Says 'Hello' to Kitty Collection
MAC Cosmetics has teamed up with Sanrio Global Consumer Products to create a Hello Kitty color cosmetics collection.

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Color Style Beauty 2009

Colors
An urban mood, in pale, bleached and artificial colors, teamed with the softness of grey-cast neutrals, and crossed by grating flashy colors.

Fabrics
- Fine and compact. Discreet textured weaves, smooth cotton/polyamide with a cool handle, raw denims in bleached pastels.
- Silky. Foulard twills in vintage viscose, pyjama-style silky fabrics. Iridescent and pearly surfaces on all grounds.
- Floaty. Translucent voiles, ultra-fine poplins, fine gauge jerseys for precious shirting.
- Knits. Tulles to pleat, lace, translucent jerseys.
- Yarn-dyeds. Creased, powdered, Prince of Wales checks and micro checks on all weights.
- Patterns. Necktie motifs, wallpaper prints. Watercolor, moiré florals, on frosted grounds.

Key women's wear products
- Simplified short jacket. Flounced bolero. Shirt jacket.
- Loose, flowing pants, with raised waist. Jersey zouave pants.
- Frilly petticoat skirt. Sunray pleated skirt. Seamed pencil skirt.
- Trousseau dress with spaghetti straps. Strappy sundress.
- Simple tank top. Flowing shift top to layer. Pleated top. Flounced T-shirt.
- Loose printed cardigan. Sheer sweater.
- Details: corolla flounces, loose panels like petals.
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Dr. Perricone's Superfoods

The 10 featured here were chosen because of their direct link to the Brain-Beauty Connection. These foods (listed here in alphabetical order) are rich in either the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), antioxidants or fiber, and as in the case of açaí—all three!

In addition, we have included foods that have been proven to lower or help regulate blood sugar levels—an extremely important factor for all of those concerned with slowing the aging process and preventing diabetes, obesity, wrinkles and a host of degenerative diseases.

Learn More About Dr. Perricone's Superfoods:

* Açaí
* The Allium Family
* Barley
* Beans and Lentils
* Buckwheat
* Green Foods
* Hot Peppers
* Nuts and Seeds
* Sprouts
* Yogurt and Kefir

Kate Moss Goes Bronze

British sculptor Marc Quinn is ready to unveil his latest creation to the world, a nearly $2.8 million, 110-pound solid gold statue of the supermodel, hyped as the largest such creation built since ancient Egypt.

Quinn, the artist behind 2006's Sphinx, a painted bronze statue of Moss in a somewhat provocative yoga pose, has dubbed his new golden girl Siren.

And the British Museum has already heeded its call.

Good News-Chocolate

Chocolate lovers, take heart. Reports from recent studies have given you plenty of reasons to keep on eating chocolate without feeling guilty. In fact, the news from several studies released this spring shows that chocolate is quite effective against the number one killer of Americans, heart disease. Another serious threat to our health, environmental pollution, was significantly reduced by eating chocolate. And the news is even better for females.

Studies and results

Epidemiologic investigations have supported the hypothesis that regular consumption of flavonoid-containing foods reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. While flavonoids are found in many plants, cocoa is particularly rich in a subclass of flavonoids known as flavanols. Several dietary intervention trials with flavanol containing cocoa products have shown improvements in endothelial and platelet function, as well as blood pressure. These studies have provided direct evidence of the benefits of flavanol containing foods and have helped to substantiate the epidemiological data.

Slow Aging Down With Jogging

Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging non-runners to die early deaths, the research found.


"The study has a very pro-exercise message," said James Fries, MD, an emeritus professor of medicine at the medical school and the study's senior author. "If you had to pick one thing to make people healthier as they age, it would be aerobic exercise." The new findings will appear in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

Many Uses For Injectables

1. Restylane for droopy pierced-ear holes. Miami dermatologist Leslie Baumann, MD is the author of the Yahoo Health blog The Skin Guru, where she says “Restylane can be injected below your piercing hole to plump the earlobes and help support your earrings.”

2. Radiesse for non-surgical nose job has been around for a while. Alexander Rivkin, a facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California has been offering injection rhinoplasty since 2004, catching the attention of the Today show.

3. Sculptra injections for that annoying stiletto heel pain: Miami cosmetic physician and podiatrist (also official foot doc of the Miami Heat) Dr. Cynthia Marzouka-Losito uses Sculptra to create “a pillow-like cushion on the ball of the foot” to fill atrophied areas of the sole of the foot.

4. Silikon 1000 was made originally for the eyeball: Twin Cities dermatologist Patrick Carney, MD prefers it for lip augmentation.

5. Botox for chronic low back pain: Botox Therapeutic is being studied in Washington DC by two Army physicians for the treatment of low back pain – but only for injuries impacting the back muscles.

Exercise In A Pill

That's how researchers are describing two drugs that apparently mimic the effects of physical exercise on the body, raising prospects of new treatments against diseases, new ways to cheat at sports, and new rationalizations for couch potatoes to stuff themselves at brunch.

In a series of startling experiments in mice, the drugs improved the ability of cells to burn fat and retain muscle mass, and they substantially prolonged endurance during exercise. Using one of the compounds for just a month, even sedentary, couch-potato mice improved their endurance running by a staggering 44%. Some mice that combined a month of exercise with the other drug bolstered their long-distance running by about 70% over untreated mice.

One of the drugs is already in late-stage human trials for other purposes, and the mouse experiments raise hopes for new strategies to protect people against obesity, diabetes and muscle-wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy.

But underscoring the risks, one of the compounds has been withdrawn from human trials because of toxic side effects, and researchers said that the drugs could easily be abused by competitive athletes to enhance their performance. Researchers have already devised a test to detect them in blood and urine.

Coffeeberry Anti aging Properties

A list of ingredients that have a positive impact on the youthfulness of the skin has also emerged, and one of the latest to achieve significant recognition is a by-product of the Coffea arabica plant, or coffee bush.

CoffeeBerry is an extract of the fruit of the coffee bush, a bright red cherry that contains the coffee bean. Until recently, growers threw the fruit away after harvesting the bean because it decayed too quickly to process.

As with many plants, the nutritional benefits are distributed throughout the bean and fruit. In the case of CoffeeBerry, this includes a high concentration of incredibly powerful antioxidants called polyphenols. These help to prevent damage caused by free radicals and oxidative stress, the primary causes of skin ageing.

“CoffeeBerry is loaded with polyphenols,” explains Dr Leslie Baumann, a skin expert, dermatologist, and chief of the Division of Cosmetic Dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

“Polyphenols are an important part of the human diet, and they are a key ingredient in a wide range of fruits, vegetables, grains, green and black tea, and coffee beans,” Dr Baumann says. “Research during the last several years has shown the potential benefits of these compounds.”
CoffeeBerry® extract is a new, powerful antioxidant that uses the whole fruit of the coffee plant. It may turn out to be the most potent of natural antioxidants, better than white tea, blueberries, and pomegranates. It is currently available in a limited number of skin care products, but look for many more in the future.

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Ugly $500 Dollar Shoes

Some trends slip down easily with the masses: tunic dresses, oversize sunglasses, giant It bags. And then there are trends that only appeal to those who wear fashion goggles, those amazing glasses that make the implausible look desirable—magically morphing, say, dresses with stiffened, puffed shoulders from an alien's version of eighties shoulder pads into a gorgeous mix of modernism and retro referencing. Ugly shoes fall squarely into this latter category. Shoes that look like Transformers, shoes with teapots for heels, shoes with no apparent heels, and the ugliest (and currently most fashionable) of them all: gladiator sandals—fabulously casual to the fashion-goggle wearer, orthopedic and/or geriatric to everyone else.


Although there is something perverse in spending $500 (OK, closer to $1,000) on shoes that are, well, ugly, there's a delightfully honest quality about the trend. A conventionally attractive choice—say, quasi-invisible strappy stilettos—might make the wearer look sexier in an "Oh, yes, I naturally glide through the air like Tinker Bell" sort of way, but if I spend half the month's rent on a pair of shoes, I want people to notice them. OK, maybe this "noticing" comes in the form of them asking, "Why are you wearing my Great-Aunt Gerta's sandals with your jeans?," but at least attention has been paid. shop for designer jeans and makeup at http://www.venusandmarz.com

Breast Damage With Bra Type

Ladies, listen up.

If you’re not wearing the right type of bra, you could be damaging your breasts without even realizing it.

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England found that wearing the wrong “support system” could lead to fragile ligaments in the breasts becoming irreparably stretched, the Daily Mail reported.

They found up to 95 percent of women are at risk — mostly because they are ignorant or embarrassed about their true bra size, according to the report.

Researched concluded this after they gave 100 women a treadmill test.

During the past three years, the team studied about 50 bra designs. What they found was that with most bras women’s breasts move up and down, in and out and from side to side, shifting an average of 8.26 inches, during exercise.

Technique Cloning Remaining Hair - Baldness

Millions of men and women who suffer from premature baldness or hair loss could soon be able to regain their original lustrous locks — by cloning their remaining hair in the laboratory, research suggests.

The new technique, known as “follicular cell implantation," has already shown positive results in continuing clinical trials on human beings. The work, being carried out by a British team, is being hailed as a major advance in hair restoration and is backed by a $3.7 million government grant.

The cell therapy has the potential to provide a limitless supply of an individual’s hair to replace that lost because of burns, cancer treatment or simply the onset of age, and could be available to patients within five years.

The latest results of the Phase II trial, presented at a conference of leading hair replacement surgeons in Rome, suggest that the technique can increase hair count in at least two-thirds of patients after six months, and four out of five if the scalp is stimulated beforehand through gentle abrasions that encourage hair growth.

Victoria Secret's Fashion Show With Seal

Lips And The Sun

Go easy on the gloss! When you slather on shimmery, shiny lip gloss and balms, you attract more of the sun's light to your lips, increasing the risk of sun damage. No need to go nude, though, as lots of sunscreen lip balms come in cool tones and colors.
Dudes, where's your lip balm? Women are more likely to use UV lip protection than men. But guys still need just as much sun security, so slip a stick of sunscreen-enhanced lip balm into your pocket and apply whenever you'll be outside for more than 20 minutes.
Bottoms up! Perhaps your nose provides some shade, because your lower lip tends to be more prone to sun exposure than the upper lip. Make sure to use plenty of sunscreen balm on your lower lip, and reapply if you go in the water or lick your lips too much over the BBQ.

3 Day Diet

What It Is
Surprisingly surviving the test of time, the 3 Day Diet is another fad diet, dating back to 1985. Copies of the "3 Day Diet" continue to float around cyberspace, promising quick weight loss, cleansing, lower cholesterol, and increased energy. However, no diet book exists to substantiate the science behind the "unique metabolic reaction."
Often mistakenly called The Cleveland Clinic Diet, the 3 Day Diet is a regimented plan that must be followed exactly for three days at a time, followed by normal eating for four or five days before opting to resume the plan again.
Followers of the 3 Day Diet are promised up to a 10 pound weight loss in three days, although realistically, most of that weight is likely due to fluid loss and not the more desirable fat loss. To achieve the proposed loss, exercise is not mentioned in the plan.
What You Can Eat
The 3 Day Diet is a very specific food plan that must be followed precisely. Portions must be eaten exactly as specified and dieters are warned not to overeat -- otherwise the promised 10 pound weight loss may not be achieved. Likewise, dieters should not under-eat, even if they are not hungry. The detailed plan does not mention or recommend any exercise.
The 3 Day Diet meal plan:
Day 1
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Lunch
1/2 cup tuna
1 piece toast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
Dinner
3 ounces any lean meat or chicken
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots
1 apple
1 cup regular vanilla ice cream
Day 2
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 egg
1/2 banana
1 piece toast
Lunch
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
8 regular saltine crackers
Dinner
2 beef franks
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
5 regular saltine crackers
1 ounce cheddar cheese
1 apple
Lunch
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 boiled egg
1 piece toast
Dinner
1 cup tuna
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup melon
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream
In addition to its strict daily food prescription, dieters drink 4 cups of water or noncaloric drinks daily.
How It Works
By some unspecified magical force, the combination of the suggested foods included in this plan is supposed to create a unique metabolic reaction and boost fat burning.
Without an author or book, there is no documentation or explanation of how the 3 Day Diet food combinations burn fat, increase energy, cleanse the body, or lower cholesterol.
As the name suggests, the 3 Day Diet lasts only three days, though it's said that it can be repeated indefinitely, as long as you alternate with 4-5 days of undefined "normal eating." The purpose of returning to your usual eating style is to keep your metabolism from slowing, reverting to fat-storing, starvation mode.

It Has Been Dubbed The "Boob Jab"

IT has been dubbed the "boob jab" - an injection that boosts the size of a woman's breasts within the space of a lunch hour.
The latest cosmetic craze does not require surgery and can be completed in less than half an hour with no recovery period.
It involves a surgeon injecting a gel-like filler called Macrolane to enlarge or firm up breasts under the guidance of fully-conscious patients.
But the effects are not permanent, lasting between 18 months to two years before a top-up is required.
Neither is it cheap, at around $5000 to $7000. Yet fans say it is a relatively painless and less extreme alternative to breast implants, allowing them to subtly target specific areas without necessarily increasing cup size nor telling their friends.

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Diamond Thong Worth $168,000

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A diamond thong worth $168,000 ($122,000) was the highlight of a lingerie fashion show in Singapore on Thursday.
The Triumph Luxurious Diamond Thong had 518 brilliant-cut diamonds, totaling 30 carats, studded into the front of a black lace thong in a floral pattern. The skimpy underwear that left little to the imagination also had 27 white gold tassels hanging off it.
Danielle Luminita, a brunette model from Romania, was carried down the runway on the shoulders of two male models wearing only the diamond thong.
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Eye Scratched From Thong

Fifty-two-year-old Macrida Patterson, who works in parking enforcement for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, says she suffered a scratched cornea after either a pendant or a metal fastener snapped off a pair of panties and struck her in the eye.
"It does seem sort of unbelievable at first," said Patterson's attorney, Jason Buccat. But, he said, his client's injuries will "affect her for the rest of her life."
Tammy Roberts Myers, a Victoria's Secret spokeswoman, said the company had not seen the lawsuit and had no comment.
Apparently the thong failed to meet industry standards. I suppose we can expect warning labels next:
Warning: For external use only. Keep thong away from eyes. In case of swallowing, drink milk. Do not induce vomiting. Seek medical attention immediately.

Cuting End Science Develop Anti-aging Regimens

This is a good time to have some wrinkles on your face. No, really. In the past few years there have been groundbreaking advances in plastic surgery, dermatology and the ever-expanding anti-aging cosmetic industry.
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More cosmetic companies are diving into cutting edge science to develop the next anti-aging regimens.


Back in the day, your mom probably used a wrinkle cream on her face that promised to "hydrate" her skin and reduce fine lines. These days the buzzwords are anti-oxidants, enzymes, gene therapy and nano molecules.

If you have some fine lines, a few wrinkles but you're not yet ready for the "f" word (facelift), an anti-aging cream might be right for you. But before settling on a product, you'd do well to brush up on your first-year chemistry.

"We are using nano liposome technology with a capsule so small that is gets absorbed through the hair follicles and releases the active ingredient into your skin," said John Kressaty, head chemist at 3Lab, Inc.

"Nano liposome is a very small particle that is able to pass through the skin to deliver vital nutrients. Five years ago, technology was limited where the products only stayed on the surface of the skin and now, with new technology, the molecules are easily absorbed topically," adds Stephanie Scott, public relations director for 3LAB, Inc.
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Transform Your Shoes

New shoes, some say, can transform your life. It's not so easy to transform the shoes.

But a few designers are trying. They're offering shoes that can change — from high heel to low heel, from one size to a bigger size, from one outer skin to another — for better fashion, comfort or fit.

It's only a tiny trend in the $45-billion-a-year U.S. footwear market, but it's notable that shoe engineers are trying to alter an aspect of human apparel unchanged for centuries.

"More technology is being applied to shoes than has ever happened before," says shoe historian Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

•Adjustable heels. Camileon Heels developed a new kind of shoe last, or form, that allows the heel to go from 3¼ to 1½ inches. Pull down on the heel, push it forward and tuck it under the arch of the shoe.

Beauty Is Judged

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the secret of what constitutes an attractive face could actually lie in a mathematical formula originally devised by artists like Leonardo da Vinci.

Scientists at the University of Nebraska say they have developed software that can predict whether or not a face will be deemed beautiful, using a calculation that calibrates the symmetry and geometry of the face.

Amazingly, the boffins' beauty results are practically identical to a code that da Vinci and the Old Masters followed to paint perfect beauty back in the 15th century.

The Renaissance artists used six Neo-Classical criteria as a guide to defining a beautiful face, among them being that the width of the face must be four times the width of the nose. In addition, the code stipulated that the height of the forehead, length of the nose and the height of the lower face must all be of equal length.

Last week, biostatisticians confirmed that out of the six Renaissance beauty rules used in their computer programme, only one turned out to be wrong. That was the so-called 'divine proportion' or 'golden ratio' between mouth and nose width (the artists said the ratio should be 1.5, whereas the scientists found it to be 1.618).

The rules were then tested on 36 volunteers who responded strongly to those 'ideal' Renaissance traits in pictures of celebrities like Meg Ryan, Rock Hudson and Keanu Reeves. To add to the theory, a recent documentary on Kate Moss argued that her features have the golden ratio of 1.618, which could explain her phenomenal popularity as a model.

So, just how has the Renaissance formula stood the test of time? It could be because the criteria incorporate the basic psychological triggers that alert the mind to beauty -- and ultimately to sexual reproduction.

Just A Fact

After the terrorist attacks of 2001 deflated the economy, Mr. Lauder noticed that his company was selling more lipstick than usual. He hypothesized that lipstick purchases are a way to gauge the economy. When it’s shaky, he said, sales increase as women boost their mood with inexpensive lipstick purchases instead of $500 slingbacks.

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The Art Of Bathing In Lifes Magic

You don't have to take a bath to be in a bath. Even out of water,we are soaking in the warm aquarium of our own cells.Two/thirds of the weight of the human body is from a liquid that has roughly the same density and chemical composition as the salty broth of the sea. Simply soaking in warm or cool water capitalizes on the physical and mechanical properties of water to promote mental health and relaxation. In ancient cultures water bathing had spiritual overtones. The Romans,cleanliness was next to godliness..it was a duty to patronize public baths. In Japan for centuries people have stood under sacred waterfalls to try to calm their minds. In India along the Ganges, pilgrims by the thoudands immerse themselves in the sluggish stream of the holy river.
In the Judeo-Christian tradition, baptism is still a rite of passage, a dunking ritual not unlike rebirthing. Water is the essence of all life bath in it and rejoice

Brain Surgeons Fear Of Cellphones

What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don't?
Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. "I think the safe practice," said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, "is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain."
Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: "I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold it to my ear."
And CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital, said that like Black he used an earpiece.ip N

Appetite Control Tricks

Appetite control foods that suppress cravings without adding calories
There are many strategies that help reduce hunger: avoiding refined carbohydrates, getting plenty of natural sunlight on your skin, drinking large amounts of water on a regular basis, and getting plenty of fiber in your diet. But there is nothing that absolutely eliminates hunger. The bottom line is that if you are going to lose weight, you are going to experience hunger at one time or another.
In other words, if you eat two cups of cashews versus two cups of cabbage, your body can't really tell the difference for the first few minutes. Your stomach will turn off the hunger signals thinking you have eaten a large quantity of food regardless of whether you are eating cabbage or cashews, but in fact the cabbage may only contain 20 calories while the cashews contain as much as 900 or even 1000 calories. Two cups of cashews provides probably half the calories you need for the entire day, whereas two cups of cabbage provides virtually no calories whatsoever. You burn off the cabbage just digesting it. (Raw cabbage is, in fact, an outright cure for ulcers. But that's another article...)Your next choice, if water does not do the trick for you, is to purchase a 32-ounce quart of natural, organic vegetable broth. You can get organic vegetable broth from Trader Joe's, health food stores, or even many of the finer grocery stores that have a natural health section. The key is to get organic vegetable broth that does not contain excitotoxins. Emergency appetite control food #2
The next best strategy is to turn to green vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, bokchoy, and other leafy vegetables. They have so few calories that in my own diet, I don't even count them. That's right: I allow myself to eat an unlimited quantity of any green leafy vegetables without even recording the number of calories I have consumed. In my book, they are "free" foods.Emergency appetite control food #5:
Here's an easy one: apples. Yep, apples. Eat the largest apple you can find. Sure, you'll get some calories and some carbs, but the apple will fill you up for quite a while, and that will stop you from eating far more calorie-dense foods.How to further suppress your appetite:
One more supplementary strategy to all of this is that you can multiply the appetite suppressing effects of all foods by swallowing a couple of fiber tablets before you begin eating. Fiber tablets or capsules would include psyllium husk, glucomannan, oat bran fiber, apple pectin fiber, or other natural fibers. You can find fiber supplements at any health food store. Be careful to watch the dosage of the fiber and drink plenty of water as you take these pills because without adequate water, they can gum up in your digestive tract and in extreme cases, they can block your digestive tract. So, you want to drink plenty of water with them.

By consuming both the fiber and the water before you start eating, you've already significantly turned off your appetite. Then by consuming these extremely low caloric density foods and beverages, you will further suppress your appetite. You can get an entire meal into your stomach for 100 calories or less and you can trick your brain into thinking you consumed an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Wellness With Speed

Dr. Noah McKay has written an insightful, inspiring book that provides us with a compelling new paradigm for healing transformation. It's called Wellness at Warp Speed, and the book is not about telling you what to do to enhance your health. Rather, it's about inviting you to experiencing a new way of thinking about health, healing and your connection with the physical and energetic universe around you. Written for the layperson, Wellness at Warp Speed introduces ideas that free readers from the outdated, limiting mindset offered by conventional medicine, inviting them to explore a world where mind-body interactions take place at warp speed, and where the laws of quantum physics can be tapped to accelerate the healing experience of every human being.
Dr. Noah takes you on a journey- to the horizons of health and wellness and the untapped resource that is you.
- Dr. Robert Gluck M.D. -

I recommend Dr. Noah’s book and healing principles myself and recommend it to all my patients.
- Dr. Vern Cherewatenko M.D. -

The proverbial saying, ‘Physician Heal Thyself’, is manifest in Dr. Noah McKay’s life, as well as in his wonderfully written book.
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Lipo Disolve Gaining Popularity After FDA Approval

12 to 15 years of patient injections in Europe and more recently in the USA,
Lipodissolve will continue to increase its popularity, as people continue to have "second thoughts" about full scale cosmetic surgery to deal with a fat tummy…loose skin…even body fat deposits in the eyelids. Lipodissolve helps you with small-to-medium body fat deposits such as on your hips…chin…under your bra line with excessively fat breasts…behind your knees…helps you to get rid of chin fat…lumpy neck fat…fat under your arms and more.

Typical Treatment Plan. For example how to lose back fat with lipodissolve would require an initial health screening with your doctor who'll review your medical and health history, determine your weight, explain the Body Mass Index concept and how your body shapes up in terms of your personal BMI rating. You'll receive a series of injections, 4 to 6 times. Treatments will be spaced about 2 weeks apart. Results will be more evident after about two months.

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Incense Is Good For The Brain

Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, describe how burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses.

New Benefits From Massage

Massage for mind and body.
You might think of a massage as a luxury found in exotic spas and upscale health clubs. But did you know that massage, when combined with traditional medical treatments, can reduce stress and promote healing in people with certain health conditions?
Anxiety - Massage reduced anxiety in depressed children and anorexic women. It also reduced anxiety and withdrawal symptoms in adults trying to quit smoking.
Pain- Pain was decreased in studies of people with fibromyalgia, migraines and recent surgeries. Back pain also might be relieved by massage. However, back pain study results have been contradictory, and more research is required.
Self-esteem -Because massage involves direct contact with another person through
touch, it can make you feel cared for.
Alcohol withdrawal- Massage during withdrawal from alcohol has shown benefits when
support, safety and engagement in the therapy.
Sports-related soreness.A massage might help increase blood flow to your muscles and may reduce muscle soreness after you exercise

Meditate- Journey to Our Real Selves

Meditate De-Stress

Meditation: Take a stress-reduction break wherever you are
Meditation can wipe away the day's stress, giving you a clean slate. You can practice meditation anywhere — at home, on the bus, at work or wherever you are. See how.

Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Originally, it was meant to help people deepen their understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life. These days, many people turn to meditation for relaxation and stress reduction.
Meditation produces a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace and emotional stability. And these effects don't end when your meditation session ends. Meditation can have lasting effects on your emotional and physical well-being.

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▪ Slowing your heart rate, meaning less work for your heart
▪ Reducing blood pressure
▪ Slowing your breathing rate
▪ Reducing the need for oxygen
▪ Increasing blood flow to the major muscles
▪ Lessening muscle tension
After practicing relaxation skills, you may experience the following benefits:
▪ Fewer symptoms of illness, such as headaches, nausea, diarrhea and pain
▪ Few emotional responses such as anger, crying, anxiety, apprehension and frustration
▪ More energy
▪ Improved concentration
▪ Greater ability to handle problems
▪ More efficiency in daily activities

Relax- Breathe In Breathe Out


Have you ever noticed how you breathe when you're stressed? Stress typically causes rapid, shallow breathing. This kind of breathing sustains other aspects of the stress response, such as rapid heart rate and perspiration. If you can get control of your breathing, the spiraling effects of acute stress will automatically become less intense. Relaxed breathing, also called diaphragmatic breathing, can help you.
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▪ Inhale. With your mouth closed and your shoulders relaxed, inhale as slowly and deeply as you can to the count of six. As you do that, push your stomach out. Allow the air to fill your diaphragm.
▪ Hold. Keep the air in your lungs as you slowly count to four.
▪ Exhale. Release the air through your mouth as you slowly count to six.
▪ Repeat. Complete the inhale-hold-exhale cycle three to five times.
Relaxation is a skill. As with any skill, your ability to relax improves with practice. Be patient with yourself. Stay motivated to lessen the negative impact of stress on your body and to experience a greater sense of calm in your life.
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Bullfrogs A Competitor to Botox

According to a new study, Botox may soon have a new competitor – bullfrogs.

South Korean researchers are saying that the bullfrog may contain a beneficial anti-aging substance that humans could use, French news agency AFP reports.

Professor Kim Se-kwon’s team from Pukyong University in Busan, South Korea, identified the substance as peptide with antioxidant properties that come right from the frog’s skin.

Kim said the properties in the substance are useful in removing free radicals, or molecules that slow the aging process of human cells.

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Broccoli - On Your Fork Or Face

An extract made from broccoli sprouts boosts the body's natural ability to defend against the ultraviolet solar rays that cause skin cancer, reveals a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. If a product could be developed from the extract, it could even provide key advantages over typical sunscreens lotions, which contain numerous carcinogenic (cancer-causing) chemicals.

"If you apply an extract of broccoli sprouts that contains high levels of sulforaphane to regions of human skin, you can protect them very substantially," said study co-leader Paul Talalay. "We believe, to the best of our knowledge, that this is the first demonstration of protection against a known human carcinogen in humans."

Buddha And Mindfullness

What is "mindfulness" ?
"Mindfulness" is nonjudgmental, moment to moment awareness --- our experience of being here, now.
Mindfulness can be cultivated by deciding to pay attention to things that we normally never give a moment's thought to :
• .... Like the sounds you are hearing right now ....
.... or the feeling of your eyes as they scan this text ....
.... Can you feel your next breath beginning ? .............
This is mindfulness.
Has been useful for such conditions as :
• chronic pain
• anxiety and panic
• sleep disturbance & insomnia
• gastrointestinal distress
• fatigue
• headaches
• job or family stress
• skin disorders
• high blood pressure
• stress factors in heart disease
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Be Protected With These Top Three

My top 3 nutrients for human health
Speaking of top nutrients for human health, would you like to know what I think are the top 3 most important nutrients for human health? They are:

#1: Vitamin D
#2: Omega-3 fatty acids
#3: Astaxanthin

Vitamin D is crucial, of course, due to its miracle-class ability to halt cancer (77% of ALL cancers are prevented by vitamin D alone!), to ease depression, boost bone health, enhance heart health and much, much more. It's the single most impressive nutrient I've ever found. Nothing beats vitamin D in terms of the number of important health benefits derived from a single substance.

Next comes omega-3 fatty acids, which have proven to be miraculous, too, in terms of preventing cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, depression and much more. Plus, you can get these from plant sources (like chia seeds or flax seeds) or animal source (fish oil, krill oil, etc.).

And now, astaxathin joins my list as the third most important nutrient for human health. It is the "King of the carotenoids," as they say, and it has the ability to ease systemic inflammation, protect the eyes and brain from oxidative damage, prevent cancer, protect the body from dangerous foods, enhance skin health and even protect the skin from excessive UV sun exposure. It's truly miraculous.

Stop The Clock With Resvertarol and Calorific Restriction

Calorific restriction has been proven to increase longevity and requires consuming 30% less calories than the reommended daily amount. A new molecule, resveratrol, has been found to mimic the process of calorific restriction and has resulted in 10-20% increase of the lifespan of middle aged mice who have eaten it dail. Watch this video and learn more about how calorific restriction and resvertarol can become a part of your anti-aging lifestlye.

Breathe

Tranqualitiy Is As Close As Your Breathe

Breathing is powerful!  It’s not only the way you
keep your body functioning, but you can use
breathing as a major influencing factor on your state
of mind.  Breathing exercises harness the power of
breathing and turn it into a very effective and natural
stress relief technique.  Most of us don't breathe
deeply enough, but the simple act of breathing
correctly can help you reduce stress and tension.  Learning to relax doesn't have to be difficult. Try some simple techniques to get started on your way to tranquility and the health benefits it provides.Relaxed breathing
Have you ever noticed how you breathe when you're stressed? Stress typically causes rapid, shallow breathing. This kind of breathing sustains other aspects of the stress response, such as rapid heart rate and perspiration. If you can get control of your breathing, the spiraling effects of acute stress will automatically become less intense. Relaxed breathing, also called diaphragmatic breathing, can help you.
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▪ Hold. Keep the air in your lungs as you slowly count to four.
▪ Exhale. Release the air through your mouth as you slowly count to six.
▪ Repeat. Complete the inhale-hold-exhale cycle three to five times.

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The Human Body Is Field Of Ideas

What we see we become. What we touch, we become. Even our memories are constantly transforming themselves into physical reactions in our body. Our interpretation of reality, our interpretation of our body-mind, generates all kinds of biochemical reactions inside us. These interpretations become memories, and the memories spontaneously trigger transformations without our knowing it. And where are these memories located? These memories are everywhere.

They are non-locally present in our soul, they manifest in our brain cells, and they get encoded in every cell of our body.

Your body is a field of ideas, and the body you’re experiencing right now is an expression of all of the ideas you have about it. If you have the idea that your body is a physical machine, that it’s supposed to age a certain way, that it gets imbalanced because of environmental changes, all of these ideas translate into chemical changes in the body. If these ideas change, and they will change according to scientific discovery, then just that change in how you view the body will spontaneously cause transformations in the body.Deepak Chopra, M.D

Lipodissolve That Fat

An incredible new discovery to get rid of unsightly, bulging bags under the eyes - without resorting to the surgeon's knife - has taken America by storm. The method is equally successful for the reduction of double chins and the removal of localised, stubborn fat on the waistline, hips, thighs, knees and abdomen.

Lipodissolve (lipostabil) , a treatment pioneered by doctors in South America, is based on a substance made up of Soya oil and originally developed to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. In medicine it is used to fight fat globules without any adverse side effects even at as high a dose as 80ml per session. At a lower dosage, minute drops of Phosphatidylcholine - which has fat dissolving properties - are injected into the lower eyelid area, where it acts to disperse accumulated fat deposits. The result is a significant reduction of the bulge after 2 to 4 treatments. Higher dosages are used to disperse body fat pads.

Clinical trials were carried out over two years on this simple non-surgical procedure, and after successfully completing the required criteria, they were submitted for publication to the Medical Journal USA in 2001. 2000 cases have already been treated in South America without any single adverse effect.
Hailed as one of the most exciting new treatments for years, Lipodissolve does away with the traditional fat vacuum method altogether. Instead, it claims to dispose of those unwanted inches by injecting a drug called lipostabil into the offending bulge. It breaks down the walls of the fatty cells and the waste is then flushed out when you go to the loo. Hailed as one of the most exciting new treatments for years, Lipodissolve does away with the traditional fat vacuum method altogether. Instead, it claims to dispose of those unwanted inches by injecting a drug called lipostabil into the offending bulge. It breaks down the walls of the fatty cells and the waste is then flushed out when you go to the loo.The doctor uses it on the eyes, chin and body and says it’s ideal for smaller areas of fat that won’t shift, but aren’t blubbery enough for surgery.
Mesotherapy was given formal recognition by the French Academy of Medicine in 1987 and was pioneered by Dr. Michel Pistor in 1952. Presently, over 15,000 medical practitioners provide Mesotherapy throughout Europe, Great Britain and South America.
Mesotherapy has been used in the treatment of acne, arthritis and joint problems, sports injuries as well as for cosmetic purposes, such as reducing cellulite and weight loss. While each Mesotherapy treatment may involve hundreds of small injections, the treatment sessions typically take only minutes to complete.
Mesotherapy — over the course of approximately 10 sessions — blocks our ability to store fat and stimulates our ability to burn it up.

Anti-aging Skin Products Launched From Stem Cell Research

National Stem Cell has revealed that it is set to launch a new range of anti-aging products that have been developed using stem cell research.

Tropelastin produced by human embryonic stem cells has been utilised by the company's subsidiary Decouverte Cosmetique in skin firming products, CosmeticsDesign.com reports.

Chief executive of National Stem Cell Michael Cohen told the website that it is this chemical that can provide women with a 'glow' after they conceive.

He added that the company had used pre-2001 stem cells and neither destroyed nor created any cells during product development.

Some scientists have criticised the use of stem cell research in the development of cosmetic products because they say the technology is not yet advanced enough to deliver drastic results.

"The notion that you could do that with a cream is a little bit ahead of itself," dermatologist Dr Kenneth Beer told the LA Times. "It's a great piece of marketing because there is so much interest in stem cells."

Beauty Is Going High-tech!

Beauty is going high-tech!

Whether your problem is thinning hair or acne, there are a few hot, new products on that claim to take away everything from wrinkles to too much hair. The products use some of the same technologies that a dermatologist may have used on you -- lasers, LED lights, and infrared light -- and you can use them all in your own home.

Water Hype?

Drinking a lot of water is supposed to be healthy, but there is apparently little scientific support for the belief. A review of clinical studies has found no evidence that drinking eight glasses of water a day, the usual recommendation, is beneficial to a healthy person.
Numerous claims have been made about water — that it prevents headaches, removes dangerous “poisons,” improves the function of various organs and is associated with reduced risk for various diseases. But none of these is supported by scientific evidence. The authors were not even able to find a study leading to the “eight glasses a day” rule, whose origin remains unknown.
The researchers, in the June issue of The Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, say some studies have found evidence that drinking extra water helps the kidneys clear sodium, and long-term sodium retention might increase the risk of hypertension, but no clinical significance for the phenomenon has been established. Water also helps clear urea, but urea is not a toxin.
There is “intriguing” evidence that water might help decrease appetite and control weight gain, write the authors, who say this might be worth more research.
“Under normal circumstances,” said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a co-author and a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, “drinking extra water is unnecessary. I want to relieve people of the burden of schlepping water bottles around all day long.”

Victoria Secret's Sued For Patent Infringement

A New York woman filed suit against Limited Brands Inc Monday alleging the parent company of Victoria's Secret stole her idea for its Very Sexy 100-way strapless convertible bra.

Katerina Plew sued in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan, saying Victoria's Secret infringed her May 2004 patent and knew about the patent since at least April 2006.

"I came up with the idea when I was trying to find a bra to go with one of the two dresses that I could wear to my triplets' christening," said Plew, 38. "I went crazy looking for a bra where the straps wouldn't show and couldn't find anything."

Her triplets are now nine years old.

Plew, a single mother who works as a paralegal, said she researched her product visiting stores and looking through catalogues, and "that's when I came up with the idea."

She said she spent about $12,000 to patent the product and developed a prototype.

"When I realized how much it would cost to produce, I started contacting companies," she said.

Plew had an appointment to meet with a Victoria's Secret executive to whom she had mailed a copy of her patent, as well as a DVD with pictures of a model showing her bra, only to have the appointment abruptly canceled.

"A year later I walked into a Victoria's Secret and there was my bra up on the wall," she said.

The bra retails for between $50 and $56, according to the Victoria's Secret website. Plew is seeking unspecified damages.

Limited Brands said it does not comment on pending litigation.

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HOODIA GORDONII
What is it? Extract from an African cactus-like plant. The San people of the Kalahari desert use it to cope with hunger on long hunting trips.
Any evidence? It contains a chemical, called P57, which suppresses appetite. It is thought to work by tricking the brain into thinking you are full, and, to date, no harmful side-effects have been found. A company called Phytopharm is developing P57 into a slimming product that will be available in a couple of years.

Coffee The Slenderizer

What is it? An apparently ordinary coffee containing a proprietary extract of green coffee called Svetol, which is supposed to alter the body's sugar-processing metabolism.
Any evidence? There is one published clinical trial of 50 overweight patients. Those taking 400mg of the extract a day lost on average 5.7 per cent of their body weight, while those on the placebo lost 2.8 per cent. However, this was a small study and Coffee Slender warrants further investigation.

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Stay Young Without Plastic Surgery
1 Discard old, used beauty products
2 Don't Smoke
3 Handle Those Pimples
4 More Sleep Less Stress
5 Wear Sunscreen
6 Simplify Your Beauty
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The Benefits Of Water

Water Myths

Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all. None of these products are likely to make yoau any healthier. Below, we look at five major myths about the benefits of drinking water.
But first, how do you know if you're drinking enough water? Experts say there's an easy way to judge. If you're not thirsty, you're fluid intake is likely "just right."
Myth No. 1: Drink Eight Glasses Each Day
Scientists say there's no clear health benefit to chugging or even sipping water all day. So where does the standard advice of drinking eight glasses each day come from? "Nobody really knows," says Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney expert at the University of Pennsylvania.
Myth No. 2: Drinking Lots of Water Helps Clear Out Toxins
The kidneys filter toxins from our bloodstreams. Then the toxins clear through the urine. The question is, does drinking extra water each day improve the function of the kidneys?
"No," says Goldfarb. "In fact, drinking large amounts of water surprisingly tends to reduce the kidney's ability to function as a filter. It's a subtle decline, but definite."
Myth No. 3: Lots of Water Equals Healthier Skin
The body is already 60 percent water. So, if you take a 200-pound man, he's 120 pounds of water.
Adding a few extra glasses of water each day has limited effect. "It's such a tiny part of what's in the body," says Goldfarb. "It's very unlikely that one's getting any benefit." His full editorial is published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
One study published in 2007 on the cosmetic benefit of drinking water suggests that 500 ml of water increases capillary blood flow in the skin. "But it's unclear whether these changes are clinically significant," says Goldfarb.
Myth No. 4: Drinking Extra Water Leads to Weight Loss
A more accurate statement may be: Drinking water is a helpful tool for dieters.
"Water is a great strategy for dieters because it has no calories," says Madeline Fernstrom of the University of Pittsburgh. "So you can keep your mouth busy without food and get the sense of satisfaction."
But water is not magical, she adds. Other zero-calorie options such as diet sodas are fine, too.
Myth No. 5: It's Easy to Get Dehydrated During a Workout
Dehydration sets in when a person has lost 2 percent of his or her body weight. So for a 200-pound man, this means losing 4 pounds of water.
Marathon runners, bikers and hikers all need to recognize the signs of dehydration. "It is also obvious that individuals in hot, dry climates have increased need for water," says Goldfarb.
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that athletes drink 16 ounces of fluids a couple of hours before starting sports practice.
But for a stroll in the park, no water bottle is necessary. Goldfarb's advice: Just drink when you're thirsty.

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1. Learn your family health history
2. Make fitness fun
3. Get at least 30-minutes of exercise daily
4. Drink water
5. Be a role model for children
6. Take the stairs
7. Be consistent
8. Do the math
9. Eat a healthy breakfast
10. Involve the whole family
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Botox The Cure All

Botulinum toxin ("botox") is a very powerful and often fatal poison produced by a rare type of food poisoning bacteria. The toxin blocks the activity of 'cholinergic' nerves which control muscles and glands, causing glands to stop secretion and muscles to become paralysed. But in tiny doses and applied to specific structures, "botox" has many medical uses. Lim and Seet's paper describes the early medical use of botulinum toxin in treating eye-squint, then its wider role in treating pain, excess glandular secretion and muscle spasm disorders, and its best-known use as a wrinkle remover in cosmetic surgery.

The authors go on to suggest a wide range of possible uses for "botox" such as calming restless legs, improving breathing in asthma, reducing sweating, and performing a 'chemical liposuction' by removing excessive fat. In theory, botulinum toxin might be used to treat a broad range of pain syndromes, and to reduce activity for all types of glands and muscles that receive their nerve supply from the cholinergic system.

This judge for this year's prize was the internationally famous neuroscientist VS Ramachandran of the University of California at San Diego, USA. Professor Ramachandran described the paper as: "A scholarly overview containing many suggestions for potentially valuable new directions of research"

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They come from a site about a new neurofeedback system developed by Bill Scott, who has been a leader in the field for many years.

I can't get into all of his pages, but he seems to have developed a system that can take the EEG waves produced by an individual's brain and to create a visual image of the activity.

What makes these images so exciting is that they are fractal -- yet more evidence that the brain is a complex, nonlinear system, as I've been preaching at you for some time

Boost Breast s With Botox

Boost Breasts With Botox
For years, Botox has lifted frown lineson many women. It was the top nonsurgical cosmetic procedure for women in 2006, according to the American Society FOR Asethetic Plastic Surgery. Now, doctors in Europe and Canada are finding it may give saggy breasts a boost, too. Botox won't change your size or shape, but it can temporarily papalyze the pectoral muscles, lifting the breast tissue. Since Botox is temporary, and the muscle is large, it can only work on smaller breasts, explains Nodar Janas, MD, founder of Meso Boutique, a center for nonsurgical cosmetic treatment in Great Neck, New yourk. Whether this procedure migrates to practices in the States still remains to be seen.
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1. The three basic rules of anti-aging

The three basic rules of anti-aging medicine are:
Don’t get sick
Don’t get old
Don’t die
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Drup Reversed Effects Of Sleep Deprivation

In what sounds like a dream for millions of tired coffee drinkers, Darpa-funded scientists might have found a drug that will eliminate sleepiness.
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A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested.
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Mood Altering Exercise

It's about that time of year when the sight of wool makes your skin crawl — literally.

We've been insulated by layers of clothing (and the occasional comfort food) and it's finally time to peel it all away. With spring in sight the longer days and better weather mean a renewed energy to commit to your exercise routine. Your mood may just depend on it!

Skin Turns To Art

A blush, at once ephemeral and timeless, is what led Ariana Page Russell to start photographing her skin. Her skin disorder, dermatographia, is what turned photographing her skin into an artistic obsession.

"People have said, you know, for me, skin turns into a canvas. I use my skin as a canvas," Russell said.
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Russell's Skin Art Photography

Dermatographia, which literally means "writing on the skin," is a disorder that produces hivelike welts on the skin when scratched. Russell, 29, always blushed easily while growing up, but it wasn't until her teens that she noticed she could draw designs and patterns on her skin.

Art Imitating Life

"I just thought there's something really powerful in that because I have no control over it. It just happens," Russell said. "And I wanted to kind of capture that feeling of vulnerability and just that kind of fleeting thing that happens in the blush."
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