First Impressions Skin Care

I was impressed and will continue using her services.” – H.C., St. Louis “I have had only two facials so far, and my skin is noticeably different & my skin is more smooth and evenly toned than I have ever seen it. Billie was by far the most gentle with extractions than any esthetician I’ve worked with. By far the most relaxing facial I have ever had!
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Skin care: Avoid eating anything that comes in a box

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Face wash: It is advisable to wash your face to avoid clogging of the pores, but if you frequently scrub your face you’re going to make it dull and dry. When you wash your skin you are washing off your anti wrinkle protection. If you have to wash your face use a soap that has moisturizer or a skin cleanser. Use a moisturizer to rejuvenate your dry dull skin.
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Ward off wrinkles: Tips for ageless skin

But yogurt and blueberries, flaxseed and salmon? Nutrition plays a key role in skin health, says Meagen McCusker, associate professor of dermatology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Its really true that you are what you eat, says McCusker, adding that the condition of your skin often tells a story about your overall health and well-being. No wonder, then, that sugar a culprit in many health problems including diabetes and obesity is also involved when it comes to skin health.
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High Blood Pressure And Erectile Dysfunction Treatments

A doctor’s first choice for treating erection problems is usually one of the pills called PDE5 inhibitors. First there was Viagra. Now there’s also Cialis, Levitra, and Staxyn. All of these drugs work in similar ways. They don’t increase sexual desire. They make it physically possible to get an erection when you are aroused.
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Blood pressure cuff may save lives in patients with acute heart attack

Thanks, Doc. All the best! Matt — Boston, MA Dear Matt, Hypertension or high blood pressure is very common in the general population and also in runners. Although it is frustrating to exercise regularly and still have an elevated blood pressure, it is often tied to genetic factors that we cannot control. I usually suggest to my patients that their great lifestyle has postponed the need for medication, but at some point it is better to be on medication than to incur the consequences of persistently elevated blood pressure on the end organs like the blood vessels, heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. Exercise alone can drop the blood pressure 10 or so mm Hg in most people. If you are genetically programed for high blood pressure, this may not be enough to protect the pressure sensitive tissues.
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Does Running Help with High Blood Pressure?

The results are presented by researchers from Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University in European Heart Journal online 12 September 2013. Activating the body’s defense mechanism Lack of oxygen for short periods of time in a distant organ by intermittently stopping blood flow to a limb, can protect another organ (i.e., the heart), during a prolonged period of lack of oxygen as it is the case during a heart attack. Professor Hans Erik Btker and his research team have previously demonstrated that remote ischemic conditioning reduces cardiac tissue damage on average 30% in patients undergoing acute balloon treatment for a heart attack. In patients treated with conditioning, a blood pressure cuff was placed around the upper arm and inflated to 200 mmHg for 5 minutes to cut off blood flow, and then released. The arm then rested for 5 minutes, and then the blood pressure cuff was re-applied. This procedure was repeated 4 times. The rate of complications is halved The researchers have now followed 251 patients assigned to receive conditioning or no conditioning in addition to usual care during transportation to the heart centre for up to 4 years.
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Cardiac Risks Of Diabetes Drugs A Focus At Easd

Curcumin supplementation is shown to halt the progression of diabetes in pre-diabetics

The trials showed that two DPP-4 inhibitors — alogliptin (Nesina) and saxagliptin (Onglyza) — did not have any positive or negative effects on cardiovascular events. There was, however, an increased risk of heart failure hospitalization with saxagliptin. Running concurrently with that session will be one focusing on the intersection of heart failure and diabetes, and how best to manage patients with both conditions. Several sessions throughout the meeting will deal with cardiovascular issues, including a debate on how useful albuminuria is for predicting cardiovascular risk, a review on lipid-lowering in the setting of diabetes, and multiple oral abstract presentations with original research.
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Brown Researchers Show Protein Key To Predicting Diabetes

Specifically, 80 percent of patients who had the surgeries met target blood sugar levels of 7 percent HbA1c, a level recommended by the American Diabetes Association . Nearly 30 percent of those who underwent a gastric bypass procedure experienced complete remission of diabetes that allowed them to stay off medication for at least five years, effectively curing them. “That was a remarkable finding,” Dr. Stacy Brethauer, the study’s author and an associate director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Bariatric & Metabolic Institute, said to CBSNews.com.
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Study: Weight loss surgery keeps diabetes at bay long term, reverses complications

Additionally, the researchers determined that the supplemented group had significantly improved pancreatic beta cell function (beta cells release insulin to control serum blood glucose levels) and decreased levels of insulin resistance. The study authors concluded “Our study showed that the curcumin extract can effectively prevent the prediabetes population from developing type 2 diabetes mellitus… because of its benefits and safety, we propose that curcumin extract may be used for an intervention therapy for the prediabetes population.” This study used a daily regimen of 730 mg of a standardized curcumin extract to achieve the results reported. Most health-minded adults will want to supplement with 500 to 1,000 mg of curcumin each day to prevent the damaging health effects of metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Sources for this article include: http://www.lef.org About the author: John Phillip is a Certified Nutritional Consultant and Health Researcher and Author who writes regularly on the cutting edge use of diet, lifestyle modifications and targeted supplementation to enhance and improve the quality and length of life. John is the author of ‘Your Healthy Weight Loss Plan’, a comprehensive EBook explaining how to use Diet, Exercise, Mind and Targeted Supplementation to achieve your weight loss goal.
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Knowing that these factors are linked to the biomarker suggests that experiments could be done to see whether changing those factors exercising more, for example could change levels of the protein over time in individuals, Liu said. That, in turn, could affect their ultimate diabetes risk. In addition, the findings may also help explain the possible physiological connections between those factors and risk of type 2 diabetes. For example, drinking regular coffee and having a lower BMI have each independently been associated with a lower risk for the condition. The new research suggests that SHBG may have an intermediating role in those associations.
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