White Asian Skin Against Tanning by Dana Scripca The paler the skin, the higher the class Pale skin has had an exciting evolution. Greek and Roman women used to do anything possible to whiten their face skin; the whiter their face skin was, the more beautiful they were considered. Sun tanning was out of the question. By using lead paints and chalks women put themselves in great danger because that ancient beauty treatment could cause death by slow poisoning. It was only too late when this was discovered. The obsesssion with white, porcelain- l ... Youth People Obsessed With Sunless Tanning by Dana Scripca Darker-complexioned teens will always seek a tanning bed or booth. Because they want a perfect and perpetual tan. Younger, healthier, sexier, thinner Many teenagers are either obsessed with tanning or addicted to a darker-complexion. According to psychologists, a cosmetic ideal obsession or an emotional addiction might be the cause. “Younger, healthier, sexier, thinner” - is the message a bronzed complexion is sure to send out. The medical community is trying to confront this trend by educating ... Aetna Health Insurance For Your Protection! by Mike Yeager Aetna health insurance has long been a highly recognized insurance company. Millions of people have put their trust in Aetna health insurance over the years. Aetna individual health insurance has been a top choice of employers who want to obtain sufficient coverage for their employees. Medical costs these days are spiraling higher than ever before. Aetna has risen to the occasion and created some effective new plans to meet today’s Aetna individual health insurance needs. For instance, the Aetn ... Fortis Health Insurance Is a Name You Can Trust! by Mike Yeager Fortis health insurance has been a widely recognized name in the insurance since 1892. It has proven itself and won the trust of people around the world. Fortis health insurance is committed to providing the best solutions possible to meet your insurance needs. There are a great variety of plans available. Fortis short term health insurance is of great use to those who are temporarily uninsured. Students can find Fortis short term health insurance tailored especially for them. From complete cov ... Body Fat Distribution Factors by Laura Ciocan Most men and women put on weight differently. But on what makes fat settle in a preferential way, there is little evidence. Scientists ascertained that the specific body shapes are: the android shape, or apple shape, common among men (fat deposits on the middle section of the body, mostly on the abdomen) and the gynoid, or pear shape, more common among women (fat deposited on hips and bottom). There is also the third type of body shape: the ovoid shape, not differentiating between men and women. ... Eating Instinctively by Laura Ciocan I start from the premise that eating instinctively means eating healthily. I strongly believe that the body has the capability of transmitting the brain accurate information regarding its nutrition necessities: a moderate amount of food, and only foods that are benefic for health. The problem is that most of these natural eating instincts are lost on the way. Usually, during the growing process, adults project their unhealthy habits on children, offering them a range of foods that are not always ... CODEX: Access to Health Denied by Loring A. Windblad Copyright 2004 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos. A link to information on CODEX appears at the bottom of this article. This will tell you everything you need to know about CODEX to decide whether you want it or do not want it. If you value your local health food store and yo ... Native and Natural Relief by Loring A. Windblad “Native” and “Natural” are the new buzzwords in the health field. If it comes from the North American Native pharmacopoeia it is “old, proven” remedies. If it is “natural” – read this “organic” – then it is safe to use. If it is both “native” and “natural” then it meets all tests of “good products” and becomes very desirable. In fact, North American made “native and natural” products are in great demand all round the world, in the Orient, in Europe, in many part of Africa, in parts ... Atkins Diet: Yes or No by Loring A. Windblad This compilation of information is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos. As of now, January 2005, more than half of all north Americans are struggling with obesity. The “quick fix” for “fat” for the last 40+ years, becoming ever more popular, ha ... The Rising Pandemic of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. by Katherine Sabathie The alarming statistics suggest that these disorders could be affecting as much as 3 in 4 people in the developed countries. I recently have been doing quite a bit of research into these disorders after my daughter was diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome, Syndrome X, also known as Insulin resistance and associated Polycystic ovaries. The freaky thing is this is such a common disorder responsible for a host of symptoms, which is beginning to be understood by latest research. It has to date not ... How to Get in Shape without Sweating by Valerie Vauthey Author's Biography: Since 1992, Valerie Vauthey, Master Certified Coach, has been providing life, business and weight-loss coaching to hundreds of successful clients. She is the CEO and Founder of the fastest-growing and most successful coaching company in North America and Europe: MyPrivateCoach (founded in 2002). She is an inspirational, results-oriented, dynamic, and sought-after international speaker on motivation, nutrition, and healthy and permanent weight loss. ...What's In Your Lip Balm? by Lisa Maliga By Lisa Maliga © 2005 The use of lip balm is often necessary due to the fact that our lips don’t produce any oil and are likely to become dry and chapped. You’ll probably notice this during the wintertime, especially if you spend time outdoors. However, many of us have chapped lips during regardless of the season. You live or vacation in a hot, dry climate, or a high altitude. In severe cases lips can become cracked and bleed due to the fact that they may be using commercial lip balms or rel ... Ayurveda - Principles & Practice by Jayachandran Ayurveda which has been evolved around 600 BC, apart from treating ailments concentrated more in its prevention. This was followed by the Aryans & Dravidians who were inhabiting India and has been practiced ever since. In the 21st century, Ayurveda has become an indispensable branch of medicine due to its naturalistic approach, that depends on the diagnosis of ones physical base ie Vata, pitta and kabha, and to maintain a right balance. One of the important principle of Ayurveda treatment i ... Hey Don't Cri ! by Jayachandran.R Author's Biography: ... Exercise & Diabetes by Jayachandran.R All of us are aware that exercise can help prevent the serious complications that often come with diabetes and heart disease. Research has shown that regular exercise helps reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack or a stroke, and moreover it aids in weight loss, & improving one's mood. But do you know that exercise can also help you reduce your blood glucose levels? That's right. In people with type II diabetes, exercise may improve insulin sensitivity and assist in lowering elevate ... An Introduction to Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Sophie Lee Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common condition, but in some ways it is still a mystery. There are many different theories about what causes the syndrome, and different doctors will give you different reasons for your illness – anything from stress to bad bacteria to food intolerance. And once you have been diagnosed, there is no set form of treatment – instead, sufferers tend to try two or three supplements or therapies to find a combination that works for them. IBS is clearly a co ... Irritable bowel syndrome: Simple self-help tips by Sophie Lee If you have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you will know how difficult it is to treat. Doctors can be dismissive of IBS symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and bloating, and when treatment is offered it may only help for a short while before the distressing symptoms return. Sufferers often find that they have to deal with the symptoms themselves, through self-help methods and supplements, rather than by using conventional medicines. However, this does not mean that th ... Exercise: Why YOU should do it by Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT You can't walk out your door without hearing about exercise. What is the REASON for all of that madness? Hundreds of Thousands of Americans spend millions of dollars each year on diet pills, Author's Biography: Aaron Potts is the owner and creator of Fitness Destinations, a content-filled health and fitness website for consumers as well as professionals in the fitness industry. Aaron's experience in the health and fitness industry includes one on one personal training in ma ... Free Weights vs. Exercise Machines by Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT Anyone who has ever been in a gym before is familiar with the gleaming banks of shiny exercise machines. Coming in all shapes and sizes, they are usually cause for the newcomer to the gym to pause and ask, Author's Biography: Aaron Potts is the owner and creator of Fitness Destinations, a content-filled health and fitness website for consumers as well as professionals in the fitness industry. Aaron's experience in the health and fitness industry includes one on one personal training i ... Why Diets DON'T work by Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT One of the biggest scams ever successfully pulled on the American public is - somewhat appropriately - a 4-letter word. That word is, of course, Diet. By now you have seen advertisements for more diets than you can easily remember, and have also most likely seen an article or television show debunking some of those diets. Unfortunately, the art of shooting holes through the credibility of a diet plan is normally done by ANOTHER diet company, solely for the purpose of getting you to use their pro ... Cross Training by Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT One of the biggest misconceptions about exercise is that there is Author's Biography: Aaron Potts is the owner and creator of Fitness Destinations, a content-filled health and fitness website for consumers as well as professionals in the fitness industry. Aaron's experience in the health and fitness industry includes one on one personal training in many different environments, maintenance of several health-related websites, and authoring of many fitness articles and fitness-related ... Attitude: The Forgotten Power by Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT What would you consider is your most valuable tool for staying in shape? Is it your treadmill? What about your weight set? Is it your arsenal of low-fat cookbooks, and low-carb diet snacks? What about your collection of workout videos? Would you consider it a revelation that your most lethal weapon in the battle of the bulge is your Attitude? Think about it. What good is your treadmill if you don't have the energy to get on it, or can't get up the motivation to crank up the speed, or the e ... Why Do We Need Our Addictions? by Brian Maloney If money is considered to be the root of all evil, then what would we classify as our addictions? The psychology of the human mind is ultra complex when compared to any other species on earth, so why does it love to tangle itself up in a destructive mode? Once more, why would it seemingly feel right to be in this place in life? Let’s drill down and put addictions in a separate folder. Psychological addictions are much more prevalent then physical ones; however, people can have both. When ... The Utopia of Now by Julia Allworth Where am I running? What am I looking for? It seems like a funny idea and yet I, like many others, am running towards a utopia that I will never find. Sometimes I think that human beings are designed this way, programmed in constant search of a light at the end of the tunnel. What does it take to live peacefully in the moment? How can I be fully satisfied with the status quo? Perhaps I need to live for today – accept life the way it is exactly at this moment and stop trying to change thi ... The Anti Aging Discovery – Another Landmark In Medical History! by Jaynne Nicols In a story titled Author's Biography: ... |
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