Eye make-up

BRING FOCUS TO YOUR EYESEyes are the windows to your soul. Enlightening your eyes with mascara helps to maximize your lashes and bring focus to your eyes. Here are a few secrets to help you sport great lashes.• Clean your mascara wand at least once a month to get rid of clumps and prevent build up of bacteria on bristles. Coat the wand with a little Vaseline and gently wipe mascara from the bristles but don't damage the wand. Vaseline works best. Water won't remove the entire mascara residue and soap can irritate your eyes. Shelf life of mascara is 3 - 4 months.• Always have a dampened Q-tip handy when applying your mascara to clean up any smudges before they dry!• Use a lash conditioner to improve brittle, dry lashes, extend the life of the lash and to help mascara adhere better and longer....

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Effects of dandruff and FAQ

• Dandruff weakens the roots, and consequently hair starts falling off.• Dandruff sticks on to the skin of the scalp in a cake form and blocks free flow of air to the roots.• As a result, hair becomes weak at the roots and loosen their hold. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU GET DANDRUFF? Studies indicate that 50% of adults are affected by dandruff at some time or the other in their lives. More often than not, it is the result of a disturbance in the body’s metabolic process. Your scalp, like the rest of your skin, is constantly renewing and shedding itself. Old cells die out and give way to new ones. And when the natural balance in the metabolic process is upset, the new cells form faster than the old cells can be shed off. These then accumulate on the scalp in the form of flakes. The metabolic process...

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Strong +beautiful hair tips

Even though natural texture and the rate at which your hair grows cannot be changed by what you eat, you can improve the way it looks and feels by switching over to a nutritious, well balanced, protein rich diet.NORMAL HAIREat: Low fat fish, chicken, pulses like dals and sprouts.DRY HAIRIncrease intake of low cholesterol, polyunsaturated oils such as margarine, sunflower oil, fruits and foods rich in Vitamin B.Eat: Foods rich in vitamin B, raw vegetables, pulses, wholemeal bread, brown rice, liver, bananas, nuts and oily fish. A supplement of Vitamin E capsules will also help.Avoid: Salty and fatty cheeses.OILY HAIRThis condition stems from over secretion of the sebaceous glands.Eat: Lots of green leafy vegetables, salads, fresh fruits, yoghurt, baked and grilled dishes.Avoid: Fried and greasy...

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DIET for your Hair

Long and beautiful hair has always been symbolic of a woman’s beauty. Every woman aspires for long, thick hair. But to flaunt a beautiful mane, a lot of regular hair care is required. Hair cannot be made beautiful by beauty aid alone. It requires a well balanced and nutritive diet too.Here are a few simple yet useful tips on appropriate diets for your hair:• If you want beautiful long hair, you will have to pay attention to your diet. The food you consume has a direct bearing on the health of your hair. The fresh items in the food certainly stimulate faster and healthy growth of hair.• If you are one of those who take in a nutritive diet and consume plenty of water, there is no need for you to take in any additional vitamins. Your fibrous foods can include fruits and salads. Stay away from...

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Permanent cosmetic makeup

What is Permanent Makeup?Permanent cosmetic makeup is cosmetic tattooing. The specialized techniques used for permanent cosmetics are often referred to as "micro-pigmentation" or "Intra-dermal cosmetics."The cosmetic implantation technique deposits colored pigment into the upper reticular layer of the dermis to restore natural color and stimulate conventional makeup by machine method, which lasts about three to eight years or even a lifetime, depending on skin type, colors used and other factors which will de discussed at the consultation.Lashes can be made to look darker and fuller. Missing/damaged and or badly shaped brows can be given a more youthful appearance. Finally, lips which have thinned or that have lost their blush color can be re-created to look fuller and more vibrant. On younger...

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Health Advantages of Dual Action Green Tea Diet

There are many health advantages to be obtained from Dual Action Green Tea Diet. If you want to increase the efficiency of your weight loss program then reading up about Dual Action Green Tea Diet, should be one of your priorities.It seems that Dual Action Green Tea Diet is able to assist, even when you cannot find time to attend the gym as often as you might like. It is a recommended dietary supplement that can assist with transforming body fats into energy, that in turn can help with muscle building.There are many people who want to exercise greater control over their appetites and this is something that Dual Action Green Tea Diet can help with. Apparently it contains antioxidants that are useful as appetite suppressants. This is something that can offset hunger spasms and thereby assist...

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Green Tea Is A Remarkable Beverage

It is not always the case that dieting includes your favorite beverage, such as green tea, but it can happen.For thousands of years green tea has been a preferred beverage for many Asians, who also cherish its reported health advantages. More recently, studies were undertaken by Swiss and American scientists at the University of Geneva. They concluded that antioxidants, present in green tea, were able to stimulate thermo genesis, or fat metabolism, as it is otherwise known. Consequently diets that included sufficient green tea were considered to be useful in reducing weight.Further studies were undertaken in China, to substantiate green teas weight reducing capabilities. They also wanted to find out whether green tea could assist with reducing cholesterol. Their tests confirmed that green...

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Smoking Is Not Natural

Continuing the theme, on our anti smoking month, it is true that smoking can damage your looks as well as causing serious internal diseases.The following image, from the Want To Stop Smoking web site, suggests how quickly your good looks can deteriorate if you continue to smoke. Of course, the real health problems associated with smoking are a range of serious diseases, but there are many people who will be more inclined to want to stop smoking, if they are made aware of how it may affect their looks. It seems that it could virtually turn their lives upside down!If you really want to stop smoking - you can. The Want To Stop Smoking web site...

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Natural Health - Nothing Worse Than Smoking!

There is nothing more alien to a natural health lifestyle than smoking. However, there are many natural health enthusiasts who are ex smokers. Similarly, there are those who may have friends or relatives who still smoke, but would like to stop to pursue a healthier life.The 'Want To Stop Smoking' web site has lots of useful information for people, guess what, who want to stop smoking! The web site is continuously being expanded, and is a good source of information, as you can see from the following extract."Smoking Can Also Affect Your LooksIs it possible that anybody can read this and not want to stop smoking? Well, you are not always aware about what is going on inside you, so what about the damage smoking can do externally - to your looks!Smokers have paler skin and more wrinkles....

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Natural Health and Blackberries

One of the great joys, for families in late summer in Great Britain, is to go blackberrying. It may not be quite so popular as it once was, but that is a pity because blackberries are a wonderful source of natural health.Blackberries are among the best sources of antioxidants of any fruits, and that alone makes a blackberry picking expedition more than just worthwhile. Moreover, these delicious berries are also rich in vitamin C, and about a half a cupful, provides the recommended daily requireme...

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Natural Health Is Common Sense

Natural health and common sense are essential components of a happy life. The ingredients are good food, plenty of fresh air, enjoyable exercise and enough sleep. If you only concentrate on these four requirements you will soon score quite highly in the natural health league.Good food doesn't have to be expensive. If you make sure that you are getting sufficient fruit and vegetables, a minimum of five helpings per day, you will be on the right track. You should incorporate a modicum of healthy exercise into your sensible diet by growing some of your own food. Fruit and vegetables are not difficult to grow but can be so much more satisfying than those you purchase from the supermarket.You may have a decent sized garden that allows you to develop a vegetable plot, but if you haven't you...

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Green Tea Diet Appraisal

Green tea diet has been popular, for many thousands of years in Asia, where it is highly regarded for its health benefits. More recently it has become popular in many other parts of the world, including Western nations although some of its claimed health advantages have not been fully validated.There is no doubt that green tea diet contains powerful antioxidants, and that in itself might be sufficient reason for many people to consume it. Many others believe that it has assisted them with their weight loss programs, and if that is the case it is easy to monitor insofar as individual progress is concerned. In fact as far as losing weight is concerned the scientific evidence for green tea diet is good,As with any diet, the best way forward is not to rely entirely on a single supplement...

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Food Allergy Sufferers

The number of people suffering from food allergies is increasing on a worldwide basis.Please Click Here to visit the There are so many people who have to be careful what they eat, as just one bite of something they are allergic to, could have serious implications and in the worst-case scenario, could be fatal.The most common allergens are peanuts, other nuts, eggs, milk, wheat, soy and fish, but even some fruits and vegetables can trigger reactions in some people. Food additives may also be responsible for creating problems for others.Of course people are not always aware that they may be allergic to a particular food, until after they become ill. Therefore, it is essential that sufferers find out as much as they can about their own allergy in particular and the whole subject of allergies...

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Food Allergies On The Increase In US Children

Recent reports confirm that the number of children suffering from food allergies in the US is increasing. There are a whopping 3 million kids affected which accounts for about 1:26 of the child population.The number of children with Peanut allergy, which is one of the most common allergies, has doubled in recent years. It is not known why such significant increases have occurred but one reason may be that parents are more alert to allergy related problems.Please Click Here to visit the Research suggests that between 2 and 3 percent of Americans will contract a milk allergy at some time in their lives and that a lower percentage will have a problem with eggs. It is fortunate that many young allergy sufferers do not carry the problem through to adulthood.It has been discovered...

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De-stress With Aromatherapy

Stress related illnesses are a scourge of modern society and are responsible for many days absence from work. In fact stress is very difficult to avoid, and in a competitive world a small amount may even be necessary. However, when stress becomes excessive, it may become unbearable, and manifest itself in other physical and mental afflictions.One excellent method of de-stressing is us, which relies on the use of essential oils. These oils are concentrated extracts from numerous plant sources, and as natural as a walk in the garden or through a pine forest. The aromatic oils are so convenient and transportable because a little goes a long way.It is the easiest thing in the world, to sprinkle a few drops of the essential oils of aromatherapy, onto a tissue or inhaler, and then sit back...

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Relax With Lavender

It has been reported that there are more working days lost through stress related conditions than anything else. There are so many people, in so many occupations, who for one reason or another can't relax, or may suffer from sleep deprivation.There are various ways of combating stress, but perhaps a gentler approach is more sensible than trying to fight it, and what could be more gentle than lavender? This aromatic plant has been used for ages past, and lavender has gained a sound reputation as an aid to relaxation and inducing sleep.Please Click Here to visit the Aromatherapy is the art and science of using aromatic herbs and plants therapeutically. Plants such as lavender are considered to induce a state of relaxation, craved by those who have become stressed out, often due to the pressures...

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Chocolate Antioxidants

Chocolate can be good for you but choose wisely because the darker it is the more will it contain. So as a rule of thumb, plain chocolate contains more antioxidants than milk chocolate and white chocolate contains hardly any.Of course, even with dark chocolate, moderation is the key. However, that is true of most healthy foods. Just because they are rich in antioxidants doesn't mean that you should gorge yourself! Nevertheless, it is good to know that something as delicious as chocolate can actually do you good, when sweets in general are not so highly thought of.Antioxidants are known to assist in preventing a range of serious diseases, so it is a good idea to include foods that contain them in a healthy diet. There are many berry fruits that are rich in antioxidants and again a similar...

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Vegetarian Diet Best For Unhealthy Americans

The high cost of health care, particularly company-sponsored health care, is one of the reasons for the USA's current economic crises. It has been suggested, in some quarters, that a move towards a lifestyle, with less dependence on meat, including burgers and the like, could stop the rot.It has recently been announced, that the American automobile industry is to get an injection of more than $17 billion, to help them stay in business. President George Bush has publicly stated that it would be unthinkable to allow the industry to collapse. General Motors have suggested that one reason the company is in trouble is the high cost of employee health care. They have intimated that the enormous cost of doctor's bills, and hospitalization, together with prescription drug costs is prohibitive....

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Just Beet It If 10,000 NY Biters eat just one meal with locally grown veggies instead of ones shipped from afar, we'll avert the same amount of CO2 generated by close to 64,000 Yellow Taxis in 1 day. Don't wanna be defeated by complicated warm weather recipes? Show your funky, strong cooking skills when...

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Rain Water and Allergy and more

There is nothing quite so refreshing as rain, and although it can be a bit of a nuisance at times, it is more often a blessing, and not in disguise, and not just for Rain is wonderful for reducing dust and pollens in the air. It is invigorating not just because it helps so many things to grow, but also because it freshens everything to the extent that many airborne allergens are neutralized.It may be that where there is no rain there is only desert, and that allergens can't exist where there are no pollens, but don't bet on it. There are many allergens, other than pollen allergens that are just waiting to attack those who are susceptible. Just about the most essential of the modern worlds requirements, is oil, which paradoxically is also just about the worlds biggest pollutant. Unfortunately,...

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Blog featured on Finest Foodies FridayAt the moment, I am getting ready to attend a wedding. I have 10 to 15 minutes until my biore strip is ready (Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Guys, it's not important.) Just enough time to check my email. To my surprise, this blog was featured on the Foodie's Blogroll's Finest Foodies Friday. Yay! Here is what Jenn from the Blogroll had to say:"As always here is what the FFF is all about. Finest Foodies Friday! FFF is a Friday post featuring favorites from The Foodie Blogroll! We do this so we can share in the rich diversity of what The Foodie weekly Blogroll has to offer by featuring some of our favorites yours!...Natasha of Healthy and Gourmet: I must admit I have a natural love for these kinds of blogs because my food outlook is healthy and...

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Sauteed Spinach with Whole Garlic and Raisins

I'm excited to be staying in tonight. You see, for the past two weeks we had been eating out every night. As much I enjoy the Minneapolis restaurant scene and eating out in general- especially now that it's almost summer and outdoor dining is the rave- the comfort of my apartment and my little kitchen is more appealing right now. On the menu tonight: sauteed spinach with whole garlic and raisins. Not very alluring, I know, but very simple and delicious. Just what I want after a slew of large and involved meals....

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Zucchini Almond FlatbreadServes four 1/2 cup whole wheat flour1/2 cup all purpose flour2 tsp active dry yeast1 tbsp sugar1/2 cup warm water1/4 tsp salt2 zucchini, sliced2 cloved garlic, minced2 tbsp olive oil1/4 cup toasted, slivered almonds1. To make the dough: In a mixing bowl, add the water to the yeast and sugar, set aside until foamy, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the flours and salt and mix into a ball. Remove to a flat, floured working surface and knead until soft and elastic about four to five minutes. Set in the mixing bowl that has been oiled. Cover and let rise for about an hour. 2. In a skillet set over medium heat, add the zucchini,...

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Zucchini Flatbread and Tag: a game of getting to know more about our favorite bloggers.

A while back, I received the following fun exercise from Gera at The purpose: getting to know more about our favorite food bloggers. Now, it's my turn. Following Gera's example, I have attached some photos, some random ones chosen from a few of my trips. First, though, here is my newest flatbread recipe: zucchini, almonds and mozzarella. Initially, I intended to make a simple zucchini flatbread but realized that I had a handful of slivered almonds left and not wanting them to go to waste ( nuts in general last a a good two or three months in the pantry, even longer in the freezer, before turning rancid) I added them to the mix. And...

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Balsamic Syrup for Fresh Fruit

Strawberries with balsamic syrupWhen I was seventeen, I lived and worked in Toronto for five months. It was a period of time right after high school when I hadn't yet decided if I wanted to remain in Trinidad or move abroad for college. So, I went to Canada. ( Supposedly the next best logical step considering I had many relatives there who would keep me in line, or so my parents hoped .) After a month of sightseeing and catching up with relatives, it was time to get a part time job. That way, if I decided to go to college there, I would already have an idea of how the city works. My job: quasi sales girl for a small company that sold...

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Research laboratory wastewater neutralization systems

Laboratory wastewater neutralization systems are increasingly being specified for academic teaching and research buildings by many environmental consultants and design engineers. While real efforts to improve the quality of wastewater are generally positive, simply installing such systems without regard to their operational setting increases capital costs, significantly increases equipment service and maintenance needs and expenses, and can potentially generate higher environmental, health, and safety risks from chemical handling exposures, spills, leaks, or uncontrolled releases to sewer. In response to concerns about possible neutralization system needs for a new chemistry building at Yale University, continuous pH measurements were collected from several laboratory-intensive teaching and...

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FRUITY IDEAS for fitness

Keeping a bowl of washed fruits within easy reach is a good idea, but sometimes you have to dress it up to capture your children's interest. Fruit salad--consisting of whatever fruit is in season--steeped in freshly squeezed orange juice and lemon zest is one of our standbys. Making this salad gives kids the opportunity to practice using a melon-baller and knife. Frozen grapes, sliced bananas, and melon balls are divine. You can also make "frulatti," a blender shake that combines bananas, other fruits, a splash of milk, and a few ice cubes....

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Children’s Mental Health Legislation Heard

When the omnibus Act Relative To Children’s Mental Health (Chapter 321 of the Acts of 2008) was signed into law last year, there was one provision that was not included: reimbursement for collateral contacts by commercial insurance. Collateral contacts can be more accurately referred to as coordination of care. When an adult is working with a mental health professional, the adult can typically express what is going on in his or her life directly to the clinician in such a way as to make treatment effective. When it is a seven year old, it’s not so simple. Children are not little adults. To have treatment of mental health needs be effective,...

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June 9th Public Health Committee Hearing on Health Disparities

On Tuesday June 9, 2009 at 10:00 am, the Joint Committee on Public Health Hearing will consider health disparities bills including the two legislative priorities, SB. 810 and SB. 811. Please join us and advocate for health equity at this important public hearing....

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The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on Wednesday May 27th. Several bills were heard relating to insurance, the Insurance Partnership program, medical malpractice and the health care workforce. Georgia Maheras testified on behalf of the Affordable Care Today (ACT!!) Coalition in strong support of Senator Montigny’s bill, An Act relative to coverage for chronic illness (S. 551). This bill would eliminate co-payments for all prescriptions and devices used for the treatment of chronic illness, a bold step forward in Massachusetts’s attempt to make quality health care affordable for everyone. Research has shown that increased cost sharing, especially in the course of treatment of chronic illness, serves as a barrier to patients who are seeking care. Even relatively...

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Funding of Public Health – a Necessity now more then ever

Commissioner Jon Auerbach of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) spoke Friday afternoon to a packed room as part of Brown Bag Luncheon Series. Commissioner Auerbach’s talk covered three hot-issue topics: the current H1N1 virus pandemic (more commonly known as Swine Flu), the effects of the current budget debates on DPH, and a new Public Health initiative to combat obesity, chronic disease, and promote wellness. The Commissioner began his talk by addressing the government’s response to the H1N1 outbreak. Commissioner Auerbach stressed that while the spread of the disease was unfortunate, the occurrence has provided a great opportunity for the state to exercise its emergency response network. Moreover, he explained that the initial fear over the virus re-affirmed the need for...

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An Uneven Distribution of Oral Health Care

A recent Policy Brief on a Massachusetts Health Reform Survey funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield examined Oral health is an important part of overall health, and dental disease is associated with other chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and preterm birth. The survey looked closely at access to oral health services, and found large disparities in dental care visits by region as well as race/ethnicity. Highlights of the report include: Adults in the Western region were less likely to have had and dental care visits than adults in the MetroWest region, while those in the Southeast region were less likely to have a usual source of dental care visits.Adults in the Western and Southeast regions were more likely to report unmet need for dental care than were adults in the MetroWest...

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Globe Editorial on Health Reform Affordability

The Boston Sunday Globe’s affirms the conclusions of th that health reform has been affordable for Massachusetts. Excerpt: FOR ALL THE fiscal problems the Commonwealth now faces, its three-year-old universal health insurance reform cannot be blamed for driving up state government costs uncontrollably. That is the conclusion of a study released last week by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the watchdog group that is usually quick to expose state budget-busters. At a time when Congress is weighing its own health reform bill, the study debunks the notion that health reform is just a Big Dig in scrubs. The study estimates that reform is costing the state an extra $350 million a year. The foundation finds that amount “relatively modest and well within early projections of how much the...

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MassHealth Smoking Cessation Works; Let’s Add it to CommCare, too

A found that since MassHealth added smoking cessation benefits, the smoking rate among MassHealth members dropped 26%. This means some 33,000 MassHealth members have quit smoking since 2006. The drop is more than twice the rate as the general population. This drop can be attributed in large part to a MassHealth benefit that provides prescription and over-the-counter medication to help individuals quit smoking and includes optional counseling opportunities. The benefit was added to MassHealth as part of chapter 58, the 2006 health reform law. Adding the smoking cessation benefits was a key demand of the ACT! coalition. Health Care For All, along with the American Cancer Society, the Mass Medical Society, Tobacco Free Mass, and other groups pushed to include the new benefit in MassHealth....

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Business has Role to Play in Kids’ Oral Health

Richard C. Lord, President and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, stated his strong support for oral health in the Boston Globe last Friday. In the final Watch Your Mouth advertorial of the year, he declared that “business owners in Massachusetts have diverse needs and interests, but we all have one thing in common: we need a capable and healthy workforce to make our businesses successfu...

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Monday Morning Health Reform Reading

Three health reform items released last Friday for your Monday morning reading list: 1. The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy released the latest edition of their quarterly report The report paints an overview of the Massachusetts health care landscape through data on health insurance coverage, the Health Safety Net, health insurance premiums, health plan financial performance, acute hospital and community health center financial performance and access to care. The latest report found that: Over 428,000 people have gained insurance coverage since health reform implementation began and Dec. 31, 2008.Growth in enrollment decreased slightly between June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008, due to a decline in MassHealth and Commonwealth Care enrollment. (this decline has subsequently been...

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HEALTH SMART

.......MIGRAINES AND RISK OF STROKE...______________________________________________________________AS MANY AS17 percent of women and 6 percent of men have experienced the debilitating of a migraine.Research shows that women who have migraines accompanied by their distinctive "aura" symptoms are at greater risk of having a stroke than those who don't get migraines.WHY THE LINK?Migraine headaches are caused by inflammation of the arteries surrounding the brain.Other arteries inside the brain may spasm during an attack as well, temporarily cutting off circulation, thus increasing the odds of a stroke.ADDITIONAL RISKSAbnormalities in the lining of arteries may also allow blood to clot more readily."And in rare cases, arteries leading to the brain may tear more easily," says Dr Gretchen...

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