Your Health by The Numbers - Part 2
Continued From Your Health by The Numbers
>> 400 Micrograms of folic acid you should get daily.
This vitamin is especially important if you plan on getting pregnant, since it can help prevent serious spine and brain birth defects. To get the recommended amount, pop a multivitamin with folic acid with breakfast (if you’re already expecting, you’ll need 600 micrograms). Other folate sources include fortified cereals, pasta, citrus juices, peanuts, and spinach. Even if you’re not planning to have more kids, it couldn’t hurt to eat these foods-folic acid may also prevent colon cancer, stroke, and other conditions later in life.
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The Skinny on Skin Cancer
Do we really need to worry about skin cancer in Singapore?
Consultant Dermatologist of The National Skin Centre, says yes.
What is the incidence of skin cancer?
Skin cancer is on the list of top 10 cancers in both males and females, with an average of 325 cases a year. In 2007, about 400 new cases of skin cancer were diagnosed and treated at the National Skin Centre. The majority were either basal or squamous cell carcinomas.
Have the figures of skin cancer increased over the years?
Statistics from other Asian countries show that skin cancer is on the rise. Read the rest of this entry »
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Beautiful Skin
Living in a smog-filled city makes me wish I could frolic in the sea or skip in a meadow whenever I need a little perk-me-up. But if breathing in the ocean air or leaping on fresh-cut grass seems impossible, here’s what you can do to look and feel as blooming fresh as this dress I’m wearing.
1. Give yourself a damn good scrub.
Your skin will thank you for sloughing away all that surface dirt and cellular build-up. You’ll be rewarded with skin so smooth and clean, you’ll want to roll around in bed naked check out more exciting new scrubs.
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Professional Whitening
Step 1. A gingival barrier is applied onto the gums to protect is soft pink tissues
Step 2. Whitening gel is then applied onto the tooth surface, one row at a time
Step 3. A standard curing light is then actived on each tooth for 30 seconds each. This light source is the same one dentists use to cure dental bonding (white fillings). Read the rest of this entry »
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Perfect Your Brows - Clearly Defined
Clearly Defined
If you’re after a more glamorous and sophisticated look, then drawing to give your brows more definition is a must.
Step 1.
Depending on your preference, you may use an eyebrow to fill in the gaps - especially if your brows are sparse. With a pencil, draw in up and outward strokes in the direction of hair growth.
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Perfect Your Brows - Au Natural
Perfect Your Brows - Au Natural
Au Natural
If your brows are decently lush, then lucky you! All you have to do is neaten and shape them.
Step 1.
Take an eyeliner pencil or makeup brush and place it vertically against the side of your nose to the tear duct of the eye. This is where your eyebrow should start.
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Saving Your Neck - Sagging skin
The problem: The culprits behind the dreaded wattle are easier to explain than they are to defeat. As collagen and elastin deteriorate with age, “skin loses elasticity, so it’s not as sprungy,” Waldorf says. Sun damages makes it worse, rendering that thinning elastin and collagen ineffective. But the real problem is what lies beneath. “the muscles are fallin, and fat is moving, creating an overall loss of volume in the jaw area,” Graf says, which can lead to a soft pendulum of loose skin under the chin.
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Say Cheese
Step 1. Brush Smart.
It only takes three minutes (about the length of a song) twice a day to achieve healthy teeth and gums. If using a regular toothbrush, place it at a 45-degree angle to the gum line and sweep the brush in an up-down motion against teeth and gums. Repeat with the inner tooth surface and don’t forget those molars at the back. If it’s whiter teeth you want, opt for a whitening toothpaste instead of the regular ones. With electric toothbrushes, gently run it over the biting surface and tooth surfaces.
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Saving Your Neck - Hyperigmentation
The problem: When the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, “Glory be to God for dappled things,” he clearly wasn’t referring to mottled skin. Sun damage spawns excess melanin production that becomes clumps of dark pigment. It also creates irregular pathces of skin with more damaged tissue than others, Day says.
All of this is especially noticeable in the lower throat and chest area. “The chin acts like a parasol, protecting the skin just underneath it a bit,” Day says. “But the rest of the neck and chest are angled to get white a lot of sun.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Hot Zones
Brain. Between 93 an 96 percent of women link sexual arousal to feeling connected to or loved by a partner.
Ears. Earlobes become engorged and more sensitive when a person is aroused.
Mouth. Mammals, lizards, and even some birds use their mouths in precoital play. For humans, the mouth acts as the gatekeeper for the rest of the body.
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