February 11, 2012

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Chocolate – Your Skin’s New Best Friend

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Written by Lyndi Hutchinson, LMT By now, we have all reveled in the wonderful news that chocolate is good for us. Research has established that dark chocolate – at least 70 percent cocoa, no milk and sweetened with natural sugars – is loaded with flavonoids, age fighting antioxidants which are beneficial to our health. Now begs the question: If chocolate is good for us inside, what about our outside? Chocolate continues to amaze us by becoming a newly recognized contributor to our exterior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Natural Beauty, Skin Care, Spas Tagged With: body treatment, chocolate, skin

Oriental Bodywork Therapies:

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Acupressure, Tui Na & Medical Qigong By Dr. Bruce Eichelberger, OMD In this series of articles we’ve covered many aspects of Oriental Medicine. The final one will touch on the Oriental bodywork therapies. These include acupressure, tui na, and medical qigong. Like all Oriental Medicine disciplines, these bodywork therapies focus on balancing body energies, resulting in increased health and vitality. In the process, symptoms of pain and illness vanish as the body returns to healthy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Ayurvedic Medicine / Oriental, Body Work, Conscious Health Tagged With: body treatment, massage, oriental medicine

Cellulite & Galvanic Technology

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Does It Really Work? By Christina Rosevear The term cellulite began appearing in English language publications in the late 1960’s. The earliest reference was in Vogue magazine, “Like a swift migrating fish, the word cellulite has suddenly crossed the Atlantic.” In the medical literature, cellulite is often referred to as adiposis edematosa. More descriptive names for cellulite include orange peel syndrome, cottage cheese skin, the mattress phenomenon, and hail damage. It is defined as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful Tagged With: body treatment, cellulite, technology

Cellulite

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What is it? By Dr. Robert Rand Cellulite defined: Cellulite can be loosely defined as the dimpled or bumpy contour that the skin assumes because of irregular distribution beneath the skin. The cause for this appearance change is complex and not completely scientifically understood. As fat is stored, fat cells become larger. Common locations are hips, thighs, posterior arms, buttocks and abdomen. Women have an 80-90% chance of developing cellulite due to control by estrogen, therefore these … [Read more...]

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