Girls Beauty Tips

by mary schook In a nutshell concentrated growth factors from your own blood is mixed with a filler (hyaluronic acid or your own fat) and is injected back into the skin. The procedure claims to be the new fountain of youth. THE FINER DETAILS: PRP, otherwise known as platelet rich plasma (described here in Wikipedia) has really been getting a LOT of attention lately. In fact over the last week at least 20 people have asked me about PRP or at least brought it to my attention. Even pro baseball player Michael Morse was in the news for his PRP injection this week. I guess that means it's time to discuss PRP. I first found out about PRP injections through the media coverage done on PRP and its use to repair injuries on pro athletes. Until a few years ago PRP had been used in place of steroids to help repair ligaments and tendons. No one seems to confirm or measure if it works, but they do know it can't hurt. We'll get into why it may or may not work in a minute. Then at one of ...

While many of you over the next few weeks are trading in your skis in Vermont and Colorado for sand in St. Barth's and Turks, I find it very necessary to review sunscreen and sun protection. The video I attached makes me laugh, but it is SO genius at the same time. I couldn't do a better demonstration on cell protection and nutrients than this guy. If the Twilight series hasn't glamorized being pasty white, then the media has certainly turned us into sun-fearing consumers. It's important to first make one thing very clear: THE SUN IS GOOD FOR YOU!!! You need the sun to manufacture Vitamin D in your body in order to have a properly functioning immune system. Sadly the FACT is most of us are D deficient. There is a LOT of misinformation about the sun, sun damage and sunscreen circulating around out there. I could write a book on this topic alone, but instead I'm going to teach you about a nutrient called Astaxathin. I first discovered astaxanthin while doing research ...

by mary schook This week's tuesday tip was inspired by Opie, the dog of one of my clients. Opie made me realize I should discuss asymmetry in faces that occur in adults as we age. Opie sleeps in one position on one side of his face for about 6 hours at a time each day. Like Opie I usually end up sleeping on the left side of my face. I used to sleep only on my back until about 8 years ago. When I slept on my back my face was very symmetrical. The left side of my face is much flatter and even a bit droopier than the right side of my face now that I end up sleeping on my left side. There are several reasons why this happens. The first is poor blood supply. Our blood carries all of the oxygen, nutrients, and white blood cells to each and every cell. When we put pressure on our faces the blood supply is restricted and the nutrients and goodies do not get to the cells as they should, which can compromise the function of the cell. This is why I can usually tell what side of the bed people...

Here we go entering on a bit of a touchy topic that no girl wants to deal with...  So, you look older than you really are or always tired all thanks to those dark circles under your eyes, no one likes them but there they are! Although dark circles may be a fact of life for many of us, that doesn't mean we have to live with them.  As they mimic the soft black fur around a raccoon's eyes. Now, while it looks good surrounding a raccoon's eyes, on us humans... they are an entirely different matter. They can be quite distracting and do not exactly present a very alluring appearance (and sadly makeup can't cover everything). Don�t sweat! The good news is, that there are a boat load of simple, natural treatments and lifestyle changes, that are not to dramatic (thank goodness), that you can do at home to rid yourself of those dark circles once and for all.  There is no need to spend valuable money on expensive treatments and products that do more harm to your skin then good or ...

by mary schook As microscopist Rick Panson says our bodies are one big chemistry set. It is the chemical reactions that happen within the body that determine how much control we have over our aging. Yes, according to the anti-aging experts I have spoken to only 25-30% of your aging is attributed to your parents. The rest is up to you. I posted this video on diabetes and insulin because sugar as well as the food our bodies convert into sugar directly affect aging in the skin. This is not a fat person's problem. It is EVERYONE's problem. More specifically eating refined carbohydrates, fast foods, processed foods, sodas, artificial sweeteners, trans fats and saturated fats can cause a process called glycation. According to livingto150.com ' Glycation is a process where sugar and protein molecules combine to form a tangled mess of tissue. Glycated tissue is tough and inflexible, leading to wrinkling not only of the skin, but also of important internal organs. ' In other wor...