You didn’t mean to hurt it, but hair is delicate stuff. Seemingly harmless activities - shampooing, pinning it up - strip hair of its protective shell or cuticle. A strand encased in 12 layers of cuticle at the root may have no cuticle at its end, so hair loses moisture, lipids and proteins that keep it flexible. Can this patient be saved? YES. Even though hair is, pardon the expression, dead, there are great restoratives that create a kind of invisible bandage. Keep using them, and your locks will start to look and feel good as new. Read the rest of this entry…
A growing number of women who teach health clubs, with salons and spas - believe you can change how your face ages. Just as regular exercise can mold and shape our bodies, they argue, facial exercise can strengthen the dozens of muscles that keep chins up, brows poised, and cheeks high. Read the rest of this entry…
I noticed something different about my back tooth. I think it started two weeks ago that one of my teeth was cracked. I thought it is because on eating the wrong foods, such as sticky candy or popcorn. But in fact, the food may not be entirely responsible for the fracture. Sticky candy may accelerate the crack, but the tooth may have fractured because of its weakened condition. There are a number of reasons why a tooth may crack, including tooth decay, trauma or injury, a weakened tooth structure, grinding of the teeth or a stress fracture. Read the rest of this entry…
