BEAUTY KLINIC

As we age, our hair produces less melanin, the same melanin that gives our skin its colour. The most evident sign of aging is the changing colour of our hair. This is the reason our hair becomes grey. At any age grey hair can appear. It’s not always a sign of aging. It is caused by a decline in pigment (grey hair) or a complete loss of pigment (white hair). The cause for it is not fully understood.

Age also has an effect on our hair in other ways. As we get older our hair is prone to getting drier, and so needs more moisture than ever before. Older hair also loses some of its elasticity and the texture alters. A number of women will notice that their hair becomes thinner and lacks life, for others it seems dry and coarse. This occurs because as we age, the size of the hair follicles diminish and hair growth slows. Consequently there is not so much new growth to replace what we lose.

Sebum (oil produced naturally by our skin) diminishes as our body ages, and so our hair, therefore, loses its natural shine and smoothness. Plus, during the menopause our making of keratin slows. This protein fibre is vital to keeping our hair healthy and strong. For all you guys, there is the subject of going bald, thinning hair and coarse hair, especially the facial hair. Opt for the right type of hair colour to disguise your grey hair, but don’t go more than a couple of shades darker or lighter than your own hair colour. If you use a dark colour it can accentuate a dull complexion.

Lowlights or highlights can conceal any grey you want to disguise by merging them into the rest of your head of hair. The same with hair colourants, stay away from going more than a couple of shades lighter than your own hair colour. That way you will not end up appearing older than you really are. Grey hair can appear yellow or greenish on many people. If you fancy keeping your grey hair, opt for using a hair shampoo and conditioner that is made especially for grey hair. To counteract the yellow colour and leave your hair shiny and good-looking, why not use a greying shampoo that has a violet base colour, instead of your everyday shampoo.

Moisturizing (conditioning) is a must for older hair. Use a weekly deep conditioning treatment - recommended for aging hair. This will help to maintain the moisture levels in your hair. With aging your hair loses its elasticity and this makes it harder to style, so try using a protein treatment at least once a month to help your hair along. For men and women, thinning hair can be given a more voluminous appearance by using volumizing products such as conditioners and mousses.

You would think the answer to that would be fairly obvious - you just quit! But I am afraid that would be the answer you′ve already heard from countless others who have either never smoked in the first place or have never successfully quit themselves.

So here is some advice from a smoker of twenty years who quit 10 years back.

It doesn′t matter if you want to quit because you have smoker’s cough; a serious health scare; desire a better environment for your children or just want to quit for yourself because you know it is the right thing to do - the absolute first thing you must realize is that the desire to quit alone is not strong enough for most people - 97% in fact. I know you are desperate. I know you want to quit right now and at this moment, and I feel your pain. But I beg of you, don′t do it!

The first step you need to take is to try and remove all emotion from the process. You should treat this clinically. Just as a doctor would look at the problem objectively, diagnose it and treat it accordingly without bringing in any emotion, you need to create a distance between your self and your habit. Your anger or desperation will not see you through the quitting process.

It is important that you write down all the emotions and reasons you want to quit while in this heightened state of awareness, but it is equally important that you only use those reasons to help you on your journey to becoming a non-smoker - not to try and keep yourself wound up.

Based on your reasons for quitting, search the internet for as much useful information as you can find. Fortify your reasons with relevant information because information is power. The more you know about the task at hand, the less hold the nicotine monster will have over you.

Once you have the information you desire, I encourage you to find a stop smoking program that addresses your concerns about quitting and then purchase it. Whether that is the program I developed or someone else’s, it does not matter as long as it appeals to your wants and needs and gives you the resolve to beat this nasty habit.

And, for heaven′s sake, don′t stop here. Once you have got the program, please use it!

The mind will make hundreds of excuses to tell you that you can start using the program tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes. When it comes, it comes as today, and then you wait for the next day. Always remember, if you don′t start now, you probably won′t start at all. So, get the information you need - order a program - and start using it now.

Get the information you need, order a program and start using it at once. You′ll feel gratified as quitting smoking is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do in your life.

To your success,

Darren Warmuth

YORK, PA, November 13, 2008 - The new Activities Therapist at Clarity way now gives clients a whole new way to explore their recovery. These personalized treatment sessions with take place twice a week.

Teaching clients how to enjoy spending their free time without diverting to using substances and/or alcohol will be key to the recovery process. Clients will work with the Activities Therapist in planning how they will utilize their free time once they leave treatment. This addition to the recovery process helps the clients become prepared for daily life after rehabilitation.

Facility Director, Robin Daniels: “This addition to our staff is the first of many, as we’re constantly looking for ways to strengthen our programs.” She also states “With the addition of these new treatment modalities, Clarity Way is pioneering the field of addiction treatment and giving clients the tools that they need to succeed in their sobriety.”

Some examples of activities that clients will participate in throughout their sessions with the Activities Therapist are: kayaking, biking, hiking, games (checkers, chess, board games, puzzles, etc.), basketball, football, swimming, etc. Clients will be exposed to an array of activity choices and the Activities Therapist will help the clients re-discover how to have fun while living a sober life.

Natural digestive health is an essential part of your overall wellness. Your natural digestive health functions are tightly woven with your body functions and very complicated. Fortunately, understanding all the ins and outs of these functions isn’t necessary for you to control digestive health problems and prevent them from occurring.

A healthy digestive system is essential to a long and healthy life. With the practice of using simple natural and herbal methods, you can achieve colon cleansing and maintain a very healthy digestive system. I’ll share a few natural digestive health methods here. Below is a list of 8 simple and easy ways to improve your digestive health.

*Be sure to drink water: So easy to do, so easy to forget. You must give your body water so it can clean your bowels and your blood. You also need the water to break down your food. The whole process delivers nutrients and removes toxins to ensure natural digestive health. The simple thing to do is keep an eight ounce cup of water with you and have one each hour you are at work to stay hydrated.

* Intestinal tract maintenance - Another easy thing to accomplish by getting enough fiber. You must have fiber to be able to absorb water rapidly. The result is prevention constipation and diarrhea through rapid waste removal. An abundance of fiber filled foods exist, but if you simply can’t seem to get them in your diet, then take a fiber supplement in the form of a pill or a powder for your drinks. This ensures you get the 25 to 30 grams required for preventing digestive problems.

* Stay away from bad fats: Good fats like those from fish oils play a major role in reduced joint swelling and overall heart health by helping your natural digestive health process remove excess acids.

* Include Protein with Your Meals - Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t need protein. Protein is a must for your digestive juices in your stomach and to ensure continual colon cleansing. These proteins can be from plan or animal sources. If you are getting enough, then get a protein drink supplement or keep stash of high protein snacks nearby.

* Have you tried raw vegetable juices - Even if you don’t like raw or cooked vegetables, many will find raw vegetable juices as enjoyable and palatable as fruit juices. It is an excellent substitute to get the required enzymes for natural digestive health. These enzymes are essential to proper break down of meats and other foods. Cooked vegetables have had the enzymes destroyed. If you simply cannot get raw vegetables with each meal, take a plant enzyme supplement to prevent digestive problems.

* Include Probiotics In Your Diet: Believe it or not, bacteria is essential to your natural digestive health. The healthy ones you need are called probiotics. They provide digestive cleansing, prevent diarrhea, improve immune functions, and a host of other benefits. You should have live cultures for best natural digestive health. There are probiotic supplements and they can be found in fermented food, yogurt, buttermilk, and other foods.

* Use Quality Multivitamins - Don’t just settle on any cheap multivitamin off the shelf. There are good ones and bad ones. It is great your grocery store carries cheap ones. Unfortunately, they go in one end and out the other without being absorbed. Your vitamins are essential to digestion. Get a good quality multivitamin.

* Natural Cleanses are good - Be sure to cleanse your colon naturally. Aloe drinks and similar supplements are superb for building natural digestive health. Aloe drinks will assist your body in its natural, self-cleansing process.

These simple, and common methods are available to everyone, everyday for colon cleansing and ending digestive problems. Today is the day to take control of your natural digestive health

Major joint replacement is one of the success stories of the late twentieth century, providing the greatest changes in quality of life measurements of all medical treatments or operations. Total knee replacement has now developed from a less predictable operation to a routine procedure with good long-term results for severely osteoarthritic joints. Populations in developed countries are rapidly getting older and total knee replacement is set to overtake total hip replacement as the most performed joint replacement.

Medical technology developed in the late twentieth century to the stage that joint replacement has become a common and predictable treatment for severely arthritic joints, proving to give the highest quality of life of all medical interventions. Total knee replacement is now a predictable and very successful intervention with good ten year results and beyond. Knee replacement is becoming a more popular operation than hip replacement and as western populations get older the demand will increase.

Metal and plastic components are inserted to replace the degenerative joint surfaces of the knee. In knee replacement these consist of four items:

The metal femoral insert to replace the lower end of the femur which is the top half of the knee.

The tibial component, again of metal, replaces the flat top of the shin bone.

The plastic insert, made of ultra high density polyethylene, is placed between the femoral and tibial inserts.

The patellar button is also of plastic and placed on the back of the kneecap to replace that surface.

These components are placed in position using cement which acts more like a grout than an adhesive.

Once the operation has been completed the physiotherapist must treat the consequences of the operation to ensure a successful outcome for the patient. Surgery causes pain, swelling, inflammation and muscle weakness and much of the early physiotherapy is targeted towards this. Initially the physio can use a Cryocuff, a refillable pressure cuff fitted closely to the knee, to reduce the swelling and to provide cold therapy over an extended period, reducing the pain and facilitating muscle action. Taking the painkillers regularly and static quadriceps exercises are encouraged hourly to re-establish muscular knee control and gentle knee flexion exercises to get the knee range of movement going.

The physiotherapist then gets the patient up, checking the operative record, reviewing the patient’s medical status and assessing the patient and their leg status. Muscular control of the knee must keep the knee stable while mobilising and epidurals can delay this by knocking out the muscular strength and feelings in the legs. A physio and an assistant gets the patient up walking for a short distance with a walking frame if they are older and with crutches if they are more stable. Operation instructions usually allow weight-bearing to facilitate normal muscle activity patterns and promote venous circulation.

After discharge the physiotherapist will work on increasing joint range of motion, improving functional skills and improving muscular power and control of the knee. Typical exercises include knee flexion exercises to increase movement, inner range quadriceps for quads strength into extension and knee hangs to increase extension. Resisted work to the hamstrings uses reciprocal inhibition, the technique whereby working one muscle relaxes the antagonists, in this case increasing knee bend. Physios can do this manually or use resistance bands and encourage soft tissue massage to the scar to mobilise the tissue.

Further rehabilitation is more likely to take place in the gym, concentrating on functional activities such as moving from sitting to standing and step ups and strengthening work with Theraband and the gymnastic ball. Work on range of motion will continue using resisted exercises and static bicycling and patients can usefully work on proprioception using the wobble board and other balance related activities. Proprioception is the normal ability of a joint to sense its position in space and this is very important for normal activity and safe walking. Normal gait patterns are encouraged and abnormal patterns corrected.