New Research: Fat Cures Wrinkles
April 30, 2010 by Dr. Al Sears
Filed under Nutrition
Dear Beauty Conscious Reader, I just read a piece of brand-new research that’s going to make you break out in a big, fat grin. Researchers studied the elasticity and hydration of women’s faces and discovered that those who ate more saturated fat had fewer wrinkles.1 If you lived in a primitive culture like the ones [...]
Cool Tip to Beat Dark Eye Circles
April 23, 2010 by Tara Smith ARNP NP-C
Filed under Skincare
Dear Beauty Conscious Reader, Like any mother with a young child, there are times I don’t get enough sleep. In the morning, I wake up with dark circles under my eyes. Although I don’t like the way they look, I don’t get too worried about them. And you shouldn’t either. Dark circles aren’t usually caused [...]
What Your Eyebrows May Be Telling You
April 16, 2010 by Tara Smith ARNP NP-C
Filed under Nutrition
Dear Health Conscious Reader, I don’t know about you, but I pluck my eyebrows. I like how nice and clean it makes my eye area look. A little grooming with a pair of tweezers is one thing. But if the outer third of your eyebrow falls out on its own, that’s a different story. If [...]
Top 5 Myths About Beauty
April 2, 2010 by Tara Smith ARNP NP-C
Filed under Skincare
In recent months there’s been a lot of buzz about some of the trendy new cosmetic products on the market. It seems like every female who comes into the office for a skin treatment asks me about one of them or another… lip plumpers, eyelash lengtheners, Botox replacements… the list goes on.
The ads for these products sound great. After all, who wouldn’t want Angelina Jolie-worthy lips in a matter of minutes?
The problem is many of these claims are overstated. So let’s take a look at some of them.