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Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

March 13th, 2010

ATLANTA – Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
Duke University researchers found a link between how a key stock index performed and how many heart attacks were treated at their North Carolina hospital shortly after the recession began in December 2007 through July 2009, when [...]

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Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver

Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver

March 12th, 2010

THURSDAY, March 11 — Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.

In one study, scientists at the University of Oxford examined the medical records of 1.2 million middle-aged British women. They followed them for an average of about [...]

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How Does an Ionic Hair Dryer Work?

How Does an Ionic Hair Dryer Work?

March 12th, 2010

There is really nothing like having that ‘just stepped out of a salon’, look with your hair bouncy, shiny, silky smooth and full of body. However this can be a difficult look for the busy woman to achieve at home, especially in this modern age where time is such a rare and precious commodity.
Fortunately, with [...]

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77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

December 19th, 2008

Time flies.  Life is what you make of it.  Everyday is a day of opportunity.
Think it.  Seek it.  Find it.  Live it.

Life is too short not to make the best and the most
of everything that comes your way everyday.
- Sasha Azevedo

Do something everyday that excites you.
Read classic novels.
Travel somewhere you’ve never been with someone you’ll never [...]

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Dermal Filler For the Treatment of Sunken Facial Features

Dermal Filler For the Treatment of Sunken Facial Features

September 14th, 2009

As we age, our skin develops wrinkles and sagging and parts of our face can appear to be sunken, giving a weary and tired expression. Dermal fillers like Botox are cosmetic injections that are used to eliminate the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, creases, and sunken features.
Patients who opt for injectables will need to [...]

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Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?

Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?

Posted in Nutrition

MONDAY, March 1 — There appears to be a back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000 people.

"We found bidirectional associations between depression and obesity: obese persons had a 55 percent increased risk of developing depression over time, [...]

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Achieve Healthy Hair Without Giving Up the Blow Dryer

Achieve Healthy Hair Without Giving Up the Blow Dryer

Posted in Exercise

Heat is both the friend and the enemy of the hairstyle.
We commonly use out hairdryers to style our hair or just help us when w step out of the shower. However the common dryer damages hair and over time can really leave tell tale signs of tired, dull frizzy and straw like hair.
But all is [...]

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To Relax Or Not to Relax - That is the Question

To Relax Or Not to Relax - That is the Question

Posted in Beauty

When I was about 10 years old or so, I got my first relaxer, so I am by no means condemning anyone who chooses to relax their hair. I believe that every person has a right to wear their hair however they see fit,but I also believe every person also has the right to know [...]

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