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Although it may seem easy and routine, shaving can be more complicated than many people believe, because if not done properly your skin can suffer and give you problems.
Shaving cream is very important to soften the hair and make shaving easier.

Being more sensitive skin than other parts of the body, should pay more attention when removing hair from the face area. There are several tips to make your skin suffer less shaving.

1. Shower or bathe before shaving. Wash your face and neck with warm water and mild soap to help remove oils and perspiration that inhibit water penetration into the skin.

While facial hair can be as thick as a copper wire, apply warm water causes hair to expand, making it smoother and easier to shave. Read the rest of this entry »

In recent years, several scientific studies questioned the concentrations of a chemical called bisphenol A, which is present in many types of containers for daily use and was considered “safe” for human health.

Given this evidence one of the lead agencies in the area, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, according to its acronym in English) United States Government convened an expert committee to evaluate the scientific rigor of published papers on the subject .

A study by a group of scientists from the School of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina and the Tufts School of Medicine in Boston, has attracted the attention of U.S. authorities. Read the rest of this entry »

Artificial colors and additives commonly used in children’s food exacerbate hyperactivity in children, even those who do not have the disorder, according to an article published today in the medical journal The Lancet.

A group of scientists from the University of Southampton (southern England) studied the effects of additives on children’s behavior changes in a group of nearly 300 children, 153 of them in 3 years and another 144, 8 and 9.

Children were given in some cases two different drink mixes that include various additives, in others a placebo.

Among these substances contained the preservative sodium benzoate (E211), used in soft drinks as “Pepsi Max”, “Fanta” or “Sprite” and artificial coloring E110, E102, E122, E124, E129 and E104, present in many sweets and sweets consumed daily by British children. Read the rest of this entry »

Aerating well the body is essential to keep it healthy. And the way we can to H elping our bodies to absorb enough from oxigneo is proper breathing. Most people are used to breathe in a wrong way because they are tainted by bad habits such as stress, lack of exercise, poor posture, a contaminated environment or affected by snuff, and so on.

It is necessary to oxygenate the body and many body functions that depend on this element. Read the rest of this entry »

Natural antibiotics has the great advantage of not only helping to prevent and cure many diseases, but stimulate the healing power of helping to strengthen the body’s defense system and optimize its self-healing power. Natural antibiotics from the vegetable world, are found in many plants and foods we consume in our daily diet. However, many of these antibiotics can be used as medicinal treatments to replace the aggressive drugs pharmacy, if you trust them, we would truly enormous benefits to our health because they have many advantages:

• Do not irritate or stimulate the body artificially or aggressive, but help you self-balancing and self heal by itself.
• No side effects.
• Respect the healing time needed to eradicate the disease.
• They are easily available and their costs are arguably more accessible than drugs pharmacy.
• In addition to helping to heal, help keep your cells strong and healthy. Read the rest of this entry »

28.1 percent of the 16,895 Guatemalans infected with AIDS is part of the Maya, Garifuna and Xinca, an official said.

The coordinator of the National AIDS Programme, Ministry of Public Health and Welfare, Mariel Castro, said in a meeting with reporters organized by indigenous organizations, that 27 percent of all patients with the deadly disease belongs to the Mayan people.

While 0.8 percent belongs to the Garifuna people settled in the Caribbean Guatemala and 0.3 percent Xinca in the east, said the official.

According to the source, about 58,000 people in Guatemala are infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), of which 16 895 have developed AIDS. Read the rest of this entry »

Those who have no time or inclination to crushed daily in a gym are in luck: According to a group of British scientists, three minutes of intense exercise every other day may be the best way to protect against diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

That is, at least, the effect was achieved on the metabolism of 16 male volunteers who lived a sedentary lifestyle, according to a study conducted by Professor James Timmons and researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh which is published in “BMC Endocrine Disorders.”

According to the study, a table of three-minute workout performed with intensity and regularity has a significant effect on the ability to process sugar metabolism. Read the rest of this entry »

A food allergy occurs because of an abnormal hypersensitivity reaction, which originates from taking or eating a certain food.

In children under four years, the most common allergies are caused by foods such as eggs, milk, shellfish, nuts, citrus and tomatoes. In adults this is less common allergies.

The person before having an allergic reaction to food, must be exposed to the food at least once. Allergic symptoms happen the second time the person eats the food. This time, the antibodies react with the food, histamines are released, giving the reactions. Read the rest of this entry »

Hypertensive Retinopathy, also known as malignant or accelerated retinopathy, is the set of changes that occur in the retina, in relation to hypertension.

These changes can be seen in the fundus examination by an instrument called an ophthalmoscope, which allows visualizing the retina and its vessels through the pupil.

These injuries occur primarily as a result of hypertension, but it seems that other factors, such as arteriosclerosis or older, may influence its development. The importance of fundus examination in hypertensive patients, reside primarily in the association between the intensity of the behavioral changes of the retina and the development of hypertension. Read the rest of this entry »

Asthma and Allergies in women could be related to irregular menstrual periods.

According to research by Norwegian scientists, the largest number of cases occurred among women 25-42 years of age. The study was carried out among 8,500 women who reported a greater presence of asthma and allergies among those women suffering from irregular menstruation. Which states that the metabolic problems, such as insulin resistance, highlighting both symptoms.

Body weight is added to the factors that can influence, and who argue that female hormones play an important role in allergic diseases.

They ruled out the possibility that the trend is because of the allergy medication because their symptoms were found in women who were not under treatment. Read the rest of this entry »