Diabetes Symptoms and Prevention Measures .Every now and then, patients with diabetes ask me: “Doctor, even though most of my blood sugar numbers are high, I feel good. I don’t understand why I should take all these pills and insulin injections.” This is a great question. The main reason to have control of your blood sugar (glucose) is… Read More »
While regular bar soaps can work very well on your body, try to avoid using them when washing your face. Bar soaps can irritate and dry out the sensitive skin there. Instead, use facial soaps that are meant for such use. This will leave your skin better moisturized and clearer. One of the best things that you can… Read More »
Temperatures are dropping and winter can make the skin on your feet, especially your heels, super dry — dry enough to crack like a fault line. Even though sock season gives them a place to hide in plain sight, cracks in your heels can fracture into deep cuts or fissures, that can be pretty painful and even get… Read More »
Anyone that has ever lost their keys, forgot what they were supposed to get at the grocery store or arrived at the wrong time for a doctor appointment knows that memory can be tricky. You may always be able to recite all 50 American states, what year your children or siblings were born and what you had for… Read More »
Skin care is the range of practices that support skin integrity, enhance its appearance and relieve skin conditions. They can include nutrition, avoidance of excessive sun exposure and appropriate use of emollients. Practices that enhance appearance include the use of cosmetics, botulinum, exfoliation, fillers, laser resurfacing, microdermabrasion, peels, retinol therapy. Skin care is a routine daily procedure in many settings, such as skin that is either too… Read More »
Since my recent discovery & obsession with oil pulling, I’ve been intrigued with the multitude of benefits coconut oil offers. I’m completely blown away by all the different benefits & uses for coconut oil! I wanted to dedicate today’s post to all of the different uses for coconut oil, but since there are SO MANY I decided to focus on just… Read More »
Warts, also known as verrucas vulgaris, are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.Doctors often recommend that warts are frozen with liquid nitrogen – a treatment sometimes referred to as cryotherapy. However, natural alternatives do exist. Common Warts Removal Treatment: I have read that rubbing the inside of a banana skin onto a wart each night may help get… Read More »
Hyperpigmentation can be an unwanted consequence of internal physical factors and/or external factors which can include hormonal changes, sun exposure, skin type, trauma, and the skin’s natural aging process. Presenting as areas of uneven skin tone, darkness, age spots or freckles, pigmentation occurs when excess melanin (skin pigment) has been stimulated. Factors that may contribute to this process… Read More »
Wondering how to get glowing skin overnight? Is your Google search history overflowing with different variations of the same query – how to get fair skin? We understand your obsession with glowing skin and with numerous sources talking on beauty tips for glowing skin it can be overwhelming, that’s why we’re here.Instead of reaching for harmful, harsh fairness… Read More »
People probably first cultivated the carrot thousands of years ago, in the area now known as Afghanistan. It was a small, forked purple or yellow root with a bitter, woody flavor, quite different from the carrot we know today. Purple, red, yellow, and white carrots were grown long before the appearance of the sweet, crunchy, and aromatic orange carrot that… Read More »