Benefits Of Extended Wear Contacts

By: ed. - December 4th, 2011  Filed under: Beauty and Health, Contact Lenses, Self Improvement, Well-Being 8 Comments
The article below about extended wear contacts has received a lot of interest, more than any other on our site. We believe it's because it pulls no punches. Yet, while it's an important issue, it's not all doom and gloom, there is another point of view that some find quite unorthodox, but workable.

This article has proven to be very useful to our readers and they come back regularly to keep abreast of the latest developments. While extended wear contacts remains an important subject, it's always an added bonus when you can be enlightened, and even amused by being shown the other side of the issue. Some things are not always what they seem. Read on for more insight.

Extended Wear Contacts 

By Linda Polansky

Extended Wear Contacts: Disadvantages without them

Many of us with bad vision often find ourselves waking up in the morning and as soon as we get out of bed we stub your toe on your dresser or night table. As your eyes swell up from the intense pain, you immediately search for your trusty eyeglasses that happen to be about seven years old. Upon placement across your face, the first thing you usually see is your big toe turning blue and purple. What if you could wake up and see crystal clear upon waking? It actually could save your toes the pain and bruising you manage to inflict each time you awaken to a new day.

You could view your significant other in sharp focus rather than a large blurry lump of colors. How many of us are guilty of sleeping in with our traditional contact lenses? Even the best of us who intend to take good care of our contact lenses slip once and awhile. Sometimes, you plop down on your couch and what should have been a thirty minute nap has now become a six hour siesta. We wake up with the red, burning, dry eyes because we have fallen asleep with our contacts in. Basically, when you do this your eyes are starving of oxygen.

Extended Wear Contacts: Advantages with them

Depriving your eyes of oxygen is an invitation to ailments such as conjunctivitis, eye infections, corneal ulceration, and even blindness. It’s possible to keep your eyes healthy and avoid the problems of sleeping with your contacts if you are able to wear Extended Wear Contacts. Be sure to speak with your eye care specialist to see if this is a viable choice for you. Some patients can not use Extended Wear Contacts because not all prescriptions are available or their eyes can‘t take the stress. The newest on the market, are silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Extended Wear Contacts: Further considerations

The FDA has approved these lenses for wear for up to 30 days and nights. Since this version allows more oxygen into the cornea than other soft contacts, most of the problems encountered using traditional soft contacts is minimized. It can be a great choice for healthy eyes.

Even if it is determined that you can’t wear Extended Wear Contacts, the are still the same. Your eyes receive much more oxygen and less chance of complications. Regardless of your choice of contact types, be vigilant when it comes to taking care of your contact lenses.

Take the necessary precautions of cleaning and disinfecting them and you will avoid many preventable and painful eye conditions.

About the Author: Linda Polansky writes about Contacts Lens Coupons , VisionDirect Coupons Codes and Promo Codes

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Understanding different skin care types

By: ed. - November 17th, 2011  Filed under: Acne, Beauty and Health, Self Improvement, Skin Care, Vitamins and Supplements 7 Comments
Do you feel that your lack of information about understanding different types is preventing you from making a key decision? So many people run into this: you have a key decision to make but don't have enough information to make it. I recently came across the article below and it discusses understanding different types in more detail than I have read before.

The key issues are discussed in detail and, there is even a list of important things to watch out for. Trying to make decision with only half the information can end up being quite costly. I hope you will find this article as helpful to you as it was for me.

skin careUnderstanding different skin care types…

What type are you?..

Vibrant, beautiful skin has always been considered an important part of health. But in today’s modern environment, soft, smooth, flawless skin can be difficult to achieve and even more challenging to maintain. Your skin’s health is largely determined by , lifestyle habits, and sun exposure, which can sabotage healthy skin care and leave lasting effects on skin strength, resiliency, and appearance.

In the early 1900s, four different skin care types; dry, oily, combination, and sensitive, were identified and characterized by Helena Rubinstein. Each of those skin types is characterized by its own features and skin care specifications such as:

Skin Care Type: Dry Skin (Xerosis)

This skin type is characterized by a dull gray-white color, rough texture, and an elevated number of ridges. The oily secretion of the sebaceous glands, which contains wax esters, sterol esters, cholesterol, di- and triglycerides, and squalene is believed to protect the skin from environmental influences and, when production is lower, contribute to dry skin. When the body’s natural oily layer on the skin dries out, the skin is unable to produce enough oil and moisture for the body to replenish the amount being lost. For the most part, the skin is able to replace that which is lost, but sometimes the body’s efforts are not enough and the skin needs more protection.

Skin Care Type: Oily skin

Sometimes also known as prone skin, Oily skin is particularly common in adolescents and young adults. At this age there is a dramatic increase in sebum production under the influence of the hormones. Oily skin is characterized by the abundance and nature of the sebum excreted at the skin surface by the sebaceous gland, target organ of androgens. It is most frequently encountered in adolescents and young adults.

Excess of sebum gives the skin a shiny appearance, particularly on the forehead, the sides of the nose and the chin. In severe cases, various forms of acne can develop which will lead to more specialised skin care. An oily skin is also thick, well moisturized and covered with a protective oily film.

Skin Care Type:

Sensitive skin is more common, with more than 40% of people claiming to have such skin. Sensitive skin is generally considered as skin which is easily irritated and probably has a genetic element. Some people with this condition cannot tolerate contact with any cosmetic products, however well-formulated they may be. Sensitive skin can be associated with a medical condition called atopy, where people have an inherited predisposition to eczema, hay fever and asthma. About 15-20% of the population has the genetic ability to develop eczema, asthma and hay fever.

Skin Care Type: Combination skin

Also known as “mixed” type of skin, this skin form is considered variable when exposed to different external and internal factors such as weather, climate, medicines intake, diet consumption etc.,

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Preventing Scarring And Healing Your Skin With Aromatherapy Oils

By: ed. - November 17th, 2011  Filed under: Alternative Medicine, Anti Aging, Aromatherapy, Beauty and Health, Massage and Reflexology 4 Comments
If you would like to know more about healing - then you will want to read this article. It includes plenty of information about this subject that is sure to help you better understand the ins and outs that seem to confuse most people. It really does not have to be difficult to understand.

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aromatherapy oilsPreventing Scarring And Healing Your Skin With

By Misty Rae Cech, ND

Pure essential aromatherapy oils have a long history of use in . These wonderful phytochemicals provide a great breadth of natural, medicinal components well-known for healing damaged skin, as well as reducing the appearance of old scars from wounds, and other incidents. Essential aromatherapy oils blend for these applications are gentle, safe for regular use, and have a wonderful aroma to boot!

There are a few primary oils used in skin repair; additional aromatherapy oils may be added to your liking (to improve aroma, or add further skin-supportive properties), but here, we’ll concentrate just on the commonly used aromatherapy oils for skin damage. First, and possibly most important, is Helichrysum Italicum, also known as Everlasting. This aromatherapy oil with a lovely earthy aroma is distilled from the brightly-colored, daisy-like flowers of a strongly aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region.

Aromatherapy Oils: Most Regarded

Helichrysum is one of the most highly regarded of the aromatherapy oils for it’s broad range of healing properties for body tissues. It is strongly anti-inflammatory, and has a high concentration of regenerative diketones found only in this oil. It is a bit more expensive due to it’s low yield in processing, but produces it’s wonderful effects in very small doses.

Helichrysum is the foundation of many blends for healing the skin, and can be used by itself in a synergistic carrier oil such as Rosehip seed. These combination of aromatherapy oils may be all that is needed to speed the healing of recent wounds – though often a little Lavender oil is added as well. Kurt Schnaubelt, one of America’s leading aromatherapists notes in his quintessential guide “Advanced Aromatherapy” that Helichrysum essential oil and Rosehip seed can “heal wounds with minimal or no scarring”.

Aromatherapy Oils: Gentle

As mentioned above, Lavender is often included in blends – it has gentle anti-inflammatory and tissue regenerative properties, along with very soothing, anti-anxiety aroma. Lavender essential oil itself began the modern aromatherapy revolution when a scientist burned his hand in a laboratory accident, and after cooling the wound in a beaker of Lavender found the wound to heal remarkably quickly. It is also thought to ‘synergize’ or improve the efficacy of other in combination.

Aromatherapy Oils: Essentials

Next up is the essential oil distilled from the leaves of common Sage, or Salvia officinalis. Sage is used in low concentrations in very specific conditions – where the scars are old and require a little extra phytochemical power to heal. Sage oil can bring circulation to the area, and can assist the scarred area of the skin to regenerate, particularly in concert with other aromatherapy oils. Sage can be used in stretch mark formulas, but should only be employed post-partum because of the high thujone content of the oil.

Rosemary is an essential oil with a wonderful aroma that is used in many skin care blends. The Verbenone chemotype is called for here as, like Helichrysum and Lavender aromatherapy oils, it contains regenerating ketones (the Cineol type does not). Rosemary will also stimulate cellular metabolism, improving the nutrition and waste cycling of skin cells.

Finally, these essential oils need to be diluted , which are seed or nut oils made up of fatty acids. These aromatherapy oils help the skin absorb the essential oils, and provide important nutritive oils to help the skin heal and look its best. The most important is Rosehip Seed oil, cold-pressed from Rosehip Seeds native to mountainous regions of South America.

In addition to its unsaturated fatty acids, this oil contains natural vitamin A compounds similar in effect to the pharmaceutical preparation Retin-A but without the over drying or redness that often accompanies its use. Hazelnut oil is also a wonderful carrier well tolerated by all skin types; its gentle astringent qualites prevent the skin from feeling oil upon application.

Now for the recipes utilizing these aromatherapy oils. For effective wound healing of recent cuts and scrapes (and has been used successfully on surgical incisions), to 1 ounce Hazelnut oil and 1 ounce Rosehip seed oil add 1 milliliter of the Helichrysum essential oils and 1 milliliter of the Lavender essential oils – apply twice a day for 7 to 10 days. For older scars from wounds or acne, including keloid scars, replace the Lavender in the previous recipe with Sage essential oil. Apply regularly for 3 to 6 months. For the healing of stretch marks, post partum, use 1 ounce Rosehip seed and 1 ounce Hazelnut oil with 1 milliliter Sage essential oil and 2 milliliters with Rosemary Verbenone essential oil; again use for 3 to 6 months.

So these are just a few skin care formulas commonly used in aromatherapy. Many more exist for a great variety of – there is much information available on the internet or in bookstores. Remember, when creating your own blendsof aromatherapy oils, be conservative with the amounts of essential oils – they do work in small amounts. Also, it’s always fun to add to these recipes one or more of your favorite aromatic aromatherapy oils – Jasmine, Ylang Ylang, Rose or other oils can add a lovely complex aroma to the blend; one that you’ll enjoy wearing. Be creative, be safe and have fun!

About the Author: Misty Cech, ND, is the owner of Ananda Aromatherapy and Synergy Essential Oils. More information about using essential oils in your life at http://www.anandaapothecary.com

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Five Tips For Buying The Best Aromatherapy Oils

By: ed. - November 17th, 2011  Filed under: Alternative Medicine, Aromatherapy, Beauty and Health, Massage and Reflexology, Self Improvement 2 Comments
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aromatherapy oilsFive Tips For Buying The Best

By Vincent DeLuca

Walking into an aromatherapy oils supply store can feel like walking into a slice of heaven. The sweet scent of aromatic solutions excite the soul while the tantalizing aromas coming from scented candles steal the show. However, the aromatherapy oils connoisseur knows that not every scented oil and sweet smelling candle on the shelf contains healing power. Here are five tips to help you find only the best in aromatherapy products.

Aromatherapy Oils: Check container

Tip #1: Check the bottle. If your is in a clear bottle or a plastic bottle, then you should not get it. Light has a damaging effect on oil and truly essential aromatherapy oil can be contaminated when stored in plastic bottles.

Aromatherapy Oils: Check specifications

Tip #2: Check the label. Keywords such as “perfume” or “fragrance oil” are a big sign that the oils contained within the bottle are not pure essential aromatherapy oils. Even though the bottle may have the term aromatherapy printed on it, if you see natural identical oil or fragrance oil on the label, then your aromatherapy oil more than likely contains unwanted perfumery chemicals.

Aromatherapy Oils: Check for cleanliness

Tip #3: Check for dust. If you see an aromatherapy product on the shelf that has dust on its cap or around its container, then avoid getting it. Dust generally means that your aromatherapy product is old. Like many other types of oil and solutions, as aromatherapy products age, they lose their healing powers and aromatic scent.

Cost:

Tip #4: Check the price. Different types of aromatherapy oils demand different prices. Pure therapeutic oils that are exotic cost more than aromatherapy oil that is more common. If every bottle of aromatherapy oil is the same price, you may want to reconsider.

Research

Tip #5: Do your research. Each type of aromatherapy oil has a different therapeutic quality. The scent of aromatic such as cypress is good for treating coughs and asthma. However, the scent of Patchouli is used for anxiety, depression, and healing .

Don’t let the sweet talk of the salesperson override the natural therapeutic power of pure essential aromatherapy oils. Whether you are purchasing your aromatherapy supplies from one of the many great online retailers or from the local establishment at the shopping center down the road, by following these five tips you can avoid the pitfalls and start enjoying the healing power of aromatherapy.

About the Author: Vincent DeLuca is author of “Healing Health from Home.” To learn more about aromatherapy and purchasing aromatherapy supplies, look at the aromatherapy resources available at http://www.aromatherapy-oils.info

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The ABCs of Acne

By: ed. - November 16th, 2011  Filed under: Acne, Beauty and Health, Self Improvement, Skin Care 1 Comment
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acneThe ABCs of Acne

Medically known as a disease of features known as pilosebaceous units (PSUs), acne is the most common skin disorder occurring during the second and third decades of life.  It is an inflammatory skin condition brought on by overactive sebaceous glands (oil glands).

 The ABCs of Acne: What causes acne?

Sex hormones: (skin specialists) believe that acne is partly the result of the action of hormones on the skin’s oil glands and the hair follicles. Increases in sex hormones called androgens that occur in both boys and girls during puberty. Androgens cause sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum in hair follicles. It has been also believed that changes in hormone levels in adolescent girls and adult women 2 to 7 days before their menstrual period starts can aggravate acne.

Pregnancy: Hormonal changes related to pregnancy or to starting or stopping use of birth control pills

Family history: Sometimes, acne occurs because of genetics i.e. when you are prone to it because of heredity

Bacteria: Often bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) can be present also, which can contribute to the redness, swelling and pus that can accompany lesions.

Drugs: Some medicines (e.g., some birth control pills, cortisone, dilantin)

The ABCs of Acne: Who is at risk of acne?

Teenagers: Though acne is common in teen years, it can affect people of all ages. However, acne affects almost all teens.

People with family history: If you have parents, grandparents or first / blood relatives with the history of acne, you are more vulnerable to the development of acne in your body as well

People at stress: People facing increased mental and / or physical stress are also at risk.

People using oil-based : Oil from skin products (moisturizers or cosmetics) or grease encountered in the work environment can also make the situation much worse. Similarly, hot, humid climate and oily makeup also contributes greatly to the severity of the problem.

People using “pressure” products: pressure from sports helmets or equipment, backpacks, tight collars, or tight sports uniforms can increase the severity of acne

Those using irritants or friction-causing stuff: Environmental irritants, such as pollution and high humidity, squeezing or picking at blemishes and hard scrubbing of the skin, all can lead to acute and severe form of acne

The ABCs of Acne: How acne occurs?

Acne occurs when the pores of the skin become clogged with oil. At puberty the oil glands in the skin begin producing an oily material called sebum.  Bacteria become trapped in these pores and irritate the skin and hair follicle. The irritation around the plugged pore and hair follicle forms a red bump called acne. A black plug, or blackhead, is formed when the dead skin comes to the surface.

Signs & symptoms:

Spurred by of skin glands and of tiny, narrow canals in the skin known as hair follicles, acne is marked by pimples and other lesions.

The earliest lesion of acne is a plugging of the pores of the skin. It usually involves the face, and frequently the chest and back.

Treatment of acne

The type of treatment people with skin irritation get depends on the severity of the outbreak. There are OTC products for mild cases, while a visit to a health care professional such as a dermatologist may be in order for the more stubborn cases.

Medical treatment

People with moderate to severe inflammatory infection may be treated with prescription topical or oral medicines, alone or in combination. Similarly, people with nodules or cysts should be treated by a dermatologist

Types of prescription topical medicines used to treat the skin include antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide, azelaic acid, dapsone, and vitamin A derivatives known as retinoids.

OTC treatment

Topical OTC medicines are applied to the skin and come in many forms, including gels, lotions, creams, soaps, and pads. Typical OTC treatments for mild acne include benzoyl peroxide, resorcinol, salicylic acid, and sulfur.

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