Skin Care News

So I hate how I don't look ethinc enough. I just do. Like in America, people typically think that latinas are so curvacious that they're actually like heavy. No way Jose. In mexico or Brazil, all the chicas are really tan and skinny but curvy and have the measurements of a life size barbie, full hips, no waist, big bust, huge ass, and cafe con leche colored skin. So tan and diet and exercise I guess.... Kristina dropped like 20 pounds her Sophomore year... I can too, because I have really cute hip bones and a model stomach, the Dr. I saw told me.... He also told me I was overweight. Lovely

Today the sun came out, and it was GLORIOUS. Cold, but lovely. Everyone was MUCH more cheerful, and I saw a glimpse of what spring will bring. Also, I’m hoping spring will help clear up the dry skin on my arms that I am calling eczema despite Justine’s caution regarding self-diagnosis. Well, the spring and the Eucerin shower gel and the baby oil. Maybe between them it’ll clear up.

The first week involved eating whole grains in our meals, good amounts of veggies and at least 3 fruit servings per day and no more 12 ounces of meat at a meal. Snacks consist of nuts and dried fruits instead of cookies etc. And I am back to taking vitamins again like a multi, C, E and supplements like Omega 3-6-9. Oh yes, and a glass of red wine with supper. Both the doctor and the RealAge plan say that it is good for various reasons so I have been doing that since September when the doctor mentioned it. And since I like red wine it has been an easy adjustment.

It seems that the Food & Drug Administration is gonna approve their first sanctioned diet pill formerly only available by prescription. The drug, Orlistat (sold as Xenical), has generally been prescribed primarily for morbidly obsese people and is only recommended to be used in conjunction with diet and exercise (obviously). Now .. I'm all about getting more fit but are side effects such as "fecal incontinence, gas and oily spotting of undergarments" worth it?

I got this email the other day that had a bunch of pictures of famous movie stars, singers like Madonna and Barbara Streisand — but basically, very well known people. Anywho, each individual had two pictures in this email. A before makeup shot and an after makeup shot. And let me tell you, what a difference make-up makes. It’s almost like some of these websites that feel they have to put on a show with all their fancy graphics and flash animations. I just personally can really appreciate the plain white background sites. Like this one site when I was search for plastic surgery chins on the net the other day — and wouldn’t you know it. Right at the top, there it was. The site that gave me everything I needed on the topic. Point on. Back to these famous stars, some of them were seriously gross and were downright ugly. Boy what a different make-up makes.

A JAMA article a few months ago examined the consistency between observational studies and randomized trials. They found that one fourth of the examined observational studies were refuted by later randomized trials. For example, the hormone replacement therapy used in post menopause women has been proven to be harmful by the Women’s Health Initiative Study because the combined estrogen-progestin may increase the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. The effects of vitamin E and C supplements have also been shown to be exaggerated (if not false) in observational studies. Coincidently, the first seemingly “decisively” positive findings for hormone and vitamins are all from the two population studies initiated by Harvard.

As I have mentioned before, I am using Dr. Weil’s Plantidote system from Origins as part of my skin care routine. I am pretty sure that the liquid supplements that are part of his program are considered to be tonics, and are mushroom based - and I can honestly say that I think they are doing some really good things for my skin. This system, along with a topical serum, includes two tonics, a daytime tonic and a nighttime tonic (that tastes reminiscent of Jägermeister, no wonder it is for nighttime!).

Alright, now we have the basic frame work, so now we get to the useful information. What happens if you don’t consume as many calories as you burn; or if you consume too many? When you have more calories than you can use, it creates fat cells that store those extra calories. When your body needs more energy, it can the break down the fat and release the energy. In fact, just one pound of fat has 3500 calories of potential energy! The good news is that this makes it SIMPLE to lose weight. With diet and exercise you all you have to do is burn more calories than you take in and you will burn fat. For the most part it doesn’t matter where you get your calories (carbs, proteins, fats), your body sees calories as calories.

Hot chicks park your ride. You can specify what you want them to wear. Choices include bikinis and lingerie.

Given the option of hiring acne-riddled teenage boys in red vests or beautiful and sexy models and actresses trained in safety and hospitality, we’re betting our success that restaurants, boutique hotels, clubs and private parties will prefer the latter.

The jury is still out on whether fiber supplements work as well as the real thing, but so far it appears they don’t.

Well, some guy found her old photos and compared it with her new ones and they differ so greatly some ppl think that she might have gone for plastic surgery! Well, while I was in JC (yes, I studied in S’pore for awhile, same school, senior batch) I didn’t even noticed her, thought Sun Yanzi’s sister (yes, she looks like her) and the MGS girl (mixed blood, very pretty) she always hangs out with were the most talked about till this revelation came about.