Health and Beauty Articles for Women

by Rebecca Barnes
Every day, your complexion works to defend itself from a host of aggressors – discover the most common and find out what you can do to save your skin

UV Light
We should all know by now that excessive sun exposure can be skin ageing and dehydrating – if you’ve ever been to a Mediterranean island and noticed the sun-damaged, prune-like faces of the local fishermen, you’ll understand what we mean.

However, the good news is you don’t have to end up looking like said fishermen, so long as you take action to protect your skin in the sun, and that doesn’t just mean on the beach, as UV rays reach you even on cloudy days in the city; apparently, 90 per cent of sun damage occurs on a daily basis.
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by Alex Gorton

You’re healthy, environmentally conscious and buy organically grown food when you can. So, if you are so aware of the chemicals you’re putting into your body, why aren’t you aware of the ones you’re putting on it? Organic skincare is one of the fastest growing areas of the beauty industry – we take a look at a new and expanding area of the beauty market

It’s estimated that by using a range of body and skincare products, the average woman applies more than 200 chemicals to her skin a day. Furthermore, recent research has shown that 60 per cent of these chemicals are absorbed into the bloodstream.
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WebMD
Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the cervix.

The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a fetus grows). The cervix leads from the uterus to the vagina (birth canal).

Cervical cancer usually develops slowly over time. Before cancer appears in the cervix, the cells of the cervix go through changes known as dysplasia, in which cells that are not normal begin to appear in the cervical tissue.
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WebMD
After cervical cancer has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the cervix or to other parts of the body.

The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the cervix or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment.
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What’s the best beauty routine for wrinkle prevention?
Try different product ranges and see which one suits you best. Always take you makeup off before you go to bed and get an eye cream/gel to help minimise the wrinkles around your eyes.

Invest in a cream or balm for your lips, especially if you smoke, because as you get older your mouth will develop wrinkles too. Use a good body moisturiser to help firm the skin and stop it from drying out too much.
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Source: Associated Press/AP Online
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
WASHINGTON – If all the ways genes run amok to cause cancer were laid out in a dictionary, scientists would be able to decipher only a small part of the first page.

Hoping to change that, the government is set to begin a $100 million pilot project to unravel the genetic makeup of cancer, with the idea of speeding the discovery of culprits and treatments that today is largely a matter of scientific luck.

It’s an audacious project, said Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health’s genetics chief, who was announcing formation of the Cancer Genome Project on Tuesday.
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By: iBeauty
If you’ve found that your skin is reacting to some skin products and showing signs of irritation or redness, you probably have sensitive skin. Read on to find out how you can stop blotches and irritation.

• Choose makeup, moisturisers and sunscreens that are hypo-allergenic and fragrance-free.

• Minimise the amount of products you put on your face.
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by Lynn Grieger, R.D., C.D.E.

Like the idea of cleansing your skin from the inside out? Lynn Grieger explains how the Better Skin Diet could do exactly that

What would you do for skin that’s soft, fresh and unblemished? All the expensive skin care products in the world won’t achieve healthy skin without help from your diet. Here’s how the Better Skin Diet will help you look and feel great:
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(AP) CHICAGO
The American Medical Association is warning girls not to go wild during spring break. All but confirming what goes on in those “Girls Gone Wild” videos, 83 percent of college women and graduates surveyed by the AMA said spring break involves heavier-than-usual drinking, and 74 percent said the break results in increased sexual activity.

The women’s answers were based both on firsthand experience and the experiences of friends and acquaintances.
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(CBS4) DENVER
A Colorado mother transformed her figure and lifestyle and now hopes she can help others through their struggle with weight.

Laurie Bell, 41, said she put all her wisdom about losing weight after two children into her new book about looking and feeling beautiful.
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