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Cosmetic Surgery and Perception of Age

Cosmetic Surgery & Age Cosmetic surgery is heralded as a way to look younger. But how much younger does it make you look? Subtle cosmetic surgeries are becoming more common because they are more “realistic”. They don’t cause a drastic change in any features that come with the stigmas of plastic surgery. It could be …

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Health Benefits of Yoga

Yoga Benefits We have all been told that Yoga is healthy, but what is it and is it really healthy? From the Mayo clinic, Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines stretching exercises, controlled breathing and relaxation. Yoga dates back to about the mid-3rd millennium and was thought to have originated in the Indus Valley …

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Male Buttock Augmentations

Buttock Augmentation for Men Think suffering from a flat butt is only a female problem? Think again. Buttock augmentation is becoming more popular with men in recent years. As men age, they begin to lose fat from their face, hands, buttocks, and other places. With this procedure men have liposuction performed on their abdomen and …

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Plastic Surgery Procedures

Interesting Plastic Surgery Procedures Some recent interesting plastic surgeries have popped up recently in the news: palm plastic surgery and pet plastic surgery. Palmistry, or palm reading, is something that is practiced all over the world. It is specifically rooted in Indian astrology and Roman fortune-telling. The goal of palm reading is to study the …

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More on Obesity

Obesity Continues to Rise It has been recently reported that the amount of Americans exercising has increased, however the obesity rate continues to rise. In our previous blog post we explored the reclassification of obesity by the AMA. The research found that many counties across Georgia, Kentucky, and Florida saw a significant increase in the …

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Obesity Reclassified by the AMA

Obesity The American Medical Association (AMA) has recently labeled obesity a disease and not a risk factor for other diseases. This will change how doctors, insurance carriers, and America as a whole, on how we view obesity. Simply put, it is no longer a cosmetic factor, it is a serious problem that many Americans need …

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Importance of Sleep

How Important Can Sleep Really Be? We all know that sleep is important but what does sleep do for us? Getting enough sleep at night can help protect our mental, physical, and emotional health. The brain gets tired after absorbing a certain amount of information and is trying to make sense of it. When we …

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Photogenic

Be More Photogenic Social media is quickly giving rise to narcissists. However, people are now more aware of their facial flaws due to the way in which people are viewed online. There’s multiple outlets: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. People can now view themselves from every angle due to ubiquitous amount of photos. People want to …

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Korean Plastic Surgeries

Plastic surgery may be increasing in popularity in the United States, and it may even be prolific depending on where you live, *ahem* Southern California anyone? However, it is estimated that one in five southern Korean women have had plastic surgery, compared to only one in twenty in the United States. Beauty is scrutinized in …

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