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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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Permanent Makeup?

Permanent Makeup - Gaining Popularity Tattoos for makeup? It may not be as uncommon as you think. For the very small population of individuals who may not know what tattoos are, they are a form of body modification, which inserts ink into the skin in order to change the pigment. Tattoos are usually permanent but …

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Tear Trough Fillers

Look Rested Without Being Rested Do you look tired? Maybe it’s the bags under your eyes, or dark shadows. Even if you’re well rested you still look tired. It’s the imperfections underneath our eyes that make us look like this. Maybe you’ve tried cold cumber slices which are supposedly a natural moisturizer for your eyes; …

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Fish Oil

Fish Oil Health Benefits We have all heard about the various health benefits of fish oil, but what exactly is fish oil and what are these so called “benefits”.  Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain omega-3 fatty acids and doscosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Fish themselves do not produce …

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Plastic Surgery Facts

Interesting Plastic Surgery Facts Regardless of whether you are interested in getting plastic surgery, you have to admit that it’s fairly interesting. Here are some interesting facts on plastic surgery that you may or may not have known. - Plastic surgery does not mean artificial or fake. Plastic comes from the Greek word “plastikos” which …

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