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A little bit about diets

You hear a friend or coworker is dieting. What does that even mean? There are so many diets and do they even work? The definition of a diet according to google is: “restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight”. More often than not, these diets are temporary …

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New Medical Device can seal Gun shot wounds

RevMedX is developing a revolutionary new type of hemostatic dressing that can be used to seal gunshot wounds. These are used in controlling bleeding that cannot be normally controlled by tourniquet methods. The company has already received $5 million in funding from the American military in order to bring this concept into production. The development …

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Genital Surgeries: An Increasing Trend and Other Headliners

An increasingly popular trend among females involves permanently changing the look or feel of the genitalia. This has been spurred by the increased availability of pornography and other explicit images which show “better looking” genitalia. It has been reported that these procedures do carry various risks and do not show any improved sexual functioning or …

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Nutrition Labels Renvisioned and More

Before the 1960s no foods had any nutrition information labeled. Then by the 1990, the FDA required all packaged and prepared food to have nutrition labels. However they have largely remained unchanged since then. The FDA has made it a priority this year to revamp those labels and eating healthier may soon be much easier. …

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Diet Tracking Apps

Everyone says count your calories. It may be difficult to do that when you eat a variety of things, but a few apps are out there to help you track your diet and help you meet whatever your goal is. Calorie Counter by MyFitnessPal, is not only a nutrition tracker, it also has the ability …

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Recent Headliners in Plastic Surgery

Michelle Obama – The first lady turns 50 later this week states that, “Women should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves”. This includes Botox. Right now, she doesn’t see herself going in that direction but she has learned to never say never. Michelle promotes that being …

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New Year’s Resolutions

The New Year is coming up and with that comes all the New Year’s resolutions. One of the most popular one’s is losing weight. Other’s that top the list are: getting organized, spending less, saving more, staying fit and healthy, learning something exciting, quitting smoking, and many more. The percentage of individuals in their twenties …

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Face Yoga

Face yoga is touted as a new innovative and non-invasive way to achieve results similar to BOTOX, fillers, and lasers. Annelise Hagen is the creator of the technique and sells the book “The Yoga Face: Eliminate Wrinkles with the Ultimate Natural Facelift” on Amazon.com. Annelise Hagen has appeared on popular shows such as E! News, …

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Top Plastic Surgeries

There is no doubt that there is an increase in the amount of plastic surgeries that are being performed across the world today. The stigma with these procedures has also decreased significantly in recent years. However, which procedures are actually the most common? Ear Surgery – 29,828 procedures in 2010; Ear Surgery is also known …

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