Foreskin curriculum - for everyone studying the healing arts
Here is the description of the recent discovery, at least to the anatomical literature, of the ridged band, which makes the human prepuce much more than just a 'piece of skin'. ... [Read More] |  |
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Electroreception
Like humans, all living creatures are electric beings and in many cases use their electroreception to guide them directionally and instinctually—an electric sense. For example, the electroreception of the great white shark allows up to 8 Hz of frequency to be detected from opposite sides of the... [Read More] |  |
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Parents, Students Get Low Marks on Hand Washing
The average student in the United States earns only a "D" when it comes to understanding and practicing basic hand hygiene, according to this year's annual report card from the Soap and Detergent Association. Parents fared slightly better, getting an overall grade of "C." Moms averaged out at "B-,"... [Read More] |  |
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The Body Electric
Are people electric? The idea that human beings have electrical current running through their bodies most likely is not something you think about very often. However, every living function, whether it is conscious or unconscious, physical or mental, is powered by low levels of electrical current.... [Read More] |  |
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Foods for Healthy Skin: You Are What You Eat
What you put on your plate is even more important than what you put on your skin. Want truly fabulous skin -- glowing, vibrant, and, yes, younger-looking skin? Make sure you're putting foods for healthy skin on your plate."Everything you eat becomes a part of not only your inner being, but the... [Read More] |  |
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Why Diet Foods Aren't Always Good For You
The diet industry is making billions of dollars a year from people just like you who are dying to take off the extra weight they've acquired over the years. Unfortunately, a lot of the claims you find are just hype designed to sell a product. It really doesn't matter to them if you lose weight or... [Read More] |  |
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Does nutrition make a difference in skin rejuvenation
It would be naive to believe that changing your nutrition is going to wipe out all your wrinkles or completely stop skin aging. But it is just as naive to think that you can eat (or neglect to eat) whatever you want without any effect on your skin. What you eat affects every organ in your body and... [Read More] |  |
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Vitamins, minerals and skin rejuvenation
Vitamins and minerals are essential for proper function of every organ in the body - and the skin is no exception. Furthermore, deficiencies of some vitamins and minerals are particularly detrimental to the skin and may result in skin diseases and/or accelerated aging. While severe vitamin/mineral... [Read More] |  |
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Physiology of the Skin: Cellulite Questions
Here are some questions about cellulite that need to be answered by more research. Each of these questions is a research project.... [Read More] |  |
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Sunscreen's Dark Side
Q. Is it true that sunscreens create free radicals in the skin? A. Yes. This past August, researchers at the University of California gained wide media attention when they announced that three commonly used sunscreen ingredients can produce skin-damaging free radicals if the sunscreen is not... [Read More] |  |
