Fast Muscle Mass Building: The Ten Success Principles

Fast Muscle Mass Building: The Ten Success Principles
As the saying goes, "methods are many, principles are few,
methods may change, but principles never do." This has just
as much validity with weight training and bodybuilding as
it does anything else. Every day we hear of revolutionary
new workout programs, exercises, tricks, quick fix's, you
name it. Though I can't say I agree on many of the
different "methods" of gaining weight and building muscle
mass these days, the principles for reaching your goals
will always remain the same.

As a result, I have created what I call, "The Ten Success
Principles for Fast Muscle Mass Building." I have listed
these principles so that even the skinniest hardgainer can
apply and grow from. Follow these principles, ingrain them
in your mind, and you will be on the right track for long
term success from your efforts. If you're wondering what is
the best way to build muscle fast, then your answers are
below. All you have to do is apply these principles.

Principle 1: You Don't Know what You Don't Know - Become a
Student

When we realize that you don't know what you don't know, we
can become more teachable and absorb knowledge that we can
apply to better our results from the gym. If you have the
"know-it-all" attitude, that simply means you are stagnate
and your mind will never grow past its current state.
Become a student for life to weight training and
bodybuilding, read as much material as you can about each
subject: training, diet, supplements, the whole works. One
word of caution is this: be careful where you get your
opinions and information. Only seek those with proven
results, and watch out for "arm chair experts" and
"magazine bodybuilders."

Principle 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Far too many trainees today just wonder aimlessly around in
the gym doing whatever exercise they like and working out
whenever they feel like it. If you don't have a target,
you're going to hit it with amazing accuracy! In other
words, if you don't know EXACTLY what you are trying to
achieve by going to the gym each day, you're never going to
get anywhere. Always make sure you're on a program, and
stick with it to the end. Figure out your "why" and you
will be able to overcome any "how." Always go to the gym
knowing exactly what you are going to do down to the last
rep of the last exercise.

Principle 3: You Get What You Picture

As David Schwartz says in his fantastic book, The Magic of
Thinking Big, "Belief, strong belief, triggers the mind to
figuring ways and means and how-to...Disbelief is negative
power. When the mind disbelieves or doubts, the mind
attracts "reasons" to support disbelief." Always go to the
gym with a positive attitude and a firm belief that you are
progressively gaining muscle mass. Wipe out all negative
belief about your success or you will pay the price of
getting exactly what you pictured.

Principle 4: There is No Great Success without Great
Commitment

If you are not committed, you can be swayed. Fix in your
mind exactly the results you want, and commit to yourself
that you will do what it takes to get it. When you are
committed, truly committed, no petty thought or
inconvenience will ever stop you on your way to your goal.
You will be unstoppable and your end in mind will be a
forgone conclusion. As Yoda said, "There is no try, only
do."

Principle 5: You Are Only Defeated When you Accept Defeat
as a Reality, and Decide to Stop Trying

Failure is a HUGE key to success. The price of success is
thousands of failures. Those not willing to pay that price
will not succeed in getting the body they want. As long as
you learn from your experience you will always be moving
forward. Continue to learn and perform, and do this cycle
over and over and over until you succeed. Success is often
right after where most people quit. Remember, "Quitters
never win, winners never quit."

Principle 6: Less is More - Quality, not Quantity

When you goal is to gain weight and/or build muscle mass,
always keep your workouts short. All your muscles need is
an intense workout with compound exercises and 110% effort,
a few days a week. Don't think that by training 7 days a
week for 2 or 3 hours a day will produce better results.
Focus on a few exercises, a couple days a week for no
longer then 90 minutes tops. Overtraining is one of the
major causes of failure when trying to gain weight and
build muscle. Don't confuse ambition with workout time,
it's not how much time you put into the gym, it's what you
put into the time you're at the gym that counts.

Principle 7: Major on Compound Exercises

Though there are literally thousands of workout programs
you can find today, one truth that will never change for
gaining muscle mass is that compound exercises have and
will always be the best of the best. Exercises such as
squats, the bench press, and bent-over rows will always
remain at the top of any successful bodybuilders list.
Focus on these and other core compound exercises and you'll
never be disappointed in your results.

Principle 8: Hard Work

Nothing beats good old fashioned hard work, and what better
way to express it than weight training. Unfortunately, the
media today is always trying to make your workout and
exercises "easier." If you want to build a mass of muscle,
you're going to have to poor out some blood and sweat and
tears, no two ways about it. As long as you follow a few
solid workouts for muscle mass and are using safety
cautions and common sense, then push yourself to your limit
each and every workout. You're never going to ease your way
to true muscle mass, even if you trained easy for a
thousand years.

Principle 9: Progressive Overload

If you want more muscle mass, you're going to have to
continue to add weight on a regular basis, period. This is
one of the most basic but overlooked principles in gaining
muscle mass. Get in the habit of progressively adding
weight whenever you can. The moment you settle and stop
pushing yourself is the moment your muscle mass gains will
begin to stagnate. Resistance is the only opportunity for
growth. The worst thing you can do is hit a goal without
setting another one in advance.

Principle 10: A Proper Diet

I couldn't leave this one out. After all, the food you eat
is the direct fuel for your muscles to grow. You can
workout until the cows come home but without a proper diet
plan for building muscle mass your body simply will not
grow, it's not physically possible too! It is an absolute
must to know the correct food to eat to build muscle
properly. Refer to the first principle and learn all you
can about dieting for muscle mass so that you can get the
most for your efforts in the gym.

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Lose Fat Outdoors!

Lose Fat Outdoors!
The weather is finally turned and winter is quickly
becoming a distant memory. If you love the summer and
being outdoors then I'm sure you enjoy this time of year.

The weather however isn't the only thing to change, so is
our wardrobes. As we put away the the winter coats and
bring out the less reveiling summer wear, I'm sure a lot of
us are a bit conscious that we can no longer hide behind
our clothing.

What to do? How to lose those few pounds quickly?

I've mentioned it before....Interval Training! One of my
clients has incorporated interval training twice a week in
to their fitness program and sure enough the body fat has
started to come off. Recently however they've mentioned
how they just don't enjoy being indoors in a sweaty gym
when it's so beatiful outside. That's great! Interval
training outdoors can be a lot of fun, especially if you go
with a friend.

Here are two things you can do:

1) In a park or a quiet road free of traffic, warm up for
5 minutes. Then run as fast as you can for 30 seconds.
You should be breathing very heavy at the end of it and
unable to speak more than a few words.

Next walk for 1 minute, and I mean walk! This is where
most people go wrong, they think it's better to keep
jogging rather than fully recovering; don't make this
mistake, you want your breathing to be back to normal
before starting again. Do this walk run 4 times to start
and add one until you reach 8. Once you've done that then
decrease your walking time by 15 seconds and increase the
running time by 15 seconds.

If you'e doing this with a friend, it's fun to race during
the 30 seconds and have a good chat during the walks.

2) Warm up jogging for 5 minutes. Next choose a lamp post,
tree or some marker that you can sprint to. Go has fast as
you can until you reach it. Then walk until you fully have
your breath back. Do this until you've run for a total of
20 minutes, including with in there your 5 minute warm up
and cool down.

This type of training is a great way of spicing up your
regular interval training.

If you find jogging or running difficult, start of with
walking very quickly.

Have fun!

Remember it's always a good idea to consult your GP prior
to starting a new fitness program

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Sports Massage Therapist at Dax Moy Personal Training
Studios in London. Rosa specialises in applying a holistic
approach to health and fitness through The POWER
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Six Principles for Improved Health and Lasting Weight Loss

Six Principles for Improved Health and Lasting Weight Loss
How many times have you proclaimed, "I need to go on a
diet"? How many of those diets resulted in long-term
success? Not many. Millions of people are looking for the
answer to improved health and fitness, and spend billions
of dollars every year on diets and weight loss. Diets
continually fail to deliver results because no matter how
compelling the underlying principles for any diet may seem,
no one can stay on a diet forever. Eventually, you will
drop the diet and go back to your normal eating habits.
Typically, you not only gain back the weight you lost, but
statistics show that you will also gain additional weight.

Anything built on a faulty foundation has little chance for
success, and most weight loss programs are riddled with
pitfalls and over inflated promises. Weight loss and weight
management are lifelong commitments. Until you accept the
reality that they are a learning process that takes ongoing
work and focus, you will continue to look for the fast and
simple solutions that are nothing more than a bunch of big,
fat lies.

Long-term success with health and weight loss requires
significant changes not just in how you eat, but in the way
you live. Attaining results must be achieved in a way that
enhances your life and allows your body to reach its
optimal weight naturally. This is in sharp contrast to the
quick-fix mentality, which attempts to trick the body into
short-term weight loss with diets and other rapid results
formulas.

There are six basic principles that allow long-term
positive change to occur. Each plays an integral role in
achieving health and fitness success:

1. Understand how addictions can negatively impact your
lifestyle choices. There are many forms of addiction that
go unrecognized or fly under the radar of conventional
thinking, negatively impacting our health. In our
stressed-out society, we search for escape from the harsh
realities of life. We smoke, drink alcohol, take drugs and
overeat. The number one reason people give for not
exercising is time, yet the average American watches more
than 4 hours of television every day. All of these
activities make us fat, lazy and out of shape. They prevent
us from obtaining optimal health.

2. Reduce toxic exposure and stress. The definition of
toxic is poison. Sadly, we are surrounded by poisons that
damage our health and put our lives at risk. We have been
conditioned to believe that small amounts of toxic exposure
are safe, but they are not. There are thousands of untested
chemical combinations injected into our food and water
supply, and there are deadly chemical compounds in our
personal hygiene and cleaning products. Stress is the
number one toxin, contributing to as much as 80 percent of
all disease. Educate yourself about the deadly toxins or
watch your health slowly and quietly deteriorate.

3. Create a mindset for change with no time limits. The
starting block for any long-term success is changing the
way you think about your body and your health. Changing
your mindset means that you have made the unequivocal
decision that you will improve your health, which may
include weight loss and ultimately weight management, no
matter what it takes. Your determination must be strong and
cannot waiver. Obviously, this cannot be achieved with a
six-week diet or any other type of short-term solution.
Until you change your mindset, all of the decisions you
make regarding your health or weight challenges will be
flawed. Your new mindset must focus on how your actions and
attitudes will help you achieve your goals for the rest of
your life. If you do not have a weight problem or if you do
not feel that weight loss is important to improve your
health, your new long-term mindset is no less important.
The end result of implementing a new, long-term mindset
while applying the principles outlined here will naturally
result in weight reduction and, more important, improved
health.

4. Provide proper nutrition to feed your body and your
brain. Did you ever try to fill the gas tank in your car
with diesel fuel? If you have, you would have found
yourself stuck on the side of the road watching your car
smoke and sputter because you fed it fuel that was not
designed for you car's optimal performance. Everything we
eat and drink affects us on a cellular level. Food is the
fuel for the body and brain. The type of fuel you choose to
consume will determine how your body operates. Most of our
food choices are made with our taste buds, driven by the
desire to obtain pleasure with little thought about the
consequences of our actions. There are many small but still
palatable changes you can make to your eating habits that
can have a big impact on your health.

5. Engage in physical activity in the form of consistent
exercise. It takes a deficit or surplus of 3,500 calories
to lose or gain a single pound of body fat. Everyone burns
a certain number of calories just by being alive. This is
called your resting metabolic rate (RMR). After you account
for your RMR, a caloric surplus (weight gain) or deficit
(weight loss) is a simple mater of calories consumed
through eating and drinking versus calories expended
through physical activity. It is a proven fact that even
small amounts of activity can dramatically improve your
health.

6. Adjust your lifestyle with habits and routines that will
enhance your life. Human beings are creatures of habit, and
we follow the same patterns and routines every day. Think
about what you do every morning when you wake up and every
night before you go to bed. It is human nature to fly on
autopilot, constantly repeating our actions without
thinking about them. You will never be successful achieving
your health and fitness goals with fads or quick-fix
solutions. Lasting results can only be obtained with
lifestyle changes that you can stick with for the rest of
your life.

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Craig Pepin-Donat has trained thousands of people within
the fitness industry. Craig has created numerous
professional training programs based on his formula for
success that have helped millions of people to living a
healthier and more active lifestyle. He brings that
knowledge to you in his ground breaking book, The Big Fat
Health and Fitness Lie. He founded
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The Link Between Obesity, Disease and Sleep

The Link Between Obesity, Disease and Sleep
There has been quite a bit of press lately about how sleep,
the amount of it and the quality that you get on a regular
basis, can affect more than just our moods and our
alertness. Now there is gathering evidence that sleep may
have a great impact on how much you weigh for a number of
reasons.

So, if you think that getting your Z's wasn't affecting
your health, then you definitely want to read on, because
it could be affecting not only your weight, but also may
have a serious impact on your longevity, and your
predisposition toward everything from cancer to diabetes.

You may think that this supposition goes only one way.
That is, that it's only the lack of sleep that increases
your health problems and also may impact overall longevity.
However, it also appears to go the opposite way as well,
since people who get too much sleep, which is nine hours or
more, also experiencing higher rates of health issues, as
well as a higher incidence of obesity.

So, what is described as being too little sleep, exactly?
Well anything that falls under the absolute minimum of six
hours of sleep per night qualifies as very little sleep,
but that can vary per study. Some studies claim that the
only acceptable range of sleep is about seven to eight
hours of solid rest per night.

The consensus does seem to be, however, that anything under
six hours per night could be seriously detrimental to your
health and that by getting this small amount of sleep on a
regular basis may increase your odds of becoming overweight
or obese. The thought process behind sleep's relationship
to obesity and excess weight goes two fold.

Some researchers believe that those that get little sleep
are already predisposed, perhaps genetically or
personality-wise, to not get enough sleep by traits such as
anxious personalities, depressive disorders, and even
people who smoke or drink too much caffeine.

The end result, however, is the same, and that is that
there is definitely a correlation between those that get
too much or too little sleep and obesity, so it could be
assumed that either one causes the other, or vice versa.

Another thought is that lack of sleep, or too much sleep,
can trigger certain hormones and chemicals in the brain
that make people more hungry and also induce a more
insatiable appetite that contains more cravings for foods
such as carbohydrates and sweets, to make up for the
hormonal imbalance that is caused when someone is getting
improper amounts of sleep, whether it be too much or not
enough.

I know that I've seen this theory at work in my own life
when I've had too much sleep, which for me is nine hours or
more, although I can rarely sleep longer than that, or when
I've had five or less hours of sleep.

On these mornings and the ensuing day after a bad night's
sleep, I almost always find that I have a huge appetite,
and that all I want to eat seems to be those "comfort
foods" that are always the biggest diet no-no's, like
sugary sweet and fatty fried foods. For me, my body has
proven to me time and time again that adequate and correct
amounts of sleep directly affect my appetite and the types
of foods that I crave.

Getting the correct amount of rest, as well as the quality
of that rest, every night on a consistent basis has also
been studied as a possible cause or at least partial cause
of some disease. Take for example a recent study that
showed that men who worked the graveyard shift and also
women who worked this shift were more prone to getting
hormonally based cancers, for men that cancer being in the
prostate, and for women the correlation was for breast
cancer.

It makes sense that the lack of solid sleep and the kind of
rest that coincides with something called the circadian
rhythm, which is sleep that is had between certain times
which is said to be more effective than sleeping during the
day, causes people to be more prone to certain types of
cancers as well. This would partially explain the obesity
factor as well, since hormones are a delicately balanced
presence in our body which greatly dictate our base weight.

They also run almost everything in our lives, from our
moods, to our appetites, to the healthy growth, division,
and reproduction of cells, so it makes sense that when our
sleep is out of wack, it causes great harm to our bodies.

The lesson here? Well, it's that sleep is a lot more
important than many of us think. It used to be something
of a luxury to get the right amount of it, however,
research is pointing to the fact that we have to make it as
much of a priority to get the right amount if we want to
live longer, disease free, and happier lives.

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Abdominal Core Conditioning Program- Do's and Don'ts

Abdominal Core Conditioning Program- Do's and Don'ts
Abdominal core conditioning program is a synergized and
total approach to abdominal training. The central region of
the body is known as the 'core' and is comprised of the
abdominal muscles and the lower back. These are the most
important muscles in our body which help us to function in
our daily tasks, prevent injuries and also make us look
good if we shed that extra flab around it. The core is the
region from which we get all our strength and movement and
is also the focal point of balance. Hence, the conditioning
of this musculature is very important.

Moving from the outer-most to the inner-most, these muscles
are rectus abdominis, external obliques, internal obliques
and transverse obliques. For conditioning the core area,
all these muscles need to be targeted and worked out. Most
of us do not see these muscles because of the flab on them
but they are underneath and can emerge if we follow the
abdominal core conditioning program. These are the
so-called 'fab six-abs' which remain invisible on almost
all, but the fittest of bodies.

Pulling in the abdominal wall is the main criteria in
abdominal core conditioning program, as this conditions the
core muscles deep inside and not just the upper layer of
muscles. The abdominal exercises are usually divided into
three groups- upper, obliques and lower but the upper and
lower abdominals are not separate. Some exercises in
abdominal core conditioning program emphasize moving the
lower body more than the upper body, while others focus
only on the upper abdominals.

Here are a few do's and don'ts of abdominal core
conditioning:

Do warm up before starting your exercises by doing some
simple aerobic movements. Do work the lower abdominals
first, followed by the obliques and lastly, the upper
abdominals. The upper abdominals give support when you are
working out the lower abdominals but, if you do the
reverse, only the upper abdominals will get a total
work-out.

Don't work the upper abdominals first, as you will exercise
those muscles to the core leaving them pre-fatigued and
will not be able to do a challenging set of lower
abdominals exercises.

Hip-flexors are joined to the lower vertebrae and doing any
exercise which involves a full 90 degree flexion of the
hips will place emphasis on the lower vertebrae getting
more exercised than the abdominal muscles. Don't do sit-ups
for this reason.

Do use a wide variety of exercises to improve your core and
abdominal region.

Do use a medicine ball, cables or exercises bands, as they
will increase your external load and ultimately improve
your core area.

Don't use your hands to carry the weight of your head;
avoid tugging at your head at any time doing any core
flexion movements.

Remember - Spot-reducing fat loss will not happen with
extra high reps!

Fast movements should be avoided by all beginning core
exercises. The Firm and Flatten Your Abs System explains
how important exercise form is to success.

Do gradually progress from a firm ground to a more unstable
setting as you get better and master the core exercises,
for example, a Swiss ball to increase the strength of your
nervous system.

Do not do crunches all the time, as they lead to overuse
and poor posture. Always make sure you do back exercises
such as back extensions on a Swiss ball...

Do gradually move from floor-based core exercises to
standing exercises for core movements.

By adopting these basics for abdominal core conditioning
program, you will reward yourself with a fit and
injury-free body, not to mention a great set of six-pack
abs you always dreamt of.

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David Grisaffi is a Sports Conditining Coach and holds
multiple certifications including three from the
prestigious CHEK Institute: Level II Corrective Holistic
Exercise Kinesiologist, Golf Biomechanic, and Nutrition and
Lifestyle Coach. Plus he is also the author of the popular
selling e book, "Firm and Flatten Your Abs," which teaches
you how to develop a ripped abdominal region. Visit his
blog at http://www.flattenyourabs.net/blog

Beginning a physiotherapy career

Beginning a physiotherapy career
The physiotherapy career is a healthcare profession which
deals with movement disorders of the body arising from
certain conditions or illnesses. Treatment through
physiotherapy can also be more efficient and cheap than
other traditional medication or therapy.

Usually, the person who performs physiotherapy is called a
physical therapist. However, there are also other
professionals who perform some physiotherapy practices,
like chiropractors or caregivers. The physiotherapy career
is very broad and has various classifications. Examples of
these classifications are psychological sickness, physical
rehabilitation, occupational health, and care for the aging.

Individuals in the physiotherapy career study their
patient's history and physical condition in dealing with
the movement disorders. The physiotherapy career combines
understanding, expertise and methodology to handle certain
physical problems of the patient. Physiotherapists trace
the roots of these physical problems to certain conditions
of particular parts of the human body such as the brain,
nervous system, soft tissues, joints, bones, heart or
lungs. People in the physiotherapy career are usually
associated with other health care professionals. When
patients have movement disorders, they are usually advised
by their physicians to consult a physiotherapist. Today,
the growth of the physiotherapy career can be seen by the
increasing number of people who proceeds directly to a
physiotherapist without being advised first by their
doctors. The physiotherapy career is likewise associated
with the social care industry.

The physiotherapy career has many opportunities. Those in
the physiotherapy career can practice in different places.
They can practice their profession in hospitals, clinics,
rehabilitation centers, schools, offices, factories,
fitness centers, sports facilities and even the homes of
patients. They can be employed by healthcare companies and
they can likewise be self-employed professionals.

To begin a physiotherapy career, one must first obtain a
degree from an accredited physiotherapy program in their
country. The courses taken can include certain sciences
such as anatomy, biology, neurology, physiology, pathology,
psychology and biomechanics. Physiotherapy education is
given through classroom lectures, hands-on learning,
practical exercises, are laboratory work. Usually, students
are also given a minimum requirement of clinical hours for
the program. The requirements for studying physiotherapy
will depend on the legal requirements for practicing
physiotherapy in every country. There are some countries
which require a bachelor's degree before getting into a
physiotherapy program. In some countries, it is also
required that they pass a national licensing examination
before practicing physiotherapy. The physiotherapy career
is devoted to lifetime education. Physiotherapists must
continue to improve and hone their skills through mandatory
continuous learning through education and work experience.

Without a doubt, physiotherapy requires hard work and
perseverance. It is a profession concerned with the health
and well-being of patients. Being an occupation dealing
with healthcare, the profession itself is associated with
the public interest. It is highly ideal that physiotherapy
continues to grow and evolve. This can be done through
intensive research and of course, through continuous
promotion of the physiotherapy career. This type of service
is full of opportunities and the benefits can be very
rewarding. People interested will find that a physiotherapy
career can be rich with knowledge and application.

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Hair Care Secrets

Hair Care Secrets
One thing above all stood out in my mind in my visit with
Lieutenant Colonel Nelson R. Moon some years ago at his
home in Riverside, California, in company with a lady
friend of mine. He told us that "if you want information
about good hair care, don't look to any hairdresser for
that; instead, look to Native American wisdom of the past
to find useful things for the present." From a cultural
perspective, I could see just how true that was. White men
who visited Native American tribes throughout the U.S. and
Canada in the last couple of centuries had always remarked
on just how fond these people, especially the men, were of
their hair. In fact, they usually considered their hair to
be the most important part of their bodies, and would
naturally lavish a lot of attention and care on it.

In 1970 T met an Indian couple named Adolph and Carol
Hungry Wolf. At that time they resided near Glacier
National Park in the top part of Montana. I never really
learned their particular tribal affiliation, but have
reason to believe it was either Blackfoot or Crow. They
provided me with some interesting information on personal
hair care that might prove helpful to some readers of this
book. It is passed along in that spirit.

"Combs were not known in the Old Days, but the hair was
often brushed," Adolph told me. "A primitive brush
consisted of a handful of flexible twigs, bound together
with buckskin. The most common brush among our people then
was made by inserting a stick of wood into a porcupine's
tail. Our ancestors also cut off a handful of horse hair
from the tail end, wound it tight and then doubled it over
to make a soft hair brush. We still like to brush our hair
with this."

His wife Carol, who had remained silent in the background
for awhile, then spoke up with these comments. "Both my
mother and grandmother would make hair tonics and washes
from the different grasses that grew in abundance on the
plains or in the meadows around us. Sweet grass and common
bear grass were the two most often used. They would be
boiled in water, cooled downs and then rubbed into the hair
every day. Such grasses leave the hair smelling sweet,
almost like clover. In fact, red or white clover tops may
also be used for this. They would sometimes mix in cedar
leaves for better aroma and medicinal effect. I've
discovered in using it in my family, that it has kept our
hair from falling out."

Along more disgusting lines, they talked about the use of
bear grease, buffalo dung, and deer urine for the hair,
that many braves in "the Old Times" were in the habit of
using in their hair. "But now we are educated and know
better," Adolph said. We know that such things are not
socially acceptable by the Whites. So we rely on plants
instead."

One thing which Mr. Hungry Wolf emphasized, that is worth
repeating here, is "to always brush or comb your hair every
day," because that seems to "keep the hair from getting old
and gray and falling out." I think what he meant to say was
that as long as your scalp get plenty of exercise every day
and blood circulation to it, your chances of going gray or
bald will be drastically reduced.

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Synthetic Implants And Complications in Plastic Surgery

Synthetic Implants And Complications in Plastic Surgery
Next to orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery as a medical
specialty uses a significant number of implants and implant
materials to help achieve its surgical outcomes. Whether it
is breast implants or an injectable filler, the use of
synthetic or foreign materials is common in plastic
surgery. Often when a plastic surgery patient needs an
implant for their procedure, they will ask the
question....'What if my body rejects the implant?'. This
understandable concern is indicative of a basic
misunderstanding of how the body reacts to implanted
foreign materials and what type of complications can
develop.

In reality, the rejection of an implanted synthetic
material (that has been evaluated and approved for human
implantation by the FDA), in the most scientific sense,
does not happen. A true rejection reaction in humans is an
autoimmune response to an 'implant' that is composed of
live or organic material. Therefore, you will develop a
rejection or autoimmune reaction, for example, in any type
of organ transplant which is from other human or animal
origins. Your body's cells mount a massive response to what
it recognizes as foreign or an invading organic source. The
body is quite smart and protective as this type of response
is necessary for survival.

Synthetic implants are composed of inorganic materials,
which do not cause a true allergic or autoimmune response.
These are not live materials and were never composed of
living organic materials. As a result, they can not elicit
an allergic response. They may never become part of you or
integrate into your body's tissues, but they can safely
occupy a space to do their job. Synthetic implants, while
not causing allergic responses, can cause a different set
of problems which patients mistakenly interpret as
'rejection'. Synthetic implants can get infected, exposed,
or migrate, all of which are complications of the surgical
implantation process not due to rejection. If bacteria
inadvertently get on the surface of the implant, an
infection can later develop.Most implant infections occur
within weeks of the surgery as it takes time for the
bacteria to multiply and become evident. Synthetic implants
can migrate or move from their location where they were
surgically placed if the implant material is very smooth or
the tissue pocket into which it is placed is very big. This
potential migration can be eliminated if the implant is
secured into its desired location by some method such as
sutures or metal screws. Implant exposure can result from
migration of the implant, getting close to the original
incision through which it is placed. Or implant exposure
can result from not having enough good tissue closed over
it or tissue that breaks down over the implant due to too
much pressure that the implant exerted on it or the
overlying tissue is of poor quality and it doesn't heal
well and then breaks down, thus exposing the implant.

The patient will understandably interpret these synthetic
implant complications as 'rejecting the implant'. In
reality, the patient's body has little to do with the
development of these complications. They are more a
function of surgical technique and not due to a patient's
immune response to them. The risk of these potential
implant complications can be reduced by pre-surgery
antibiotics, a properly sized implant that does not stress
the surrounding tissues, and careful surgical implantation
technique.

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Dr Barry Eppley, board-certified plastic surgeon of
Indianapolis, operates a private practice at Clarian North
and West Medical cenetrs in suburban Indianapolis. He
writes a daily blogs on topics and trends in plastic
surgery at http://www.exploreplasticsurgery.com