The Truth about Plastic Sugery Abroad

The Truth about Plastic Sugery Abroad
If you choose to undergo a cosmetic surgical procedure such
as breast augmentation, a face lift, or liposuction, why
choose plastic surgery travel to another country rather
than having the procedure performed at the major medical
center in your city?

Why endure all the hassles and inconveniences of foreign
travel? You might be surprised to learn that there are a
number of reasons why plastic surgery travel is easier and
more advantageous than you think!

With an elective cosmetic procedure rather than one that is
deemed medically necessary, it is highly unlikely that your
insurance company or Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
will pay the cost of your chosen procedure, leaving you to
assume all costs.

Due to the high cost of living in America, the same
procedure, performed by top-quality, board-certified
surgeons costs a fraction of what it would cost in the
United States.

You'll also find that plastic surgery travel arrangements
to a fully accredited, state-of-the-art medical center that
specializes in elective cosmetic procedures are safe and
easily accomplished.

In fact, one of the ways you can determine whether or not
the foreign facility you're considering is of impeccable
quality is its assistance in making your plastic surgery
travel experience uncomplicated, personalized, even
pleasant!

For example, when you're searching for a medical facility
in a foreign country, look for a facility that provides you
with individualized plastic surgery travel consultation
from the moment you contact the medical center until your
procedure and post-surgical care are complete and you are
ready to depart for home.

An essential part of plastic surgery travel to a foreign
country is having the emotional peace of mind that pre- and
post-op hotel arrangements have been made for you, all
airline schedules have been provided to you, visa and
passport details have been accomplished, your surgery date
has been confirmed, local travel arrangements are complete,
and you have a detailed total cost list covering your
entire stay.

Your plastic surgery travel itinerary should be easy to
understand, and you should work with a representative of
the medical facility that is fluent in your own language.

These are the services and benefits that are characteristic
of a medical facility that you can trust to provide you
with the best, most pleasant plastic surgery travel
experience, combined with superlative medical and nursing
care.

The issue that prevents most people from choosing plastic
surgery travel to another country is the anxiety and
uncertainty about the details of the trip itself and being
alone in a foreign country with a different culture and
language.

Yet when plastic surgery travel is arranged in complete
detail with an expert Patient Coordinator, it will seem as
if your trip is more of a holiday than an ordeal!

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Is eating FRUIT the same as eating CAKE?

Is eating FRUIT the same as eating CAKE?
Could eating fruit be keeping you from reaching you're fat
loss goals?

If you're trying to lose a lot of fat or simply looking to
lose those last few pounds then keep reading.

Let's start from the beginning:

We all know our body needs food to provide us with energy,
but how does it do this? It uses mainly carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are sugars that your body stores as glycogen
for to use as energy.

There are two types of carbohydrates: Simple and Complex.
All carbohydrates are made of sugar. Complex carbohydrates
are made up of hundreds of sugars molecules, these are your
startches and fibrous foods that provide you with sustained
energy as they take longer to digest.

We're going to look more closely at simple carbohydrates.
These consist of one to two sugars thus their name; simple.
Simple sugars include refined sugars such as cakes,
biscuits, fizzy drinks and sweets, as well as natural
sources found in fruits. Simple carbohydrates are digested
quickly and give you energy quickly.

Does this mean that eating fruit is the same as eating
cake? Definitely not.

Fruit is full of vitamins, minerals and fibre that is
important for a healthy balanced diet however, what is
important is when you choose to eat fruit.

The sugar in fruit is a simple sugar called fructose.
Remember simple sugars are used immediately by your body
for energy so if your glycogen levels are low then your
body will use them, if not then your body will store them
as fat.

Note: If you follow a low GI diet and are confused as many
fruits are low GI it's because the liver releases fructose
as fat. Fat does not raise insulin levels and therefore
doesn't increase your sugar levels rapidly.

So should you eat fruit or not?

YES but it's all about timing. The best time to eat fruit
is first thing in the morning for breakfast or right after
a work out. The reason being at these times your glycogen
levels are low. Eating fruit at this time will help in your
recovery. During the day your liver gylcogen levels are
more likely to be full and therefore eating simple carbs
could lead to the storage of fat.

So go ahead, enjoy your fruit at the right times!

Try: apples, grapefruit, lemon, cataloupe, organces,
blueblerries, cherries, blackberries, oranges or
strawberries.

For breakfast or as a snack try a fruit smoothie. Blend
yoghurt, mixed frozen berries, a bit of agave nectar and a
bit of water.

Enjoy!

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Rosa Coelho is a Performance Coach, Personal Trainer and
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
Principles. For a Rosa's free report 'Highly Effective
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Common Sense Tips To Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Common Sense Tips To Cut Breast Cancer Risk
We've all been watching the annual parade of 'pink' - all
in the name of raising money to fight breast cancer! The
objectives are admirable - more money for research for
early detection and maybe to defeat the causes of breast
cancer. AND it's important.

Somehow, despite all the pink ribbons and fundraising, the
disease continues to affect thousands of families every
year. Today breast cancer affects nearly 1 in every 6 women
and all cancers affecting 1 in 3 women. There is no family
that has been left untouched by cancer. An astounding toll!

So, what's going on here? Are there ways to minimize my
chances of getting it?

You know, it didn't seem like the odds of being affected by
breast cancer were as great when I was growing up. That
didn't mean I didn't see loved ones affected. In fact, my
mother-in-law contracted the disease and I would massage
her right arm after her mastectomy removed not only her
breast but also the lymph nodes under her arm, leaving
swelling and hard lumps. Because of my mother-in-law, I
also had an unusually large clientele of breast cancer
patients or those recovering from breast cancer.

Even with those experiences, it seemed that if you had a
relative who was affected, genetically you had a better
chance of having breast cancer. In fact, a common response
to the very mention of 'Cancer' was an automatic assumption
that you had been diagnosed and given a death sentence. Of
course, we now know that isn't the case and much progress
in diagnosis and successful intervention/treatment has
occurred in the past two to three decades. At the same
time, we've also seen the incidence of breast cancer
skyrocket! So it's now our responsibility to find and
practice common sense habits that will help the long-term
prognosis for us and for our daughters and granddaughters.

According to a number of research efforts at major
universities and research centers, there's ample evidence
to suggest that our immune systems are being weakened from
exposure to toxins and chemical poisons. Everyday exposure
to chemical poisons in our household and personal care
products can keep the body from warding off or mitigating
breast cancers and other diseases.

So what are everyday exposures that I might have?

We know that much of the current surge of interest in
natural and organic products is coming from women - fully
60-80% depending upon which research study you are focusing
on. These are women who want to improve the overall
wellness of their families and themselves. Just that fact,
alone, is cause for celebration. But every consumer also
needs to realize what 'natural and organic' may be covering
up in their everyday products!

Not everything that carries a byline of 'natural and
organic' is free from toxic or harmful ingredients.
Becoming educated about toxic ingredients, like the ones in
the following list, is critical to your efforts to buy
products that 'Do No Harm'.

Avoid these Red Flag ingredients in your products:

· Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40)

· DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamine), &
TEA (Triethanolamine)

· Dioxin (not listed as an ingredient - a by-product
from manufacturing)

· DMDM Hydantoin & Urea (Imidazolidinyl)

· FD&C Color Pigments

· Fragrances

· Parabens (common xeno-estrogen preservative)

· PEG (Polyethylene glycol)

· Phthalates (emulsifier, extender, softener -
commonly used in baby products/bottles/etc.)

· Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol

· Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth
Sulfate (SLES)

· Triclosan (anti-bacterial thought to create
super-bugs; non-recyclable contaminant in water)

· Sunscreen ingredients like benzophenone,
avebenzone, cinemates, PABA

Begin by reading the ingredient label on every product.
Perhaps most disturbing is the fact that many of these
toxic ingredients are hormone disruptors, wetting agents
that assure the products act faster/penetrate better, and
preservatives known to affect health. Making a choice to
purchase products that contain NO xeno-estrogens or other
toxins is a bold step in the right direction!

I really believe that we could all begin this effort by
simply checking out the back labels in our bathrooms.
While it's pretty scary to think about, experts tell us
that most of us come in contact with over 200 toxic
chemicals before we get dressed in the morning. That means
we are bathing ourselves in toxins!

Whether it's the shampoo and conditioner, the body wash,
our toothpaste, deodorant, hair styling products, or the
makeup on our face, it all adds to the chemical load on our
bodies. I encourage you to replace just one or two products
a week with products certified ToxicFree® - your
assurance the product contains no hormone disruptors,
carcinogens or other known toxic ingredients. Each step
will create a safer, cleaner, healthier home for you and
for your family.

Every woman really needs to take exercise seriously as
well. Just 30 minutes of exercise per week has been shown
to return major benefits. A recent study revealed that
30-150 minutes of exercise per week greatly reduced the
risk of developing breast cancer.

According to the lead researcher, breast cancer rates were
50% lower in the group of women who exercised - and up to
70% lower among African-Americans who exercised. The best
news was that the risk for various types of breast cancer
was reduced - even the most aggressive types.

Teaching our families how to prevent illness begins with a
healthy role model. READ labels, exercise, buy healthy
products, do regular self-examination - and teach your
daughters the same wellness habits!

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Linda Chaé is President & Chief Formulator for
Chaé Organics, Inc. and a pioneer in 'go natural'
skin care for consumers. Her commitment to clean, safe
toxic free products requires organic ingredients backed by
scientific research. As a consumer advocate, protecting
human beings from dangers in skin care products became
personal when she became a cancer survivor herself. To
order her products, visit http://www.chaeorganics.biz

Expert Trainer Reveals His Top 3 Secrets to Fat Loss

Expert Trainer Reveals His Top 3 Secrets to Fat Loss
Everybody wants to lose fat.

And you know what? There's no shortage of people out there
telling you how to do it.

The problem is that they usually tell you the same old
stuff week in and week out. Eat right and exercise, eat
right and exercise. Or it could be worse...follow this
weird diet or take this dangerous supplement.

Those diet and supplement people are just crazy, if not
liars and all the people telling you to eat right and
exercise without any substance are just dumb.

So I'm going to give you a few very easy fat loss secrets
that you can implement right now.

1) Never do another session of long, boring cardio again!
I've had it with watching people leisurely strolling down
the street or on the treadmill in hopes of losing fat. In
their defense, it's not their fault because "experts" have
been saying that's the only way for years. Well they were
wrong...dead wrong. There's a better way to do your cardio
and it's through interval training. All interval training
really means is that you mix bouts of intense exercise with
longer recovery periods. Take the treadmill for example.
After you warm-up for 3-4 minutes, you would mix bouts of
running at an intensity of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 for 20
seconds with a recovery period of light jogging at an
intensity of 4 for 60 seconds. Repeat that "cycle" 5-7
times, cool down for a few minutes and you're done.

Performing your cardio like this has been proven to burn
more fat throughout the day than moderate intensity cardio.
Not only that, but it gets you done with your workout a
lot quicker, which I'm sure you'll enjoy.

2) Stick to full body exercises and full body workouts and
steer clear of gym machines. By doing full body workouts
and full body exercises like push-ups, squats, lunges and
rows you're ensuring the maximum amount of muscle being
used which means you'll burn the most fat throughout the
day. Plus when you stick to things like bodyweight
exercises and dumbbells, rather than gym machines, you're
also ensuring the maximum amount of muscle is being used.
You'll also get your workout over with much quicker, thus
giving you more free time to spend with your family,
friends or whatever you'd like to do when you're not
working.

3) Plan your nutrition on the weekends. Weekends kill
most people's fat loss goals. That's largely because you
let loose a little too much and you don't plan out your
meals like you do during the work week. All you have to do
is stick as close as possible to your regular routine. If
you eat the same breakfast at the same time throughout the
week, continue doing so on the weekend. The same goes for
snacks. Your brain loves routine, so give it what it wants
and you'll continue losing fat, rather than stalling your
fat loss because you don't eat right on the weekend.

There you go. There are 3 practical fat loss tips that you
can implement right now and be on your fat loss journey.

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Boredom and Depression: Top 6 Interventions

Boredom and Depression: Top 6 Interventions
Boredom is that frustrated sense of having nothing
interesting to do. It is the companion to loneliness and
depression for when we are bored we are disconnected from a
positive connection with our self. We no longer have a
felt sense of our self as a productive, engaged, energized
individual interested in our activities. When boredom
continues unabated we can suffer classic symptoms of
depression that include frustration, low energy, decreased
motivation, emptiness, negative self-image, and long hours
sleeping.

Here are seven steps to get your energy revved up and to
recapture a lively sense of yourself.

1. Go Dancing--you do not have to know how. Depression
feeds on a lack of movement. It has less chance to take
hold when we dance. All it takes is a curiosity and a
willingness to try something different. Dance activities
abound. Click on your local internet and check out the
many choices, most of which offer free lessons and partners
with whom to practice who are also there to learn and are
grateful for a partner who has the same adventurous spirit.

2. Join A Singles' Social Club--depression and boredom are
isolating experiences. Social interaction is an effective
antidote Go on the internet and bring up your city.
Search for singles events and a whole host of choices will
come up from opportunities to meet and greet singles over
dinner, bicycling, backpacking, white water rafting, and
parachute gliding, to name a few.

3. Start Your Own Club--if you cannot find any social
clubs that interest you create your own. All it takes is
an idea. Advertise in the "free activities" column of your
local newspaper and hear your phone or email jump with
interested folks.

4. Take A Course—Engage your mind and boredom
releases. Local community colleges offer a large variety
of courses for those interested in a particular subject
rather than studying for a degree. Other venues offering
free or low cost courses include neighborhood recreational
councils, business retirement clubs, art supply stores, and
workshops by experts who advertise in local newsletters.

5. Become A Docent-- gaining and imparting knowledge to
others powerfully dispels boredom and will increase your
sense of competence, further fortifying you against
tendrils of depression. Museums often look for volunteers
to take training in order to lead groups on informative
tours of exhibits. You can learn about art history, meet
like-minded folks, and have opportunities to develop
friends.

6. Volunteer Your Service—giving back to your
community gives the reward of feeling kind and generous and
doing meaningful work. These feelings impede the buildup
of depression. Many organizations would be deeply grateful
for your help. You could volunteer at a soup kitchen, your
local historic society or railroad museum, or as a baby
minder in your local children's hospital. Also, look
around in your town for tourist venues. Choose one that
interests you and then call to offer your services.

In any of these ways you can learn and grow doing what you
enjoy. And who knows, those of you single might find your
soul mate in the process. You certainly will have many
opportunities to make new friends with similar interests
and who will have more ideas for interesting and fun things
to do. And at the very least you are up and moving and
exercising your mind, body, and spirit. And when that
happens folks, you have no room for boredom and depression.

Of course, if you are struggling daily just to get out of
bed or regularly have a marked diminished interest in
things you might be suffering from a more severe form of
depression. In that case an experienced therapist who
specializes in depression psychotherapy can help.
Depression is treatable and you do not have to suffer from
it.

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Ms Desert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in
Baltimore, MD with a holistic private practice and
specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety,
trauma, and associated addictions. For more information
please visit her web site at
http://www.singular-pathways.com

Build Those Muscles, Burn That Fat: Right?

Build Those Muscles, Burn That Fat: Right?
The world of physical fitness centers itself on muscle
building for weight loss. Men are constantly fed more and
more information telling them that them ore muscle you
build, the more weight you will be able to lose. But, how
accurate is that statement really? Does muscle really
effectively burn fat from the body without any extra effort?

Studies have been conducted on many occasions related to
the amount of calories burned for every pound of muscle
built. These studies have concluded on several occasions a
range of 30 to 50 extra calories a day from every pound of
muscle that is added to the body. With that fact being
said, how long does it take to build a pound of muscle?

For the male species, a pound of muscle takes approximately
one month to build. For the female species it can take
twice that long or more. Muscle building, without external
supplementation, is a slow process of tearing the muscles
and allowing the muscle to rebuild. When trying to build
muscle to lose weight and burn fat, this tearing and
repairing process is the only way to truly see the effects
of your workout over an extended period of time.

The Best Way To Build Muscle to Burn Fat

If building muscle is on your short list for your weight
loss program, there are tried and true ways to do just
that. But, there are also necessary actions that need to
take place in order to maximize muscle build and minimize
the pain associated with the tearing of the muscle.

When a muscle is worked with weights, the muscle will reach
a point where it can not longer lift the amount of weight
being pressed. This is called lifting to failure. When the
muscle is pushed to this point, tiny tears in the muscle
occur. These tiny tears will rebuild over a 48 hour period
of rest and gain muscle mass in the process. This is the
same muscle that will burn more fat on the body and thus
burn more calories.

The key to keeping muscle building a safe and painless
(mostly) process is the stretching. After the muscle is
torn, lactic acid will rush in and start the healing
process. This lactic acid, if left to settle in the muscle,
is the reason for pain after a hard workout. Stretching the
muscle can help to dissipate the amount of lactic acid in
the muscle and lower the chance of that extra, day after,
pain that is felt during recovery.

When building muscle to lose weight, it is important to
work the one day on, one day off program. While some muscle
groups, such as abdominals and triceps, are okay to working
on a daily basis, all others need at least 48 hours to
recover and rebuild before tearing the muscle again with a
workout.

As time passes, the muscles will grow stronger and add
bulk. This bulk will be the extra muscle needed to burn
those extra calories while watching TV, surfing the
Internet or sitting at that business meeting.

How Many Pounds Can Be Lost?

If every pound of muscle burns an extra 50 calories per
day, that will add up to 1500 calories a month. An extra
1500 calories burned with no extra effort. And, if the
muscle training program continues and within a years time,
10 extra pounds of muscle are added to the frame of the
body, that means an extra 15,000 calories burned every
month. Not bad for a little tearing and repairing.

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What are the Average Number of Calories Used in a Day?

What are the Average Number of Calories Used in a Day?
The answer is.....well it really depends on the individual
as to the number of calories burned in a day due to the
amount of physical work or exercise taken, but the average
is roughly 2000. So theoretically if you eat 2000 calories
per day you shouldn't gain any weight, however you need to
breakdown the definition of calories into their 3 main
types in order to totally manage your weight control.

You need to consider the amount of protein, carbohydrates
(carbs) and fat within your food intake. At this point some
people and some of those diet nutrition plans would have
you check your daily intake of those 3 calorie types, and
you end up spending a lot of time in the supermarket
reading all the nutritional content on the food packaging.
What a miserable and thankless task. You want to be able to
enjoy your food and be able to eat, within moderation,
whatever you like.

Also there are some diet eating plans which concentrate on
one aspect of your food intake such as a low fat diet or
low carbs but you need to look at the whole of your diet to
really be sure your diet eating plan will be successful
while still receiving proper nutrition levels. You need to
consume all three calorie types, but how much? Now I'm not
here to knock any diet plans especially if they have worked
for some people, however you don't only want to loose
weight but you need to be able to maintain your newly
lighter weight without having to live on the proverbial
"lettuce leaves and carrots".

Another important thing you also need to consider apart
from calorie intake is your metabolic rate. If this can be
increased then this will cause your body to burn more of
your body fat. One way to do this is to take exercise, but
how much and what kind?

So with all these questions, what you are looking for is a
program that shows you how to manage your calories needed
per day, breaking these down into the three types, and by
rotating your daily calorie intake will help increase your
body's fat burning capability, plus a guide to the right
amount and type of exercise that will help increase your
metabolic rate which also increases fat burning.

One program I can recommend and where you can find more
information and solutions to the above is called fatrelief.
This program gives you a comprehensive step by step diet
eating plan and provides details on food to buy and avoid
as well as the number of times you should eat per day, and
you'll be surprised. It's more than you think. It also
provides you with a guide to exercising and how much to do
in order to loose weight.

If you want to loose weight quickly then there are two
other programs, one of these is online where you can choose
foods you like from a list and a day planner is generated
for you.

The third program again explains how you can rapidly loose
weight using their five principles, one of which provides
details on foods that stop you from feeling hungry after
you have just eaten.

Finally everything in these guides involve only natural
food. There are no pills or weird potions to take, just a
carefully balanced daily diet nutrition plan.

I wish you every success in losing weight.

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Desire is the True Key to Success To Get in Shape and Build Muscle Fast

Desire is the True Key to Success To Get in Shape and Build Muscle Fast
If you want to get in shape and build muscle fast, you'll
have to adapt an attitude of champions. I have always said
that the measure of your success depends entirely on your
desire to be successful. This is such an important
statement to understand that I will repeat it again in
emphasis: The measure of your success depends entirely on
your desire to be successful.

With this being true, you can even go as far to say that
whether or not you will be successful is already
pre-determined before you even begin. If your desire is
weak, further down the road you may quit and let temporary
failures get the best of you. If your desire is strong,
however, you will adapt the necessary winning attitude that
will keep you on track no matter how many times you may
fail. Can you see how important it is to have a burning
desire when you want to achieve something big?

So what exactly is desire? Desire is the driving force of
all other key aspects of success. Desire will supercharge
your motivation, it will inspire faith, it will shun out
all thoughts of failure and of giving up and allow you to
persist whatever it is you are reaching for until you get
it. It deepens your concentration and strengthens your
determination. It will blow away all conceivable limits
within your mind.

A burning desire is what separates people who have made a
difference in the world and in their lives and the ones who
haven't. When you turn a simple "want" or "wish" into a
burning desire, then you have begun something very special.
Maintain that burning desire by reading your goals daily
and constantly picture yourself in the future and how you
want to look or how strong you want to be. Approach each
rep of each set of each workout with this burning desire,
and you will accomplish more results then you ever thought
possible.

The best way to spark desire and fuel it into a burning
obsession is by stimulating your mind about your desire
every second of every day. You can only do this with your
thinking. Think about what you want to achieve every moment
of the day, and surround yourself with people who have
similar desires as you, as well as other forms of
inspiration such as books, magazines, movies, etc.

There are many important keys to success in weight
training, or anything for that matter. Things such as
concentration, persistence, hard work, careful planning,
specialized knowledge, faith, and so on. I could spend
hours writing about each one of these, but when you truly
have a burning desire, all the rest of these things fall
into place. Focus on your desire to get in shape and build
muscle fast, cultivate it daily and you will be on your way
to inevitable success.

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Derek Manuel is the author of the best-selling, "How to
Gain Weight and Build Muscle for Hardgainers". If you want
to learn how you too can gain 20 to 30 pounds of solid
muscle in as short as 8 weeks, or if you just want more
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Exercising Hurts: Get Over It!

Exercising Hurts: Get Over It!
Nine out of ten of my obese patients rate pain, in some
body part, as one of their top three excuses why they can't
possibly exercise on a regular basis. In fact, for most
patients that excuse is #2, right after the incredibly
popular "I don't have time." Everyone has some kind of
excuse for why they can't exercise, but yet complain about
being out of shape, being tired, and being fat!

Top Excuses:
1. "I don't have time": I have a full-time medical
practice, three young children, and a thriving
writing/speaking side venture; but I still find time to run
at least 30 miles a week and go to the gym for a weight
workout twice a week. If I can find the time, so can most
people. It's a matter of priorities and wasted time.

2. "I'm too tired to exercise": Don't even try this excuse
on me. I pack more in a day than almost anyone else I know,
but I don't know who won "American Idol" or who is on "The
Apprentice." I use my time wisely and go to bed early
without the time vampire of the television sucking the life
out of me. The hardest part of any workout is the first 3
steps out of bed or out the door. You are tired because you
don't exercise and you use useful energy on nonsense.

3. "I can't find an exercise program I enjoy": Let's dispel
this other very common excuse. So what! Believe me, there
are many mornings I don't enjoy running at all. That's why
the IPod was invented. Miraculously, you can convince your
body you are reading a book, newspaper, or listening to the
radio or your favorite music. On the days when the last
thing you want to do is exercise, find a distraction. A
great one is to go the gym and people watch. The diversity
of people will crack you up! No one said exercise is
supposed to be enjoyable, but after a few weeks of regular
cardiovascular challenge, it does become more fun. Vary
your programs, get a trainer, or try a group fitness class
and be social. Do something...anything! Being out of shape,
sweating your butt off, looking like you are about to croak
any minute isn't fun for anyone; but that will only improve
with consistency! Not excuses!

4. "My arthritis/injury/something hurts when I exercise":
If you are over the age of 35 and are like most Americans -
Fat, you have been putting abnormal stress on many body
parts for a long time; pain is going to happen when you
start an exercise program. There is a difference between
good pain and bad pain. If you truly have arthritis, your
only hope of continuing to move is to exercise. Joints that
are damaged and are not regularly exercised will stiffen
and eventually become virtually unusable. Work through your
discomfort and the other side is much more enjoyable.
Follow some simple tips to get through your pain and start
on the road to cardiovascular fitness.

So how do I start an exercise program when I am lazy, fat,
tired, time-short and in pain? Good question. Here are a
few tips to get you started and on the way to better health:

1. Start slowly. The biggest mistake most people make is
too much, too soon, and too fast. The next day you often
can't move at all and it will be even harder to convince
yourself to move at all.

2. Do not bite off more than you can chew. Little bits
count! Gradually increase your time and separate segments
with recovery walking or stretching. Try 15 minutes total
the first day, broken into 5 minute segments separated by a
one minute rest. Add no more than one more segment each
day. For runners, we use the golden rule of not adding more
than 10% more mileage every week. Your goal should be 45
minutes of cardiovascular exercise at least 5 days a week.
Rome was not built in a day. Gradually work up to this goal.

3. Go at your own speed. Just because your friend can run
an 8 minute mile doesn't mean that is even realistic for
you. I try to preach perceived exertion. That means getting
your heart rate up to where you break a sweat, but still
can carry on a conversation. This litmus test will not
allow you to over do it when your competitive drive kicks
in.

4. Warm up! Take a few minutes to warm up prior to
exercising and warm down afterwards. Warm muscles don't
hurt as much as cold ones and are less likely to get
injured. Wear extra clothing to keep your muscles warm if
the environment is too cool. I tell all my runners to walk
for at least 5 minutes, then stretch, then start running.

5. Vary your program. We all get bored and your muscles and
joints will thank you for varying your routine. The older I
get, the more I have to work on core strengthening and
resistance training to keep my body in shape. Running alone
just doesn't do it. Once a week, try something you never
have done before. Take a group fitness class, do yoga, try
a spin class, try a new route for your walk. Variety really
is the spice of life!

6. Listen to your body. There will be days that your body
says "easy does it." Listen to it. A great way to keep in
tune is to wear a heart rate monitor. These help you stay
in your zones and not over do it. You will be amazed how
some days you can go forever and some days you have 15 good
minutes and then you are done. It is more important to walk
around the block every day than to try to climb Mount
Everest all in one day!

7. Get rid of your negative self-talk. We are our own worst
enemies. I have been at 18 miles in a marathon and that
little voice in my head is saying "why are we doing this?
What made you think you could run 26.2 miles at this pace
at your age?" Block it out. Have a mantra like "I have put
lots mileage in the bank and I'm just withdrawing it today"
or "I can do anything through Christ who strengthens me" or
one of my favorites "I can puke when I'm done." Sing a
song, talk to a friend, or just keep telling yourself
positive thoughts. The negative ones will only hold you
back and make you miserable.

8. Use your imagination. Picture your ideal self, at your
ideal weight, in that dress that has not fit in years. Then
picture how you are going to get there!

9. Set yourself up for success! What do I mean by this? Go
buy the proper equipment, get new shoes, a snazzy new work
out outfit and make a plan. Hire a trainer if you don't
have any idea what you are doing. The money is well spent
if you have a good trainer to point you in the right
direction. Make a schedule and force yourself to stick to
it. Exercise is not some thing you just get around to. My
program is scheduled and can't be missed unless the excuse
is good enough to miss an important meeting or a dentist
appointment (building is on fire, child throwing up, car
accident, etc.). Consistency is the key. Make it a habit,
especially on the days you don't feel like it!

10. Talk to your doctor. Get a physical and talk to your
doctor about what restrictions they feel should be put on
your program. Ask for their help. Most doctors are thrilled
that their patients are attempting to exercise and are very
willing to help! I make sure my patients are in the right
shoes, have realistic plans, and don't need some
biomechanical help or physical therapy to help them get
started.

Just do it! I may sound like a commercial, but it is good
advice. Today should be the last day you try to use lame
excuses to continue being fat, tired and a cardiac risk!
Write down you excuses. When you look at them on paper, you
realize most are ridiculous and can be overcome. Starting
an exercise program can be a monumental challenge, but we
are all up to it! I guarantee you will thank me in a few
months when you are closer to your ideal self than you
thought possible!

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Dr Marybeth Crane is a board certified podiatric foot and
ankle surgeon specializing in sports medicine. Your feet
should last a lifetime! For more foot health tips, a copy
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The Great Cholesterol Scam

The Great Cholesterol Scam
Like cancer, we can see the wilful ignorance demonstrated
by cardiac medicine in not dealing with the root cause of
heart disease, which is diet. Because the focus is on
treating the symptoms rather than the cause there have been
differences of opinion on how to deal with heart disease
and what can be done to stop the occurrence of heart
attacks and strokes.

Cholesterol and Statins

I shall briefly hone in on the cholesterol theories. Then I
will expose some of the massive deceptions behind the
mobilisation of the cholesterol lowering drugs, statins,
with the mind-boggling facts and figures for you to get
your teeth into!

The 7 myths on cholesterol

1.Cholesterol is not the monster it has been portrayed to
be. It is an essential in our body metabolism. With
sunlight beaming down on us it is converted into the
dietary essential, Vitamin D. Cholesterol is also an
important precursor. It is needed for the manufacture of
hormones such as testosterone and estrogen.

2.There is no convincing evidence to support the idea that
there is bad cholesterol. Blood cholesterol levels can be
affected by the mental and physical factors stress,
exercise and body weight. The fact that someone has high
cholesterol does not necessarily indicate a heart attack
could be on its way.

3.High cholesterol does not necessarily lead to
atherosclerosis. Whether the cholesterol levels are low or
high, atherosclerotic plaques can still form and lead to
coronary heart disease.

4.A 'careful' diet does not lower cholesterol in the blood.
The body produces several times more cholesterol than from
the food you eat.

5.The degree of atherosclerosis and cholesterol levels in
heart patients is not related to a dietary history of high
animal fat intake.

6.Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs do not change
heart mortality or total mortality.

7.Statins do not directly prevent heart disease (in fact,
they actually increase the risk of heart disease!). They do
precious little for getting at the root cause of the
problem. They have side effects, causing a drop in:
enzymes, vitamin D, CoQ10 and other substances essential
for health.

The myths are made as a result of keeping certain media
publications exposing the truth away from the public.
Because there is so much money at stake for the drugs to
get through, Doctors and scientists have been misguided.
Many contradictory findings have been ignored.

Big Business Rule$ OK? Statin sales In the USA last year
totalled to over 16 billion dollars. The rocketing sales
over the last few years have much to do with the fact that
the pharmaceutical companies have manipulated the National
Cholesterol Education committee to change their guidelines
on treating people with high cholesterol. In effect more
are now being treated. For example, one guideline has
allowed lower cholesterol level individuals to become
candidates for treatment. That this alone has been allowed,
something like another 36 million people can now be
treated! In time to come, there may be more criteria to
increase the number of candidates, sought after by
companies. Also, with heart disease related problems on the
up and the so-called experts advising that more statins
should be taken; it has become a very competitive market.
Companies are scrambling to get their slice of the pie.
What they don't want you to know is that the side effects
have wrought havoc and devastation on some patients.

Sales on drugs to take care of the side effects such as
cancer risk, a general weakness, immune suppression, muscle
and kidney damage is also a multi-billion industry! How
pathetic can it get? As if they're not satisfied enough
with selling patients a drug that may not do anything for
them. 'It certainly doesn't treat the route cause of the
problem.

Marketing and Selling Sickness

There are many complaining that drugs cost too much. The
defence to this from pharmaceutical companies sometimes
goes in the way of them saying that the bill for research
and development (R&D) was very high. However, I have found
that many say this is untrue. For example, Doctor Joe
Mercola insists that the real truth regarding high prices
is for marketing and profits. I have worked in R&D myself
and from my investigations would say this is quite true.

In conclusion

Like the great cancer scam, once again, the underlying
principles that keeps the treatment for heart disease going
is financial; backed by cash-happy drug companies, a
corrupt political system and paid off press. In effect, the
seniors representing these three bodies have the upper hand
in suppressing key life-saving information. Try to see
right through this façade and then make decisions
for yourself on how you want to deal with it. Once again
prevention prevails. Take care of your diet, exercise,
environment and psychological well being.

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I, Paul Phillips am a health writer researcher. I graduated
in 'Biological Sciences' which includes biochemistry,
physiology and nutrition. I have worked in various related
research and development labs.
I am always willing to give advice and help people in my
field. For more information please try the link:
http://www.HealthNewsLive.net
Or look at my book on natural solutions to Heart Disease:
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Are Wii Kidding Ourselves?

Are Wii Kidding Ourselves?
The Nintendo Wii Fit was released to the public recently
with much ballyhoo. If you haven't seen the Nintendo Wii
game system, it is the latest evolution in video game
playing where players use the remote to mimic real-life
actions such as a tennis forehand. The players' physical
actions are then played out on the screen.

The Wii Fit is a "game" that according to the Nintendo
website can increase your fitness levels. "By playing Wii
Fit a little every day, you, your friends, and your family
can work towards personal goals of better health and
fitness," the site claims. While I have yet to use the
game at all, I can say that I am highly skeptical that this
will make a dent into America's growing obesity problem.

The Wii Fit comes with a balance board that the player uses
to interact with the game. When you first start the game,
the Wii Fit assesses your balance - which is important in
your overall health, but is usually not a concern to anyone
who is not a senior citizen or recovering from injury.

It then moves on to perform the Body Test, which is more
balance assessment, followed by the calculation of Body
Mass Index (or BMI). BMI is a very flawed measure of one's
fitness, as it measures the ratio of one's scale weight to
one's height. So, on the BMI scale, the following people
are considered Overweight or Obese:

- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees
- Tom Brady of the New England Patriots
- Lance Armstrong of cycling fame
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Sylvester Stallone

See where I'm going with this? Scale weight does not
account for the amount of lean body mass someone is
carrying. That is why body fat percentage is the gold
standard for measuring one's fitness.

Also, measuring BMI on anyone under 19 is very inaccurate.
This already has become an issue for Nintendo, as a 10-year
old athletic British girl was assessed as being Fat by the
game. Obesity experts jumped on Nintendo immediately,
rightfully stating that the game could cause irreparable
harm to a child's body image. Nintendo has since added a
disclaimer that the BMI feature is meant for adults only,
but hasn't taken the step of deactivating it in the game
for child users.

The game goes on to calculate a Wii Fit Age for the user
based on your balance test results, actual age, etc.
Again, this is a very shaky measure of one's fitness that
could mislead people.

The Training section of the game is broken down into four
sections: Yoga, Balance Games, Strength Training and
Aerobics, all of which can be done without spending the
$89.95 suggested retail price for Wii Fit.

Let's break down the Strength Training section as an
example of some of the flaws in this game. The first
exercise is a Single Leg Extension, which is more of an
exercise in balance than a strength training exercise.
Also, leg extensions do not mimic a real life use of the
leg, and the leg extension machine is perhaps one of the
worst machines in the gym.

The next exercise is torso twists, which is more of a
dynamic stretch than a strength building exercise,
especially in the absence of any weighted bar or dumbbells.
That is followed by the push-up and side plank. Now, I'm
a big fan of both of these exercises, but they are not for
the de-conditioned. Most men are not capable of doing
pushups with correct form, and women usually start out with
the modified push-up until they have the strength to do
regular form.

The next exercise, jack-knifes, is for people who are
advanced in their training. It violates one of the basic
principles of fitness professionals around the world -
never put a de-conditioned person on their back on the
floor for anything. Lastly, the game makes the user
perform lunges, which are great muscle builders. However,
like stated before, you don't need to buy a game system to
do them.

Overall, I give Nintendo credit for trying to make a game
that tries to get people to be more active, which is more
than can be said for other video game manufacturers.
However, this will not do anything in terms of chipping
away at the American obesity problem. In fact, I'll go out
on a limb and say that the video game industry needs to
follow the route of the tobacco and alcohol manufacturers,
and state that excessive use of their product could lead to
inactivity and obesity, rather than try to make a
half-hearted effort at increasing American activity levels.

Rather than letting your kids play Wii Fit while you watch
TV in the other room, here are some things that you can do
together:

- Go for a brisk walk
- Group session with a personal trainer
- Navigate a confidence course
- Play catch with a football or baseball
- Kick a soccer ball around
- One-one-one basketball
- Walk and play a par 3 golf course
- Family yard work or snow shoveling!

You'll save money on electricity and form stronger bonds
with your kids as you increase your fitness levels together.

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Matt Lisk is a fat loss expert who has used his knowledge
to lose over 80 pounds of body fat, reduce his body fat
percentage to under 10% and to resolve a variety of health
issues he was experiencing. He is the author of Lean State
University's Fat Loss 101 Newsletter at http://leanstate.com

What Are Fat Burning Interval Training Workouts?

What Are Fat Burning Interval Training Workouts?
What the heck are fat burning interval training workouts?
And why aren't more people doing them?

The other day I saw a pack of joggers shuffling along the
streets of Toronto, and I wanted to go over there and yell
at the top of my lungs, "If you want to lose weight, why
aren't you doing fat burning interval training workouts?!"

It seems interval training for fat loss just still hasn't
caught on with everyone. So today, I'll explain...

What is interval training?

How can you do interval training for fat loss?

Who can use interval workouts for fat burning?

We've been using interval training since way back in the
late '90s when I was just getting involved in the fat loss
industry. I was also using it with athletes but you don't
have to be an athlete to do interval training.

A beginner can do interval training because all interval
training means is that you're going to do hard exercise for
a short interval and then you're going to bring the
exercise intensity down to lower than normal intensity,
recovery intensity for a very short period as well.

I like to use this example, a beginner who regularly walks
on a treadmill at say 3.5 miles per hour, they would do
their interval training at a short, hard interval of maybe
30 to 60 seconds at 3.8 miles per hour and then they'd drop
all the way down to 3.0 miles per hour for a minute
recovery.

So a minute hard, a minute off and that's interval training
for a beginner. That's how you do fat burning interval
training workouts.

It's still safe and it's still going to be effective in
increasing more what I call life-specific fitness because
really anytime we do activity in life, it's generally not a
Sunday stroll.

We're either climbing stairs or maybe we're walking faster,
trying to run and catch the bus, but we're not just going
at a slow steady pace most of the time.

That's why I say interval training is more life-specific or
life-applicable in terms of its fitness benefits.

Also, research shows that interval training does work
better than slow cardio for fat loss. For a more advanced
interval training session, it can be done on any type of
equipment - obviously, beginners can as well - or you can
do it outside, you can do hill walking or hill sprinting or
running around the track or you can do mountain biking or
you have do biking inside on a stationary bike or
elliptical.

You can do anything you pretty much want here that can be
done in short bursts and then recover.

You start with your warm-up, your regular warm-up; you make
sure you're really nice and ready to go, especially if
you're doing running because running at high speeds can
lead to injury. That's why I like actually people do
interval training on the bike because you can't fall off it
unless you're really uncoordinated and you really aren't
going to get hurt.

However, sprinting at high velocities of movement can lead
to injury a lot more than just biking against resistance.
That's simply why I like the bike.

After you do your warm-up for 5 minutes then you would go
into your first interval and I like to say exercise at an 8
out of 10 intensity level - compare that to a 6 out of 10
which would be regular cardio - so you're doing it a couple
notches higher than cardio.

Go at your interval pace for about a minute and then take
anywhere from a minute to a minute and a half break down at
a very low recovery pace. I don't care who you are or how
fit you think you are, you need to take it EASY during your
interval training for fat loss recovery breaks.

That's a big key here is a lot of people with the cardio
mentality think they have to keep their heart rate up high
and they work too hard in the recovery period, but if you
were running on the treadmill at say 7 miles per hour for
your work interval, I'd like you to drop down to a 3.0
miles per hour walk or if you're biking and it's Level 10
on a stationary Life Cycle, then take your intensity all
the way down to a Level 3 out of 10 for your recovery.

Go very easy, it should be as easy as possible during your
recovery period so that you work very hard during the work
intervals. That's all we care about.

It's not how high your heart rate stays constantly
elevated, but that you work hard recover, work hard
recover, and then you only need to do about six of those
intervals, then do a cool down, stretch any tight muscle
groups, and that's it for the interval training.

It really should take about half the time of a normal
cardio workout and you're going to get more fat-burning
results.

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Breathing For Exercise Energy: Jump Starting Your Heart

Breathing For Exercise Energy: Jump Starting Your Heart
Many people will give excuse after excuse for not
exercising during the day. While the number one excuse is
not having enough time, the second excuse used most often
is not having enough energy. Energy will remain low as long
as the mind is in the avoidance mode. Once you convince
yourself that exercise is fun and you WANT to do it, the
exercise will return, like MAGIC! In order to jump start
those energy levels, exercise breathing can help.

Exercise breathing is like a warm up for the lungs. It gets
the body moving and the lungs working in a similar way to
how they will be working during the fitness routine. Once
the lungs are moving briskly, the heart will kick in and
the energy levels of the body will rise.

If you have ever noticed during an exercise routine that
after the first 10 or 15 minutes, the exercise does not
seem so hard and the energy levels needed to continue are
there you understand the forces behind exercise breathing.
There are four steps to breathing for energy and they are:

* Take deep breaths. Kind of like stretching the lungs, you
want to begin your exercise breathing with long inhales and
slow exhales. These will warm up the lungs for the volume
of oxygen they are about to experience. These slow
breathing exercises should be repeated for 10 to 15
repetitions.

* Rate your energy level. As you are deep breathing,
mentally rate your energy level. This will give you a
guideline by which to compare your energy level after the
breathing exercise. As you slowly breath in and out, notice
any changes in energy level. Toward the end of the warm up,
you should feel a bit more energized than before you began.

* Moving to abdominal breathing. Now you will move the
breathing exercises to the abdomen. As you breath in, fill
the abdomen with air and do not move the shoulders. This is
all about the tummy. Count the amount of seconds it takes
to fill the tummy and exhale at the same rate. You want to
breathe in and out just deep enough to not become dizzy
from the process. We are not filling a balloon here, just
warming up the body. Continue this exercise for three
minutes.

* Rate your energy level again. After the three minutes,
there should be a marked change in energy level. Your lungs
are now warm and ready to move to the music of exercise.
This practice can be used at any time during the day when
you need a boost of energy, but especially when you are too
tired to exercise. These tips can be repeated as a cool
down after exercising.

Breathing is the ideal way to give your body back that
little spark it needs to move on with the daily exercise
routine. Life is all about balance and when we balance our
workouts to include our entire body, they will help us to
become a healthier person all around for now and tomorrow.

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Herbs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Herbs for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious autoimmune illness
affecting the joints and bones and other organ systems of
the body. Damage to tissues results when the immune system
mistakes the body's own tissue as foreign and attacks them.
Free radicals are part of the cascade of effects that cause
inflammation and eventually can destroy joints. While there
are excellent prescription medications used to successfully
treat RA, many people prefer to use an all natural approach
or to supplement the standard therapies.

Many herbs have been identified as having usefulness in
treating the symptoms of RA and many are antioxidants and
anti-inflammatory in nature. We will look at some of these
herbs and discuss their use in RA holistic care. Even
though herbs and supplements may be all natural, they still
can be potent and may also interact with prescription
medications. An RA patient should always discuss the matter
with their health care provider before adding or
subtracting anything in their treatment plan, natural or
otherwise. It is a mistake to assume that herbs are
automatically safe and free of side effects.

Among the herbs identified as helpful in RA are: Angelica,
Bogbean, Borage oil, Boswellia, Bromelain (from
pineapple), Cat's claw (Also called Devil's claw),
Chaparral, Evening primrose oil, Feverfew, Galangal,
Ginger, Cayenne creams and lotions, Curcurmin (from
turmeric), Pokeweed roots, Alfalfa, Gotu kola, Honeysuckle,
Hops, Licorice, Lingum vitae, White poplar, Linseed,
Morinda, Mustard, Oregano, Sarsaparilla, Sesame seed oil,
Stinging nettles, Wild Yam, Black cohosh, Celery, Willow,
Wintergreen, Yucca.

And this list, long as it is, is just part of the herbal
formulary often used to control the problems associated
with RA! In fact, one old remedy for "rheumatism" which was
the catch-all term for all joint pain and aches was willow
bark tea. Willow bark contains salicylates, compounds
related to aspirin and to several current pharmaceutical
anti-inflammatory drugs. There is no question that this
could have been helpful for RA sufferers.

Cat's claw or Devil's claw is another old and often used
remedy. It is normally used in a dose of 250 mg of a
standard extract taken twice a day. One small study has
been done showing relief of RA symptoms when compared to a
placebo. Cat's claw must be taken with food and cannot be
taken by women who are pregnant or who could become
pregnant. Upset stomach is the most commonly reported side
effect, but is lessened when taken with food. Cat's claw
has anti-inflammatory properties.

A widely used compound for topical pain relief is a cream
compounded from cayenne pepper extracts. This reduces pain
and inflammation by stimulating circulation in the area of
a painful joint and is also useful for osteoarthritis. A
user must be careful to wash hands carefully since the
cream can burn the eyes and mucous membranes. It's also
important to note that hot packs and heating pads should
not be used over areas covered with cayenne products. Many
people also use this product to treat the pain from a
previous case of shingles effectively. It is available
without prescription.

Curcurmin is a product extracted from the yellow spice
turmeric that is being studied for several medical purposes
including RA pain and stiffness. Widely used in curries,
turmeric is also used as it is for RA and other uses.
Curcurmin has both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant
properties. Antioxidants help to fight the free radicals
that play a part in joint destruction in advanced
rheumatoid arthritis.

An Indian herb called Boswellia has also been shown to
decrease inflammation in the body. It is taken in a dose of
150 mg three times a day. While it would take a book to
list every dose and herb used for RA symptoms, it is easy
to see how big a choice there is for natural products. The
resources given below are a great introduction to the use
of herbs in RA, and the Arthritis Foundation has published
a book that is a guide to herbal therapies.

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http://www.arthritiscures.us/common-symptoms-for-rheumatoid-
arthritis/common-symptoms-for-rheumatoid-arthritis.htm
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Latest News on Breast Implants

Latest News on Breast Implants
There have been several recent reports and within these
findings there has been one specific observation that most
implant surgeons will choose to follow. It is with respect
to synthetic breast implants and the texture of the
silicone implant.

Most breast enlargements are performed for cosmetic
reasons, the US and UK markets estimate the ratio is 80%
cosmetic and 20% reconstruction after varying operational
procedures; one such operation is cancer removal.

Breast implants can be made of natural body tissue or
synthetic (man-made) materials. There are two popular
choices of insertion; one is of a silicone bag (prosthesis)
under the breast (submammary) or under the breast and chest
muscle (subpectoral). This prosthesis expands the breast
area to give a fuller breast (increased cup size), give a
better contour, and give more cleavage.

Natural Tissue implants are for those who need
reconstruction surgery, as opposed to the Synthetic Breast
Implant. Natural Tissue Implants are aided by taking tissue
from either the back or stomach and then moulded to suit
the need. The Synthetic however is a firm silicone shell,
with more and more offering the textured surface to lessen
the risk of hardening, deforming and rejection.

There are several new forms of silicone implants. There are
those that consider the new forms of a jelly like silicone
as opposed to the original styles of the fluid silicone;
often just salt-water. There has been much speculation
recently about the occasional wrinkle caused by the firmer
silicone implant. So the jelly like and saline implants are
most preferred.

In 1998, the UK government commissioned an Independent
Review Group to look at the available evidence about the
risks of silicone breast implants and publish a report
based on its findings. The group found no evidence that
silicone implants pose a risk to women.

The purpose of the jelly and salt-water is because of their
likeness to the normal breast tissue feel. As with all
implants the result is of the supreme importance. The
surgeon will suggest what type and what type would be
suitable. Although... There are an increasing quantity
seeking other choices.

The eventual size of the breast is mainly a personal
decision by the patient. Cup size is an inexact estimate of
the final size since cup sizes vary with the bra
manufacturer and how tight or loose the patient wears her
bra as well as how much breast tissue is already present.
Describing the preferred cup size does aid the surgeon, but
it also helps to look at pictures or photos to show the
physician the needed final look.

You may not be able to have breast implant surgery if:
1. you are under 18 years old,
2. you are pregnant,
3. you are breastfeeding,
4. you have malignant or pre-malignant breast cancer that
has not been fully treated, or
5. you have an active infection anywhere in your body.

To conclude our brief study, it is clear most breast
implants are performed to make the breasts larger. However,
implants can also be used to make drooping breasts firmer
and to even out unequal size or unevenly shaped breasts.
Yet there is no specific medical advantage of breast
implants, they can have great psychological benefits and
help to improve self-esteem and confidence.

Mr. P. Booker Health Care Professional

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