Archive | June, 2010

19 June 2010 0 Comments

Acne and and your Digestive system: Are they related?

Acne and and your Digestive system: Are they related?

Quite impossible to believe? Read on so you may see their relationship. We all know that the digestive system is responsible for the break down of our food intake into essential amino and fatty acids, sugars and glycerine so it can be absorbed and used up by the body. In order to efficiently function, we [...]

16 June 2010 0 Comments

Can Music Help Improve Your Brain?

Can Music Help Improve Your Brain?

The power of music to affect our memory is quite intriguing. Most recently brain-imaging studies have shown that music activates many diverse parts of our brain, including an overlap in where the brain processes music and language. This simultaneous left and right brain action maximizes our learning and retention of information. The information we are [...]

13 June 2010 0 Comments

The Messy Messenger – Meet Propionibacterium Acnes (P. acnes)

The Messy Messenger – Meet Propionibacterium Acnes (P. acnes)

Acne is not caused by bacterial infection, acne is what causes the bacterial infection. The bacteria, Propionibacterium Acnes (P. Acnes), are a normal part of your skin surface. In fact, they are a beneficial resident on everybody’s skin surface – their job is to repel other bacteria, which are way more harmful for you, and [...]

10 June 2010 0 Comments

Transit Time on the Alimentary Canal – Are You on Schedule?

Transit Time on the Alimentary Canal – Are You on Schedule?

We all know what a canal is – a waterway that is used by barges or other floating craft to haul cargo, crops or people from one place to another. The Panama Canal runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Another canal, the Alimentary Canal, hauls food and runs from your mouth to your rear. [...]

7 June 2010 0 Comments

Manage Constipation, Prevent Cancer

Manage Constipation, Prevent Cancer

Colorectal cancer ranks third in the mortality rate, worldwide, (Lung cancer ranks first among the major cause of death afflicting 1.3 million of the world’s population which results to about 639,000 deaths per year). The threat of a person becoming afflicted with colon cancer is very real. Noticeably, these statistics increase in number per year [...]

4 June 2010 0 Comments

Popular Acne Myths You Probably Believed

Popular Acne Myths You Probably Believed

Much has been said about causes and treatment of acne. Below are some myths and rationale as to why they are true and otherwise.
Myth I: Acne is caused by eating nuts and chocolates.
Though no book in dermatology says so, this is not a reason for you to indulge. Certain food products causes allergic reactions and [...]

1 June 2010 0 Comments

ACNE: Knowing the causes is knowing what to avoid

ACNE: Knowing the causes is knowing what to avoid

With advance in technology, we pay or we give up something. During the earlier times, have you ever wonder, why are there rarely any commercials that advertises acne treatment products? Maybe, just maybe, the market is too small or maybe, the causes of having an acne are limited and relief is found in a very [...]