Is There Any Connection Betwee Stress And Hair Loss?

The most common form of stress-induced hair loss is telogen effluvium. In this state, the emotional or physical stress – related death in the family, pregnancy, weight loss or surgery, for example – is driving many hair grow in a resting phase. Within months, the failure of the coup when the affected hair combing or simply washing your hair. The hair usually grow back when the emotional or physical stress is resolved, although it may take months.

For some people, stress can lead to a type of hair loss called alopecia areata intense. In that state, white blood cells attack the hair follicle – the cessation of hair growth. Within weeks, the affected hair falls out. Hair loss usually begins as a small round patch but can eventually spread to the entire scalp, and sometimes his body. The hair usually grow back, but the cycle can repeat itself. Continue reading

Low-Fat Diets Beat Low-Carb Regimen Long Term

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Three years after going on a diet, obese men and women on low-carbohydrate “Atkins”-type plans had gained back nearly all their weight, while those on low-fat diets continued to lose, new research finds.

Neither group ended up model-thin, however: Three years out, the low-carb dieters were a mere five pounds thinner and the low-fat group about 10 pounds slimmer than when they began.

The study is published in the March 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

In 2003, around the time the low-carb Atkins diet was all the rage, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania published research that found that obese men and women lost a lot more weight — initially — when on a low-carb versus a low-fat diet. At the six-month mark, obese dieters on the low-carb plan had lost about 13 pounds, compared to about 4.5 pounds on a low-fat diet. Continue reading

How To : Brush Teeth Properly

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Here health tisp from Dr Stemmer how to clean your teeth properly:

  • Choose a toothbrush with a small rounded head to get into all corners of the mouth without bashing your gums (which can trigger an ulcer). Make sure it’s a medium bristle variety – any harder runs the risk of damaging the enamel.
  • Don’t brush your teeth straight after eating, especially after acidic foods such as citrus fruits, as the tooth enamel will have been weakened by the acid and you’ll just brush it away. Either brush before breakfast – this helps to prevent dental erosion by coating the teeth with fluoride – or clean at least an hour after eating so that enamel will have hardened.
  • Brush in short round movements moving across the teeth. Don’t saw – running the brush backwards and forwards across the teeth – as this can wear away the gum. Make sure you include the margin between the teeth and the gums.
  • Take two minutes to brush teeth to guarantee removing the plaque. Continue reading

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