What's the first thing that comes to mind when you look at a Japanese woman? Youthful, glowing, glass-like skin?While every woman is beautiful and unique, Japanese women are known to have younger look...
Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine that has been practiced for over 5,000 years. It is a holistic approach to health that emphasizes the balance and harmony of the body, mind, and spirit...
Do you often get questions and remarks from family, friends, or even strangers about why you look so upset, even though you're feeling perfectly fine? You might have what is known as a "permafrown." A...
Good skin care is essential for maintaining healthy, youthful-looking skin. A consistent, effective skincare routine can help to prevent premature aging, improve skin tone and texture, and support fac...
It's called Panchakarma and means "five actions." The benefits of this ancient, entirely natural detox method are being re-discovered today. This series of procedures was first described in the ancien...
Thinning hair affects many of us, male and female alike. Unlike some of the more dramatic forms of hair loss, thinning hair is often a gradual process that takes months to become noticeable. It can ha...
Nose oils to balance Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas. Breath easy. Increase energy. Improve focus. Prevent sinus problems.
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Sinus crud, constant throat clearing, bad breath, sour stomach, ...
Women, it's always been said, are more open than men when it comes to discussing health matters. Is that really the case, though? Recently, there's been a slew of articles and TV programmes in which w...
Not so long ago, public awareness of alopecia wasn't that high. Little was known about the condition, and few people with a public profile were prepared to speak out when they had it. All that, thankf...
Cervical spondylitis is a disorder of the cervical spine vertebrae. These vertebrae are present in the neck region. It is the age related wear and tear of the cartilage, disks, ligaments and bones. Th...
Psoriasis is a skin condition which is characterized by rashes and scaly patches. It is an autoimmune disorder which leads to rapid buildup of cells making the skin thick. Normally, the skin cells gro...
When Benjamin Franklin stated long ago that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, he didn't get it quite right. He should have said 'death, taxes, and male baldness.' That's because most m...
Our daily schedules are often so busy that we don't have much time to spend on self-care or haircare, to be more specific. Then one day you wake up in the morning and find more hair than usual on the ...
Hair loss is a common issue that seriously affects our looks and confidence. Some degree of hair fall is to be expected. Roughly one hundred strands leave our scalp every day as part of the natural gr...
Symptoms, causes, and treatments for phalacrophobia
Do you know what phalacrophobia is? Probably the name by itself doesn't tell you anything, but... What if we told you that t...
The most common condition related to hair loss from which men suffer is male-pattern baldness (MPB). It begins with a spot on the top of your head or a receding hairline that gets more pronounced over...
The growing frequency of hair loss cases has led to the development of methods that tackle it in a much more practical way. Micro scalp pigmentation (MSP) is one of the treatments that take little tim...
Hair loss doesn't happen by choice but treating it does. The challenge we face while treating hair loss is in finding products that give true results. Distinguishing between marketing hype and treatme...
About port-wine stains
A port-wine stain is a birthmark on the skin that is pink or purple in color. It's also known as nevus flammeus.
In most cases, port-wine stains harmless. But sometime, po...
Fashion trends are constantly changing, and the same is true for both hairstyles and hair treatments. Everywhere you go, it's a common sight to see people sporting bleached or heavily dyed hair. Unfor...