ew York Madison Avenue marketing push is all about natural skin care products for beautiful skin. Did you know the Japanese have simple food secrets for beautiful skin?

The leading Japanese food secret for beautiful skin starts by staying extremely hydrated. It has been reported they drink 8-12 cups of green tea daily and significant quantities of spring or mineral water. Western cultures recently recognize hydration as critical to the facial beauty we all desire. Unfortunately, many of the products on the market are loaded with sugar and other sweeteners. Japanese women have unequaled beauty as they age in their skin tone as a result of hydrating properly with simple mineral water and green tea.

European spas, on the other hand, have as a leading food secret for beautiful skin fasting at least monthly, but preferably weekly (if you have health problems consult a medical professional; but the absence of food is itself a food secret for beautiful skin). Fasting may further aide other health problems such as overweight, acne, menopause symptoms, and glucose levels.

Food secrets for beautiful skin from many non-western cultures, is to totally avoid fried foods. Skin that has lasting beauty and ageless beauty just cannot be maintained on a diet of fatty, greasy, fried foods.

Japanese food secrets for beautiful skin are largely driven by eating fresh, organic foods. Stay away from packaged/processed/manufactured foods, refined sugars, and white flour, eat small quantities of meat, do eat mostly fish, and consume dairy in moderation except organic yogurts with active cultures, which should be consumed once daily.

One of the most significant Japanese food secrets for beautiful skin is in their consumption of raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. It has also been said using sesame oil for cooking, and even the consumption of one tablespoon per day directly, has mystical properties, which are the secret to the facial skin beauty Japanese women enjoy as they age.

It goes without saying that eating fast food, and certainly on any regular basis, could be the most unhealthy food consumption habit practiced by western cultures.

To summarize, Japanese food secrets for beautiful skin start with staying extremely hydrated by consuming green tea and mineral waters. Totally avoid fast and fried foods, processed and manufactured foods at all costs. Menopause symptom relief and skin that has natural and lasting beauty are clear side benefits of Japanese food secrets for beautiful skin.



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When you want to buy a book, a CD or make decision of what movie you want to see, you read the latest reviews about that book, band or movie.

Most people look up also other products or services like the local dentist office or dentist or the beauty centre in the neighborhood. Buying skin care or beauty products should be no different, you should read the beauty product reviews also before you buy anything.

Most of us don’t do this, they walk to the nearest drug store or mall and see what skin care or beauty products they have to offer and buy on impulse or on advise from the store. Most stores do not let you try the various products and they often have so many products that this would not be an option any way. But just buying something will cost you a fortune because beauty products are very expensive and you still do not know if you are buying a good product. The best way to get more information on products is to look at different beauty product reviews, it is better to make a well informed decision and it is also better for your wallet.

The best place to look is online.

A great place to look for beauty product reviews is to look at online forums and review sites. These forums and most review sites are written or commented by people just like you. just people who bought something and want to let others know about their experiences. Almost all these people have nothing to gain and have no affiliation with the product or the company that made the product. They just want to tell others if they have good or bad experiences with the product and do this in the form of writing beauty product reviews on forums or review sites. These people write their comments to let others in this case you know, that the product was a pleasant surprise because…, or the purchase was an absolute waste of money because… There are so much forums and review sites that are dedicated only to beauty product reviews, that it will not be hard to make good decisions.

Who else to trust more than your family

When you do not like to look for beauty product reviews online or you do not trust all these people you do not know, you can ask your family, friends or even coworkers. If you see someone with great skin, or a wonderful color of lipstick you can ask what they use and if they are satisfied by the products they use. This way you see the result and they tell you their own beauty product reviews. This is a good way to be sure that you get honest beauty product reviews because you know these people and why would they lie to you, they have absolutely nothing to gain from it.

There is one other plus-point in asking your family, they often have the same skin type and allergies as you have and this means their advise can prevent allergic reactions if they have experienced this with certain products.

Don’t just go out and buy this or that beauty product to make a decision on which ones are the best. Instead, make an informed and educated decision on the best beauty products by studying several beauty product reviews. That’s the only way to know exactly what you’re getting and it’s the best way to look and feel your best.



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This week we would like to introduce you to the world of the Beauty Industry, starting from the very core: the therapists themselves.

The people:

Beauticians, also known as Beauty therapists or Aesthetician, carry out body and facial treatments to improve their clients’ appearance and improve their sense of well-being. The therapists are involved with their clients’ needs in a caring profession. Treatments are designed to develop skin care and condition, and the work is all designed to help improve facial and body state. All forms of beauty treatments promote a feeling of well-being – consequently, the beauticians must be caring, tactful, and knowledgeable and have a well-groomed appearance, particularly their hands, which need to be sensitive and lithe.

As mobile beauty therapists they could carry out a range of treatments, including:

• facials – cleansing, massaging and toning the skin

• shaping eyebrows and coloring eyelashes

• manicures

• pedicures

• other nail treatments such as extensions and nail art

• applying and advising on cosmetic make-up

• non-surgical skin rejuvenation therapies

Also they can offer other dedicated treatments, such as massage, aromatherapy, and reflexology.

What is it good for?

Each beauty treatment has its own specific benefits. Make sure that before the therapy starts you discuss with your beauty therapist what you aim to get. This will give your therapist the chance to give you the profit of their experience, expertise and knowledge and lead you towards the treatment that will best suit your individual necessities.

What are the benefits?

Generally, clients report that experiencing any kind of beauty therapy treatment is a soothing and calming experience that leaves them looking better and feeling energised, relaxed, and cheerful. A good part is also played by the therapist.

All our mobile beauty therapists are qualified, extremely experienced, uniformed, vetted, professional yet friendly in their approach and provide only the best client care at all times.

So what do they have to do to become part of the industry?

First they will need to find a salon or training provider (school) that offers National or Scottish Vocational Qualifications (NVQ/SVQ) in Beauty Therapy. The assessments take place either in a salon or with the training provider. NVQ/SVQs are important because they prove that they can do their job to a high standard – the standard that your industry needs. It also shows an employer that they are dedicated to the career and training and have invested time in gaining the relevant qualifications.

The beauty therapist will set up all equipment, tools and beauty products with minimum fuss, and prepare you for an unforgettable time in the own comfort of your home.

Contact us today to further discuss your personal needs and requirements. One of our experts should be a hand for you!

Paolo Andrea Dalla Fina, BTS PR & Marketing Consultant

Tel: 020 7000 1900 Fax: 070 9226 4226

E: paolo@bodytissue.com W: www.bodytissue.com



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Enhancing Services of Panchayat Raj in Public Health

* Ramaiah Bheenaveni



Panchayats in India are an age old institution for governance at village level. In 1992, through the enactment of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) were strengthened as local government organizations with clear areas of jurisdiction, adequate power, authority and funds commensurate with responsibilities.

Panchayats have been assigned 29 rural development activities, including several, which are related to health and population stabilization. The XI schedule includes Family Welfare, Health and Sanitation, (including hospitals, primary health centers, and dispensaries,) and the XII schedule includes Public Health.

“Thus the possible realm of influence of the Panchayats extends over a significant proportion of public health issues. The Gram Sabha, where empowered has the potential to act as a community level accountability mechanism to ensure that the functions of the village Panchayat in the area of public health and family welfare, actually respond to people’s needs”.

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment makes it mandatory that functions related to the provision of primary health care – maternal health and family welfare are the responsibility of the PRIs. Besides the various development sector departments come under the functional jurisdiction of the district panchayat. Creating a health system with the panchayats being made responsible for supervising and monitoring health services seems an ideal model.

The National Health Policy, 2001, also emphasizes implementation of public health programmes through local self-government institutions, especially relating to the national disease control programmes. The Planning Commission set up a Task Force to review PRI involvement in various sectors and to make recommendations on engagement of PRIs specific to each sector. A Task Force Report pertaining to five major programmes within HFW and the particular functions of PRI. The Task Force Report summarizes key functions for each of the tiers of the PRI in respect of five major programmes- Reproductive and Child Health (RCH), and programmes for Vector Borne Diseases, Blindness TB Control Programmes, and STI/AIDS. Many of the activities proposed are related to identification of people in need of services, in collaboration with the health system and monitoring of village level health workers, and Primary and secondary health care facilities. Currently the PRI are not equipped to take on such planning and monitoring functions, nor is there a cognizance in the health system of the role of PRI.

Critical Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in the success of the National Rural Health Mission

PRIs are seen as critical to the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the NRHM. The NRHM is seen as a vehicle to ensure that preventive and promotive interventions reach the vulnerable and marginalized through expanding outreach and linking with local governance institutions. Key to the success of the NRHM are: intersectoral convergence, community ownership steered through village level health committees at the level of the Gram Panchayat, and a strong public sector health system with support from the private sector. Underlying this is a commitment to systemic reform within the health sector for better regulation of medical establishments, public health oriented medical education, strengthened management capacity, and effective and rational human resource policies. Success of the NRHM in achieving its outcomes is significantly dependent on well functioning gram, block and district level Panchayats. It is anticipated that in the NRHM, a Task Force will be set up to specifically recommend and study the centrality of PRIs to the NRHM.

ASHA, the mechanism to strengthen village level service delivery, will be a local resident and selected by the Gram Panchayat or the Village Health Committee (VHC). She will be supported in her work by the AWW, school teacher, members of local community based organizations, such as SHGs, and the Village Health committee. ASHA’s role would be to facilitate care seeking and serve as a depot holder for a package of basic medicines. She will be reimbursed on a performance based remuneration plan.

The Village Health Committee (VHC) will form the link between the Gram Panchayat and the community. The VHC would be responsible for working with the Gram Panchayat to ensure that the health plan is in harmony with the overall local plan. It is anticipated that this committee will prepare a Village Health Plan and maintain village level data, supervised by the Gram Panchayat. Engaging the Gram Sabha and other groups in planning and monitoring the Village Health Plan will presumably enforce transparency and accountability.

Under the NRHM, untied funds of about Rs.5000-Rs. 10,000 are to be placed with the ANM to meet unanticipated expenditures and to ensure that lack of drugs and other consumables is not an issue. At the sub center level planning and use of these funds will be supported by the appropriate tier of the panchayat.

Effective health care is not within the realm of the health department alone. At the village level convergence is required with agencies providing nutrition, sanitation, education, livelihood/poverty alleviation and empowerment schemes at the very least. Beyond the functionaries of each of the line departments, the only institution at the village level which can coordinate all these functions is the PRI. In reality however there is little convergence at the village level in many states, much less an active role

for the PRI in facilitating convergence. At the District level a District Health Mission will coordinate NRHM functions. Sanitation will be aligned with the NRHM.

Several Health Programmes Monitoring by PRI:

ACCELERATED RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMME (ARWSP)

Under ARWSP, the Central Government is to supplement the efforts of the State Governments in providing access to safe drinking water to all rural habitations of the country.

The role of PRIs in implementation of this scheme are :

 Panchayati Raj Institutions should be involved in the implementation of schemes particularly in selecting the location of standpost, spot sources, operation and maintenance, fixing of cess/water tariff, etc.

 The implementation of the Sector Reform Projects in the identified pilot districts, are also to be carried out either by the District Panchayats or through the District Water and Sanitation Missions (DWSM), which are to be registered societies under the supervision, control and guidance of District Panchayat.

 Wherever PRIs are themselves firmly in place and willing to take up the responsibility and are strong enough to do so, they implement the projects themselves instead of DWSM.

 At the village level, the individual Rural Water Supply Schemes are to be implemented through Village Water and Sanitation Committees which should be committees of Gram Panchayats.

 Drinking water supply assets are transferred to the appropriate level of Panchayats and such Panchayats are to be empowered to undertake operation and maintenance of drinking water systems.

CENTRAL RURAL SANITATION PROGRAMME (CRSP)

This programme aims at improving the general quality of life in rural areas; accelerating coverage in rural areas; generating demand through awareness creation and health education; and controlling incidence of water sanitation related diseases.

The role of PRIs in implementation if this scheme are :-

 Total Sanitation Campain (TSC) is a community based programme where Panchayati Raj Institutons are in the forefront.

 As per TSC Guidelines, the implementation at the district level is to be done by the District Panchayats. Panchayats at block and village level are to be fully involved for implementation of the programme.

 Where District Panchayat is not in a position to implement the programme, it is being implemented by District Water & Sanitation Mission which is chaired by Chairperson of District Panchayat and the Village Committees are chaired by the Chairpersons of Gram Panchayats. In the later case, the Village Water & Sanitation Mission are part of the Gram Panchayat.

SWAJALDHARA

This programme aims at providing Community-based Rural Drinking Water Supply. The key elements of this programmes are namely, (i) demand-driven and community participation approach, (ii) panchayats / communities to plan, implement, operate, maintain and manage all drinking water schemes, (iii) partial capital cost sharing by the communities upfront in cash, (iv) full ownership of drinking water assets with Gram Panchayats and (v) full Operation and Maintenance by the users/ Panchayats.

The role of PRIs in implementation of this scheme are :-

 Gram Panchayat shall convene a Gram Sabha Meeting where the Drinking Water Supply Scheme of People’s choice including design and cost etc. must be finalized. Gram Panchayats are to undertake procurement of materials/services for execution of schemes and supervise the scheme execution.

 A resolution must be passed in the Gram Panchayat meeting calling for users/beneficiaries to contribute 10% of the capital expenditure. However, GP can remit towards community contribution from its tax revinue (Not from Government Grants) with the approval of Gram Sabha.

 Gram Panchayat will decide whether the Panchayat wants to execute Scheme on its own or wants the State Government Agency to undertake the execution.

 After completion of such schemes, the Gram Panchayat will take over the Schemes for Operation & Maintenance(O&M).

 Panchayat must decide on the user charges from the community so that adequate funds available with Panchayat to undertake O&M.

Conclusions:

However, the extent to which reproductive health care is enhanced by the panchayats depends on the funds and functions devolved to them for carrying out these responsibilities. Clarity in the separation of powers between the elected representatives and the bureaucracy at the local government are important in this context. While the development targets include reducing the incidence of maternal mortality and morbidity, the question still remains whether the institutional interventions and resources allocated are adequate to address these problems. Gram Panchayat has a supervisory role in ensuring proper delivery of services. Many of them were not aware of what comprised the role and responsibility of panchayats in healthcare service delivery.

References:

1. Manual on Target Free Approach, Department of Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India

2. Panchayat Raj Institutions In India An Appraisal- National Institute Of Rural Development, 1995.

3. Vijayanand, S.M, Decentralization and Health, Paper presented at Role of Local Government Institutions in Population Stabilization, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, February 2003.

4. Dash, Dhanlaxmi (2006) – Women Environment and Health, Manga Deep Publications, Delhi.

5. The Constitution ( Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992,

6. Rosenstock IM. What research in motivation suggests for public health. Am J. Public Health. 1960; 50:295-301.



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SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH HEALTH CARE

We hardly come across a person who may be fully satisfied with the health care delivery system run by either the government or the private sector. This is true not only for developing but for all the developed countries as well. Every law abiding, contributing individual has some legitimate expectations from the state. Disenchantment with present dispensation of health care compels people to seek better options across the borders. Even the present flow rate of patients from developed to developing countries has assumed the proportions of Medical tourism. Medical tourism is not a one-way traffic. Poor from India are known to visit Rashid Hospital at Lahore for kidney transplants. Medical tourism will definitely bring in world class equipment and services in our corporate hospitals. These corporate tertiary care hospitals can act as excellent referral hospitals. Lack of enough clinical material, as the patients are often referred to in medical parleyences is prompting the doctors from developed world into medical adventurism. Very recently two NGO’s headed by renowned plastic surgeons of Indian origin were in India, claiming to their credit hundreds of cleft lip and palate surgeries conducted in one week. During my brief interaction when I asked them one basic question that how do you justify single step surgery by a single specialist for a clinical entity that require 3-5 set up surgeries by 10 specialists over a period of 20 years, there was no answer. On record local doctors conduct all these surgeries. These NGO’s bring in a battery of trainee resident doctors for hands on training. Dumping of questionable services and drugs continues unabated in the absence of stringent regulations. Clear-cut up to date guidelines by health authorities have yet to be issued to safe guard the health interests of this nation. Most of the drugs banned in developed countries are still being dumped in the Indian market. Commerce alone dictates the policies of multinational companies in health sector of developing countries. State and national medical councils, the watch dogs of our national health interests are controlled by elected representatives from among the doctors. Competitive populism for being elected to these high offices takes away the very sting off these regulators. In this ‘market forces’ driven health sector, apart from other factors, size of the population, economic prosperity and literacy levels dictate the out look of key players. Subjective as well as objective assessments of the health care operations leave people confused with huge piles of data and endless interpretations. At the tail end of govt. health care delivery system is the rural dispensary or the slum revamping center, and the end user an illiterate or semi literate villager or a slum dweller. Dispensary is the humane face, the welfare state can present to its people. In yesteryears the service providers were from among the same social class they used to serve. Doctor can be a friend, philosopher and guide to the locals. Unfortunately the economic and social disparity between the service providing doctors and the service user population has grown enormously. Ad-hocism in health care delivery should be done away with immediate effect. Doctors and paramedical staff appointed on yearly contract basis are not showing any interest in the national programmes. Established private health care providers also have not shown any meaningful commitment for national programmes. Middle class itself has fragmented. Now it is fashionable to assign economic values to any issue like gender, but for social responsibility and justice. In this era of fast paced growth, the unorganized, silently suffering millions can not be wished away. Once reading on biodiversity I stumbled upon a very interesting quote, “only the species with economic importance will survive”. In our active pursuit for magnetizing economy, we assigned economic values to any thing except for morals. Commercialization of education has produced a new breed of professionals who have scant regard for professional ethics. Privatization is the buzzword with governments, because it takes away government responsibility. Private sector players are eyeing many ‘viable’ health institutions. There are no takers for commercially non-viable rural institutions. Rural health institutions dispense social medicine. Very recently one of the key players from private sector health care quoted the cost of developing one bed in corporate hospital at Rs. 30-60 lacs. These corporate health services are definitely out of each of the common man. These type of hospitals are definitely required for a nation with the present rate of growth but ‘bharat’ definitely needs different kind of hospitals. There are very strong social under currents against the exploitive private healthcare, inadequate government sector health care resources and the indifferent approach of welfare state. Health for all is a very lofty but expensive proposition. There are ways and means to reduce the pressure from government institutions. Private-public partnership, health insurance, monitoring and regulation of private sector health care can all make the things bit easy. Preventive health care education can go a long way in improving the public health. Community participation in health care has produced few but wonderful examples. Complementary community participation can make up for minor but critical deficiencies in the government run health care system. Setting up of health system corporations with World Bank assistance has already improved the working of govt. sector health care institutions considerably. Community participation through NGO’s can still improve the system, but most of the meaningful NGO’s turn their back on govt. run health care institutions because of their doubts on the integrity of government officers. Government health care institution are increasingly seen not as caring hospitals but like police stations, where medico legal reports are written and postmortems conducted. Most of the government doctors’ time is spent in courts appearing as medico legal experts witnesses. Emergency, post mortem, and then the VIP duties in addition hardly leave the doctors free for any meaningful job at government hospitals. There is an urgent need to have separate curative, preventive, legal, administrate and health intelligence wings. Government hospitals attract the poorest of the poor, mostly people from the unorganized sector. Their contribution to national GDP is by no means small. With the present growth rate, upward social mobility is seen in every strata of society. Many segments of this unorganized sector can be organised so that they also enjoy the patronage of welfare state in the form of health insurance policies. Apart from direct benefit to these segments of society, the state will benefit from the ‘off loading’ of burden from government run health care system and loading it on insurance driven private sector health care institutions. Poorest of the poor will repose faith in welfare state. Sanjivini, health insurance policy with the Punjab Milkmen Cooperative Societies is already a big success. ECHS (Ex servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) is an other success story. These success stories can be replicated with countless groups like, panwallas, dhabewallas, autorikshaw drivers etc. Simply organize the unorganized sector. There is no dearth of role models from among government doctors also. Their inclusion rather than drift after dissent from the present dispensation of health care will immensely improve the system. Stability of tenure is an excellent incentive government can give to its doctors without costing anything to exchequer. Yet tenure beyond decades should be discouraged as it leads to development of vested interests of the old incumbents and denial of chance to the youngsters. Resource mismatching is a major problem in the govt. run health care system. There are dispensaries where specialists are posted and still many more civil hospitals where non-specialist are posted. These mismatching result in defective and inefficient health care. Nodal Hospitals can be created for round the clock emergency services by cannibalizing defunct and sick institutions where equipment worth crores is lying unused and salary bills are bleeding the exchequer white. Most of the medical officers retire in the same administrate rank. This undue stagnation has forced many a brilliant doctors out of service. By simply seeking options for place of posting, honestly implementing with minimum displacement on merit can also revitalize the govt. doctors’ cadres. Private sector health care delivery system is a totally market driven commercial enterprise. So called ‘market forces’ have least respect for ethical and moral value systems. Multi level marketing chains have evolved in the name of referral systems. End result is exploitation of the unsuspecting common man, who still regards his healer a holy person. This ‘incentive’ system is strengthening the hold of unqualified, unscrupulous and unregistered medical practitioners on illiterate masses. Not many qualified doctors are unscrupulous. A large section of private health care providers feel genuinely threatened by blackmailers of all sorts. Consumer protection act is a very convenient beating stick in the hands of their tormentors.

Under the constant threat of being blackmailed, the private health care providers are becoming more defensive in attitude. More patients are being referred to tertiary care institutions for this reason only, thereby flooding the referral institutions. People have a common feeling that sickness is an invitation for exploitation at the hands of private health care providers. Even the charitable hospitals are charging as heavily as fully private hospitals. Medical profession is fully responsible and capable of self-correction. Medical councils and associations can jointly evolve a fail-safe mechanism to keep their black sheep under check even without government help, but the buck stops with the government. Welfare state is duty bound not only in providing health care delivery system but also proper health care administration and social justice through its health care delivery mechanism.

Name : Dr. Pardeep Kumar Sharma

Email-ID : omfspardeep@yahoo.com.

(M) : 0988456296

Date of Birth : 12.02.1962

Education Qualifications : BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

MDS (Master of Dental Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)

Educational Institutes Attended

Govt. High School Bargari : Matriculation (1969-1977)

Distt. Faridkot, Punjab, India

DAV College Chandigarh : Pre-University (1973-79)

(Punjab University)

Barjindra College Faridkot : Pre-Medical (1980)

Dental Wing, Medical College : BDS (1981-1986)

Patiala

Dental College and Hospital : MDS (2003-2006)

Amritsar

Professional Experience

House Officer, Christian : 1987-1988

Medical College & Hospital,

Ludhiana

Research Officer, All India : Jan. 1989 to June 1989

Institute of Medical Science

AIIIMS, New Delhi

Dental Officer, Indian Armed : July 1989 to August 1994.

Forces in the Rank of Capt.

3

Medical Officer (Dental) : w.e.f. Nov. 1995 till date

in Punjab Civil Medical Service

(PCMS)

Research papers Published

“Role of Programmed cell death in dental anomalies associated with cleft lip and Palate”. “Medical Hypotheses” Churchil Living Stone Publishers London-1991

Post traumatic polatoglossal adhesion, a case report stomatologica India (1990).

Research Project Undertakes

“Malocclusion and associated Factors among Delhi Children” a study sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Areas of Interest : Environment, Health, Defence, International Affairs and Rationalism



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health and beauty secrets is an internet topic that is constantly in print. What does best kept health and beauty secrets really mean?

Best Kept Health and Beauty Secrets often is a catch-phrase used to attract attention to drive a reader to a product offering. A great website will share with you the actual health and beauty secrets that give you alluring, supple, provocative looking skin without the hype.

The first Best Kept Health and Beauty Secret is to use the correct pH of all products used on your skin. The recommended pH is 5.5 and certified dermatologist-tested at that level.

The next beauty secret is that skin care products are 100% formulated without animal products or by-products. Only plants and herbs together, improved through science and technology, offer superior benefits.

Natural beauty is individuality. It is also glowing health and vitality, it is awareness and action, it is science and technology and, of course, well groomed looks, perfectly nourished skin, and a toned and balanced body. We are no longer interested in finding quick cover-up effects but want long-range anti-aging natural beauty secrets to make us look and feel younger.

There’s a whole lot more to being beautiful than just your physical looks alone. It is true, natural beauty is making the most of what you have by looking after yourself and showing off your best.

Some of the most satisfactory beauty secrets are those you can make yourself with familiar ingredients. Old-fashioned beauty recipes handed down through the years, added to and improved upon, often turn out to be the most valuable of all beauty secrets. It will take time to determine which ones are the best for your particular skin type.

The traditional smoky-eye makeup colors are, of course, black or grey. You are, however, not limited to these color choices, you can also use less intense colors such as violet, chocolate, coffee, dark pink, copper, dark green, dark blue, or purple. Remember, when choosing eye shadow shades that colors should be chosen keeping in mind your eye color, hair color, and skin tone, and not the color of the clothes you wear. For smoky-eye makeup, you will need to choose 2 color coordinated eye shadows.

Since the days of antiquity, the aloe vera plant has been a popular healing remedy for many different types of diseases and conditions, and also as an aid in the promotion of greater health. Without a doubt, aloe vera’s most popular use is in the promotion of health and healing for the skin.

Anti aging starts on the inside, we all age at different rates depending on how well we look after ourselves. You can have control over your aging process, all you need to do is use anti aging skin care products and follow a few simple guidelines. Pursuing natural beauty secrets for anti aging is not vanity; it is an essential way to build-up confidence without which there is little achievement in anything.

Beauty advice that is not strictly guided by products 100% without mineral oil are not beauty secrets to be used. Mineral oil is occlusive that interferes with skin functions and otherwise scientifically advanced delivery systems. Think about smearing mineral oil on skin that is already even slightly oily and how the outcome could only be an oilier complexion.

If you are truly passionate about carressable skin, a best kept beauty secret is the total avoidance of products including dyes or chemical fragrances.

In summary, the best kept health and beauty secrets have to do with being committed to reversing the aging process; with a balanced diet, drink plenty of water, and use the helpful home remedy tips we suggest above.



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For thousands of years beauty has been a common concern for women and men, in fact, in ancient Greece, newborns were killed if they was born with a birth defect or similarly “unacceptable” feature.

Many Meso-American civilizations shared this point of view, and to avoid the birth of ugly newborns, they sacrificed infants to their Gods to calm their anger. Along with other cultures around the world, they implemented methods to achieve their physical aesthetic concept of beauty.

Today, sacrifices to the gods are thankfully forbidden. To achieve the optimal appearance that you seek, you need only to, devote yourself by sacrificing some time, to enhance your natural beauty, a procedure that in the long may provide an added benefit of enhanced overall wellness.

The Internet is one of the best sources to find beauty salons and spas, and many other establishments for the care and treatment of hair, feet, skin, and other attributes.

Many beauticians, salons, and spas have websites on the internet,, and you can easily find directories and other listings with their names, specialty, qualifications, and location, which is essential to finding the right beauty professional in your area.

Other advantages of online beauty search is the number of beauty products and toiletries that you can find for easy comparison, allowing you to learn more about each of them, their properties, and enabling a price comparison to find the best deals.

Such products include a large array of creams, lotions, ointments, perfume, special soaps, and countless beauty treatments. Best of all, most of these items are also available at your beauty salon.

Finding your beauty provider is as easy as introducing in your query search the name of your city and neighborhood along with meaningful keywords such as “manicure”, “tan beds”, etc.

Moreover, thanks to specialized beauty directories, you can find the right beauty expert by narrowing the search to your geographic location.

From hairdressers to therapists there are also many online magazines that show you the latest beauty trends, the hottest skin care products, as well as featured beauty establishments across the country.

Other interesting aspects when it comes to beauty care is the availability of virtual salons, where you can upload your picture to work on it applying hair styles, make up, and even fashionable clothing in order to get the approximate look of yourself after a real change.

Do not hesitate to do an online search for beauty salons, beauty products, and spa treatments.



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It is an old saying that “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” yet women and men are seen resorting to frantic measures in order to restore their youth and enhance their beauty.

A recent article in a beauty magazine claimed that there are no ugly women in the world. There can be only two types of women – beautiful and lazy. The ones who are careful about their skin and take the pains in order to maintain their youth are beautiful. The latter category, which is usually lazy, is simply left wishing for a beautiful face and a beautiful figure to flaunt, but they don’t do anything in order to improve their looks. It has been proved by skin experts around the world that taking proper care of the skin and following the right skin care routine can actually slow down the effects of aging while lending the person a more younger looking and beautiful skin. The most important aspect of beauty starts with beautiful skin. Other aspects of make up can only enhance the look of a person. Skin acts like a canvas on which various shades of make up can be applied. But if the canvas isn’t right itself, there is little that make up can do to make the person look beautiful.

Proper care of the skin helps to tighten, moisturize and gradually uplift the dermis of the skin, thus giving it an internal glow which cannot be achieved by any other beauty product. Apart from this, there is a big booming industry of cosmetics and make up products which can contribute a great deal in transforming a plain Jane into the ultimate glam diva. Some of the make up products which are used around the world include the foundation, concealer, bronzer, blush and lipsticks in an array of colors. Yet another segment of make up which forms a crucial part of any woman’s beauty regimen is the eye make up. Eye make up could be anything ranging from eyeliner, mascara to multi-colored eye shadows. Eye make up can be used either for subtle or for a completely dramatic effect, depending upon the time of the day and the occasion.

Though make up can completely transform the look of a person, care must be taken that only good quality cosmetics are used on one’s skin in order to ensure that these make up products actually help the person to look good and don’t harm the skin in the long run. It is better to invest in high quality products rather than trying to save money by going for inferior products.



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New York Health Insurance

Health insurance is insurance that pays for all or part of a person’s health care bills. A health insurance policy is an annually renewable contract between an insurance company and an individual. With health insurance claims, the individual policy-holder pays a deductible plus co-payment (for instance, a hospital stay might require the first 1000 dollar of fees to be paid by the policy-holder plus 100 dollar per night stayed in hospital). Usually there is a maximum out-of-pocket payment for any single year, and there can be a lifetime maximum.

The purpose of health insurance is to help people cover their health care costs which usually include doctor visits, hospital stays, surgery, procedures, tests, home care, and other treatments and services.

According to the latest United States Census Bureau figures, around 85% of citizens have health insurance. 59.5% of these people receive their health insurance coverage through an employer, and about 9% purchase it directly from the market. Government sources cover 27.3% of the population. Those without health insurance coverage are expected to pay privately for medical services.

Types of New York Health Insurance (http://new-york.ixs.net/General/New-York-Health-Insurance/index.aspx ) The types of health insurance in New York are group health plans, individual plans, and government health plans such as Medicare and Medicaid. In the United States, government-funded Medicare programs help to insure the elderly and end stage renal disease patients.

Group Health Plans

A group health plan offers health care coverage for employers, student organizations, professional associations, religious organizations, and other groups. The employer may pay for part or all of the insurance cost (premium).

Individual and Family Health Insurance

Individual and family health insurance is a type of health insurance coverage that is made available to individuals and families, rather than to employer groups or organizations. These types of health care plans are sold directly to individuals. For those of you who are unemployed or self-employed, an individual health insurance policy is always an option. Unfortunately rates for these policies are high and the coverage is usually less comprehensive than a managed care plan. The good news is that, in many cases, your insurance premium will be tax deductible. Of course, if you’re married, you can always try to catch a ride on your spouse’s group health insurance benefits plan.

Health insurance can be further classified into fee-for-service or indemnity (traditional insurance) and managed care. Both group and individual insurance plans can be either fee-for-service or managed care plans.

Managed Care Health Insurance

These include HMO, PPO, and POS plans. Managed-care plans typically make use of healthcare provider networks. Healthcare providers within a network agree to perform services for managed-care plan patients at pre-negotiated rates and will usually submit the claim to the insurance company for you. In general, you’ll have less paperwork and lower out-of-pocket costs with a managed care health insurance plan and a broader choice of healthcare providers with an indemnity plan.

There are three main types of managed care plans:

• Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)

• Point-of-Service (POS)

• Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)

All of these plans offer substantial health insurance benefits to members and their families. If you’re fortunate enough to have a choice of plan, consider the advantages, and disadvantages, of each. Compare the cost of care, the difference in premiums, deductible amounts and your freedom to choose a doctor outside the plan. There are numerous other coverages to compare as well — from prescription drugs to dental to alternative therapies. Be sure you understand the fine points of each.

Indemnity or Fee-For-Service Plan

Normally it covers the same expenses as managed care. The difference is your doctor is paid for each visit with the claim filed by either the patient or the medical provider. A big advantage– unlike some managed care plans, Fee-for-Service allows the patient a great deal of freedom in choosing which doctors and hospitals to use, but will probably involve higher out-of-pocket costs and more paperwork.

However, you’ll likely be required to pay an annual deductible before the insurance company begins to pay on your claims. An Indemnity plan may also require that you pay up front for services and then submit a claim to the insurance company for reimbursement.

Short-Term Health Insurance

Short-term health insurance plans are designed to protect against unforeseen accidents or illnesses, rather than to provide comprehensive coverage, and, as such, typically do not include coverage for preventive care, physicals, immunizations, dental or vision care. It covers for a limited period of time, and may be an ideal solution for those between jobs or those waiting for other health insurance to start. Typically, short-term plans offer coverage up to six months, although some plans may offer coverage up to 12 months. Purchasing a short-term medical insurance plan will make you ineligible for any guaranteed issue individual health plans commonly referred to as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Plans. HIPAA plans are usually very expensive and are generally intended for people with pre-existing medical conditions who would have trouble getting health insurance otherwise.

Medical Savings Account (MSA)

Medical savings account (MSA) is the most recent development in the area of health insurance. The principle behind the MSA is to take the bulk of the financial risk, and premium payments, away from the managed care and indemnity insurers, and allow individuals to save money, tax free, in a savings account for use for medical expenses. Individuals or their employers purchase major-medical policies, medical insurance policies with no coverage for medical expenses until the amount paid by the patient exceeds a predetermined maximum amount, such as 2500 dollar per year. These policies have extremely high deductibles and correspondingly low monthly premiums and the participants take the money that they would have spent on higher premiums and deposit it in an MSA. This money accrues through monthly deposits and also earns interest, and can be spent only to pay for medical care

What’s The Best Health Insurance Plan?

There is no one “best” plan for everyone. The best match for you and your family may be different than the best match for someone else. In order to help you answer this question, here are a few things to consider:

1. Are you going to need long-term coverage or just something for the short-term?

If you’re between jobs for 1-6 months, you may want to go for short-term coverage options. Alternatively, if you have no prospects of receiving group health insurance coverage through an employer, you may value the stability and increased benefits offered through an individual and family health insurance plan which will provide longer term coverage.

2. Are you looking for basic coverage or more comprehensive coverage?

Some insurance plans offer basic coverage (i.e., primarily inpatient hospitalization and outpatient surgery coverage) to cover you in case of a major accident or illness. These insurance plans typically have a lower monthly premium than plans with more comprehensive coverage, and may be appropriate for people who intend to use their insurance primarily in the event of a serious accident or illness. Other insurance plans that offer more comprehensive coverage may include benefits such as preventative care, physician services, prescription drug benefits and routine office visits. These insurance plans typically have a higher monthly premium than plans that only offer basic coverage, and may be appropriate for people who intend to use their insurance on a regular basis.

3. Would you pay for your services before you use them or when you use them?

If you choose a health insurance plan with a low monthly premium, you’re likely to have a higher co-payment or deductible. If you don’t anticipate making frequent use of your health insurance coverage, a higher-deductible plan with a lower monthly premium may suit you best.

4. How important to you is easy access to specialists?

Health insurance plans that require you to coordinate your care through a primary care physician typically require that you obtain a referral before seeing a specialist. So, if you prefer easier access to specialists, you may wish to consider a different type of plan.

5. Do you have a specific doctor or hospital that you would like to visit for healthcare?

Some insurance plans utilize provider networks. Pay special attention to the network of doctors or facilities that each health insurance plan utilizes. Also note that networks utilized by health insurance plans can change, so there is no guarantee that your doctor will always be contracted with your chosen health insurance plan.

6. What is the most you could pay out in case of a serious illness or injury?

Health insurance plans typically place limits on how much a member is required to pay out per year for his or her healthcare. This limit is often referred to as an out-of-pocket maximum. Once you’ve contributed this maximum amount toward your healthcare, the health insurance company typically covers all other costs for the remainder of the benefit year. If you’re concerned about what may happen to you in case of a serious illness or injury, you may wish to pay special attention to the out-of-pocket maximums for the health insurance plans you’re considering.

No matter what insurance plan you may choose, educate yourself and understand all the basics of the health insurance before finalizing anything.

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