Women Skin Care and Beauty

Your head-to-toe guide to good health. Remember what your mother said about carrots being good for your eyesight? She was right. “Not only are smart food choices vital for overall health and well-being, but certain nutrients can actually target and protect specific parts of your body,” says author of the health book. From your hair to your heart to, yes, even your private parts, the following nutrients will help keep every inch of you going strong.

1. Skin
What you need: Vitamin C
It helps the body make collagen (which keeps skin firm) boosts oxygen flow to the skin and helps heal scar tissue, cuts and bruises.
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It seems everybody today wants whiter than white teeth. All the celebrities have them, and film stars seem to have had them forever. Most people rely on a quarterly painless cleaning by their dental hygienist and the rest of the time they use extra whitening toothpaste. Those who are really keen for the brightest teeth go for cosmetic dentistry. This is something that is particularly popular in places like Beverly Hills, and cosmetic dentistry is becoming big business.

Yet another way that people achieve extraordinarily white teeth is through the use of dental veneers. People with money to spare will often do this if their teeth are badly stained or discolored. Small strips made from either porcelain or plastic are made to cover your teeth and makes them look even whiter than God intended. Read more!

Shows like “The Swan” and “Extreme Makeover” are touting a dazzling smile, and teeth-whitening products are all the rage. Yet experts from the American Dental Association (ADA) urge anyone considering these procedures to first make sure they have excellent oral health.

ADA consumer advisor Dr. Matthew Messina, a practicing general dentist in the Cleveland area, explains that a healthy mouth is more important than a “movie star” smile. Read more!

Advances in tooth-whitening technology are making it easier to have a brighter smile. But what’s the best at-home system – tooth whitening strips or custom-made trays?
In a recent study, researchers compared the safety and effectiveness of a strip-based 14 percent hydrogen peroxide gel product (Crest Whitestrips Supreme) with customized tray whitening systems using a 16 percent and 20 percent carbamide peroxide gel (Nite White Excel). Participants wore the strips on their upper front teeth for 30 minutes twice a day for three weeks. Tray users wore customized trays with the whitening solution overnight for nine days to two weeks.

The studies revealed that strips, the less expensive option, whitened teeth better and with fewer side effects than the trays. In fact, strip users experienced a 91 percent improvement in yellowness reduction compared to tray users. Read more!