Proper Skin Care for Men

July 4, 2012 by admin

Skin care for men has the same importance as caring for the typical women’s skin. In fact, men’s skin is more prone to damages. This is because men are more exposed to harmful substance and activities like cigarette smoking, over exposure to sun’s UV rays, and air pollution.

 Before, skin care for men was only limited to shaving, but today men are now using toners, moisturizers, and cleansers as a part of their skin care regimens. This is because men have been totally open minded and have realized that skin care is important in hygiene and in keeping their skin healthier and younger looking.

 There are hundreds of men’s products available that can help you achieve the healthy skin that you always wanted. But the fact is only a few of them can provide a good and lasting result. You have to be wise in picking the correct product with the appropriate ingredients to avoid the aggravation of the condition and acquiring more skin problems.

You should use skin care products that contain natural ingredients like Babassu, active Manuka honey, and Nano-Lipobelle.

These ingredients can help the body to regain the lost collagen and to provide an even healthier skin.

 Avoid the use of harmful chemicals that will cause more skin damages. These chemicals include parabens, fragrances, salicylic acids, uric acids, and alcohols. They can leave the skin extremely dry after weeks of constant usage.

 Skin care for men also includes the natural way of taking care of your skin. You should eat a lot of nutritious foods, drink adequate amount of water, provide lengthy hours for sleep and rest, exercise, and proper hygiene. These activities are important not just to maintain the skin’s healthiness but also the overall body condition.

You should keep in mind that staying natural is staying healthy. So stick to the naturals and get rid of to those unhealthy activities and products.

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Health Tip: Use Proper Form When Running

HealthDay – 1 hr 31 mins ago (HealthDay News) -- Using proper running form can help prevent injuries and make running a little easier and more comfortable.

The American Council on Exercise mentions these suggestions:

Bend your elbows at a 90-degree angle and keep them close to your body, with your hands relaxed.Relax your shoulders and keep them down; drive from your shoulders, not your elbows.Avoid leaning forward at the waist, but keep a slight forward lean at the ankles.Lift your knees higher as they move forward.Hit the ground with your heel, rolling forward onto the ball of your foot. As you lift your foot off the ground, push off with the front of your foot.Hold your head steady and level, and try not to bounce.

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Overweight? New research explains how proper sleep is important for healthy weight

ScienceDaily (May 7, 2012) — If you're counting calories to lose weight, that may be only part of the weight loss equation says a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal. In the report, French scientists show that impairments to a gene known to be responsible for our internal body clocks, called "Rev-Erb alpha," leads to excessive weight gain and related health problems. This provides new insights into the importance of proper alignment between the body's internal timing and natural environmental light cycles to prevent or limit excessive weight gain and the problems this weight gain causes.

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According to Etienne Challet, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Neurobiology of Rhythms at the Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences at the University of Strasbourg in Pascal, France, "It is now clear that impairment of daily rhythms such as shift-work, exposure to artificial lighting, or jet-lag has multiple adverse effects on human health, every effort should be made to maintain or restore normal temporal organization and to avoid potentially disruptive behaviors such as nocturnal meals or light exposure at night."

To make this discovery, Challet and colleagues studied two groups of mice. One group was normal and the other group lacked the Rev-Erb alpha gene. In the mice lacking the Rev-Erb alpha gene, it was determined that they became obese and hyperglycaemic even if they ate the same quantity of food at the same time as normal mice. Further scientific investigation showed that when the Rev-Erb alpha-deficient mice were compared to the normal mice, there was a major difference in the way Rev-Erb alpha-deficient mice metabolized the food they ate. The Rev-Erb alpha deficient mice created much more fat than the normal mice, and this occurred specifically during the feeding period. Additionally, the Rev-Erb-alpha deficient mice relied less on carbohydrate stores when at rest.

"The phrase 'sick and tired' could never be more true," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "This research shows that we evolved to live in synch with the natural light and dark cycles of our planet. Strasbourg has long taught us the finer aspects of cuisine; its scientists now explain how night and day can influence whether we are fat or lean."

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