Category Archives: ANTI-AGING + PROCEDURES + MEDICAL AESTHETICS

Arcona bringing it with pumpkin extracts to new fall skincare

October 21, 2015

I love all things Arcona. And this fall skincare is good enough to eat. (But don’t!) Smells divine, feels amazing.

ARCONA Pumpkin Body Lotion
· $35; Nordstrom.com
· This highly active body lotion is infused with pumpkin extracts and glycolic acid to improve tonal quality and elasticity in the skin.

Details

A pure and natural, highly active body lotion infused with pumpkin extracts and glycolic acid helps improve tonal quality and elasticity in the skin. Excellent for regenerating and repairing sun-damaged skin.

How to use: Apply a thin layer evenly to body once a day. Use sparingly. Benefits are cumulative with regular use. Temporarily discontinue use and consult your ARCONA therapist or a professional if excessive irritation occurs.

ARCONA Magic Pink ice
·     $42; Beauty.com
·    ARCONA donates 25% for every magic pink ice sold to cancerandcareers
·   Daily hydrating gel moisturizes deep within the dermis without clogging pores, to protect against environmental damage and leave skin fresh and dewy.

Details

All Skin Types

Arcona will donate 25% of Magic Pink Ice proceeds for the month of October 2015 to Cancer & Careers

Daily hydrating gel moisturizes deep within the dermis without clogging pores, to protect against environmental damage and leave skin fresh and dewy. Moisturize skin with white cranberry complex, hyaluronic acid and mucopolysaccharides. Neutralize free radicals with a proprietary mineral complex of beta-carotene, vitamins B-5, C and E. Clarify skin with anti-microbial totara extract.

Like all products in ARCONA’s skin therapy regimen, Magic Pink Ice is cosmeceutically formulated with pure, natural ingredients, cold-pressed in small batches to keep them fresh, active and super-effective. For optimal results, we recommend using this product within six months of opening. change may be immediately noticeable; however, full benefits are derived as skin is brought into balance by regular use.

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Nutrafol for Women. Enough experimenting with hair-growth products out there.

September 18, 2015

Nutrafol for Women

Enough experimenting with hair-growth products out there? At a loss?

Try this powerful, drug-free, scientific solution. Because the finer things in life shouldn’t include thinning hair…

Read the Reviews

Discover the clinically formulated, drug free answer to thicker and fuller hair!

COMPLIMENTARY SHIPPING ON ORDERS IN THE USA

Clinically proven ingredients to combat the underlying
causes of hair loss, thinning hair and poor hair health.
One ingredient alone is clinically proven to reduce
stress related hormones by 32% after 60 days of use.
This next generation nutricosmetic promotes thicker,
healthier hair from within.
Conveniently delivered in the interval of your choosing.

$88.00

One time purchase
Auto Delivery (?)
Delivered every 30 days

One month supply
(120 capsules)

THERAPEUTIC POWER PLANTS

For thousands of years, humanity has relied on the healing properties of plants. Yet the effectiveness of any ingredient derived from nature is dependent on what degree the quality and quantity of its therapeutic powers can be successfully extracted.

Recent developments in extraction methods have inspired tremendous breakthroughs in nutricosmetics, introducing a powerful, newly proven efficacy of next-generation ingredients. They make the unique power of NUTRAFOL possible.

What Is a Nutraceutical?

A combination of the words nutrient and pharmaceutical, nutraceuticals are natural ingredients containing potent concentrations of isolated bioactive compounds extracted from foods, botanicals or herbals.

Recent scientific research and clinical testing supports their health benefits. Thanks to new discoveries in ingredient research and extraction technology, NUTRAFOL harnesses the power of these previously untapped ingredients.

It starts with food, botanicals & herbs

Patented Extraction Methods

Power Plants Target Multiple Problems

Once extracted, potent plant phytonutrients are combined to help combat the root causes of hair loss. Each bioactive element fulfills a specific role, delivering a full spectrum of benefits.

The full-spectrum phytonutrients in NUTRAFOL address several hair-loss factors at once, helping repair previous damage while revitalizing the scalp and hair follicles.

Bioactives Boost Results

Just because you take a certain amount of an ingredient doesn’t mean your body can process and receive the corresponding value of its benefits. Recent breakthroughs in extraction methods enable us to harvest more potent phytonutrients, and make them more bio-available.

Simply put, your body can absorb more of their power, more quickly, and to greater benefit over longer periods of time.

Researched & Clinically Tested

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SOLEIL TOUJOURS With Dr. NOELLE SHERBER

Game changer

Simply freaking out over this one. Glow. Radiate. Protect. Nourish. Enhance.

My number one go to since I tried my first dab. #obsessed.

DETAILS

Protect and perfect skin in an instant.

Created in partnership with acclaimed US dermatologist Dr. Noëlle Sherber, M.D., F.A.A.D. (Harvard University, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Columbia University), Soleil meets the need for a best-in-breed multi-tasker.

This powerhouse tinted fluid gives skin instant radiant coverage, while at the same time, fights the most common signs of aging. Packed with all-mineral SPF 20, this fluid fortifies skin with anti-oxidant protection, evens skin tone, and wages war on wrinkles. The sheer tint gently transforms the skin to the most natural honeyed perfection and is suitable for all skin tones. Developed with brush- on effortless application, the silky fluid texture glides on the skin, creating suppleness and luminosity while safeguarding and preserving the complexion now and over time. Your serum in shining armor has arrived!

Star Ingredients: Red Algae, Vitamin C Ester, Vitamin E and Bisabolol, Dermaxyl, Superoxide Dismutase, Green Tea Extract

NO nanoparticles
Hypoallergenic, vegan and gluten-free formula.
100% natural fragrance.
NO parabens, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, petrolatum, phthalates, sodium laurel sulfates, propylene glycol, animal ingredients or testing, no synthetic fragrances or colors.

$68 buy it here

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Consultation Conundrums solved! Zwivel is here with free, secure, online cosmetic surgery consultations.

August 13, 2015

Gary D. Breslow, MD had a genius idea to tackle the “consultation conundrum” – the apparently universal and yet seemingly unresolvable phenomenon where a plastic surgeon has to actually waste time going through a consultation with an unqualified patient to find out that it was, in fact, a waste of time to go through the consultation in the first place.

Dr. Breslow had an idea while discussing this with some colleagues.

“The consensus was that this affected everyone, unless your conversion rate was 100%, which even for the busiest plastic surgeons it never was. On average more than 6 out of 10 patients who go in for a consultation for a cosmetic procedure with a cosmetic doctor never have a procedure with that doctor. And, popular strategies like charging for consultations didn’t work either, as that effectively created a barrier and diverted serious potential cosmetic patients to the offices of those cosmetic doctors who did not charge a consultation fee. And, when you think about it, the plastic surgeon’s time is worth more than the consultation fee charged.

Then one day in January, 2012 after a day filled with back-to-back-to-back wasteful consultations, I boarded a plane for an annual father-son ski trip, and vented to my close friend about the frustrating inefficiency of the cosmetic consultation process. For 4 hours we sat there, going back and forth, working through a possible solution. By the time we landed in Utah, Zwivel was born.

Zwivel is a free, user-friendly, interactive online consultation tool that plastic surgeons can place on their own website enabling them to interact with, and prescreen for, potential cosmetic patients who visit their website prior to a full, in-office consultation. Patients who visit the doctor’s website can click on a “Start Your Consultation Now” widget, then select their concerns and desired procedures, upload photos and record video of themselves, and answer some basic questions about their medical history, budget and time frame for having a cosmetic procedure. The plastic surgeon can then review the information and respond with their cosmetic procedure recommendations and estimated fees, and can record their own video. The patient can then review what the plastic surgeon says and decide if they want to come in for a full, in-office consultation. The entire process is completely HIPAA/HITECH compliant, private and secure, and one-to-one between each doctor and each patient.

While the version currently in use is free, ZwivelPremium^TM, which is scheduled to launch in July, charges doctors a monthly subscription fee for use of its enhanced features, which include the ability to filter out for only those procedures they perform, the option to include their staff to participate in their “Replies”, and the ability to customize, save, and re-use previous “Replies” and upload supporting videos and before and after images or other testimonials that are specific to the requested procedure.

Also with ZwivelPremium^TM, member doctors are automatically listed on the Zwivel.com’s ZwivelSearch^TMsite where patients can search for and review physicians’ profiles, rankings and reviews, and then send their information to multiple doctors at once, helping them in their decision process to choose the physician that is right for them and their desired procedure. A nationwide multimedia public relations and advertising campaign is being launched to educate patients on Zwivel and how simple it can be to find out which doctor and which cosmetic procedure is the right one for them.

As the old adage says, time is money. Remember, 90% of all cosmetic patients are women – most of whom have jobs, children or both, and don’t have time to go to multiple plastic surgeons to find out which doctor and which procedure is right for them.

Your time is valuable, and so is the screening Zwivel provides!

To learn more go to www.zwivel.com, watch a video on how it works and sign-up for the free service.

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Your Body Clock Effects Eveything: WhatYou Need to Know Now

July 1, 2015

Even when we’re not at work we’re on the clock–a biological one that is. Feeling bloated? Chronically fatigued? Messing up one of your “body clocks” is like a violinist playing a different tune than the rest of the orchestra—disastrous to the overall performance, and in the body it’s disastrous to long-term health.

In their new book, Strong Medicine (DragonDoor Publications, April 2015) Dr. Chris Hardy, D.O. and Marty Gallagher break down our body’s “master clock” to explain which parts are working to their maximum degree at which times in the day.

Where exactly are our master clocks are ticking from?

A master clock resides deep inside the brain. It governs cycles of sleeping, waking, eating, fasting, body temperature, and controls the ebb and flow of the various hormones that control our metabolism. This clock is not constructed of metallic gears, it is a molecular clock made of genes and protein located within specific nerve cells of the hypothalamus. Recall that the hypothalamus is the control center of the brain that responds to signals from the environment. It controls many of the body’s processes, so it makes sense that the hypothalamus houses the master clock.

What are the “9 body clocks”?

The adrenal gland’s clock helps maintain the timed secretion of cortisol in the early morning to prepare for activity by increasing glucose release from the liver. It reduces cortisol levels in the evening and through the night to promote rest and regeneration.
The heart clock helps prepare the heart for daytime by making it more responsive to the demands of physical activity with heart rate and strength of contraction. At night, the clock allows the heart to be less responsive during sleep.
The liver clock helps control the “glucose banker” so that the liver can store glucose during daytime activity and meals, then release and make glucose at night during fasting to supply the brain.
The pancreas clock sets insulin secretion at the highest during daytime activity to allow for energy storage. At night, insulin secretion is set low to ensure the brain receives a steady supply of glucose for regeneration.
The fat clock controls the release of the hormones adiponectin and leptin. Adiponectin is higher during daytime activity to increase insulin sensitivity, allowing the storage of nutrients. Leptin is higher at night, delivering the “stop eating” signal necessary for fasting during regeneration.
The muscle clock helps prepare our muscles for optimum performance during the day. The clock sets a metabolic rhythm, making it easier for muscle to burn glucose during the day, then using fat for energy at night.
The immune clock has the immune system on alert for threats such as bacteria and viruses in the daytime, then at night the adaptive assassins create “immune memories” for the threats encountered during the day.
The kidney clock helps control fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. To support daytime activity, blood pressure is increased, then at night there’s a 10-20% drop in blood pressure during regeneration.
The gut clock regulates gastrointestinal function to increase digestion, absorption of food, and motility (movement of digested food) during the day. It signals for repair of the gut lining at night when digestive processes are minimized.

At what time of day are our “body clocks” most effective? When is our “Immune Clock” fighting bacteria and viruses most effectively? When is our Adipose (fat) Clock signaling our bodies to store the most nutrients?

During daylight hours, hormone levels are controlled by the master clock in the hypothalamus to support increase physical activity. During the onset of night, hormone levels are controlled by the master clock in the hypothalamus to support repair and regeneration. The immune system works the best during the day to fight off bacteria and viruses directly and then generates “memory” immune cells at night (T-cells and B-cells) to promote future immunity to specific pathogens encountered during the day. The fat clock controls the release of the hormones adiponectin and leptin. Adiponectin is higher during daytime activity to increase insulin sensitivity, allowing the storage of nutrients. Leptin is higher at night, delivering the “stop eating” signal necessary for fasting during regeneration.

Why having a desynchronized body clock can lead to chronic illness– and how to reverse the chronic consequences.

Peripheral body “organ clocks” are set by the “master clock” in the hypothalamus. Each organ clock controls organ functions during activity and regeneration modes. The master clock regulates all of our major organs including the liver, lungs, heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and our muscles.They are crucial in ensuring the organ systems work together in a synchronized manner. Desynchronized (broken) clocks lead to chronic disease.

About Chris Hardy, D.O.:

Dr. Chris Hardy merges his expertise in nutrition, strength and conditioning, and in clinical and preventive medicine into a comprehensive approach to treat chronic disease. With 13 years active military service in both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, he is a graduate of the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center and Underwater Construction Basic Course and served as a military deep-sea diver. He left the military the first time after four years of service to start his higher education. He earned a bachelor of science in biochemistry from Old Dominion University and went on to WVSOM in Lewisburg WV, graduating as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. After med school, Hardy reentered the military as a Navy physician, serving as medical officer aboard the USS WASP (LHD-1) and joined the ship on deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He then served another operational tour as a medical officer before attending Johns Hopkins University for medical specialty training.

About Marty Gallagher:

Three-time World Master Powerlifting Champion, Teenage National Olympic Lift Champion, Marty Gallagher coached Black s Gym to four National team titles and in 1991 coached the United States squad to victory at the World Powerlifting Championships. Gallagher’s highly-acclaimed 230+ weekly Live Online columns for Washington Post.com created a legion of followers for his Purposefully Primitive Fitness philosophy. Over the last thirty years he has had over 1,000 articles appear in two dozen fitness publications.

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