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Dihydroquercetin: Siberian Health Vitamin!

Loss of strength, chronic malaise and the appearance of visible signs of premature aging – these are the symptoms that make us feel much older than our “actual” age. The reasons for them are great and diverse: bad habits, unhealthy diet, lack of sleep, low mobility, etc. But even if you lead an exemplary (in terms of health) lifestyle and still cannot boast of vigor and perfect health, both in its internal and external manifestations, perhaps the problem lies at the cellular level, where health and normal cell function interferes with excess free radicals. Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms with one unpaired electron. They appear in the interaction of oxygen with some molecules – oxidation. The resulting free radicals actively enter into chemical reactions. The main danger of their increased “sociability” is that they can react with cellular components, for example, with DNA or with the cell membrane. From this, cells may cease to function or die. Damage caused by free radicals can range from damage to the walls of blood vessels to the onset of inflammatory processes in brain cells. Antioxidant vitamins come to the body’s defense against free radicals – molecules that react with free radicals and safely neutralize them, that is, prevent oxidation. That is why the presence of antioxidants in sufficient quantities is necessary to protect health at the cellular level.

 

According to clinical studies of independent Laboratories Advanced Botanical Consulting & Testing, Inc. and Brunswick Laboratories, Dihydroquercetin was 11 times more active than many well-known antioxidants, and it is obtained from a rather exotic source that you will not find in ordinary life – the Siberian larch bark. In Russia, this substance, for its unique biological and chemical properties proved over a 40-year study period, was entered into the Register of Medicinal Products back in 2003.

 

Being a powerful antioxidant, dihydroquercetin, first of all, offers active protection against free radicals. Dihydroquercetin also showed the ability to eliminate inflammation in the skin and internal organs – all this helps to accelerate the regenerative processes and improve skin condition, as a result you feel refreshed, look younger and full of health!

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What NOT to do before Visiting your Esthetician

Having a professional cosmetic procedure is one of the most relaxing things you can do, however, the appearance of a skin reaction after the procedure, is not. Experts say that the vast majority of bad outcomes after these procedures are the fault of the patient, who tampers with her own skin before visiting the esthetician. This virtually guarantees a negative result.

Here is a list of 7 things that you should avoid doing before you visit your Esthetician:

  1. You cannot conduct a depilation for 24 hours prior to the procedure

Waxing removes the top layer of skin cells exactly like stiff exfoliation. A cosmetic procedure immediately after it will cause severe irritation to the affected skin.

  1. You cannot touch your face to harsh bristles

Men’s stubble is a real horror for sensitive facial skin. Touching it will cause redness and inflammation. In this condition a cosmetic procedure is contraindicated in the Salon.

  1. You cannot spend time in the Sun the day before your beauty session

Cosmetic procedures can greatly reduce the damage caused by harmful sunlight, for example, pigmentation. But your skin needs to “recharge” after a being in the sun. Otherwise, the skin may have an unexpected reaction to anti-aging and anti-acne ingredients used by your cosmetologist.

  1. You cannot have Botox injections

If you have undergone Botox injections or have had facials, please defer your visit for at least 48 hours. The areas of the recent injections cannot be massaged, otherwise the imposed substance can move to another area. In addition, the provider will hardly fix these skin imperfections until injected sites have worn off for several months.

  1. You cannot undertake deep skin cleansing at home

Squeezing pimples and black spots before heading to the beautician will cause severe inflammation in these areas, and the Esthetician will be unable to help you clean the “residue” which has entrenched itself in infected pores. That is why you must attend a reputable spa and leave the cleaning procedure to the professional.

  1. You cannot have eyelash extensions prior to your treatment

Never rub, use lotions or steam during the first 48 hours due to the glue used for extensions. Otherwise, the money and time spent on eyelash extensions, will be a waste — they will simply come off!

  1. You cannot use exfoliating products

Ingredients like Retinol and glycolic acid, increase skin sensitivity, because they eliminate its topmost layer. The majority of adverse skin reactions associated with this action. If you are not sure of the ingredients, please refrain from using them for a few days before the scheduled procedure.

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How to treat couperose or rosacea?

If my face shows reddish veins, you are more than likely suffering from couperose or rosacea. A proven, however, temporary way to hide the problem is to disguise it under a layer of foundation. However, using cosmetic medicine, there are ways that you can permanently get rid of scars and veins.

Why do I suffer from couperose or rasacea?

The reddish mesh that penetrates through the skin are dilated vessels. They become such when their walls weaken. For example, during strong emotional or physical stress, as well as when heated – in the sun or in a bath – the capillaries are overfilled. In such cases, the way in which this is described is that “the blood flows to the face.” However, even after the stress has diminished, or you are no longer feeling heat, the skin does not always return to normal, and some of the capillaries remain enlarged. Most often, this happens to people prone to allergies and other skin irritations. Skin redness occurs in those who are indiscriminate in their choice of food, eat too much, abuse alcohol and smoke. Weak blood vessels can also be a genetic inheritance, in fact, if you have had thin, sensitive skin since childhood, you may develop couperose or rosacea with age.

How to treat couperose or rosacea

Until recently, the most popular treatment for treating couperose and rosacea has been  electrocoagulation. However, this is a rather ineffective procedure with a long recovery period. Today there are new methods, including laser or IPL. It works in this way: the Doctor directs the light spot on the vessel and processes each point with a short laser pulse, the walls of the vessels stick together and go deep under the skin. In this case, the beam does not damage the healthy tissue, and the effect is noticeable immediately after the procedure.

The good news is that in most cases, just a few procedures are sufficient to get rid of couperose or rosacea. The treatment is painless and does not require rehabilitation. Different laser systems are able to solve other problems simultaneously, for example, to smooth out the skin tone, to remove stains after acne and pigmentation.

Maintain your success

After the laser treatment, you can make procedures that will help to consolidate and maintain the result, make the skin tone smooth, and the structure dense and elastic. Mesotherapy will help with this problem. Cocktails are especially useful, including ingredients that improve the microcirculation of the vascular bed, because they increase the elasticity of the vascular walls, prevent stagnation. Often, they include vitamin C, ginkgo biloba extract, and meliloto extract.

Can you prevent the occurrence of couperose or rosacea?

Treatment of vascular asterisks depends on the stage of the disease. If the problem has arisen recently, preventive measures may help you cope. For example, try D’arsonval and Cryotherapy – these procedures are performed by an anesthetician or cosmetologist.

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Keeping Fit: 5 Most Common Mistakes

  1. Working out more than necessary

Training every day, counting every calorie, and getting up at 6 am to keep fit does not work. The more pressure you place on yourself, the sooner your enthusiasm will run out.

Just three workouts a week and a balanced diet is all that is needed to maintain an ideal figure.

  1. Being your own coach

Fitness is like medicine. If used correctly, it will improve your life and health, if not, it may harm you. So, just as you need a doctor for medical treatment, you also need a coach to keep fit properly. The coach will create a customized training program just for you, teach you how to handle the training apparatus and, most importantly, teach the technique of exercises. Without a coach, you may be training hard and achieving little. Worse, you could hurt your joints, your spine – even get injured.

If you are unable to bring on a coach, study the technique of doing the exercises yourself. Fortunately, the Internet is full of free lessons, and use the camera on your smartphone to critique yourself.

  1. Eat anything after a workout – especially if the food is healthy.

They say if a physicist wrote a book about losing weight, there would be only one phrase: consume less energy than you expend. You can even live in the gym and eat the best food in the world, but if you do not follow this rule, you will not lose a gram.

Not only that, if you don’t cut down on foods with a high caloric content, it is impossible.You may lose weight, but how does your body get enough strength for training? You will slow down the metabolism and start burning muscles. You may be thin, but you’ll feel fatigued. Note: Reduce your calorie intake by 20-30% of the norm, not more.

  1. Ignore the warm-up

When your body is not ready to pick up heavy loads, it’s impossible to achieve good results. If your body is not warmed up prior to exercising, your muscles are stiff, and the body will go into a little bit of shock from heavy loads.

When you warm-up, you increase the mobility of your joints, accelerate your blood supply, and increase the elasticity of your muscles. Without warming up, your workout will not be effective – not to mention that it is also dangerous to your body.

  1. Ignore strength training and only do cardio

During an hour of “fat-loss” training, you will lose 500-800 calories. While this is a lot, to lose 1 kg of pure fat you need to burn 7,700 calories.

I encourage you to find a balance between cardio and strength training. Both are important, however, devote as much or MORE time to strength training to preserve muscle mass and improve your body composition. Everyone has to battle the age-related decline in muscle mass at some point. Strength training is the best way to do that.

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How to Avoid Inflamed Skin After a Facial Procedure

Professional cosmetic procedures should be a relaxing experience, however, skin reactions after the procedure are not! Experts say that tampering with your own skin prior to visiting the esthetician, is responsible for the vast majority of procedure complications. Here is a list of 7 things that you should not do if you want to avoid inflamed skin after a facial procedure.

1. Don’t depilate 24 hours prior to the procedure

Waxing removes the top layer of skin cells like exfoliation. Cosmetic procedures immediately after will cause severe irritation to the skin.

2. Don’t touch face to harsh bristles

Mens stubble is unkind to sensitive facial skin, touching your skin to the stubble will cause redness and inflammation.

3. Don’t spend time in the sun the day before beauty session

Cosmetic procedures can greatly reduce the damage caused by sunlight. Your skin needs to “recharge” after a being in the sun.  Otherwise, your skin may have an unexpected reaction to anti-aging and anti-acne ingredients used by your cosmetologist.

4. Don’t have Botox injections

If you have received Botox injections, defer your facial for at least 48 hours. The areas of the recent shots cannot be massaged to avoid migration of Botox serum. If the Botox does affect the site, it can take up to 12 weeks for the effects to subside.

5. Don’t deep cleanse at home

Squeezing pimples and blackheads before heading to the spa will cause severe inflammation in these areas, which again, will hamper your facial results. Go to a reputable spa, and leave the cleaning procedure to a professional esthetician.

6. Don’t get eyelash extensions

Never rub, use lotions or steam during the first 48 hours after you’ve got eyelash extensions. Products used during your facial may cause the eyelash extensions to come off, wasting all that time and money.

7. Don’t use exfoliating products

Ingredients like Retinol and glycolic acid, increase skin sensitivity. If you are not sure of the ingredients, please refrain from using them for a few days before the scheduled procedure.