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Winter Alert! Solutions to Overcome "Super Dry" Skin Aging

 How Do We Prevent Skin from  Drying/Aging?   The core of " wintertime skincare "  is to prevent the main cause for aging-dryness. One of the ways to prevent skin from drying is to use exfoliating gel, peeling cream or scrub to remove the "dead skin cells" on the skin surface. It is important to exfoliate because when dead skin cells stay and are accumulated on the skin surface, it first hinders perspirations, which is the process of eliminating/excreting wastes from the body. Then this leads into skin troubles. This is why many women exfoliate once or twice a week to maintain clear, healthy skin. However,  one should also remember that excessive exfoliation can irritate the ski n. This is because in case of too much exfoliation, newly created cells can be as well removed with dead cells, thereby removing the protective shield or layer of skin. Thus, one must provide adequate amount of moisture and nutrients. Also, during winter, one experiences the reducti

Water Looks the Same, Works the Different!

For the past few weeks, we have been discussing the  importance of drinking water  and its relationship with minerals, our body, and growth. Many people know that drinking water is good for health. Now the question has shifted from "why drink water" to "what kind of water to drink." In fact, people-non-scientists and non-experts-may be less interested to know about the scientific properties and formula of water. Instead, all they want to know is answers to questions such as "What kind of water should we drink? Or " What are the qualities of good water ?" To answer those questions, first thing we have to do is to go over the types of drinking water on Earth-what are the options that we can choose from. The following is the list of water that people normally drink: Ground Water / Spring Water Ground water is from an underground source that is under a pressure equal to or greater than atmospheric pressure. Similarly, spring water come

Tips and Know-hows on Preventing Hair Loss/Fall

Tips and Know-hows on Preventing Hair Loss There are things that one can't buy or control with money. Friendship can be one, but today I'd like to focus on one of the biggest concernshair loss. Health blogs or related websites are busy trying to entice people with different kinds of medication. Treating or preventing baldness, however, is not only expensive, but many say it cannot be "cured" permanently.   As of now, since an effective, everlasting hair growth solution does not exist, one should not be enthralled to take different kinds of pills or try machines, which are not proven by national medical associations.   This post is not to discourage people, but to give you tips, natural, home remedies which are worth noting to reduce the hair loss. Remember the following three DOs and three DON'Ts. Try it for a while then see how it works.   Three DOs to Remember    1. Wash your hair before going to bed. 2. Massage your shoulder and

Watch Out: Your Child May Be Lacking Minerals!

Minerals and Children's Growth  In the previous Biocera Health Newsletter (Vol.6, released on Oct. 6), we discussed on the relationship between minerals and our body, and how the lack of minerals in body results in different kinds of diseases. Indeed, we cannot emphasize more on the  importance of minerals , especially in the physical development of children. So, in this volume, we are going to discuss how minerals and lack of minerals affect our children's growth. Most of the contents were originated from Dr. Jeon's new book, " Cure the Incurable: Antioxidant Alkaline Water Changes Your Life ."  Water Secret: Water, Minerals and Our Body On January 27, 2012, Ulsan MBC (Moonhwa Broadcasting Center) showed a documentary titled, "Water Secret." The documentary, which focused on the  effects of RO (Reverse Osmosis) Water in human body, shocked Korean households - especially parents- and became an important eye-opening incident for pe

Have you heard of "dry eye syndrome?"

How Dry Eye Syndrome  Affects Our Daily Lives...  Waking up in the morning, I have felt the unusual dryness of my eyes. Yes, the season for xerophthalmia has come. The dryness can be a little bothering for some, but for others, such symptom of blurred vision, gritty or scratchy feeling and itching or redness in the eye can affect their daily lives. So, this week's newsletter talks about the causes of dry eye syndrome and provides preventive measures to help them avoid such a hassle.  Eye Dryness, What are the Causes?  T he definition of Xerophthalmia by encyclopedia refers a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. Also, this happens when lipid thin layer (ocular surface), which functions as a shield to protect eyes from drying up, is being damaged as a result of imbalance in tear constituents, thus resulting in quick evaporation of tears. People say that this usually occurs in people who are otherwise healthy caused by a deficiency in vit