Mar 16

There were a LOT of problems with the sunless tanning creams when they first came out…A LOT. One of the most important was that they just didn’t look natural on people of the fairer skin types. The ghostly white folks, the people who need this stuff the most!

A Lot Has Changed - Much Better Results

However, a lot has changed in the last few years. The problems of the first generation of these sunless tanners have been all but eliminated. We don’t have to suffer that awful orange color anymore. Wow did that look bad, especially on those of us with fair hair. It screamed unnatural.

No Skin Cancer

Those folks that do tan well can also reap the benefits on using these sunless tanning sprays. Why would they want to take advantage of a product like this? Especially when they can get a tan? Well, like give you a hint…it’s called the Big C. That’s right cancer, skin cancer…sun damage and tanning bed damage causes skin cancer, it doesn’t matter if you’re fair or darker…you can still get the big C.

No Wrinkle Risk

Oh and what about wrinkles, let’s not forget wrinkles. Who wants to look like they’re an old women at aged 40? Not me, and not anyone else I know. If you repeatedly expose yourself to the sun or the tanning bed, well, that’s what you’re going to look like. So, of course, these products are extremely popular with just about everyone.

Remember the smells of the old tanning creams and the streaking? Well, those problems are also history! You don’t have to smell like an old leather shoe and you don’t have to look like a tiger stripped freak show.

Having a nice tan all year round without the wrinkles, without the cancer, and without the old problems, for every skin type from A to Z…now that’s a breakthrough. Nothing is more attractive to the guys or the ladies than a sexy tan…it ranks consistently on top 10 lists every year.

* Secure Your Risk Free Trial Sample Of This Amazing NEW Sunless Tanning Spray By Clicking Here Imagine Hitting The Beach Or Just The Club Looking Drop Dead Gorgeous With Your New Natural Looking Tan. 100% Guaranteed. Rush Delivery Available.

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Mar 16

Want to be in good mood as often as possible? Sometimes you have the blues? Just a small annoyance can be cracked nervously? You know you’re often in a bad mood or your surroundings you once said that you are changing mood too? Believe it or not, but a dietary deficiency may be the culprit.

Whether you are anxious, depressed, irritable or just irritable, chances for a food product can lend a hand quite useful for your state of mind and cheer you up.

details you 12 foods to eat to be cheerful:

1) Egg When you’re in the fog, you can not always do things as you want, which can lead to frustration and eventually depression. Proteins increase your alertness and energy. If you do not eat enough, eat a boiled egg (the white provides proteins).

Not only egg you wake up, but it will also give you a dose of vitamin D, another known mood optimizer that increases the amount of serotonin in the brain (where it acts as a neurotransmitter or neurotransmitter). Eating eggs can certainly help you to be cheerful. Read also: Vitamin D is essential for it to lose weight?.

2) Whole Grains Carbohydrates trigger the release of insulin into the bloodstream, which relaxes and soothes your tensions. If you eat refined carbohydrates, like pasta or traditional snacks high in sugar, you get a little happy buzz at first but then a huge collapse.

Complex carbohydrates like whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, oats …) are burned more regularly so you can help keep the good mood longer. Read also: How to choose good carbs when doing shopping.

3) Spinach Lack of folic acid lowers levels of serotonin in your brain that can cause depression. Eat spinach to accompany your main dish for more than 50% of recommended intake per day of folic acid. Read also: Healthy Foods, 15 fruits and vegetables very healthy.

As a bonus, the spinach contain magnesium, a mineral which has effects relaxants and tranquilizers, although useful in helping you to be cheerful. Read also: Magnesium may help weight loss, easy weight loss.

4) Salmon A selenium deficiency can cause anxiety and irritability. A serving of salmon will give you about 75% of your daily requirement of selenium. Salmon is also loaded with essential fatty acids omega-3, which play an important role in brain function and is supposed to regulate mood and relieve depression. Eating salmon can definitely help you maintain a good mood.

Other fish and seafood can provide omega-3 herring, sardines, tuna, shrimp, catfish farming, haddock, blue crab of the Atlantic, etc.. Read also: Fish & Fish breeding wild fish which is healthier?.

5) Chocolate Chocolate contains phenylethylamine, the neurotransmitters that release endorphins in the brain and make you dizzy. Recall that the endorphins are compounds that have an opioid analgesic and ability to provide a feeling of well-being. Chocolate helps many people to find good humor in a bad way psychologically.

The reason why people love all the chocolate is not that chemical. The sweet taste of chocolate stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain. Eat preferably dark chocolate (with the highest percentage of cocoa available) to derive the benefits without feeling guilty afterwards. Also read: Eat chocolate for a system becomes possible.

6) Turkey Although most do naps during the holidays are caused by too much greed and not by tryptophan (precursor of the sleep hormone, melatonin), this nutrient has comforting properties, it helps you relax and you calm. Indeed, tryptophan is an amino acid that is converted by the body into serotonin. But the levels of serotonin affect mood.

Eating the tryptophans is essential to produce serotonin, which in turn puts you in good mood. You do not need a special occasion to eat turkey and find the right mood, however. Chicken, tuna and even soybeans also bring tryptophans.

7) Lobster Lobster is one food that most improves the mood because it contains a lot of tryptophan, as the turkey that we have seen above, but the lobster contains even more tryptophan than turkey. To avoid spoiling anything, the lobster was very tasty.

But the lobster is a delicacy available and cheap. Do not worry, other affordable foods also contain tryptophan: sunflower seeds, egg whites, cottage cheese, pineapple, tofu, spinach, bananas, soybeans, chicken fillet, turkey.

8) Lens The lenses are double blow when it comes to good humor. Not only is it a complex carbohydrate, but they are also rich in folate. And folate deficiency is associated with depression and mania. Moreover, when it comes to comfort food when it is cold, a hearty lentil soup is always the case.

9) Berries The fruits give you sugar, but all the natural sugars are not created equal. Melons and grapes are low in fiber, this means they give the same telnet collapse with refined sugars. Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, the acai berry, the Goji Berry, etc.. are all rich in fiber, which means that not only the berries will give you the extra initial sugar but will also help you maintain.

10) or Almond nuts A handful of these nuts shipped a package of vitamin B6. But this vitamin helps the body convert tryptophan into serotonin. When you eat foods rich in tryptophan, you should also think eating foods rich in vitamin B (such as almonds or walnuts (but pistachios). Foods rich in vitamin B may also ease the anxiety, depression, stress. Read also: Accelerate metabolism with 5 vitamins and minerals.

The nuts can be a quick and easy to get B vitamins, but if the nuts are not your favorite food, try dark green vegetables like broccoli, kale or cabbage leaves. If you are looking for vitamin B12, consume the coquille St. Jacques, salmon, shrimp or a bowl of yogurt low-fat. Read also: Anemia: foods to treat anemia.

11) Citrus Vitamin C found in citrus fruits is a powerful vitamin to break the stress. When stress reduces your good mood, try to eat oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, etc.. In addition to citrus, you can add to your cooking broccoli and green peppers that bring a lot of vitamin C. Read also: Boosting your metabolism foods that increase metabolism.

12) Banana If you are angry, find the right mood by eating foods rich in potassium, an electrolyte that helps lower blood pressure. Bananas are a good example of this type of food, but there are also lawyers, black beans, corn, potatoes and white beans. Also read “Banana and health: bananas and their health benefits” and “banana regime, eating bananas to lose weight fast?”.

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I enjoy helping others find answers to health problems and ı write about exercising lose wegiht

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Mar 16

Pretty simple stuff here today folks, no real sets and reps to worry about. Here is what I did to burn some fat:
AM

  • Stair Climbing (like actual stairs not a machine)
    • 7.5 stories x 8 times all the way up in about 20 minutes, walking the whole time

PM

  • Sprints
    • I hit the track and did my first sprint workout of the season (I live in Calgary and sprinting is VERY dangers half the year)
    • 400m track x 10 laps, sprinting the first 150m or so of each lap
    • If you haven’t run sprints before or at least not since the summer, take it easy and break your body in, I didn’t go all out on these because I just didn’t feel “right”
    • listen to your body, trust me, it is better than a torn quadriceps, I know!

That is it. Pretty simple eh? The idea here was to get my lower intensity/boring work done in the morning before I had a chance to talk myself out of it. The stairs also rev up my metabolism for the day.

The sprints I do later when my body and the air is warmer so I have less chance of injuring myself.

Here is a great video to introduce you to the benefits of sprints

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Mar 15
Dangers of Diarrhea
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Vomiting and Diarrhea sometimes have the same causes. It is mainly because of the bacteria in our stomach that causes intestinal inflammation. But the more common of these two is diarrhea. This is not a painful condition but it should not also be taken for granted. It is a recurrent loosing of watery stools from one’s body. There are commonly known two descriptions of diarrhea. These are the acute and chronic diarrhea. When we say acute diarrhea it mostly last for a week. It is also one of the causes of death in some countries. The other one is the chronic diarrhea which is not like the acute diarrhea, this is more likely to last longer that the acute one. It can also be fatal especially to children.

Virus and bacteria are the common reasons and causes of diarrhea both acute and chronic. Let us first see what the usual causes of acute diarrhea are. Aside from viruses and bacteria which we know are the common causes of diarrhea, too much intake of alcohol and coffee are also other reasons for having an acute diarrhea. High anxiety level is also a factor of experiencing this kind of diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea is a more serious condition than the acute diarrhea because this is persistent. It means that this kind of diarrhea is continual and constant. Alcohol and coffee intakes are also reasons for this one but more seriously, diabetes and ulcer can cause chronic diarrhea. So if you or any of us is diabetic or have an ulcerative colitis, then you are also prone to chronic diarrhea.

Symptoms of diarrhea are determinable. Victims of diarrhea more often to experienced flushing out watery tools and experienced normal or even severe stomachache. Diarrhea can also be detected when one is having an abdominal pain and is frequently vomiting. Sometimes because of the several abdominal pains, blood in stools can also be detected. Diarrhea is somewhat a condition that should be taken seriously. That is why treatments should be known.

For a simple diarrhea problem, it will likely to be just within a week. Drinking of plenty of fluid especially water can help a person to re-hydrate because diarrhea can cause dehydration. Medicines and painkillers can is also advisable but not in all situation and all ages.

It is important to learn how to prevent, or maybe just lower the risk of diarrhea. Frequent hand washing is very important since everywhere you go and everything you touch, bacteria is always present. We should also be cautious in what we are eating because most common source of diarrhea is from the bacteria which came from the food that we intake everyday.

James, aside from writing articles, is also working on the website on RV steps to help consumers choose the best RV toy haulers in the market.

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Mar 15

Just like every other organ in the body, the liver keeps a person healthy by its functions. Harmful material are removed from the blood, as it is filtered by this large vital detoxifying organ. It produces the different proteins needed by the body including enzymes, hormones, antibodies and other substances. Digestion of fat is facilitated with the bile that the liver also produces. It is the primary powerhouse source of energy. Liver cancer, also called hepatic tumours, can arise from the liver itself. Also, a primary tumour may have spread it to the liver.

The football-sized organ sits at the upper right hand side part of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm and above the stomach. Protected by the lower ribs, it sits the right side lobe and the smaller left lobe.

Survival rates do not give definite indications of what will happen to patients. However, they may predict their chances if a type of treatment plan are opted for. A liver transplant and surgery to remove the cancer from the liver are the two main treatment options. Liver cancer can be fatal for some patients within the year of diagnosis. Until it has become a serious medical condition, the symptoms do not appear.

Hepatocellular, one of the two major types, usually develop in people with chronic cirrhosis. These growth on or in the liver can be benign or malignant. Specialists often suggest a liver transplant. Classified as primary liver cancer, it is uncommon. It starts in the cells, bile ducts, blood vessels or connective tissues of the liver.

Discovered on medical imaging, the cancer most likely developed because of previous liver disease. Also, chronic infection with the hepatitis virus is the other leading cause of liver cancer. A vaccine against hepatitis C infection is not known to be available yet. However, it could be avoided by preventing contamination. Drinking alcohol is also known to be a cause of hepatocellular cancer.

Metastatic cancer is not labelled as liver cancer, but as metastatic cancer of whatever organ they originated from. It is classified as secondary liver cancer, which has resulted from the spread of cancer from other areas of the body to the liver.

Specialists have identified some treatments to help control cancer. These are percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, chemoembolisation, and cryosurgery or cryotherapy.

Selective Internal Radiation Therapy is performed by interventional radiology physicians to treat patients with inoperable liver cancer.

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Scheygen is a simple woman that loves to explore and share things through writing. She loves to share her knowledge to the users who care to understand everything about Liver Cancer. Go and visit the Cancer Liver website to get plenty of more information at Cancer Liver. Come and visit us at http://CancerLiver.org/

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Mar 15
Magnesium Explained
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Almonds on a white background.

WHAT IS MAGNESIUM?

Magnesium is one of the seven macrominerals that your body needs to survive.  It has many roles in the body which include supporting healthy bone growth and helping your muscle tissues and nerves to function properly.  In this post I am going to take an in depth look at magnesium and the importance of it to your health.

WHEN WAS MAGNESIUM DISCOVERED?

The history of magnesium dates back to 1618 when the town of Epsom in England was suffering from a severe drought.  A local farmers named Henry Wicker noticed that his cows refused to drink from one of the town’s wells, despite being very thirsty.  He tasted the water and noticed that it was very bitter.  However, he also noticed that the water was effective at healing cuts and scratches.  The salts in this water became known as ‘Epsom Salts’ and quickly gathered fame for their ability to soothe the body.

As ‘Epsom Salts’ became increasingly famous chemists and scientists started to study them in more detail.  In 1755 Joseph Black discovered that ‘Epsom Salts’ were actually the chemical compound magnesium sulphate and in doing so was the first person to recognise magnesium as an element.  Despite being the first person to recognise magnesium, Joseph Black never managed to isolate it.  In 1808 Sir Humphry Davy made the breakthrough and isolated magnesium by passing an electric current through melted magnesium oxide.  This caused the compound to break into its two part; magnesium and oxygen.

HOW DOES YOUR BODY USE MAGNESIUM?

Magnesium represents approximately 0.05% of an average adult’s bodyweight.  Around 60% of this magnesium is found in the bones and teeth, with the remaining 40% found in the muscles and soft tissues.  A very small amount of is also found in the blood.  Magnesium is required for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body and also supports the cells in other ways.  Some of its main functions include:
- Assisting in the metabolism of the macronutrients and some of the micronutrients including calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium and vitamin C.
- Helping the muscles and nerves relax.
- Promoting proper blood circulation.
- Protecting your body from health conditions including diabetes and heart disease.
- Supporting healthy bone growth.

HOW MUCH MAGNESIUM DO YOU NEED?

Our requirement for magnesium generally increases with age, although it does reduce slightly following our teenage years.  This article from WHFoods suggests the following recommended daily allowances (RDAs):

Children:
- Children aged 0-6 months:- 30mg.
- Children aged 7-12 months:- 75mg.
- Children aged 1-3 years:- 80mg.
- Children aged 4-8 years:- 130 mg.
- Children aged 9-13 years:- 240 mg.

Men:
- Men aged 14-18 years:- 410 mg.
- Men aged 19-30 years:- 400 mg.
- Men aged 31 years and over:- 420mg.

Women:
- Women aged 14-18 years:- 360 mg.
- Women aged 19-30 years:- 310 mg.
- Women aged 31 years and over:- 320mg.

Pregnant Women:
- Pregnant women aged 18 years or younger:- 400 mg.
- Pregnant women aged 19-30 years:- 350 mg.
- Pregnant women aged 31 years and over:- 360mg.

Lactating Women:
- Lactating women aged 18 years or younger:- 360 mg.
- Lactating women aged 19-30 years:- 310 mg.
- Pregnant women aged 31 years and over:- 320mg.

WHICH FOODS CONTAIN MAGNESIUM?

Green leafy vegetables are one of the best magnesium sources.  Legumes, nuts, and seeds are also rich in magnesium.  The list below highlights some of the best natural sources of this micronutrient:
- Almonds:- 279mg per 100g.
- Black Beans:- 70mg per 100g.
- Brazil Nuts:- 229mg per 100g.
- Pumpkin Seeds:- 539mg per 100g.
- Spinach:- 87mg per 100g.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF GETTING TOO MUCH MAGNESIUM?

It is very difficult to overdose on magnesium from diet alone.  However, if excessive levels of magnesium supplements are taken (1000mg per day and over) they can cause the following negative symptoms:
- Diarrhea.
- Fatigue.
- Muscle Weakness.
- Stomach Cramps.
- Vomiting.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF NOT GETTING ENOUGH MAGNESIUM?

Failing to consume adequate dietary levels of magnesium is the most common cause of deficiency.  However, there are other factors that can deplete the magnesium levels in your body.  Problems with your digestive tract can prevent you from properly absorbing the magnesium you consume.  Alcohol abuse, diabetes and kidney problems can also lead to excessive loss of magnesium in the urine.  On top of this chronic diarrhea or vomiting can remove magnesium from your body.

Since magnesium is used in many different areas of the body, the symptoms of deficiency can vary quite significantly.  Some of the main symptoms include:
- Low levels of calcium and potassium in the blood.
- Muscle Cramps.
- Nausea
- Numbness.
- Poor Appetite.
- Rapid Heartbeat.
- Tingling.
- Vomiting.
- Weakness.

MAGNESIUM SUMMARY

Magnesium is a highly important macromineral that is used in many different areas of the body.  I hope this article has given you a better understanding of this nutrient.  If you are not currently getting enough magnesium in your diet make sure that you start eating some of the foods listed on a regular basis.  Not only will it promote optimal health but it may also protect you from a number of diseases.

Now I want to hear from you.  Do you get enough magnesium?  Have you ever experienced any of the deficiency symptoms?  Let me know by leaving a comment.

Sources:
Function of Magnesium (Hubpages)
Magnesium (Chemistry Explained)
Magnesium (Internet Health Library)
Magnesium (Office of Dietary Supplements)
Magnesium (Vaughn’s Summaries)
Magnesium (WHFoods)

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Sunday morning is Max Effort Squat time. We pick a lift, usually the squat, and go for a max effort single, hopefully a PR. Here is the workout we did:

  • Squat, work up to a heavy single
  • Reverse band squats, work up to a max single (don’t be afraid to fail!)
  • Barbell Glute Bridge 4 x 10
  • Standing Cable Crunches 4 x 10

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Inside Track on Hottest Trends

My monthly hair ‘zines show up from Europe and I get all inspired, they take hair so much more seriously over there. They monthly announce new collections and style predictions, almost always using American Celebrities style to draw their hypothesis from. Not a fan of the ‘celebrity’ thing, but am sweet on the fact that they include us in on their crystal gazing.

For Spring ( is it spring where you live?) they have picked 5-6 looks – I always like about 1/2 of them – remember this is Europe and it is a strictly hair magazine…LA doesn’t count as we don’t have seasons ( which personally I abhor).

First off they have chosen

                      FUTURISM

Hair with a sci-fi edge

                         w/ slicked back chic

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Futurism was everywhere on the runway, it shows off facial features quite well, and in my opinion it stems from the world wide appeal of the movie AVATAR. Style in clothing and hair always takes its lead from whatever is popular in other art forms. Many times its movies….the whole Flat screen TV- BLUE RAY movies, 3-D experience is bombarding our civilization so Futurism was not at all a surprise.

I would use the combo of SUDZZ Blowout and Sebastian’s Shaper for this tricky look. By combining the 2 then emulsifying by rubbing the 2 together super quickly, you will want to apply to damp hair, then blow dry carefully for ‘structured support’ and hold that is touchable and humidity resistant.

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PLAYTIME

Bows ruled the runway as designers went big on kooky cool w/ bright colors

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Its funny I was talking to my youngest daughter who has so much style ….yet - doesn’t even realize it…asked her what I should carry in the store for hair accessories, I want to add a whole new category of products (hair accessories oh and scents too are on their way - my own) Before Xmas she told me “bows” – anything with bows….How she knew BEFORE the runway shows – is beyond me – but she does that a lot.  Personally these king size bright color bows are for people like Katy Perry, not your every day person . . . but you can tone it down wear smaller/ more subtle bows – in not such a bright-a_s color !  Bows were seen all over the Marc Jacobs show, so I guess its not just for K. Perry.

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Messy - dressy

          Natural, soft texture and

brimming with a halo       of flyaways,

no-effort hair has never look so glamorous

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This girl could be the 3rd triplet of the Olsen twins…this is the “just rolled out of bed” hair but it looks hotter than hot, and everyone has wanted this look for about the last 10 years… at least they have here in Southern California…I would say this is and has been the number 1 look by my clients for about a decade – although I never realized that until – just now. You notice I don’t carry a lot of styling products, but I really should start…. so many of my clients want /wanted this look – this or slick straight. . . . and besides serums – GLeam and a few light light hair sprays and root lift products I guess I don’t carry enough. See this whole ‘writing thing’ is as therapeutic for me as it is for you! ha ha.

Back to the subject – This look has a really nonchalant finish, complete with wispy, translucent ends, and a hint of static and shine. Its fashion forward enough not to look grungy though, its hair that’s been styled to look carefree and effortless – messy yet dressy at the same time. Corkscrew  a few random pieces, apply a texturizer + a serum and do the ‘ole “scrunch” with a diffuser on the end of your dryer..

2 …of my cocktails

                 great for this look

Combine the desired amount of SUDZZ  Zephyr and SUDZZ Lemonade Dreamz in palms and emulsify by rubbing together – apply to damp hair and distribute evenly. Volumize with a weightless touch. Perfect for fine hair {increases hold a tad}

Combining SUDZZ Aquafix (yes, I know its a conditioner – but used as a styling product its a completely different animal)  with SUDZZ  Zenyth  and emulsify, apply to damp hair and distribute evenly.  Ideal for those clients with medium to thick that want softness and control. Excellent for controlling “expandable” hair that becomes unruly during day time.

the MIGHTY-

                BOUFF

Think grown-up and groomed Amy

                     plus a little chic-cred

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Bouffant is the word and we all know where it started. Yep, Amy Winehouse can’t stand up, but oh well, long live her hair – I guess is the message by their choice of this.  I mean I loved her hair at the beginning as Hair Stylists you are trained to adore ‘change’ you had to or every person that has left your chair would look like a Stepford wife.

Hair has still got guts, texture and ultra volume, but it looks less dull and haphazard don’t you think? Its an in-expensive looking version of Emmy Award hair. You need 3 tools for this look:

  1. Tail comb or teasing brush
  2. bobby pins
  3. Shaper Hair Spray ( for lift AND hold)

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I feel Anna Paquin really got it right:

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For the look  - -  first a little GLEAM ( have you seen what it does for split & dry ends, its crazy successful)lightly blow-dry – putting velcro rollers in the last 30 minutes all on the top of the crown – hit with hair dryer, if speed is needed, teasing brush/comb the crown - - finish off with either Airplay or Shaper and I would even use a little Lemonade …to finish off give yourself a long sweeping side fringe. WEELLLLLLLLLAAAA!

My feel from the magazine is that crazy colors are coming back, I adore them…I think they should be a staple of hair color and always be used if not in small ways….some times. They are TRUE semi permanents – NO DEVELOPER, so no damage to the hair. I was happy to see quite a few of the new Clairol line of Semi Permanents Killer Strands began carrying ordered this past week. They are such an amazing answer, if you have damaged-fried hair and just have to do something with the color / or simply if you refuse to use developer on your hair….They do not lighten hair at ALL. Which is a true Semi Permanent and I’m sure you can now see why they had fallen out of favor, 80 % of all color is lightening clients present color in the 21st Century. I’m in process of trying to get a swatch book for you on the Clairol BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION so hold tight.

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Semi Permanents are free of Peroxide and ammonia or the Color Touch Line is a also a super safe and gentle color option as well.  You know if hair color is applied correctly  - - it does not damage the hair at all  - -  I now have about 1200 online crib colorists with happy healthy hair that is colored. All done by some time and effort put in in reading the blog under categories

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Remember Highlights are History . . .  I realize not everyone can pull off purple hair . . . you have to admit – this is subtle yet smashing . . . the color was applied UNDER NEATH, we call in a PEEK-A-BOO technique….works for “corporate-types that must pull off a ‘business-appearance’ Monday thru Friday : then on week-ends do a complete 180 degree transformation  - -

you would be shocked @ how many of these people – are in our world….a helluva lot

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Mar 13
Chloride Explained
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A small pot of sea salt.

WHAT IS CHLORIDE?

Chloride (formed when the element chlorine picks up an electron from a negatively charged ion) is a macromineral that your body uses to maintain a proper fluid balance and is also essential for metabolism.  It was first discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1774 and named chlorine in 1807.  Chloride represents approximately 0.15% of your total bodyweight and can be found in the fluid that surrounds your cells.

WHEN WAS CHLORIDE DISCOVERED?

Carl Whilhelm Scheele initially discovered chlorine in 1774 and named it dephlogisticated marine acid.  However, in the years following the discovery some chemists argued that dephlogisticated marine acid was actually a compound of a new element and oxygen.  In 1807 Sir Humphry Davy proved that the substance was a pure element and named it chlorine.

HOW DOES YOUR BODY USE CHLORIDE?

Around 0.15% of an average adult’s bodyweight is chloride.  It is stored within the fluid outside the body’s cells.  Chloride performs many key functions in the body which include:
- Assisting in the absorption of potassium.
- Assisting in the production of glandular hormones.
- Cleansing toxins.
- Digestion and metabolism (chloride joins with hydrogen to form hydrogen chloride which is a major part of stomach bile).
- Maintaining a proper balance of fluids inside and outside the cells.
- Maintaining proper blood volume.
- Maintaining proper blood pressure.
- Preventing the build up of excess fat.
- Regulating the acid base balance.
- Removing waste carbon dioxide from the body (chloride enables your blood to tra waste carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs where it is then exhaled).

HOW MUCH CHLORIDE DO YOU NEED?

Generally, adults require more chloride than children.  According to this article from Nutritional Wellness the following recommended daily allowances (RDAs) for chloride should be followed:
- Children aged 0-6 years old:- Between 180mg and 300mg.
- Children aged 7-10 years old:- 300mg.
- Adults:- 750mg.

WHICH FOODS CONTAIN CHLORIDE?

- Chloride can be found in numerous foods.  The list below contains some of the best natural sources:
- Butter:- 1300mg per 100g.
- Cheddar Cheese:- 1060mg per 100g.
- Olives:- 300mg per 100g.
- Prawns:- 2550mg per 100g.
- Table Salt:- 59900mg per 100g.
- Wholemeal Bread:- 860mg per 100g.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF GETTING TOO MUCH CHLORIDE?

Currently there is no recommended upper limit on chloride consumption.  However, consuming excessive levels has been linked with the following negative symptoms:
- Breathing difficulties.
- Fluid retention.
- High blood pressure.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF NOT GETTING ENOUGH CHLORIDE?

Chloride deficiency can be caused by a number of factors.  These include failing to get enough chloride in your diet, long term use of certain diuretics, diarrhea, vomitting, sweating and surgery.  The symptoms of not getting the RDA of chloride include:
- Muscle spasms.
- Weakness.

CHLORIDE SUMMARY

Despite being a macromineral, chloride is one of the less well known.  I hope this article has given you a greater insight into chloride and its role in the body.

Now I want to hear from you.  Were you aware of the role chloride plays in your body?  Are there any functions I have missed?  Post a comment and let me know.

Sources:
Chloride (Enjoy Life)
Chloride (Nutritional Wellness)
Chloride Facts and Uses (Online Vitamins Guide)
Chlorine Food Data Chart (Healthy Eating Club)
Chloride Imbalances (A to Z Diseases)
Chloride in Diet (How Stuff Works)
Chloride Information (The Vitamins and Nutrition Center)
Chlorine (Chemistry Explained)
Salt and Chloride Information (Internet FAQ Archive)

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