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Natural Uses for Aloe Abrasions Acne Arthritis Boils Bruises Burns Dandruff Dermatitis Edema Infections Insect bites Psoriasis Radiation dermatitis Stings Sunburns Ulcerations Ulcers Viral infections Varicose veins Warts … and more! Read More
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How to Use Aloe Vera for Skin Care To use aloe to sooth dry skin, itch, or sunburn cut off a small leaf of the aloe vera plant about as long as your index finger. Make a slice length wise down the leaf to expose the aloe and apply to the skin. If you are ... Read More
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The Silent Healer by Rhonda Allison It has been called the “miracle plant” and the “silent healer,” and it has been used throughout history to heal bodily ailments as well as repair damaged cells. What is this magical plant? Aloe Barbadensis, or aloe vera as it is commonly known. Part of the lily family, aloe ... Read More
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How to Do a Facial With Chemo Induced Neuropathy by Shelley Hess I have chosen to share what I just recently learned after speaking with two other aestheticians that are dealing with similar issues. They told me that they had not yet found a solution to the problem. It occurred to me that there would ... Read More
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Debra Garrison After a routine mammogram in December 2004, Debra Garrison recalls what she describes as “an out of body experience.” She sat in silence as her doctor described in detail over the telephone that the calcifications found within Debra’s breast tissue were in fact suspicious and her biopsy had come back positive for breast ... Read More
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Cancer Survival Stories Carol Cole October 31, 1997: The phone rang at 7:30 in the morning and my doctor gave me the diagnosis of my biopsy, which came back positive. She told me I had stage 3 breast cancer. This was shocking news to me because I lived a lifestyle that people change “to” when ... Read More
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How Probiotics Can Boost Your Overall Health Regime by Michael Shahani Probiotics, sometimes called “friendly bacteria,” are beneficial microorganisms that naturally inhabit the human digestive system. You already have billions of bacteria living in your gut. Some are harmful (pathogenic), but many are beneficial. Keeping a balance between the good and the bad bacterial is ... Read More
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Managing Psoriasis When asked how important it would be to keep psoriasis under control, 86.6 percent of respondents said very important.i Hypothetically, 38.6 percent of respondents said they would pay $10,000 or more to get rid of their psoriasis forever.ii Of the 620 people that answered the question, 58.9 percent of respondents said that successful ... Read More
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by Jaskiran Brar Melanin is the pigment that makes skin brown. People with more melanin have darker skin. Melanin absorbs UV and is thus a natural sunscreen, and is probably the reason that dark skinned people have a lower skin cancer rate than fairer folks. Apart from cancer, sun exposure will also cause someone to ... Read More
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The Impact of Psoriasis on Personal Relationships Survey Fact Sheet This survey was created in partnership with the National Psoriasis Foundation and Galderma Laboratories, L.P. Within the October 2010 issue of DERMASCOPE Magazine we focused on the findings from this survey and the effects that Psoriasis has on social relationships. Within this section we will ... Read More
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