Stress is an inevitable part of the busy, fast-paced world we live in. It weighs on us and shows in our faces. Unfortunately, not all of us have the funds for a fancy facial or a store-bought facial mask to help alleviate the visual signs of stress. Lucky for you though, we dug up a homemade facial mask recipe from Daisy Tang, founder of Aspara Aromatics, and it's not just any ol' home facial mask, but a papaya facial mask (yup, we've gone tropical on you). Papaya has enzymes in it similar to alpha hydroxy acid, which helps minimize wrinkles, and in turn will make you look less stressed. To boot, while you apply this facial mask, you can close your eyes and pretend you're on an island somewhere far, far away from life's craziness.
In addition to being wallet-friendly, this homemade facial mask is super easy to make. In fact, it only involves three ingredients: oatmeal, honey and -- wait for it -- papaya. You most likely have the first two in your pantry, right? So all you need to do is pick up the latter from your local market.
Here's how to make a homemade facial mask:
Papaya Homemade Facial Mask
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of blended papaya
1/3 cup oatmeal
1 tablespoon honey
1 egg
Directions: Mix all of the ingredients together. Spread mask all over your face and leave on for 10 minutes. Then, rinse off the homemade mask with warm water.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Three Minute Manicure:What you need to get pretty hands in a flash!
Here's a simple technique on how to do a mini manicure. First you wash your hands. After you dry them, eliminate any nail polish that you may have with a nail polish remover. Get oil and sugar and mix them in a bowl. If you like, you can add essential oil. Put it aside and file your nails to a desired shape. Then you can get the sugar and oil mix and scrub it on your hands. Wash it out with water with no soap. Then dry your hands.
Submerge your hands in warm water for about five minutes. Now push your cuticles with an orange wood stick. Gently apply some oil or cream to the nail and massage the cuticles, just like this. Get a towel, wet it, and put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Make sure the towel gets warm. Then take the towel and wrap it around your hands.
Leave it for about 1 to 2 minutes. If you're not applying polish you are done.
If you are applying nail polish then apply your base coat and wait 2 minutes. You finish the manicure by applying your favorite nail polish.
And this is how you pamper yourself with a mini manicure at home.
http://www.totalbeauty.com/video/three-minute-manicure
Submerge your hands in warm water for about five minutes. Now push your cuticles with an orange wood stick. Gently apply some oil or cream to the nail and massage the cuticles, just like this. Get a towel, wet it, and put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Make sure the towel gets warm. Then take the towel and wrap it around your hands.
Leave it for about 1 to 2 minutes. If you're not applying polish you are done.
If you are applying nail polish then apply your base coat and wait 2 minutes. You finish the manicure by applying your favorite nail polish.
And this is how you pamper yourself with a mini manicure at home.
http://www.totalbeauty.com/video/three-minute-manicure
Poverty May Keep Kids From Full Genetic Potential!
(HealthDay News) -- Being poor can prevent young children from reaching their full genetic potential of mental ability, a new study shows.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin looked at 750 sets of twins who took a test of cognitive ability at ages 10 months and 2 years. During the tests the children were asked to perform such tasks as pulling a string to ring a bell, placing three cubes in a cup, and matching pictures.
At 10 months, children from all socioeconomic backgrounds performed the same on the test. But by 2 years, children from richer families scored significantly higher than those from poorer families, the investigators found.
The study results, published in the January issue of the journal Psychological Science, don't suggest that children from wealthier families are genetically superior or smarter. These children simply have more opportunity to reach their potential, explained study author Elliott Tucker-Drob, an assistant professor of psychology, in a university news release.
These findings indicate that "nature" and "nurture" work together to affect a child's development and that the right environment can help children begin to reach their genetic potential at a much younger age than previously thought, he added.
"You can't have environmental contributions to a child's development without genetics. And you can't have genetic contributions without environment. Socioeconomic disadvantages suppress children's genetic potentials," Tucker-Drob said.
More information
Zero to Three has more about brain development.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin looked at 750 sets of twins who took a test of cognitive ability at ages 10 months and 2 years. During the tests the children were asked to perform such tasks as pulling a string to ring a bell, placing three cubes in a cup, and matching pictures.
At 10 months, children from all socioeconomic backgrounds performed the same on the test. But by 2 years, children from richer families scored significantly higher than those from poorer families, the investigators found.
The study results, published in the January issue of the journal Psychological Science, don't suggest that children from wealthier families are genetically superior or smarter. These children simply have more opportunity to reach their potential, explained study author Elliott Tucker-Drob, an assistant professor of psychology, in a university news release.
These findings indicate that "nature" and "nurture" work together to affect a child's development and that the right environment can help children begin to reach their genetic potential at a much younger age than previously thought, he added.
"You can't have environmental contributions to a child's development without genetics. And you can't have genetic contributions without environment. Socioeconomic disadvantages suppress children's genetic potentials," Tucker-Drob said.
More information
Zero to Three has more about brain development.
Cost of Obesity Approaching $300 Billion a Year!
(HealthDay News) -- The total economic cost of overweight and obesity in the United States is $270 billion per year while the cost in Canada is about $30 billion a year, a new study shows.
The $300 billion total cost in the United States and Canada is the result of: increased need for medical care ($127 billion); loss of worker productivity due to higher rates of death ($49 billion); loss of productivity due to disability of active workers ($43 billion); and loss of productivity due to total disability ($72 billion), said the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
People are considered overweight if their body-mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 and obese if their BMI is higher than 30.
When the SOA researchers separated the economic cost of overweight and obesity to the United States in 2009, they found that it was $72 billion for overweight and $198 billion for obesity.
The findings are based on a review of papers published primarily between January 1980 and June 2009.
"Overweight and obesity have been shown to increase the rate of several common adverse medical conditions, resulting in this extraordinary economic cost to society," study author Don Behan said in a SOA news release.
"We can't stand back and ignore the fact that overweight and obesity are drivers of cost increases and detrimental economic effects. It's time for actuaries, the employer community and the insurance industry to take action and help consumers make smart, healthy decisions," he added.
An SOA online survey of 1,000 adults found that 83 percent would be willing to follow a healthy lifestyle program if they received incentives from their health insurance plan.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about overweight and obesity.
The $300 billion total cost in the United States and Canada is the result of: increased need for medical care ($127 billion); loss of worker productivity due to higher rates of death ($49 billion); loss of productivity due to disability of active workers ($43 billion); and loss of productivity due to total disability ($72 billion), said the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
People are considered overweight if their body-mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 and obese if their BMI is higher than 30.
When the SOA researchers separated the economic cost of overweight and obesity to the United States in 2009, they found that it was $72 billion for overweight and $198 billion for obesity.
The findings are based on a review of papers published primarily between January 1980 and June 2009.
"Overweight and obesity have been shown to increase the rate of several common adverse medical conditions, resulting in this extraordinary economic cost to society," study author Don Behan said in a SOA news release.
"We can't stand back and ignore the fact that overweight and obesity are drivers of cost increases and detrimental economic effects. It's time for actuaries, the employer community and the insurance industry to take action and help consumers make smart, healthy decisions," he added.
An SOA online survey of 1,000 adults found that 83 percent would be willing to follow a healthy lifestyle program if they received incentives from their health insurance plan.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about overweight and obesity.
Is Race a Factor in Obesity Counseling?
(HealthDay News) -- Obese black patients receive less weight reduction and exercise advice from doctors than obese white patients, a new study finds.
The researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health also said they were surprised to find that white patients treated by black doctors were still more likely to receive weight and exercise counseling than black patients treated by black doctors.
"Our findings could be due to a number of factors such as negative physician perspectives towards black patients or a lack of sensitivity to the underlying levels of obesity risk for black patients as compared to white patients," study author Sara Bleich, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, said in a university news release.
For this study, the researchers analyzed national data from 2,231 visits of black and white obese patients to their doctors. The findings appear in the January online issue of the journal Obesity.
"Previous studies have shown disparities in the proportion of black obese adults informed by physicians that they were overweight compared to white obese patients. We now also see that black patients are receiving different medical counseling as well," senior author Dr. Lisa Cooper, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Health, Policy and Management, said in the news release.
"Further research is needed to understand how to improve obese patient counseling, particularly among the black population," Cooper added.
In the United States, blacks have a much higher rate of obesity than other races, which puts them at increased risk for a number of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines obesity trends in the United States.
The researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health also said they were surprised to find that white patients treated by black doctors were still more likely to receive weight and exercise counseling than black patients treated by black doctors.
"Our findings could be due to a number of factors such as negative physician perspectives towards black patients or a lack of sensitivity to the underlying levels of obesity risk for black patients as compared to white patients," study author Sara Bleich, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, said in a university news release.
For this study, the researchers analyzed national data from 2,231 visits of black and white obese patients to their doctors. The findings appear in the January online issue of the journal Obesity.
"Previous studies have shown disparities in the proportion of black obese adults informed by physicians that they were overweight compared to white obese patients. We now also see that black patients are receiving different medical counseling as well," senior author Dr. Lisa Cooper, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Health, Policy and Management, said in the news release.
"Further research is needed to understand how to improve obese patient counseling, particularly among the black population," Cooper added.
In the United States, blacks have a much higher rate of obesity than other races, which puts them at increased risk for a number of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines obesity trends in the United States.
Bookseller Borders cuts 45 jobs at its Michigan HQ!
Borders Group Inc. says it eliminated 45 jobs at its corporate headquarters as the bookseller works to cut costs.
The job cuts disclosed Monday came in several areas of operations, including human resources, finance, merchandising and distribution centers. Spokeswoman Mary Davis said in an e-mailed statement employees who lost jobs will receive severance.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Borders is facing stiff competition from online retailers, discount stores and the growing electronic book industry.
It announced plans last week to close a Tennessee distribution center and eliminate 310 jobs.
The No. 2 traditional book seller in the U.S. said last month it delayed payments to vendors to preserve cash as it works to refinance its debt.
Borders launched its e-bookstore last summer. It is expanding a selection of e-readers in its stores and children's toys and games.
The job cuts disclosed Monday came in several areas of operations, including human resources, finance, merchandising and distribution centers. Spokeswoman Mary Davis said in an e-mailed statement employees who lost jobs will receive severance.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Borders is facing stiff competition from online retailers, discount stores and the growing electronic book industry.
It announced plans last week to close a Tennessee distribution center and eliminate 310 jobs.
The No. 2 traditional book seller in the U.S. said last month it delayed payments to vendors to preserve cash as it works to refinance its debt.
Borders launched its e-bookstore last summer. It is expanding a selection of e-readers in its stores and children's toys and games.
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