Hairstyles That Keep You Looking Young

As a woman ages she may need to change up her hairstyle a bit but not in the ways youve been taught before (no, you dont have to wear a one blunt bob)!  Here are the modern tips for wearing your hair that will help you look younger!

  • Light pieces around the face will make your skin look more radiant, while light-reflecting shine and a swingy movement give an overall impression of being in excellent health.
  • Gone are the days when women of a certain age (whatever that means) where expected to wear their hair at an above-shoulder length.
  • Bangs can cover up forehead wrinkles, but be careful, because they also cast shadows over your eyes, which could exacerbate the appearance of dark under eye circles.
  • Anything too contrived will age you.

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Headache Medication Overuse Common in Brazilian Tribal Natives

U-M, Brazilian Dental Schools Collaborate

Ann Arbor, MI — December 8, 2011 — Although chronic daily headaches affect about three percent of the word’s population, a new study provides revealing insights in how improper treatment of headaches negatively influences their prevalence and frequency in tribal natives living in northeast Brazil. 

The study was part of research collaboration by investigators from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.  One of the U-M investigators, Dr. Thiago

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Nutritional Supplements Can Deliver Many Antioxidants

You probably know antioxidants are good for your well-being. If youve looked for foods and nutritional supplements that contain them and had trouble finding any, youre not alone. It can be tough to track them down, much less to know what they are.

Basically, an antioxidant is any compound that prevents oxidative damage in your body, typically by absorbing highly charged ions called free radicals.

Here are some of the most important, antioxidant-delivering vitamins and nutrients to look for in the herbal supplements and multivitamins you buy:

- Vitamin C: This compound is important for boosting immunity and helping your cells grow and divide.

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Apple juice can pose a health risk _ from calories

It’s true — apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about.

Despite the government’s consideration of new limits on arsenic, nutrition experts say apple juice’s real danger is to waistlines and children’s teeth. Apple juice has few natural nutrients, lots of calories and, in some cases, more sugar than soda has. It trains a child to like very sweet things, displaces better beverages and foods, and adds to the obesity problem, its critics say.

“It’s like sugar water,” said Judith Stern, a nutrition professor at the University of California, Davis, who has consulted for candy makers as well as for Weight Watchers. “

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How Health IT Tools Can Help Prevent a Million Heart Attacks and Strokes

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Wil Yu / Special Assistant Innovations ONC Office of the Chief Scientist

In late September 2011, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Dr. Farzad Mostashari announced the launch of the ‘One in a Million Hearts’ Investing in Innovation challenge in a post on this blog.  The challenge supports the U.S. Depart

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