Dead Sea Beauty Products

Written by Johann Erickson


Without a doubt, one ofrepparttar liveliest business and investment ventures rockingrepparttar 135153 health and beauty industries today isrepparttar 135154 ancient, venerable Dead Sea.

From mineral-rich black mud body masques to health treatments in thermo-mineral springs andrepparttar 135155 Dead Sea brine,repparttar 135156 region's abundant cosmetological and therapeutic natural resources are truly legendary.

Cleopatra knew wellrepparttar 135157 value ofrepparttar 135158 naturally beautifying and restorative products that came fromrepparttar 135159 Dead Sea region. She so covetedrepparttar 135160 bounty ofrepparttar 135161 mineral-laden bath salts,repparttar 135162 skin-revitalizing mud baths andrepparttar 135163 intoxicating balsamic perfumes extracted fromrepparttar 135164 oases that her lover, Marc Anthony, led his troops into a fierce and bloody war to securerepparttar 135165 region for his beautiful Queen.

And Cleopatra herself builtrepparttar 135166 very first Dead Sea cosmetic facilities. Visitors to Ein Bokek andrepparttar 135167 Biblical, historic Ein Gedi can still seerepparttar 135168 bones of those factories today.

What makes Dead Sea products so clinically beneficial is their source -- a unique mix of solar radiation, an oxygen-rich atmosphere and geological features unlike any other on earth.

Flanked by mountains to its east and west,repparttar 135169 heavily saline Dead Sea is cradled in a deep, sealed basin with hot, arid air above its surface. More than 400 meters below sea level,repparttar 135170 Sea takes in water and mineralized run-off from mountain streams and alluvial springs, but losesrepparttar 135171 water rapidly to evaporation.

The resultant residue of leeched minerals and thick salts has long been usedrepparttar 135172 world over to relieverepparttar 135173 effects of muscle pains, psoriasis and other human ills.

The mineral cocktail produced inrepparttar 135174 Dead Sea waters and absorbed intorepparttar 135175 human

The Truth About Hair Loss

Written by Dr. Rita Louise


It is normal to shed hair every day andrepparttar truth is we loose between 100-125 hairs on any given day. Hair that is shed falls out atrepparttar 135152 end of growth cycle. At any given time 10% of our hair is in what is called a “resting phase” and after 2-3 months resting, hair falls out and new hair grows in its place. Some people, however, experience more hair loss than is normal.

As we get older, both men and women experience some hair loss. It’s a normal part ofrepparttar 135153 aging process. Called Androgenetic Alopecia, it accounts for 95% of all hair loss. Androgentic Alopecia often runs in families and affects some people more than others. In men it is often referred to as Male Pattern Baldness. It is characterized by a receding hair line and baldness onrepparttar 135154 top of head. Women, onrepparttar 135155 other hand, don’t go entirely bald even if their hair loss is severe. Instead, hair loss is spread out evenly over their entire scalp.

Hormones playrepparttar 135156 dominant role when talking about Androgenetic Alopecia. Simple put, both men and women produce testosterone. Testosterone can be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) withrepparttar 135157 aid ofrepparttar 135158 enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. DHT shrinks hair follicles causingrepparttar 135159 membranes inrepparttar 135160 scalp to thicken, become inelastic and restrict blood flow. This causesrepparttar 135161 hair follicles to atrophy. As a result, when a hair does fall out, it is not replaced.

Needless to say, men produce more testosterone than women and experience more hair loss.

While Androgenetic Alopecia isrepparttar 135162 number one reason why individuals experience hair loss, it is notrepparttar 135163 only one. Medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, ringworm and fungal infections can cause hair loss. Certain medications such as blood thinners, gout medication, birth control pills and too much vitamin A can cause sudden or abnormal hair loss as can following a crash diet, sudden hormonal changes, chemotherapy and radiation.

Emotional stress, pregnancy, or surgery can also cause our hair to fall out and is usually not noticed until 3-4 months afterrepparttar 135164 stressful event has taken place. Stress can cause a slowing of new hair growth because a larger number of hair follicles enter intorepparttar 135165 resting phase and no new hair growth is experienced.

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