Suspend-It

Do you know what’s better than Stimerex ES in making you lose weight? A combination of stress and depression. For some people anyway. To others, stress and depression does the opposite - it makes them fatter. The only major difference between weight loss products and undergoing stress and depression is that as you get thinner, you will also look uglier with the latter. After all, dark under eye circles and wrinkles are expected when you are undergoing stress.

Still, there are various ways to be able to cope up with stress and depression. To some, all they need is good food and someone to talk to. For people like me, a good night sleep can make me feel better. Then again, it depends on the level of stress or depression you’re currently undergoing. There are of course times, when sleep isn’t enough to help you get over it. Which is why multivitamins like Mosegor are a big help for me. It literally forces you to sleep – in a healthy way. So you get the sleep you need to be able to go through yet another day.

When I went home yesterday night, I was shocked to see our neighbor’s babysitter, Marienel. She looked like she’s been crying all day. Concerned, I hesitantly approached her and asked what happened. She blankly stared at me and said, “Huh?”

I shared my observation about her looking like she’s been crying all day and the creases in her forehead increased in confusion. I just raised my eyebrows in question and concern. Then surprisingly, she laughed, hard. I thought she was going crazy, then she said, “It’s the eye concealer!”

This time, I was the one who gave her a blank stare. Marienel continued while giggling, “I forgot to put on my eye concealer that’s why my eye bags are all dark and I look like I’ve been crying.” Ah-hah! So that’s the culprit.

Frankly though, proper application of a good eye wrinkle cream with whitening action would be more helpful than using concealers. What do you think?

I have always been interested on getting my teeth whitened ever since college. Whenever I see celebrities with shiny white teeth, I can’t help but be envious. Fortunately, a friend of mine who is a Plano cosmetic dentist offered me a huge discount on teeth whitening.However, come to think of it, how white exactly is “naturally white” anyway? My dentist friend explained that whitening solutions can whiten your teeth to virtually the lightest shade but of course with some considerations. Whitening agents contain hydrogen peroxide, a form of bleach, that strip away layers of discolored layers of teeth. Longer exposures to this bleaching agent means whiter teeth. The problem however is there is a tendency for the teeth to get brittle as it is bleached so the exposure time is just limited.Naturally, teeth are white but with a tint of yellow. If you look at children’s teeth you will see the natural color of teeth. This is the shade that I must aim for. Any shade lighter than that and the teeth will look like dentures already. hehe.

On my way to my room, I was surprised to hear my sister Anne wail out my name. She sounded really in despair so I immediately ran to her room. When I opened the door, I saw her freaking out on a tiny, almost unnoticeable wrinkle in her eye.

I didn’t know whether to strangle her for making me worry, or laugh out of relief because apparently, it wasn’t THAT bad. Anyway, she was really worried about looking old, so I recommended the best eye cream I’ve tried and tested so far. Yes, she hasn’t been using moisturizer and eye cream.

Frankly, at her age, using moisturizer and eye cream is already a given. Add sun block to your daily face regimen as well. Those three are the secret recipe to staying young and pretty!

Summer is around the corner again. It’s just the second week of February yet it is sooo hot. I heard from the news that we are experiencing the “El Nino” phenomenon again - aka heat waves. The heat really is scorching making me feel like a vampire under sunlight.

During these times, the heat can cause problems especially in the skin. This is why we must always protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Here are some of the tips I learned from good friends of mine:

• Always drink plenty of fluids. This is important in order to prevent our skin from drying up.
• No matter what others may say… use an umbrella when walking under the sun especially during noon.
• Apply sunblock or day cream but please do this after taking a bath.
• Lastly, air-conditioning further dries up the skin so it is necessary to apply moisturizers once in a while.

Oh and don’t forget to take vitamin C and E for glowing skin.

Varicose veins are often thought of as just an aesthetic problem. What most people do not know, varicose veins are blood vessels which are clogged. hemorrhoid, or the large varicose veins may be painful and even fatal.

When the vein is clogged, the stagnant blood solidify and form thick wall. This may sometimes feel painful to touch. The blood clots in the vessels can even cause stroke if it reaches the brain.

To prevent varicose veins always remember to have a balanced diet and lots of exercise. Specialized stockings can also be used for hemorrhoid relief. Just a tip I learned from my doctor, make it a point to raise your legs before sleeping. Doing this for a few minutes a day allows the blood to easily return to the body and not get stuck in the legs.

My dermatologist recently had me switch from acne cleanser to rejuvenating cream. The cream is actually quite expensive. Then again, at this age, it’s high time I start using one. After all, my skin cells is not that healthy as it was when I was just in my teens.

Moreover, I need to be more careful on what I put on my face - from make up content to make up remover. You can never be too careful. When in doubt on what facial product to use, again, just have your dermatologist go over the content.

Being in my mid-twenty’s, I’m becoming more and more careful on what I put on my skin. After all, at this age, I’m now more prone to wrinkles and dark spots. My friends have been using creams and moisturizers to prevent fine lines and wrinkles. I’m still checking out other facial creams and going through some wrinkle treatment reviews. There are those creams that really targets your age - 20 plus, 30 plus, etc.

Of course, you’d want to buy something that’s targeted specifically to meet your requirements right? Then again, be very careful when selecting creams. They might do more harm than good if you end up using the wrong one. In general, the best you can do of course is to seek advice from your dermatologist first so he/she can check out the contents of your desired cream before putting it on.

I have been wanting to try professional teeth whitening since last year, but until now it’s still too expensive for me. It may seem like a luxury for others but for me, I consider it a necessity. As a project manager, my work involves directly interacting with clients and their big bosses so I must be confident about myself. Otherwise, I’ll have lesser deals.

I used to have very white teeth. Back when I was in college, I used to be one of the students with the whitest teeth. However, when I started working in this company, I got addicted to the free coffee and Iced tea. This made my teeth so yellow in just a year. I was already wishing for my fairy godmother to come when my tooth fairy came to the rescue!

One of my good friends, Linda, gave me an IM and proudly told me that she had already opened up her clinic in Texas. She is a Plano dentist and she had been practicing dentistry for a couple of years now. When I told her about my situation, she laughed and told me “why didn’t you tell me earlier?”. She told me that she would love to whiten my teeth for free. Of course, this is an opportunity I couldn’t resist. So I plan to visit her in Texas this summer to catch up with her and also for my free teeth whitening! Oh I’m so grateful to have a good friend like Linda.

Life can be soooo good. I have so much to thank for compared to the last two years wherein our family suffered financially making everything else suffer like our daily needs to the point wherein we couldn’t even afford to exercise or eat right.

Right now, my parents are enjoying their senior years by jogging, swimming walking around the parks and even watching movies because they have nothing to worry about now financially since their life insurance has been taken care of. My siblings Ruth and Anne have been doing Yoga lately. Well Anne has been doing it for years since but Ruth finally agreed to do it… she needed it because of her scoliosis.

And now my brother being overweight for several years has finally started looking into good diet as well. Everything is as calm as the sea and it feels good to wake up to the daylight shining on your face. Like I told you, life can be soooo good!