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How to Improve Skin

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Your skin is what the world sees on a daily basis.  It can tell all the stories of your life.  Your age and health are often reflected in your skin.  The main function of your skin is being the first line of defense between the outer world, blocking viruses, bacteria and pollution.  Skin also regulates body temperature, maintains fluid balance, and recognizes pain to alert u

Tattoos and Skin Health

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Tattoos are nothing new in the world, but the techniques are much more sophisticated than they were back in the day.  These markings were found on cavemen and mummies.  Over 60 million Americans have at least one tattoo, so that equates to one out of five individuals.

Varicose Veins

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Veins are blood vessels that take back deoxygenated blood from outer limbs and back to the heart and lungs.  When veins become abnormally thick and get twists and turns, they become varicose veins.  These types of veins can form anywhere in the body, but usually found in the legs more frequently.  Veins can be superficial or can be deep.  Superficial veins

Sensitive Skin

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Many people self-diagnose themselves with sensitive skin.  But what does it mean to have sensitive skin, since it is not really a clinical term?  Sensitive skin seems to be a catch-all term that refers to conditions that cause redness, itching, swelling, flaking, and even stinging in some instances.  Sensitive skin isn’t the same for every person.  Dermatol

Collagen and your Skin

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Collagen comprises around one third of the protein in our body and up to 70% of the protein in our skin.  It is a protein made up of amino acids including proline, glycine, arginine, and hydroxyproline.  Collagen is what gives structure to hair, skin, bone, tendons, ligaments, and nails.  The more collage you have the better your body moves and the healthier you