How to choose best face cleanser for men

By Wisdenwriters on September 20, 2009 OnlineHealthTips.net

In present world looking beautiful or handsome is very important for women as well as men. Men are also not much behind women for taking care of their skin. Cause fresh, young and handsome look gives you confidence to face the world. When you talk about face cleansers for men, it’s very important to choose the right one. Just bit information about them can be very helpful for you.

Things to Notice when you are Purchasing Facial Cleanser

Most important thing when you are buying a facial cleanser just make sure you are buying face cleanser which is appropriate for your skin type. Like companies are making different kind of facials products for different skin types like oily or dry skin.

We often make a big mistake that we use a normal soap for face cleaning which is not advisable and as it may have few have hard ingredients, which can damage your face skin.

Don’t ever buy cleansers that have elements like petroleum, alcohol, mineral, artificial fragrances, oil etc. Such ingredients don’t do anything good they can just harm your skin.

So before buying any skin cleanser product must read the label to know about ingredients of that product. You can also take info about ingredients suitable for your skin type and then buy the best product for better outcome.

We often buy products by watching TV commercials, they are lavishing but not very effective always. So don’t just go for such products if you find your favorite actor or player using that product. That’s just a commercial and you must know that.

Facial cleanser with natural ingredients may be the most effective face cleanser for you and that will be the best face wash for your skin type. Such product with natural components will be safer and it will give you better outcome too. So, a product which is made of natural ingredients must be on top in your list when you are going to buy a face wash.

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Best men’s hair removal treatment-Laser Treatment

By Wisdenwriters on November 11, 2009 OnlineHealthTips.net

The cavemen look of man is no more in fashion and men’s hair removal parlors are in. Girls also don’t like men’s hairy chest anymore. Haven’t you seen TV ads in which a man removes his Shirt and his girlfriend slather body lotion over his chest? Imagine if the guy have hairy chest, yuck, how much she have hated that!

A few years back, even the mention of men’s hair removal raised eyebrows, as if men were not supposed to shave offtheir hair. Times have changed. Women have lost their domain over hair removal. Unisex saloons are common. Finally, men are beginning to show their feminine side. And the girls are not complaining!

Attracting female is not the only purpose of having hairless body. Swimmers, cyclists, athletes remove hair to decrease friction created by water or air. It started with body builders as they used to remove hair to show their firm body. You will hardly find any hairy person on beaches as well.

Choosing areas for hair removal treatment

Both the men and women have similar options for hair removal treatments. However, areas of hair removal treatments are different as in Man common areas for hair removal are shoulders, chest and back and in women these are face, legs and arms.

There are men who don’t even like hairy arms and legs. Other than this, facial hair removing and facials became very popular among men now.

Men’s Hair Removal through Laser Treatment

The best hair removal treatment is laser treatmentas its painless, low costing and very simple. Result of laser hair removal treatment is also very long-lasting.

For this first of all you need to find a proper and eligible doctor for this treatment. In this type of hair removal system, the doctor runs a laser beam gently over your hairy area. The beams vanishes your hair follicles from the core and your hair will fall in between the course of 7 days, but if your hair are thick it may take some more days in this treatment.

So friends, if you are still waiting with a hairy look, it’s time for a change go for the hair removal treatment now.

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Diets High in Fructose are Raising Blood Pressure in Men

By Allie Montgomery (HealthNews.com)

We all know how important it is to make sure we have a healthy diet, and now men have one more thing added to their plate. It has been found that a diet saturated with foods that have large amounts of fructose sugar, such as soft drinks, increases blood pressure in men. Also, it was found that a medication used to treat gout could block this effect.

The men that participated in the study who ate a high-fructose diet had their blood pressure rise approximately 5 percent after two weeks, while those who also were given a treatment for gout along with the diet increased less than 1 percent, said the study’s author Richard Johnson. Also, eating great amounts of fructose without the medication also raised the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which are a group of risk factors that are associated with the developments of diabetes and heart disease.

Johnson stated that this study is one of the first to show that consuming high-fructose foods raises blood pressure in people. The medication for gout lowered the body’s uric acid, which is linked at elevated levels to diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

Johnson, who is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver in Aurora, said, “Reduce your sugar intake. This data would suggest that too much sugar and high fructose corn syrup may not be a good thing.” Johnson also said that larger trials would be needed to confirm the findings, particularly before treating anyone with any medications including the gout drug, allopurinol. This new study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, will be presented at the American Heart Association’s annual conference on high blood pressure in Chicago, Illinois.

Santos Perez-Pozo, who is a kidney specialist and lead author of the research in Minorca Spain, said, “We’re not ready to lower uric acid as a means to lower blood pressure. It is exciting data that suggests uric acid may have a role in hypertension.”

According to the background information that was found by the American Heart Association, fructose is only one of several sugars in food and makes up approximately half of all sugar molecules in table sugar and in high-fructose corn syrup. The syrup is also often used as a sweetener in packaged food products. The Heart Association stated that fructose is the only known common sugar that increases uric acid levels.

The new study examined 74 adult men in Spain that were the average age of 51. The men were given approximately 200 grams (7.5 ounces) daily of fructose in addition to their regular diet. In the United States, most adults consume approximately 50 to 70 grams of fructose per day.

Half of the men that participated in the study were assigned to receive the generic gout medication allopurinol, with the other half of the men were given a placebo. After two weeks, the researchers found that the men who were in the fructose-placebo group had shown an increase of 6-mm Hg in their systolic blood pressure and 3-mm Hg rise in their diastolic blood pressure. Systolic refers to the top number that is in the blood-pressure ratio and also shows the pressure when the heart beats, while the diastolic is the lower number that measures the pressure between the beats of the heart.

The researchers said that the men that had elevated blood pressure saw their levels return to normal within two months of the study ending when they returned to their normal diets. Those that were getting the high-fructose diet that were also given allopurinol did not show any significant increases in their systolic or diastolic blood pressure, the study showed.

The incidence of metabolic syndrome as it is defined in the United States, more than doubled to 44 percent in the group that was getting the high-fructose diet without the allopurinol. This syndrome is defined as having at least three out of the five risk factors including high blood pressure, high fasting-blood sugar, and increase weight gain around the waist. Those that were in the group receiving the allopurinol did not experience a rise in their metabolic syndrome incidence, possibly because the medication for gout stopped their blood pressure from rising, the authors stated.

Most of the sugar consumption in the United States tends to come from sweetened drinks and food that is high in fructose corn syrup or sugar, Johnson stated. The research results suggest that it is possible that lowering uric acid levels could become a routine practice in the near future, much like the process for lowering cholesterol. Johnson said, “This could become a risk factor that is modifiable and that lowering it could be of considerable benefit. However we still need more studies to prove it.”

Male Immunization with Gardasil Not Deemed Cost Effective

By Drucilla Dyess (HealthNews.com)

Although Gardasil has been proven to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical cancer, as well as two additional strains that cause genital warts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted against its use as a routine immunization for boys and men. However, the committee did vote, almost unanimously, to allow doctors to recommend the vaccine be given to males to reduce their likelihood of acquiring genital warts.

HPV is a sexually transmitted pathogen that is believed to cause approximately 70 percent of all cervical cancers. In addition, HPV has been associated with more rare forms of cancer of the throat, genitals and anus, as well as genital warts. Studies have found Gardasil not only to be safe, but also to be nearly 100 percent effective in preventing pre-cancerous cervical lesions from the four HPV strains that it targets. In addition, findings have shown that Gardasil is far more effective in females when given before they become sexually active.

Since first being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 for use in females, the issue of whether or not to use Gardasil for males has been strongly debated. Advocates for use of Gardasil as a routine immunization among males believe that widespread use of the vaccine may reduce cervical cancer rates, since males commonly transmit HPV to females.

Although in early October the FDA approved the Gardasil vaccine for use among males aged 9 through 26, results of a study conducted in the same month revealed that immunization among males was not cost effective, as costs would outweigh the health benefit of the vaccine. Now, the results of the final vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has apparently put this issue to rest. The vaccine will not be approved for boys as part of the childhood immunization schedule.

The pivotal study published in the British Medical Journal made a comparison between a female-only vaccination program and a co-ed vaccination program. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health performed the analysis. According to lead researcher Jane Kim, an assistant professor of health decision science, “This study found that while vaccine coverage and efficacy are high in girls, including boys in an HPV vaccination program generally exceeds what the U.S. typically considers good value for money.”

The basis of a good value was deemed as having cost-effectiveness ratios ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 per quality-adjusted life year, or the cost of the vaccine versus the number of added years someone would gain by getting the vaccine. By assuming lifelong protection among 75 percent coverage, the routine vaccination of girls who were 12 years of age was found to be a good value at less than $50,000 per quality adjusted life year. However, by adding boys of the same age, the cost-effectiveness ratio was increased to over $100,000 per quality adjusted life year.

Currently, the CDC recommends Gardasil for girls ages 11 and 12, and for women ages 13 to 26, who have not been vaccinated for the prevention cervical cancer. The disease claims 4,000 female lives annually in the United State alone.

Staying Healthy: Healthy Habits for Men

By Lara Endreszl

Juggling jobs, relationships, social obligations, bills, and staying on top of a healthy gym routine is a lot to handle. As a woman, trying to find the time to eat better seems to be the last thing on my list and it can’t be much easier for men. Here are a few tips for making men’s lives a little bit better from morning to night:

Eat Breakfast
Eating breakfast everyday keeps your metabolism in check, your weight down, and your cravings at bay. Filling up on fiber early on keeps you satisfied throughout the day. Dr. Oz recommends oatmeal with dried fruits, nuts, and his own personal touch…flaxseed oil.

Work through Pain
Sometimes taking the load off of a sore back, neck, or legs is worse for you than if you work through the pain. Experts suggest that nursing your pain isn’t always the best course of action because resting can weaken your muscles and you may lose strength over time. If you haven’t pulled any muscles or slipped any discs, take an anti-inflammatory pain reliever and stay on your feet.

Snack like a Squirrel
You don’t have to hoard nuts for the winter, but grabbing a handful during the middle of the day can actually keep you healthier than eating a bag of chips or waiting until dinner to satisfy your food cravings. Full of omega-3 fatty acids, these are the type of proteins we look for in our diets from fish, also known as good fats.

Sweat is Your Friend
While walking to the office or public transit is eco-friendly and cost efficient, chances are you don’t get the full cardio effect until you do your time on the treadmill. Sweat away your toxins and reduce your blood pressure and risk of heart attack by switching up your routine; the wetter the better. Tacking on weight training makes your body work harder to bulk up and lose any extra pounds that may be damaging to your frame. Aside from looking better to your partner, you may feel better and be able to get more sleep, more on that later. For more stamina, find a workout buddy!

Be Friendly
When men get stressed, they often clam up and don’t tend to talk about their problems. Women, on the other hand, can usually tell a story until their lips bleed. With more stress in the world than ever, it’s no wonder your body may not be feeling up to par. Grab a beer—or your partner—and tell them what’s on your mind, sharing may just save your life or keep the stress away.

Save for a Rainy Day
Like the harmful stressors everyone puts upon themselves at any moment, a lot of these have to deal with financial woes. If you are able, sock away some of your paycheck every month to save for a rainy day or an emergency by investing some of that worth in a separate savings account you can run to if you need to, but put your own limits on how you are allowed to spend it. Down the road, merely thinking about how to spend that extra cushion you set aside can make even the gloomiest day perk up a bit.

Go Between
We have all been conditioned to learn that brushing your teeth two times a day is the normal but in order to keep your oral health at its best, go deeper with floss. Your best bet is to floss before bedtime to clean the bacteria from the hard to reach spots in your mouth so it doesn’t grow into a problem overnight.

Sleep like a Baby
If you are a parent, you understand the importance of getting a child to go to bed at a certain time every night in order to keep their mind and body stable and free from grouchiness. You should treat your sleeping patterns the same way. Set a bed time and keep it—at least during the work week—and get at least seven hours of sleep. Professionals advise that sleeping regularly can stave off calories and stress because being groggy can incur bad decisions like eating greasy food or sucking down your usual morning coffee in half the time.

Low Testosterone Not Good for Male Bone

By Mike Furci

Low testosterone levels may boost the risk of fractures for men over 60, an Australian study finds.

The researchers tracked 609 men (average age 72.6) between 1989 and late 2005.

The University of Sydney researchers collected information about the men's bone mineral density, lifestyle habits, and blood levels of testosterone and estradiol (an estrogen).

During the study period, 113 men suffered low-trauma fractures (caused by a fall from standing height or lower). Of those men, 25 suffered multiple fractures.

There were a total of 149 fractures, including 55 vertebral, 27 hip, 28 rib, six wrist and 16 upper- and 17 lower-extremity fractures.

The risk of fracture was much higher among men with low testosterone levels, the team found.

Even after adjusting for a variety of potential risk factors, low blood levels of the two hormones "were associated with overall fracture risk," the study authors concluded. Fracture risk was associated "particularly with hip and non-vertebral fractures," they noted.

The findings are published in the Jan. 14 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

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Why Men Don't Talk

By David Zinczenko

As the editor of the biggest men's magazine in the world, I am privy to something many women rarely hear - straightforward, uninhibited guy talk.

Don't be so shocked - guys do actually talk, and not just about Tom Brady's quarterback rating. Most women think their man is the strong, silent type (or maybe the oblivious, silent type), and they wonder why he doesn't share his feelings.

But here's the truth: Men do want to open up, about their hopes, their fears, and their passions. Yet put him alone in a room with you, and he often turns into a Sphinx. Why can't he take his eyes off the TV and talk about the state of the relationship, or the finances, or, heck, the backyard landscaping? Why in the world can't he just summarize his day for 10 minutes?

In fact, one in five women say that they typically fight about a man's lack of verbal interaction, and 30 percent of men say their failure to communicate is the source of major conflict in the relationship. Why is it this way?

Here's one answer: Because even men who have feelings to share don't always feel comfortable sharing them with their partner. These are some of the reasons why some men often prefer to zip it, rather than delivering the goods:

Guys Are A Little Intimidated
No question, women are expert communicators. They throw questions like Oprah after her third cup of coffee; they're connecting on all cylinders. And like the divine Ms. W, women bring a lot of skill to their game: A special awareness of the people-scape around them, a keen set of emotions keyed to that awareness, and a rich vocabulary they use to talk about anything at anytime.

And they're always practicing their Q&A skills on their many friends, so they're in top talk mode all the time. Men know this. And they also know that more than one-third of women say that men simply can't relate and don't understand women. The result: Men are afraid of saying too much, because saying the wrong thing may get them into more trouble than Lindsay Lohan as a designated driver.

Guys Need To Decompress
Woman's view: When a man walks in the door, he ought to cough up some of the details about his day. After all, it's been 10 hours since they've communicated, not counting the two IMs, three voice mails, and one actual mid-day conversation.

Man's view: Can I please make a beeline to the bathroom? When men reach home, it's like those ultra-marathoners staggering across the finish line in Death Valley. The last thing they want to do is discuss how bright the sunlight was, and how scarce the water stops were.

Further up on his want-to-do list after arriving home: 14 percent of men want to check email, 12 percent are looking for a little private time in the bathroom, and 10 percent simply want to eat dinner. The common theme here: After they've spent a day serving the needs of others, they want to take care of themselves a little.

So when a man is hit with a demand for conversation so closely after returning from the stressful environment of work, he has only one gear left to shift into, and sometimes it's reverse. He's retreat, retreat, retreat.

Guys Are More Comfortable With Actions Than Feelings
Rather than talking about how he "feels," often a man would rather express his love by changing her oil, or bringing home a flower, or relinquishing control of the remote.

And when men do talk, they'd prefer to talk about actions rather than emotions. For instance, a lot of guys would choose to express their long-range faith in a relationship by talking about next summer's vacation plans, not by launching into a soliloquy about undying love.

Both conversations can mean the same thing (that he plans on sticking around); he just prefers to say it with plane tickets, rather than poetry. It's one of the reasons men are more comfortable talking at work (the practical universe) than they are at home (the castle that emotion built). But you can bring out his great communicator by making him feel more like he's operating in work mode, even when the topic at hand is your love life. Here's an incredible article, "The Home Office," that shows how he can use his best office skills for great success at home.

Guys Don't Want To Be Put On The Spot
When men talk less and women want more, the scenario can escalate. Like when the bad cop is pummeling the reluctant witness, more silence equals more questions. A full 65 percent of men we surveyed recently told us they don't want their partners to ask them more questions about themselves.

It's clear that some men are just plain tired of feeling like they're on the witness stand. They're not necessarily hiding anything; many guys simply prefer not to have to relate confusing feelings that they may not even understand themselves.

An age-old tactic can make things better: Back off a little, give him room to operate in a conversation, and he's more likely to open up. To find out if his lack of communication really does mean that your relationship needs a tune up, take this quick quiz.

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