Feb 28
Vitamin E Oil Smoothes Them Out
Instead of automatically settling for a lipsticktype protector for chapped lips, try vitamin E oil when you get home from a day in the great outdoors. Or apply it to your lips before you brave the elements. Note from the skin pros: Vitamin E-enriched lotions don’t contain nearly as much vitamin E as the oil.
You can find the oil in health food stores, herb shops and some well-stocked pharmacies. For treatment, rub the oil in softly and slowly, and remember to fully cover the lower lip line.
Three-Step Lip Moisture Tip
When chapped lips pass the point of dry, when they start to flake, peel and hurt, regular lip balm will no longer do, especially during the winter months. Here’s a three-step method from skin experts.
Slough off the flaky skin by using a damp washcloth and massaging gently in a circle.
To restore skin tone and eventually moisture, apply a 0.5% hydrocortisone ointment (available in pharmacies) twice a day. Note: Products that contain alphahydroxy acids can help keep lips smooth.
Finally, to help the healing and to seal and retain moisture, frequently and generously apply lip balm that contains protective waxes (such as beeswax) and sunscreen.
Most people don’t realize that, unlike the rest of the face, the thin skin of the lips produces no oil of its own, so it can use your help.
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Feb 27
The body contains three types of muscle: cardiac, found only in the heart; involuntary smooth muscles, which are part of various organs; and the skeletal muscles, which are attached to bones and make voluntary movement possible.
Skeletal musclesthe body’s most abundant tissue are made up of bundles of long fibers bound together by connective tissue. Each fiber is surrounded by tiny capillaries, which deliver a steady supply of oxygen needed for the muscles to function. The fibers in a particular muscle remain constant in number throughout life, but they enlarge when exercised frequently and shrink, or atrophy, with disuse and age. Every set of muscles is served by one or more nerves. Movement occurs when nerve signals set off specific chemical reactions that cause certain muscles to contract. Most muscle disorders are actually due to nerve problems.
Cardiovascular System
The adult body has some 60,000 miles of blood vessels that supply oxygen and other nutrients to every cell and carry away carbon dioxide and other wastes. The heart, one of nature’s most durable pumps, constantly circulates 8 to 10 pints of blood through this vast network. On a typical day, the heart beats more than 100,000 times, pumping out 2,600 gallons of blood. This adds up to more than :2.5 billion heartbeats over an average lifetime, with never more than a fraction of a second’s rest between each beat.
Although the heart is designed to last a lifetime, cardiovascular disease remains our leading cause of death, claiming more than 900,000 lives a year. Most of these deaths are due to heart attacks, often in the prime of life. The American Heart Association estimates that 56 million Americans suffer from a cardiovascular disorder, with high blood pressure and coronary artery disease the most prevalent. These disorders are epidemic world wide, concentrated mostly in developed nations. They are a relatively modern phenomenon that experts attribute to a combination of lifestyle factors (for example, eating a high fat diet, smoking, not exercising) and heredity. Increasingly, however, researchers are showing that heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events can be prevented by adopting a prudent, heart healthy lifestyle
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