Are Young People Normalising Cosmetic Surgery?
The popularity of cosmetic surgery is growing in Australia, and an increasing number of young people are exploring options to enhance their physical features through non-invasive procedures.
Proof the Sugar Industry Paid to Blame Fat
Disturbing new evidence has revealed the American sugar industry paid its way to blame saturated fat as the cause of coronary heart disease.
Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers have released internal sugar industry documents which disclosed Harvard scientists being paid in the 1960’s to portray fat as the culprit. It has been suggested, that five decades of scientific research into the role nutrition plays in heart disease may have been largely influenced by the sugar industry. This includes many of today’s national dietary recommendations.
Is This the World’s Most Desirable Female Face?
Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder, but according to London facial cosmetic practitioner Julian De Silva, he’s uncovered the “world’s most desirable face”. Take the Duchess of Cambridge’s nose, Angelina Jolie’s cheeks and Keira Knightley’s eyes and you are halfway there.
Over the past 10 years, Dr De Silva has been listening to his patient’s requests to enhance their individual features in a quest to achieve total beauty. Using the feedback from over 1,000 female clients, he has created an image of the “world’s most desirable face”.
Disfiguring infections highlight the dangers of medical tourism
The U.S. health authority have recently voiced a strong warning about the dangers of medical tourism. This follows a spate of American women being infected by a disfiguring bacteria after undergoing cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic.
A Welcome Alternative to Breast Implants After Cancer Concern
An Australian-lead team of researchers have discovered a link between breast implants that have been exposed to bacteria and increased risk of cancer. While this can lead to obvious concern, women with implants are urged by doctors not to panic.
The Unhealthy Obsession with Being Healthy
Orthorexia nervosa is a modern day condition born out of the desire to eat healthier. It’s where the obsession of eating all the “right” foods and cutting out the “bad” foods gets out of hand. That doesn’t sound too serious right? Unfortunately, orthorexia can result in grave mental and physical health issues that have experts concerned.
Khloé Kardashian Shares Her Anti-Aging Tips
Khloé Kardashian is the reality star whose dewy skin everyone admires. Love her or hate her, she credits her fresh, wrinkle-free appearance to three simple tips. And while she has access to every luxury skincare treatments and plenty of beauty experts around the world, her secrets to her youthful looks are so basic and inexpensive we can all get on board.
What you should know about Sugar when managing weight
What is making us fat: eating the wrong sorts of food or too much food?
It’s been the question that has dominated government policy and culture for years, and as nutritional science has evolved new research and theories have been published leaving everyone confused. Never before have we been so educated on health, the diet industry is bigger than ever, and memberships to gyms have skyrocketed. Why then are people of the Western World getting fatter and fatter?
This Latest Harmful Health Trend Is All About the Abs
We’ve witnessed plenty of body image trends going viral on social media, but the latest hashtag gaining traction has experts worried.
#Abcrack is just another body shaming trend to join the long list of disturbing challenges, like the A4 waist and thigh gap. Hundreds globally are tagging their photographs highlighting their quests to achieving the perfect ab-crack.
‘Bigorexia’ is a growing issue among men that has experts concerned
A recent study has revealed that today men are struggling with body image issues more than women. There has previously been a mindset that being obsessed with appearance is only a female problem. This stigma has resulted in most men not wanting to speak up and seek help for their issues.