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Colouring hair when pregnant
We are often asked whether its safe to colour your hair during
pregnancy. There is really no danger in this, but hormonal
changes in the body can mean you may experience a difference
in texture and its general condition. Vegetable colours or
semi-permanents are particularly good during the early stages
of pregnancy, when hair can be lank and unmanageable. Lasting
six to eight washes, these are gentle and will help improve
the overall condition of the hair. But do not stray too far
from your natural colour, because you do not want heavy maintenance
during those first months of motherhood.
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An
excess growth of hair
can be a cosmetic problem for women, especially when on the
face, and can be caused by hormonal disorder. Coarse, dark
hair sometimes grows on a womans face, trunk and arms just
like a man. This is very often natural and normal, though
unsightly, particularly if it happens after the menopause
or in Asian or Hispanic women.
However, excessive hairiness (hirsutism) may be a symptom
of an underlying disorder, such as polycystic ovary syndrome,
or a disorder of the pituitary or adrenal gland. Such disorders
upset the balance of hormone production so there is an over
production of the male hormone. Hirsutism can also be the
result of taking anabolic steroids. |
Although
this can be a particularly upsetting condition for a woman, hormonal
tests are relatively easily done and imbalances can often be corrected.
Your GP will be able to give you support with the problem.
If however the cause is not hormonal and is cosmetic but you feel
it is still a problem, consulting a beautician will put you on
the right track as bleaching or electrolysis may be the answer.
Electrolysis can be costly and will need repeat treatments but
it can remove the hair on a more permanent basis. Shaving, although
cheap and convenient will very often make the hair coarser and
can be psychologically upsetting to women who feel a loss of femininity.
Wrinkles
and sagging skin
may well reflect that a body is short of collagen. Collagen
treatments have been available at salons for many years, but
collagen masks have little effect unless used daily and even
injections have a limited life span. It may be better to combine
collagen treatments by applying a collagen product to the
skin daily and supporting this by taking a collagen supplement
eating collagen rich foods. Suitable supplements include Collaflex
Gold by Higher Nature who also do collagen facial products.
Foods rich in collagen are fish, meat and chicken, the best
source being deep-sea fish.
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Want
to get that fully charged, energetic feeling first thing in
the morning?
Then you need dopamine running through your body! Dopamine
is produced in the body to give us enthusiasm and get-up-and-go.
In the early hours of the day dopamine is converted to noradrenelin
- the neurotransmitter which makes us feel happy and energised.
The best way to ensure you start the day right is to include
good sources of it at breakfast time - cheddar cheese, tuna,
peanuts, oats. Almonds, sunflower seeds and prawns are all
great. A little unusual at breakfast but definitely worth
a try. |
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