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8 October 2007

The Water Myth

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.  

 

For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhoea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure - 30 days 2. Gastric - 10 days
3. Diabetes - 30 days 4. Constipation - 10days
5. Cancer - 180 days 6. TB - 90 days
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for three days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards - daily.

This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life.

Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.
This makes sense ... the Chinese and Japanese drink hot          tea with their meals ...not cold water!! maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks: Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.
Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least
one life.

 

3 September 2007

Microdermabrasion

To scrub or not to scrub, that is the question?

A recent study published in Dermatologic Surgery (March 2006, pages 376 – 379) found that repeated microdermabrasion treatments may have diminishing or even depreciating results, rather than positive and increasing benefits.

The study, entitled ‘Effect of Serial Microdermabrasion on the Ceramide Level in the Stratum Corneum’, noted that high ceramide levels are an indicator of a healthy stratum corneum (the outer layer of skin).

Microdermabrasion ia a procedure for superficially exfoliating skin using a machine that thrusts aluminium oxide crystals (abrasive, scrub like particles) onto the face while simultaneously vacuuming off the used particles.

After the first session, ceramide levels were evaluated to establish a baseline. After the second and third sessions, ceramide levels did increase significantly but after the fourth and fifth sessions, ceramide levels began to decrease.

Perhaps most significantly is that there was no visble difference in the overall appearance of the skin.

This study was only small and involved only eleven participants but it does make you wonder about spending money on a procedure that provides little or no benefit.

Here at Face the Future, we believe one or two microdermabrasion treatments can be a useful addition to other treatment programmes but we would not recommend extended microdermabrasion courses. Microdermabrasion is abrasive and it is essential the skin is rebuilt after treatment. It is also essential that a broad spectrum UVA/UVB Sunblock is worn at all times when undergoing treatment.

 

Lynton Laser Advanced Handpiece

The Lynton Advanced Handpiece has now arrived at Face the Future. This is a great addition and can be incorporated into laser treatments for those clients with fine hair or hair with less pigment. This special handpiece is particularly useful for clients with dark blond or dark auburn hair, those hair types that have typically struggling with hair reduction in the past.

Face the Future now have a full compliment of treatments, for all types of hair removal. The Lynton Laser is great for targeting coarse dark hair, the advanced handpiece gives good results on finer hairs with less pigment, the alkaline wash is excellent for downy vellus hair and electrolysis for stubborn grey hairs. Often a combination of treatments will give the best result.

 

Sterex Double Blend Machine

A wide range of cosmetically displeasing skin blemishes can now be removed, using the latest Sterex Machine. Skin Tags, Blood Spots, Milia and Warts can all be successfully removed with this advanced machine. Diane is now registered as an advanced electrolysis practitioner and is achieving excellent results with these irritating skin complaints.

August 2007 Newsletter

Lynton Laser New Advanced Handpiece

The latest Laser Hair Removal Handpiece has just arrived from Lynton. With only three others in the country we can now help to eliminate finer hair with less pigment. This handpiece will also give results on dark blond and dark auburn hair, making it a welcome addition to our hair removal systems.

 

Also, for those stubborn grey hairs, Diane has now trained on the Advanced Electrolysis Course and we have just purchased the latest machine from Sterex. This means we have pretty much all the tools in the box when it comes to removing hair on a permanent basis.

The Double Blend Sterex machine also means that from September we will be able to offer removal of skin tags, warts and Milia.

 

Micro-Sclerotherapy
Deborah Rakusen continues to visit the Clinic on a monthly basis and specialises in the removal of troublesome leg veins. Deborah has over 20 years of experience in Micro-Sclerotherapy and is achieving excellent results for the Clinic.
Deborah’s up and coming Clinic Dates are as follows;

Thursday 27th September 2007, 9am until 2pm and Thursday 25th October 2007 9am until 2 pm

Please book early for these sessions as they fill up quickly. Prices are £165 per session.

CACI

The long awaited CACI non surgical face lift has now arrived, with Diane, Jenny and Chloe now offering treatments. This acclaimed machine remains at the forefront of anti-ageing skin care and gives fantastic results. A deep cleanse and exfoliation is followed by stimulation of the facial muscles to give an immediate lifting effect. Used in conjunction with Environ Skin Care Products, the skin really does regain a healthy, youthful glow.

Take advantage of our special introductory offer of ‘buy one, get one free’, running through August. A special price on courses of CACI will also be offered on Thursday 20th September at our Open Evening.

 

Open Evening Thursday 20th September

Come and relax and help us celebrate our first year in business. Enjoy a glass of wine in the garden and peruse our special ‘on the night’ offers only. Great discounts on Laser Hair Removal, Courses of CACI and many others. Be great to see you and show our appreciation of your continued support and custom.

Take Care (and don’t forget the sunblock!)

KATE BANCROFT

21 May 2007 - 3.00pm
Topical Retinol Helps Reduce Wrinkles Associated With Natural Skin Aging
CHICAGO - Applying vitamin A to the skin appears to improve the wrinkles associated with natural aging and may help to promote the production of skin-building compounds, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

The wrinkles and brown spots associated with aging appear first and most prominently on skin exposed to the sun, according to background information in the article. "Human skin not exposed to the sun also ages but less dramatically," the authors write. "In intrinsic, natural or chronological aging, skin loses its youthful appearance by becoming thinner, laxer and more finely wrinkled. These changes are readily appreciated by inspecting the upper inner arm." Thinner skin results from a reduced production of the protein collagen and may slow wound healing, presenting a public health issue. "Safe and effective therapies to reverse the atrophy of natural skin aging do not exist currently," the authors note.

Reza Kafi, M.D., then of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, and now of Stanford Medical School, Palo Alto, Calif., and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of vitamin A (retinol) lotion in 36 elderly individuals (average age 87 years). Researchers applied a lotion containing 0.4 percent retinol to participants' right or left upper inner arms, and lotion with no retinol to the other arm, up to three times a week for 24 weeks. Wrinkles, roughness and overall severity of aging were each graded on a scale from zero (none) to nine (severe) before treatment and two, four, eight, 16 and 24 weeks after beginning treatment. In addition, 4-millimeter biopsy specimens of skin were taken from both arms at the beginning and end of the 24-week treatment period.

A total of 23 individuals completed the full study and 13 withdrew from the study prior to completion. When the researchers included the individuals who had dropped out of the study by assuming their skin did not change after their last measurement, wrinkles, roughness and overall aging severity were all significantly reduced in the retinol-treated arm compared with the control arm. The skin biopsies revealed that the retinol increased the production of glycosaminoglycan and procollagen, structural components of the skin.

"Topical retinol improves fine wrinkles associated with natural aging," the authors conclude. "Significant induction of glycosaminoglycan, which is known to retain substantial water, and increased collagen production are most likely responsible for wrinkle effacement [reduction]. With greater skin matrix synthesis [production of compounds that form new skin], retinol-treated aged skin is more likely to withstand skin injury and ulcer formation along with improved appearance."
(Arch Dermatol. 2007;143:606-612. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org.)

24 April 2007 - 12.30pm
Skincare News Semi Permanent Make-up from Harley Street’s Debra Lawrence is now available at Face the Future in Yorkshire.
Debra Lawrence has earned her reputation as the UK’s pre-eminent specialist in semi-permanent make-up, running an exclusive practice on London’s Harley Street.  Debra is something of a celebrity in her own right, with TV appearances including This Morning, Extreme Makeovers and Celebrity Fit Club.

Now Debra is bringing her sought-after services to Yorkshire, with an exclusive clinic run at Face the Future, near Leeds.  Clients will be able to benefit from a variety of treatments including eye-liner, lip liner and eyebrow shape, all of which are applied to the skin on a semi-permanent basis – to give perfect looking makeup effects, at all times of the day or night.

It seems Debra gets rave reviews, wherever she goes.  Ariane Poole from ITV's This Morning commented, "The best permanent make-up I have ever seen", whist Lucia Van Der Post from The Times suggests, "Debra aims for a very natural look".

23 April 2007 - 16.00pm
Skincare secrets of celebrities and royalty now available at Face the Future
As Britons, we spend millions of pounds each year on expensive lotions and potions in the pursuit of young looking skin.  But rarely do we have any guarantee that our money is well spent – or that these products will deliver the dramatic transformations they promise.

Now Face the Future in Yorkshire can offer a range of products that create truly outstanding results, by a brand name that has been trusted for years by Hollywood ‘A’ listers.

So effective is this celebrity skincare secret weapon, that the clinic are keeping its name under wraps – making it available only to people who take their skincare seriously enough to visit for a detailed consultation and assessment of their skincare needs!

If your curiosity gets the better of you, or if you’re simply disappointed with the false promises made by so many skincare manufacturers, we recommend you book a consultation at Face the Future, to find out more.