Looking good has become an obsession for many Americans. From laser for lips to Botox for bodies, there is a thriving and growing industry that focuses on the passion Americans have for looking their best. Using injectables to erase fine lines and laser skin rejuvenation procedures to help their sun damaged skin look its best, we are a nation that now spends as much as $2.1 billion in retail sales in the year 2013 on the anti-aging skin care market. If you are in your 50s and think back to the way that we lived our lives in our younger…
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Do you wear sunscreen every time you go out into the sun? If you are like most Americans, you do not. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, only about 14.3% of men and about 30% of women put the protective creams and sprays on before they go out. This is one of the biggest reasons our skin starts to look old and the most common cause of skin cancer, says Dr Dean Strobel, Dr Strobel recommends the following tips to prevent skin cancer. See a dermatologist. If you are concerned about skin cancer, you need to see a doctor…
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Beauty is an idealized human concept that many of us strive to achieve and maintain. So important is this idea of beauty that it was worshipped by the ancient Greeks as embodied in the goddess Aphrodite; the Romans later adopted Aphrodite into their own pantheon, renaming her the goddess Venus. Beauty changes along with culture as anyone who has studied idealized feminine sex icons in American history can tell you; the 1990s and 2000s have seen exaggerated curves, lower weights, and fewer flaws from celebrities thanks to photo editing and medical breakthroughs with equal measure. Beauty is in the eye…