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What are the characteristics of combination skin? Combination skin is normally a mix of oily skin in the centre of the face (an area commonly called the T-zone) plus dry or normal skin on the cheeks. Exactly which areas are affected often changes with age -teens find their forehead and nose are big problems and this tends to be caused by the hormones flying around in puberty; older women find chins sometimes break out, too, and this is often linked to increased stress levels.

What are the characteristics of dry skin? If you've got dry skin you probably never really feel comfortable in your face - it'll be tight and look dull and grey. It's often flaky too (particularly around the nose) and develops lots of tiny fine lines which can make you look older than you are. Dry skin occurs when the protective barrier of oil in the lower level of the skin starts to break down and water evaporates from the skin into the air.

Treating oily skin is a matter of trying to reduce oil production and keeping the pores clean to prevent stretching and oxidation. On average, the pores on the face of someone with oily skin produce around two grams of sebum a year. The thin layer of oil this creates on the skin leads to a shiny surface, open pores (which stretch as oil accumulates in them), blackheads (which occur when that oil is exposed to air and oxidizes) and whiteheads (which occur when dead skin cells stick in the oil and degrade).

To create perfect skin you have to treat each individual cell within it perfectly. You need to know if the cell needs more water, less oil - or just leaving alone to calm down and stop getting hot and bothered. The only way you're going to do this is to know your skin type. Now, you may think you know this already, but many of us are wrong. For starters, skin types change with age, so oily skin in your teens doesn't mean oily skin in your twenties, thirties or forties.

With each New Year comes the determination to begin exercising. Perhaps even you made a promise to add more exercise into your day. If your efforts at exercising are not going as well as you had planned, take a look at these tips. They might help get you back on track.

There are a number of exercises you can perform using the balance ball, of which has gained tremendous popularity these recent years. One exercise is Yoga. Doing yoga on the ball can benefit anyone, including yoga beginners and people recovering from injuries.

Potassium. So much is said, yet not much is known about this mineral. For instance, did you know that il happens to be the seventh most common mineral found on the face of the planet? Also, a lack or excess of this mineral in your body can be potentially deadly? Now that you know all this, let's take a look at how to get enough potassium in your diet, as well as how to detect if you're not getting enough, or too much.

A child in the pink of health used to be represented by a chubby toddler bursting out of his diapers. That's not the case anymore, as the health dangers posed by overweight and obesity have slowly but surely started to sink in our collective consciousness.

The human digestive system is populated by millions of bacteria. We will learn in this article that some of these are good bacteria and some are bad. By keeping the good bacteria alive, we can manipulate bacterial colonisation in our gut. lust as the saying goes, 'The more the merrier', the more good bacteria we have, the better bacterial colonisation we have!

Of course, in our rush-a-minute world we live in, it's common to sometimes overlook something and blame it on being forgetful. Researchers are discovering that as part of the ageing process, humans do lose a little bit of brain sharpness due to many theories that are still very much hard to pin point to one causative effect.

Today, hand hygiene is recognised as the most important measure for reducing the transmission of microorganisms and preventing infection. Every healthcare provider and stuff should practice the habit of keeping the working environment safe and clean, including their own hands.

According to the global burden of asthma report in 2004, asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Let us explore more about this chronic but treatable condition and how you can treat it before it's too late.

Sleep deprivation is a common problem among the elderly. In fact, one out of every two seniors suffers from it. But no one seems to be overly concerned because we all have misperceptions when it comes to seniors and sleep. What are some of the misperceptions and what option is there besides counting sheep?

What are some simple but vital information we need to know in order to acheive and maintain healthy weight? Bursting myths and dispelling half-truths pertaining to health, fitness and nutrition, let use tell you the truth and the truth shall set you free!

Is your exercise routine really helping you to burn fat? What do you really understand about fat burn and how it can be achieved? Let us break a sweat and tell you how.