Skin Resurfacing: What Are Your Options?

Editorial¦ As the years go by, one thing is certain. Your skin ages. It ages because of hormonal alterations that take place naturally inside it. However, it also ages and experiences damage from various other sources. Considering how much it is exposed to time after time, it is a wonder skin holds up as well as it does. It is no surprise that, no matter how well you take care of it, you may eventually need clinical intervention to help it stay healthy. Skin resurfacing is one technique you can use to regain skin health, but techniques for skin resurfacing vary a lot.

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Practical Parenting – Getting your kids to take care of their teeth

Collaborative Post¦ Teaching your children to look after their teeth from an early age is critical. This seems obvious. But it is clear from Public Health England (PHE) statistics that many parents are struggling to do this. In the UK, every month, dentists are having to extract around 1,000 rotten teeth from kids who are aged under six.

Studies show that children who are taught to take care of their teeth, from an early age, have better dental health as adults. Because childhood dental health is such an important subject, we are going to explore ways of getting your kids to look after their teeth in this article – if you’re in the Surrey area, check out Weybridge dental practice.

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Review: Virustatic Shield, face masks for all the family

Review – Gifted¦ I was so pleased when lockdown was finally put in place in the UK earlier this week. It was much needed to protect our NHS and the most vulnerable in our society. I hope everyone reading this is safe and well and, of course, following the rules. That isn’t to say that it isn’t without its challenges. I’m worried enough about the next time my husband goes shopping, let alone those amongst my friends and family who work in schools, retail, distribution and care work. Whichever bracket you fall into, hopefully this review will help you. Over the last couple of days, we’ve been trying out Virustatic Shield face masks to help protect us from coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Boost your mental health today with these 4 tips

Collaborative Post¦ When was the last time you thought about your own mental health? When you felt anxious in a seemingly simple scenario? When your normal thoughts were disturbed by intrusive negative ones? Or when you struggled to get out of bed this morning? Issues with our mental wellbeing is something that more of us are being able to recognise, and although in some circles there may still be a stigma attached to mental health, thankfully, more of us are talking freely about what affects us, are happy to help friends and family who are fighting their own battles and finding the strength to reach out for help when we need it.

The way we see, judge and treat mental health is changing, so with this in mind, I’ve gathered 4 simple ways you can boost your own mental health and wellbeing today. Give it a try.

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Does America do enough for its veterans?

Collaborative Post¦ The US military every year recruits around 175,000 young American citizens. The proposed pitch in recruitment is the promise to take care of all those that choose to serve their country, but the question is, is this promise being fulfilled? And to what extent are veterans suffering currently in the US? The humungous long term effect that war has on veterans is absolutely monumental and almost impossible to put into words. The real extent of the damage is clear, with so many post-military issues with veteran’s mental health- that’s not even getting into the veterans that come home with a lifelong physical injury. Besides the immensely difficult time that veterans have readjusting to normal life after coming home, some even suffer veterans’ elder abuse.

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