Columbia Healing Cream develops a unique old world technique for processing aloe that honors traditional methods used to make wine.

(PRWEB) May 30, 2013

But first: what exactly is aloe vera?

As a member of the cactus plant family, aloe vera grows in arid climates and stores moisture in its leaves. The healing qualities of aloe gel have been utilized for centuries - the ancient Egyptians even called aloe the "plant of immortality." The clear gel found in its leaves has widely been used to maintain healthy skin. Most are familiar with the soothing effect of applying aloe to a sunburn.

Aloe gel contains more than 75 naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and enzymes known to help with a number of skin-related issues (1). For example, Aloe contains C and E vitamins that fight aging by keeping skin firm and tight. It has healing and anti-inflammatory hormones that treat acne, burns, dry flaky skin, small cuts, abrasions, itchiness making it an effective treatment for skin (2). According to the Mayo Clinic, topical aloe gel has immunomodulatory properties that may improve wound healing and skin inflammation (3). Medical studies how that aloe has even been known to soothe persistent conditions such as eczema, dandruff, and psoriasis (4,5,6).

So what's the problem with most skin care products containing aloe?

The way in which aloe is extracted and processed has profound implications on how much of the original natural benefits of the plant are maintained in the final product (7). When aloe is extracted under high heat and thrown in a blender, it loses its potency. Much of the benefits are diminished and rendered ineffective in the process, leaving the consumer with a much weaker product (8).

Does it make sense to use a dehydrated product to hydrate your skin?

Not surprisingly, but widely unkown, many companies use powdered aloe to keep costs down since the dehydrated aloe doesn't need to be processed fresh and storage is easy. This makes it cheaper but at the cost of effectiveness. And unlike the orange juice at the grocery store, they don't have to claim that the aloe they are using is made from concentrate so consumers are unaware they are purchasing a product that has been processed to a degree that reduces it's potency (9).

Columbia Healing Cream has taken a quite different approach.

Columbia Healing Cream has developed a specialized way to extract essential aloe through a process called "Cold Pressing" that yields the most effective and least processed aloe isolate. Cold pressed aloe is far more potent than other aloe products that are processed with heat (10). Columbia's process is more time consuming and costly, but it leads to a product that is of superior quality and far more efficacious. With no corners cut, you can liken their delicate old-world methodology to finely crafted wine.

Columbia Healing Cream uses only the most effective ingredients, carefully picked after years of testing for purity and their ability to work in harmony with, and actually enhance the effectiveness, of the other ingredients in the formula. They choose these ingredients, not so they can sport the latest fad ingredients in bold lettering on their packaging, but because Columbia strives to produce the most powerful skin care product on the market. This attention to the most minute detail in their labs, yields twice the healing enzymes, twice the vitamins, twice the soothing amino acids for enhanced skin repair.

People are rightly concerned about the products they put into their bodies as evidenced by the scrutiny they apply when reading the ingredient labels on food products. Columbia believes a product that is absorbed into your skin should be made with equal care and attention to its components. After all, skin is the largest vital organ in the human body. With Columbia brand products, consumers can finally treat it as such.

(1) http://saveyourworld.com/Organic-Aloe-Vera-s/48.htm

(2) Shelton RM. Aloe vera. Its chemical and therapeutic properties. Int J Dermatol. 1991 Oct;30(10):679683. [PubMed]

(3) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aloe-vera/NS_patient-aloe

(4) Zawahry ME, Hegazy MR, Helal M. Use of aloe in treating leg ulcers and dermatoses. Int J Dermatol. 1973 Jan-Feb;12(1):6873. [PubMed]

(5) Vardy AD, Cohen AD, and Tchetov T. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Aloe vera (A. barbadensis) emulsion in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. J Derm Treatment 1999;10(1):7-11.

(6) Syed, T. A., Ahmad, S. A., Holt, A. H., Ahmad, S. A., Ahmad, S. H., and Afzal, M. Management of psoriasis with Aloe vera extract in a hydrophilic cream: a placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Trop.Med Int Health 1996;1(4):505-509.

(7) P. Hemalatha, E. Vadivel, T. Saraswathi and K. Rajamani Role of Preservatives and Storage Temperature on the Post Harvest Quality of Aloe vera Gel

(8) Ivan E. Danhof, M.D., Ph.D. Aloe Vera Leaf Handling And Constituent Variability

(9) http://www.naturalnews.com/022016_aloe_vera_gel.html

(10) Alfred Garbutt, D.C. The Rediscovery of Aloe Vera - Processing the plant with high heat also

destroys many of the beneficial ingredients of Aloe.

Minimally Invasive Procedures up 6% as the Economy Improves, New FUE Technique to Cover Scarring Adopted by Hair Transplant Clinic

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 23, 2013

In 2012, there were 14.6 million cosmetic procedures according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and, although there was a slight decline in surgical procedures - smaller, less invasive procedures were extremely favorable in 2012.

One procedure that saw an increase was scar revision procedures. A reconstructive procedure, scar revision is meant to minimize or remove a scar so it is more consistent with the skin tone and texture of the skin. Scar revision can range from a scar left from a cosmetic procedure to a scar left behind from a less invasive procedure such as hair transplant surgery.

A bad scar from a previous hair transplant surgery is usually due to poor or old techniques, says medical director of Beverly Hills Hair Restoration Dr. John Kahen, MD. "The scar becomes as difficult to deal with as the hair loss, and patients need more density in the area to achieve a natural hairline with minimal scarring."

Watch Follicular Unit Extraction Procedure performed at Beverly Hills Hair Restoration

At Beverly Hills Hair Restoration, a hair transplant clinic in Los Angeles, a new technique is being offered using Follicular Unit Extraction to achieve scar revision for patients who want to cover scars from previous hair transplant procedures. In this specialized scar revision technique, Dr. Kahen extracts each follicular unit individually using Follicular Unit Extraction technique and transplants it to the scarring area. This allows the transplanted hairs to grow through and over the scar. If a hair transplant surgery is desired by the patient, the surgeon will also be able to achieve more density using the FUE technique in the same session.

The Follicular Unit Extraction technique allows Beverly Hills Hair Restoration to achieve minimal scarring for patients who wear their hair very short or are looking to avoid the linear scar. This innovative hair transplant technique has become more popular than ever in hair transplant surgery as patients desire the most natural looking hair transplant surgery with the least scarring.

About Beverly Hills Hair Restoration:

A boutique, concierge hair restoration practice in Los Angeles where patient-care, surgical skill and results are unparalleled. Beverly Hills Hair Restoration is a clinic dedicated to providing permanent and natural solutions for men and women suffering from hair loss by offering Follicular Unit Extraction and, ultimately, an undetectable and natural hair transplant.

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Program Yourself Thin Diet: Review Reveals Jim Katsoulis New technique to Get Rid of Food Cravings

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) June 13, 2013

When it comes to weight loss, there are many approaches that doctors and nutritionists are using, starting with fitness trainings and hypnotic sessions.

According to Daily Gossip the Program Yourself Thin diet developed by Jim Katsoulis is based on hypnotic sessions because the author of the weight loss plan has discovered that peoples body weight is related to the activity of the brain.

Various materials have been included in the package as a guide for the people who follow this diet. They will thus, begin with the Quick Start Guide where they will find all the information they need to understand Jim Katsoulis technique.

The Eight Audio Training Modules further deepen customers into Jims weight loss method, whereas the 6 Specialized Self Hypnotic Programming Sessions guide buyers through hypnotic sessions and re-educate them to feel rewarded after consuming healthy products, such as, fruits and vegetables.

Jim Katsoulis has studied the human brain and discovered that our desire to consume certain products is almost entirely dictated by our brain. He has thus, used the distinction that other psychologists have made in the past to separate the conscious part of the brain from the unconscious one.

The responses that push people to eat in order to feel happy reside in the unconscious part; therefore, diets have to include psychological sessions in order for people to overcome their insatiable hunger. His Program Yourself Thin package is based on two main elements: hypnosis and yoga.

These materials are enough to change customers behavior, but Katsoulis has nevertheless, provided people with additional materials so they would continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle even at the end of the diet. Customers will receive numerous Training Videos, Expert Interviews and Class Summaries in exchange of only $ 97, the price that the author practices for the product.

Nutritionists working for Daily Gossip magazine have agreed that the human brain has a lot to do with our body weight; therefore, interested readers should give this product a try as it is very informative. Customers will learn how to gain full control of their mind and their body, so they would no longer feel the urge to consume unhealthy products.

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