Hyperpigmentation

Hyperpigmentation is where areas of skin become darker in colour than the surrounding skin. This occurs when an external influence such as UV radiation or cosmetic treatments (even hair removal using tear off strips) create inflammation in the skin (often not visible), which stimulates skin cells called ‘melanocytes’ to produce more melanin or skin pigment. This can affect the skin colour of people of any race.The most common inflammatory trigger is UV radiation, which normally triggers a general increase in pigmentation production so we become more "tanned." However, our internal bodily controls prevent over-production of melanin. When our internal bodily control systems may not be at its peak, such as when pregnant or later in life, some melanocytes may ‘break free’ of these reduced restraints and over-produce pigment,causing the following conditions:
- Melasma
- Chloasm- Pregnancy mask
- Liver Spots
- Age Spots

They usually occur in those areas that have had the most inflammatory exposure, such as the face, hands and the arms. Often, one may suffer different levels of darkening in different facial areas due to over-exposure to the sun. This is often in bonier parts, where the UV is ‘reflected’ back off the underlying bones which can have an enhanced inflammatory effect.Changes in skin colour can also result from several other circumstances. For example, inflammation triggered by acne may result in dark spots remaining after the acne clears. Other inflammatory causes are perfumes, hair removal, injuries and burns, including some surgeries.

Some skin types and/or some families naturally react faster to inflammatory triggers. Darker skin types should be aware that clinical procedures such as chemical and physical peels, injections and lasers can also cause an inflammatory response which may lead to pigmentation changes.

Freckles and other darkened skin patches can also become darker or more pronounced when skin is exposed to the sun.

If you suffer from hyperpigmentation on your skin, you know that finding a good
hyperpigmentation treatment can be a difficult challenge. Costly cosmetic procedures may not even work. Turning to a topical cream may be a good start, as long as you use the right one.

There is no shortage of fading creams. Some, such as those containing hydroquinone, can even be harmful to your health! This particular ingredient is banned in the EU due to a cancer-question mark over it. Finding the right cream can be a frustrating process of trial and error - mistakes you make can do more damage than good. If you find an effective and healthy cream, even then, you may find that it fades your brown spots, but not completely.

And you will also probably notice that after using certain products which may provide a short-term period of relief, your hyperpigmentation returns to haunt you again.

To fight your hyperpigmentation, you should consider using a product called Thiospot®. Thiospot® has natural based ingredients which build up in the skin over a number of weeks resulting in a gradual slowing down in melanin production, so excessive production is normalised safely, resulting in new lighter skin cells migrating to the skin surface and replacing older darker skin through natural shedding, encouraged by a mild exfoliant, such as Lactic acid.

Also, Thiospot® contains MSM which helps to reduce inflammation which is precedes and
promotes excess pigment production.Lastly Thiospot® contains the latest organic based plant sun filters which effectively reduce UV which can trigger excess pigmentation in sensitive areas. Standard sun filters can irritate cellular membranes and cause inflammation and although protecting the skin from direct UV effects. This inflammation itself can be a pigmentation trigger.

Optimizing Your Brain

Optimizing your brain

Optimizing your brain with just your set of headphones!

Binaural beats are unique sounds recorded in such a way that they re-adjust the brain wave frequencies of the listener automatically. Through a technological technique that has been named brain entrainment, binaural beats can change the mental and physical state of anyone who listens.

Analysis has shown that some brainwaves, like intense relaxation, are ideal for learning and retaining new information while delta brainwave states promote relaxed healthy sleep. Until the adaptation of binaural beats tapes, CDs and MP3s, the only technique to create deliberate changes in your brainwave patterns was with deep meditation. For thousands of years this type of meditation has only been possible for practitioners of meditation with over 20 years experience, such as Zen Buddhist Monks.

However, by using binaural beats it is now possible for every person to enter these kind of meditative states within minutes only by using good headphones and a specifically recorded pre-made binuaral beats recording.

Although the science consists of brain entrainment is a bit complex to explore the basic premise is easy to comprehend. Binaural beats were discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove when he was an Assosiate Professor at the University in Berlin. Prof Dove discovered that when 2 similar sounds, that differ only slightly in frequency, are presented separately to left and right ear (Binaural) they will cause a pulsation or beat type effect to occur in the brain.

It was in the late '70s when Scientific American published the research paper by Dr. Gerald Oster called "Auditory Beats in the Brain". This paper showed how Dr. Oster took Prof. Dove's discovery and through research found that by utilizing these binaural beats he could direct the brain processes of the listener to match the internal beat created by the binaural beats. When this occurred the brainwaves of the listener began to resonate with the same frequency as the binaural beats. Thus Oster found that through this technology he was able to change the brainwave frequencies of the listener and bring about deliberate mental states.

To the normal person this would just be another scientific discovery that has lnothing to do with real life and our everyday routines were it not for the fact that everything you do in life has a corresponding brainwave pattern. Most times the effects you wish to create are affected bycorrespond to the state your brainwaves are in at that moment. The things you do have a dominant frequency associated with each and every one. When you are in a state of deep relaxation when asleep your brain has a specific frequency associated with it with specific patterns such as Theta waves. When you a physical state where you are alert and intensly concentarting your brain is engaged in Beta or even Gamma frequency patterns. When you enter a state of focused relaxation like enjoying TV, imagining or while under the influence of hypnosis, you are in the Alpha state. This is also the state experienced with most forms of meditation. However men and women with year of meditative experience, like Zen Buddhist Monks, can enter Theta and Delta states while staying extremely aware. These states, would normally take an entire life to achieve by pratcising meditation, can be prompted within minutes using binaural beats.

"This all sounds great", you may say but how does it affect me? It is possible to induce meditative states at will using binaural beats? Is this relevant to you and me? In order to answer that question it is best to look at the benefits of meditation.
Some of the benefits of meditation include:

1. Deep relaxation.
2. More profound more restful and energizing sleep.
3. Higher levels of creativity.
4. A slower aging rate.
5. Releasing of past negative emotional turmoil.
6. Relief from Stress.
7. Heightened physical energy.
8. Heightened focus and concentration.
9. Better retention of learned information.
10. Faster recovery times after surgery.

This list is a small sample of the benefits of meditation and this list is certainly not extensive.

It is evident then that the benefits of having a technology that can induce desired brain states that correspond to beneficial changes in mind and body is very advantageous. We are very blessed to live in a time where we have access to different forms of this technology from Holosync and Brain Entrainment, designed for major self improvement, to individual Binaural Beats recordings designed to create definate states in mind and body.

The experiments conducted into binaural beats and its effects shows that this technology produces results and can be used very successfully by any person. I have listed some resources that i have found for your interest.

Dancing - An Exercise for one and all

Dancing

*First of all, let us define the word “Dancing”. It is the inflected form from the word “Dance” which means “To engage in or perform a dance”, “To move up or down or about in a quick and lively manner.* ~It generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. People who dance are called “dancers” and the act of dance is known as “dancing”. An event where dancing takes place may be called “a dance”. Choreography is the art of making dances, and the person who does this is called a choreographer.

Historically speaking, dancing has certainly been a part of the human culture whereas it is always accompanied with music. Certain dance forms were called “tango, waltz, jive, foxtrot, ballet, jazz and even hip hop” just to name a few.~

Let me raise the question and reason on why dancing is good for you. It is actually a good form of exercise. It not only involves your whole body to move but it also definitely improves your health. It is indeed a form of cardiovascular exercise.


Exercise and Physical Fitness


Consider these dance facts:
• Dance contributes to increased personal confidence.
• Olympic athletes often include dance in their training to sharpen their control, agility, speed and balance.
• Dance is considered to be one of the top five physical activities, out of 60 studied.
• Dance contributes to good posture and body alignment.
• Dancing encourages gentle stretching.
• Dance increases your flexibility and stamina.
• As an aerobic exercise, dance benefits your cardiovascular system as you swing and sway from hips to shoulders.
• Some doctors recommend thirty minutes of dance, three times per week.

^Dance is a great form of exercise while allowing you to be as energetic as you like. Some estimate social levels of dancing to burn 100-400 calories/hr, while competitive dancers burn 600 calories per hour. Two to three hours of continuous social dancing can give you an excellent low-impact aerobic workout. Dancing is also a fun substitute for boring exercise programs designed for recovering surgery & heart patients.

If you are to dance, it would require and give you good posture, which helps you breathe better, walk better and look and feel younger! Finally, dancing is one of the few activities men and women can enjoy together. Dancing as a form of exercise does not necessarily require you to be a professional dancer. Dancing is really a fun way to enjoy an exercise.

You might as well try it!