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Menopause is an important event in the aging process for all women. This physical transition from the reproductive years to non-reproductive years is clinically defined as having had no menstrual period for 12 consecutive months. The average age of menopause in the United States is 51, but it can be affected by such factors as smoking, alcohol use, having irregular cycles in the decade prior to menopause (all associated with earlier age at menopause), and mother’s age at menopause.

While some women never experience any discomfort during menopause, the majority of women do. Hot flashes are the most common complaint, occurring in 70 percent to 85 percent of women. Night sweats are also common, and can be especially troubling for some women. Night sweats can occur several times each night and frequently cause interrupted sleep, leading to fatigue, irritability, and mood disturbances. Other signs of menopause include heart palpitations, urinary symptoms such as incontinence or frequent urinary tract infections, vaginal dryness, low libido, headaches, anxiety, and poor memory or “fuzzy” thinking.

While menopause is a natural part of aging, many women who suffer from severe or prolonged symptoms seek help. Today, that help can come from many directions, including conventional, complementary, or alternative medicine. Conventional medicine is practiced by medical doctors (M.D.s) or doctors of osteopathy (D.O.s), and affiliated health care professionals, such as nurses, physical therapists, and dietitians.

Complementary medicine is used along with conventional medicine, and may include a diverse group of medical and health care systems, practices, and products such as acupuncture, herbs, lifestyle changes, or dietary supplements. Alternative medicine is used instead of conventional medicine. Some practitioners of conventional medicine also use complementary or alternative methods.

Conventional Treatment–Hormone Replacement Therapy

The main conventional treatment for menopausal symptoms for several decades has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT).  Replacement hormones are available by prescription and include estrogen alone or in combination with another hormone, progestin.

Using hormone therapy is very effective for women who are having severe symptoms or symptoms that have lasted a long time, especially hot flashes and night sweats. In addition, hormone therapy protects against osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease that occurs with age. Osteoporosis is more prevalent in women as they age than in men, and can be responsible for bone fractures, especially of the hip and back.

For decades, women with uncomfortable menopause symptoms were routinely prescribed hormone therapy by their physicians. However, in 2002, a large study, the Women’s Health Initiative, was ended early because the researchers discovered increased risk for a number of serious health problems in women who had been taking hormones for several years. The researchers found greater risk for breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and blood clots for women in the study who had been taking a combination of estrogen and progestin, and a heightened risk of stroke and blood clots for study subjects who were taking estrogen alone.

 As a result, hormone therapy is now cautiously prescribed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account each woman’s risk factors for breast cancer and heart disease. In addition, doctors are advised to prescribe the lowest dose possible for the shortest time possible. For many women, the symptoms are not uncomfortable enough, or their risk factors are such that they choose not to take hormones. Consequently, many women and their health care providers are exploring complementary or alternative options that may help alleviate the discomforts associated with menopause.

 Phytoestrogens

Soy is perhaps the best-know phytoestrogen, or estrogen that is found naturally in food. Soy, chickpeas and other legumes are a source of isoflavones, one kind of phytoestrogen. Flaxseed, whole grain foods, and some fruits and vegetables are the source of lignans, also a plant form of estrogen.

Isoflavones came to the attention of scientists studying the diets of women in China and Japan. They found that the Asian women they were studying had diets high in soy isoflavones and reported fewer and less severe symptoms associated with menopause. In addition, the Asian women had a lower incidence of osteoporosis and heart disease than Western women.

The research on the effectiveness of phytoestrogens is inconclusive, and it is unclear whether the estrogens found in these foods are strong enough to relieve menopausal symptoms. However, some women find that supplementing their diets with these foods helps to alleviate or reduce their hot flashes. The research is still ongoing as to whether phytoestrogens affect the risk of breast cancer-some studies actually show phytoestrogens to be protective against breast cancer, and no studies suggest that eating soy products are harmful if you have breast cancer. However, women who are at an increased risk for diseases affected by hormones or women who are taking drugs that increase estrogen levels in the body should check with their physician before using phytoestrogens.

 Vitamin E

While there is little research yet to prove its effectiveness, some women find relief from hot flashes by taking Vitamin E. Vitamin E is known for its antioxidant effect, and is available in several forms, both natural and synthetic. Natural Vitamin E is signified by the letter d, for d-alpha-tocopherol. Synthetic Vitamin E has antioxidant activity, but may actually prevent the natural form from entering the cell membranes. Synthetic Vitamin E is signified by the letters dl, for dl-alpha-tocopherol.  Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means that excess is stored in the body. Consequently, taking more than 400 i.u. of Vitamin E a day is not recommended.

 Botanicals

Several herbs are being studied for effectiveness in relief of menopausal symptoms.

Black cohosh is perhaps the most commonly used herb for treating women’s symptoms. For generations, Native Americans have called black cohosh “cramp bark” and used it for treating menstrual cramps. Black cohosh is a key herb in the practice of Chinese medicine, and is used extensively in Europe and the United States for relief of hot flashes. Due to its low risk for side effects, the American Menopause Society supports black cohosh for short-term use (less than six months). However, the National Institutes of Health has said that, although early evidence is encouraging, there is not enough data to recommend black cohosh for menopausal symptoms. The NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is funding a scientific study to determine whether black cohosh can reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

Dong quai is also a frequently prescribed herb in Chinese medicine, especially to treat a variety of women’s problems such as menstrual cramps, irregular periods, and heavy periods. In addition, dong quai is found in almost every Chinese herbal formula used to provide relief from menopausal symptoms. Other herbs used for menopause include red clover, ginseng, kava, and chaste berry.

 Acupuncture

Practiced in China for thousands of years, acupuncture is becoming popular in this country for a variety of conditions, including discomforts associated with menopause. Acupuncture is holistic in nature, and works by treating the source of the problem rather than just alleviating symptoms.

Acupuncture can be effective in treating hot flashes, night sweats, palpitations, insomnia, and other symptoms of menopause. In addition to acupuncture, a licensed acupuncturist may also incorporate dietary recommendations, an herbal formula, and lifestyle changes into an individualized treatment plan.

 Lifestyle Changes

Some women find they can alleviate or reduce menopause discomforts through lifestyle changes, such as diet, exercise, and stress management. Most women find that their hot flashes are worse when they are in stressful situations, and stress-reduction techniques like yoga, meditation, visualization or breathing techniques can be helpful.

Dietary changes that may be effective include avoiding caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and fatty foods, eating more fruits and vegetables, and drinking more water. Regular exercise is also recommended because it can elevate mood, reduce stress, and reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis and heart disease.

While there are a variety of options for women seeking relief from discomforts associated with menopause, there is no one clear answer as to what works best. Every woman needs to take into account her unique health history and personal preferences when choosing a conventional, complementary or alternative treatment for menopause symptoms.

 

 

 



By: Lynn Jaffee

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Grocery shopping is what everybody likes to do, especially on the weekends. But other than restocking on our needs, shopping also became a way for families to bond together. Other than dinning together with your family, doing grocery shopping can also help strengthen the relationship between parents and children. Parents and children can work together to quickly find the things they came for, and while walking down the isle, families can have conversations they wouldn’t normally have with all the work and schooling.

Filipinos have also come to enjoy such time (though normally, Filipinos would rather go to a wet market than a grocery store). Grocery stores in the Philippines are commonly found inside a mall. And because malls are a perfect spot for families and friends to hang-out, grocery shopping have also became a popular spot in malls.

What could get better than grocery shopping after watching a good movie, then dinning on your favorite fast-food restaurant after a tiring isle per isle walk looking for the stuff you came for. But what if you’re miles away from your loved ones, and wanted to have grocery shopping with them?

Online grocery philippines shops or online shopping sites are now available for people, especially Filipinos, to buy goods for themselves or send it as a gift for others. One of the many grocery philippines shopping site today is myAyala.com. myAyala.com is an online shop that offers Filipinos, in and out of the country, a faster, more covenient, and easy way of buying and sending gifts all over the Philippines.

myAyala.com, a 50/50 joint venture of Ayala Land, Inc. and iAyala Co., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, offers the widest range of gifts and grocery items such as apparel and accessories, appliances, books, electronics, entertainment, flowers, food and drinks, gift certificates, grocery from popular brands such as Dove, Ponds, Lipton Tea, Knorr, Rexona, Sunsilk, and more.

What made myAyala.com popular apart from other online grocery philippines sites is because it carries a name that all Filipinos know and have grown to be with, Ayala Corporation. As part of the growing industry of Ayala, myAyala.com offers the same quality of service found with other Ayala expansions.

With myAyala.com, even though you’re miles away from your family and loved ones, you’ll feel as though they are with you while you’re grocery shopping.



By: Deirdre Gonzales

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What is Menopause? Menopause is not a strange disease or an infirmity that sucks our sleep and life. In other words, the change or the halt of the menstrual cycles results in menopause. If the menopause stops before the age of 40 then it is called the early menopause. It is stated in the research that nearly 15%of the women are affected by early menopause.

If the ovaries in women run out of the functioning eggs then it results in menopause. The symptoms of early menopause are very much similar to that of the natural menopause. The symptoms of early menopause are: rapid decline in estrogen. The reduction in the count of estrogen makes you easily affected by early menopause. The women may experience several symptoms during this period. Some of the symptoms are hot flushes, night sweats, aches and pains, itching sensations, head aches, tiredness, reduced sex drive, frequent urination, depression, loss of sleep, forgetfulness, inactiveness, vaginal dryness etc. The emotional problems are also related to the early menopause. The women who undergoes surgical menopause also experienced the symptoms of early menopause.

The Pelvic surgeries such as hysterectomy causes early menopause. Some of the women feel uncomfortable during sexual intercourse it is also a symptom of early menopause. The depression in mind is also one of the reasons. It can be overcome when one relax their mind by talking with the counselor.

The recommended tips for the early menopause treatment are:

-    Relieving of menopausal hot flashes by hormone therapy. The hormone therapy naturally reduce the hot flashes, vaginal dryness, slowing bone loss, improve sleep, and reduce mood swings.

-    The hot flashes can be reduced by Gabapentin, and it is an approved one to treat seizures.

-    Cyclical therapy where the count of estrogen can be improved by taking pills or a patch.

-    The emotional burst out resulting in the high blood pressure is one of the main reasons. It can be treated by taking pills or patch like Clonidine.

-    The estrogen count can be administered locally by using vaginal tablet, ring or cream.

-    The intake of Soy that contains phytoestrogen can help women to overcome early menopause.

-    The intake of medications and drugs that contain bio-identical hormones can free the women from early menopause. It is highly recommended for the women to undertake treatments only after proper consultation with the doctors.

-    The Estrogen therapy is also available in the market. It can be taken either as pills or the food items that have estrogen are highly recommended. The estrogen prescribed for you can be taken orally so that it get directly into the GI track and end up predominantly as estrogen.

-    Regular physical exercise will relieve or help us to free from the discomforts of menopause. It is highly recommended for the women to have strong, healthy and fit physic.

-    The intake of healthy food items that has fats, vitamins and calcium are important to increase the count of estrogen.

-    There are also some ayurvedic, herbal and acupuncture treatment to overcome the problems of early menopause. These treatments are highly advisable as they have no side effects.

-    Progesterone is another therapy used to treat early menopause. It is either synthetic or in forms of pills. It should be taken orally to overcome the emotional ups and downs of women. It helps a lot to free women from high blood pressure.

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By: Raj Kumar

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How can I improve my gas mileage? I have been asking myself that question for a long time now. We have all had a good old moan every time that the price of gas has risen when we have gone to fill up, and like me most of us have just accepted it and done nothing about it. Now with the ever increasing price of oil, and with little sign of a drop in the price of gas at the pumps, it seems even more important to find ways to increase gas mileage.

So just how can I improve my gas mileage? and what are the main things about the way I drive that would cause low gas mileage? Well I have done a bit of research and have come up with a few simple ways to increase gas mileage just by improving my driving technique. They are only small things and most are just common sense, things like finding the optimum speed for gas mileage, and keeping my car and its engine regularly serviced, but all these little things together can add up and give you some real gas mileage improvements.

First of all fast driving and good gas mileage just do not go together, the faster you drive the more gas you use, and everyone knows that. But did you know that a car travelling at 80mph can use up to twice the amount of gas as a car travelling at 30mph. For most cars a cruising speed of around 50mph will give you significant gas mileage improvements. So you could say that “fifty is thrifty.”

Another of the ways to increase gas mileage is the way we drive when it come to climbing a hill, try not to stay in a high gear for too long, this not only puts a strain on your engine it also uses more gas. Whenever possible try to build up enough speed before you reach the hill, this way you will have the momentum to climb the hill at a constant speed without having to keep changing down and revving the engine. Don’t try coasting down a hill in neutral or with the ignition switched off to try to save on gas, not only is it dangerous as you do not have full control of the car it is also illegal and any fuel saving is negligible.

If you have a vehicle with a manual gearbox then changing gear at the right time can also give you good gas mileage improvements. Always accelerate gently and smoothly and try to change gear at between 2000 and 3000 rpm, the engine speed at which most cars run efficiently. If you have an automatic gearbox then always drive with the lever in the “drive” position as an automatic will sense for itself when to change gear economically. If you do need to override the gearbox manually then select the low or intermediate position rather than use the “kick-down” as this too increases gas consumption.

These are just a few simple ways to increase gas mileage, and added together you should be able to notice a drop in your gas consumption and so save a few dollars at the pumps. But while I was looking for ways to increase gas mileage I read about something that could give even better gas mileage improvements. With the new HHO gas mileage devices available you could cut your gas bill by 35% or more so I think that I will be doing a lot more research on this for a while.



By: mike legg

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Are you an excited beauty pageant contestant?  Congratulations and best wishes to you for a successful pageant!  Now, about showcasing your beautiful face….

 

Do you know how to apply your own makeup so it looks ‘professionally done’? 

Do you know which lip, eye and cheek colors will flatter you and your dress color?  

Do you know which products and colors will show up on stage and on camera, without looking overdone? 

Do you know where to find an online resource for makeup tips and guidance to help you create your very own ’show-stopping’ makeup look?  

 

One of the most important, on-going skills a pageant contestant can possess is understanding how to apply and adapt her makeup, not only during each segment of pageant competition, but for any occasion.  Looking ‘camera-ready’ for those important personal appearances, impromptu photos or TV interviews is necessary for a successful pageant contestant and winner.   (continued below)     

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Some beauty pageants do not have access to a professional makeup artist, therefore each contestant is responsible for applying her makeup suitable for her age and outfit.  But how to achieve professional results without professional guidance?   One online makeup resource is especially useful for pageant contestants, showing how to: 

 

- Select lip, eye and cheek colors to coordinate with the colors they are wearing…avoid makeup colors that clash with the dress.  

- Find highly-pigmented makeup color products that are ‘camera ready’ for stage, photos and videos…avoid ‘washed-out’ photos!

- Locate and print online how-to-apply makeup tips, techniques and directions to use as a reference guide during makeup application 

- Skillfully blend eye shadows to enlarge, contour and brighten the eyes

- Apply false eyelashes  

- Define and add fullness to the lips

- Find help from a professional makeup artist if they have a specific makeup question.

 

The solution is an online makeup resource for pageant contestants interested in refining their makeup skills!  This online resource shows specially-selected makeup tones to match their dress, identifying high-pigment lip, eye and cheek color products, all shown in a fresh Natural Look or a glamorous Dramatic Look.  The packages are complete with illustrations showing where to apply the high-pigment makeup colors and how to blend them.  On the site, pageant contestants can also join the “Make Me Dazzle” club to gain special website access to advanced makeup tips, techniques and instruction to help them showcase their beauty!  This online resource is similar to having your own personalized makeup lesson with a professional makeup artist! 

 

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By: Jennifer Kalman

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One of the most painful things about acne is the ugly scar they live behind. A reminder of the pains and embarrasement they must have caused previously. Most teenage and young adults worry more about the scars left behind than the acne lesions themselves.

As we all know acne scars are as a result of lesions (pimples) that had not healed, was opened up prematurely or had become inflamed. There are quite a number of genetic factors, which influence the size, frequency and type of scars and vary for different people. If you tend to see more acne scars on your skin it may be due to your particular skin color and your biological history.

Every acne sufferer knows that squeezing or picking open pimples would results in acne scars, but still the temptation to “pop” a fresh pimple is always available to you anytime you look at the mirror. You should avoid squeezing and picking your pimples because as you already know by now it only increases the number of “spots” on your face and leaves an unpleasantly looking skin behind.

Two types of acne scars exist; the first type is usually a spot of skin that is brown, pink or purple in color indicating that a pimple has been in that area of your skin. The second type of acne is known as an “ice pick” scar and it is the small hole you sometimes see on your skin where the lesion used to occupy. Inflamed lesions, such as cysts, pustules, or nodules are the major culprits in causing acne scars.

Your skin’s own process of rebuilding the original color in the healing tissues results in the pigmented scars you see. You can lighten your acne scars by using various types of acne scar treatment, which are available to you, some of which include: bleaching creams, lotions or laser surgery. The type of acne scar treatment and products you use would depend on the type and the intensity of your acne lesions.

A common method of acne scar treatment is the use of certain chemicals to peel off your skin. Chemicals like salicylic or lactic acid, lycolic are used to peel off the damaged top layer of your skin. Such procedures stimulate the growth of a new and smoother layer. The peels are usually done over a period of time and are effective against pigmented scars. This acne scar treatment is even very effective for active acne.

Another type of acne scar treatment is dermabrasion or laser resurfacing. This usually involves the removal of the top layer of the skin with use of a high-speed rotary wire brush or diamond stone. Definitely more than one session is required for each scar and there is also the issue that in some cases it does not remove the acne scars, it just makes it less noticeable.

Also the use of laser resurfacing for acne scar treatments is gaining grounds in some circles. Just like the effects of sun exposure, doctors employ the use of a concentrated light from a laser beam to heat up some certain parts of the top layer of your skin. Among dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons this is more preferable than dermabrasion.

Although mild acne scars take sometime to disappear, usually about five to six weeks if using quality acne scar treatment products like Revitol’s Acne gel. You should try a preventive approach by ensuring that you do not have breakouts any longer. The reasoning behind this is that if you do not solve the acne problem at its root by using an excellent skin care product you would end up having to clear a new set of acne scars left by fresh pimples.

To totally erase those spots off your face you should ensure that you do not have any active acne or it is under control. A skin care product like clear pores system is sure to remove the first issue of acne lesions on your skin. After the removal of acne from you skin, you should try revitol’s acne gel, which would ensure that your dark spots and acne spots fade away.



By: Tim Orlando

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ACNE MD BENEFITS

Teeth play an important role in our life and so it needs some special care. Dentist New York are the professionals who are always available to you solve out the dental problems. They are the expert who can solve all your dental problems easily. Some of us are in fact blessed with natural teeth but some people suffer from the dental problem due to carelessness or also due to old age. If you really do not take care of your teeth then complicated conditions are obvious to arise.

Today people are very health conscious and so they want a beautiful and healthy smile. It brings confidence and self esteem in them. There are various types of dental problems. To find out the exact remedy of your dental problem the dentist is one who can help you out. Many technologically advanced equipments are used by the dentist to find out the dental defect. Several tests are undertaken by the dentist to find out the root cause of your dental problem. After all the tests, the dentist will prescribe you about the treatments that will do to your teeth.

If you are staying in New York, then you can find many good and experienced dentists. The dentists New York are highly experienced to carry out any kind of dentistry process to sort out your teeth problems. One must be habitual about having healthy dental habits since childhood so that he would not have to face dental defects in future. It’s good habit of you if you take care of your teeth. This habit will definitely help you keep your teeth healthy for a longer period of time and hence you will have to fewer visits to the dentist.

You can find several dentists in your city, but if you want to undergo the best treatment, you will surely have to find out the best dentist operating in your locality. Talking with people who have undergone any kind of dentistry procedure, either cosmetic or restorative is a good way of setting yourself to find out a good dentist in your area. These people have undergone the treatment procedure and are in the best position to guide you towards finding out the best dentist.

You can find numerous dentists in your city, but if you want to get the best treatment then you will have to find out the best dentist professional. To find out the best dentist in your locality, you can also consult those people who have undertaken these services. Further, you can also find them on internet, newspaper, yellow pages etc. Finding about the dentist on the World Wide Web is the easiest means. You will literally find many addresses of the dentist on the internet and then you can sort out the dentist you are looking for.

Teeth can have many defects like being crooked, uneven or have yellowish strains. There has been many advancement in the dentistry world to solve out all the dental defects. Every dental defect has the treatment for it. If you have yellowish stains on your teeth then the dentist will apply teeth whitening treatment on you. The dentistry consists of large number of procedure to remove dental defect, from whitening your teeth to repairing, straitening and even replacing teeth.

Some of the procedures to remove stains from teeth are whitening strips, toothpastes, and gel kits, brush on whitening, dental office whitening etc. In brush on whitening method a form of peroxide is used to bleach the teeth and remove the stains and marks.



By: Erzana Jones

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Menopause is only one of several stages in the reproductive life of a woman. Menopause, or the permanent end of menstruation and sterility, is a natural biological process, not a medical illness. Menopause is simply the name given to the last menstrual period. Menopause before the age of 40 is termed ‘early menopause. Hormonal changes cause the physical symptoms of menopause, but mistaken beliefs about the menopausal transition are partly to blame for the emotional ones. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus, or womb. It passes out of the body through the vagina. Periods usually start around age 12 and continue until menopause, at about age 51. Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, is a group of symptoms that start before the period. Approximately 1 percent of women experience menopause before age 40.

Menopause may result from premature ovarian failure. Menopausal women tend to exercise less than other women, which can lead to weight gain. For most women, increases and shifts in weight begin during perimenopause — the years leading up to menopause. Weight gain can also have serious implications for your health. These factors also put you at increased risk of heart disease and stroke. The most effective approach to reversing weight gain after menopause included is aerobic exercise boosts your metabolism and helps you burn fat. Strength training exercises increase muscle mass, boost your metabolism and strengthen your bones. Eating large amounts of high-fat foods adds excess calories, which can lead to weight gain and obesity. Limit fat to 20 percent to 35 percent of your daily calories. The causes of weight gain during menopause can be divided into psychological and physical.

Psychological aren’t as common as physical; in fact, it’s normally accepted that in most women, physical causes are responsible for weight gain during menopause.Psychological causes for menopause weight gain: Anxiety and other forms of emotional daily stress, overwork and fatigue can cause weight gain during menopause. Physical causes for menopause weight gain: The most probable cause for Weight gain during menopause is hormonal imbalance. Healthy life helps to control menopause weight gain. Menopause weight gain can be controlled with alternative medicine. Testosterone helps your body to create lean muscle mass out of the calories that you take in. Avoid crash diets. Starvation will only cause your metabolism to slow down, causing you to gain more weight later on. Menopausal women tend to exercise less than other women, which can lead to weight gain.



By: Juliet Cohen

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A beautiful smile draws thousand appreciations. Quite often it reflects a beautiful mind and inner innocence, isn’t it? Are you one of them who shied the mirror and felt frustrated with the appearance of your yellowish teeth, though we know you are quite particular about your dental hygiene? Now you can have cosmetic dental procedures for teeth whitening. With the revolutionary Ultra-White range of teeth whitening products you can now reflect the most wanted bright smile. Ultra-White teeth whitening system will distinctly reduce discoloration and staining and return a whiter, brighter smile on your face.

Ultra-white teeth whitening systems are affiliated by both the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Their teeth whitening system has been used by over 11,000 patients to get rid of problems associated with discoloration, pigmentations, and to recover disease-ridden denture. Ultra-White teeth whitening products can remove the stains you develop due to smoking or with age by making them more than two to three shades lighter. The scientifically proven teeth whitening gels from Ultra-White can turn you teeth dazzling white quite easily.

Ultra-white teeth whitening gel will work effectively on your teeth to bring back their natural beauty, whiteness, and shine. The average cost of teeth whitening can rage between $400 and $1000. It would also need at least three to four visits to a dentist and you also need to spend 8 to 12 painful hours. With Ultra-White teeth whitening gels/products you save your precious time and money and get the same beautiful result, which you would have gained by paying a fortune to your dentist or expensive laser treatments. For more information visit: http://ultra-white.com.

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By: Tim Huckabee

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Tips for Finding Perfect Premium Coffee…

There is coffee and THERE IS COFFEE! You likely know about the generic quality coffees you find at the supermarket, using the inferior Robusta beans. And, in contrast, there is the alternative: the coffee regularly termed Gourmet Coffee you buy direct from roasters around the country. Popular large volume roasters, like Starbucks as well as most of the the smaller roasters dispersed about town, essentially utilize this far better grade, high altitude, shade grown Arabica bean.

That being said, and broadly known by all nowadays, how can you siphon out the crème de la crème of gourmet coffee beans to purchase?

To begin with, let’s hone in specifically on taste. Nowadays, coffee has become a “drink of experts”…

evolved into an art of reflection! We’ve begun to savor our coffee…flavor identify and define the subtle hints and nuances, as well as the qualities that identify the bean’s continent of origin. You as a coffee drinker, can begin to explore and experience the undertones of your coffee’s region, but better yet, begin to revel in the independently specific flavors of the bean defined by the specific hill and farm where it’s grown.

Coffee Cupping: Defining Coffee by its “Underlying Flavors”

There are, nowadays, a limited number of coffee roasters that independently test their coffee beans for taste observations and aromas. These beans are graded and assessed just like fine wine. This activity is called Coffee Cupping or Coffee Tasting. Professionals known as Master Tasters are the assessors. The procedure involves deeply sniffing a cup of brewed coffee, then loudly slurping the coffee so it draws in air, spreads to the back of the tongue, and maximizes flavor.

These Master Tasters, much akin to wine tasters, then attempt to measure in detail, every aspect of the coffee’s taste. This assessment includes measurement of the body (the texture or mouth-feel, such as oiliness), acidity (a sharp and tangy feeling, like when biting into an orange), and balance (the innuendo and the harmony of flavors working together). Since coffee beans embody telltale flavors from their region or continent of their origin, cuppers may also attempt to predict where the coffee was grown.

There is an infinite range of vocabulary that is used to describe the tastes found in coffee. Descriptors range from the familiar (chocolaty, sweet, fruity, woody) to the conceptual (clean, vibrant, sturdy) to the wildly esoteric (summery, racy, gentlemanly).

Following are a few key characteristics as defined by Coffee Geek. (http://coffeegeek.com/guides/beginnercupping/tastenotes)

Key Characteristics

Acidity:

The brightness or sharpness of coffee: It is through the acidity that many of the most intriguing fruit and floral flavors are delivered, and is usually the most scrutinized characteristic of the coffee. Acidity can be intense or mild, round or edgy, elegant or wild, and everything in between. Usually the acidity is best evaluated once the coffee has cooled slightly to a warm/lukewarm temperature. Tasting a coffee from Sumatra next to one from Kenya is a good way to begin to understand acidity.

Body:

This is sometimes referred to as “mouthfeel”. The body is the sense of weight or heaviness that the coffee exerts in the mouth, and can be very difficult for beginning cuppers to identify. It is useful to think about the viscosity or thickness of the coffee, and concentrate on degree to which the coffee has a physical presence. Cupping a Sulawesi versus a Mexican coffee can illustrate the range of body quite clearly.

Sweetness:

One of the most important elements in coffee, sweetness often separates the great from the good. Even the most intensely acidic coffees are lush and refreshing when there is enough sweetness to provide balance and ease the finish. Think of lemonade…starting with just water and lemon juice, one can add sugar until the level of sweetness achieves harmony with the tart citric flavor. It is the same with coffee, the sweetness is critical to allowing the other tastes to flourish and be appreciated.

Finish:

While first impressions are powerful, it is often the last impression that has the most impact. With coffee the finish (or aftertaste) is of great importance to the overall quality of the tasting experience, as it will linger long after the coffee has been swallowed. Like a great story, a great cup of coffee needs a purposeful resolution. The ideal finish to me is one that is clean (free of distraction), sweet, and refreshing with enough endurance to carry the flavor for 10-15 seconds after swallowing. A champion finish will affirm with great clarity the principal flavor of the coffee, holding it aloft with grace and confidence like a singer carries the final note of a song and then trailing off into a serene silence.

Coffee Buying Caveat

Buying coffee simply by name instead of by taste from your favorite roaster (in other words buying the same Columbian Supreme from the same ”Joe’s Cuppa Joe Roaster”) definitely has its pitfall! According to Coffee Review, “Next year’s Clever-Name-Coffee Company’s house blend may be radically different from this year’s blend, despite bearing the same name and label. The particularly skillful coffee buyer or roaster who helped create the coffee you and I liked so much may have gotten hired elsewhere. Rain may have spoiled the crop of a key coffee in the blend. The exporter or importer of that key coffee may have gone out of business or gotten careless. And even if everyone (plus the weather) did exactly the same thing they (and it) did the year before, the retailer this time around may have spoiled everything by letting the coffee go stale before you got to it. Or you may have messed things up this year by keeping the coffee around too long, brewing it carelessly, or allowing a friend to pour hazelnut syrup into it.”

Your savvy coffee-buying alternative is to look for roasters who buy their beans in Micro-Lots- smaller (sometimes tiny) lots of subtly distinctive specialty coffees. According to Coffee Review, “These coffee buyers buy small quantities of coffee from a single crop and single place, often a single hillside, and are sold not on the basis of consistency or brand, but as an opportunity to experience the flavor associated with a unique moment in time and space and the dedication of a single farmer or group of farmers.”

Coffee Review: Coffee Ratings

And finally, look out for the very small community coffee roasters that will submit their coffees to be 3rd-party evaluated by Coffee Review and other competitions for independent analysis and rating. Coffee Review regularly conducts blind, expert cuppings of coffees and then reports the findings in the form of 100-point reviews to coffee buyers. These valuable Overall Ratings can provide you with a summary assessment of the reviewed coffees. They are based on a scale of 50 to 100.

http://www.coffeereview.com/about_us.cfm

Bottom line for a certain premium purchase: To find the coffee that will ascertain most flavor satisfaction, seek out beans that been independently reviewed and rated. This approach will, without a doubt offer you the advantage of being able to choose the flavor profile suits you best in a bean. What’s more, it gains you certainty in quality due to its superior rating. The higher the rating, the better the flavor. True premium coffees start from the upper 80’s. By finding a roaster that consistently rates within the 90’s will ultimately buy you the best java for your buck!



By: michelle faber

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