If any procedure has become synonymous with a person’s desire to look younger, it’s the facelift. Portland-based board certified plastic surgeons Dr. Kathleen Waldorf and Dr. Rachel Streu have watched over the years as the term has gone from describing just the rejuvenating surgery to being used in any situation where something is getting a fresh look.
Read MoreChildren seem naturally predisposed to injuring themselves. From bumped heads to scraped knees to sometimes worse, as a parent it’s not a matter of if, but when our child will experience something like this. That’s why it pays for us to know how to handle ourselves, and know how to respond to the situation with care.
Read MoreAllergies are something that many parents worry about during the weaning stage. We wonder if we’ll introduce a food our baby is allergic to, and we're advised to avoid common allergens in the first foods we offer. Yet, the risk of an allergy showing doesn’t stop once your child moves on to regular family food.
Read MoreIn an ideal world, we would all sleep soundly for between 6 and 8 hours every night. The reality is that this is not always possible. It’s very common to experience disturbances in sleep patterns, especially if you have young children, you work shifts, or you’ve been traveling. If you don’t sleep well, it’s completely normal to feel tired the next day. What’s not normal is to experience fatigue or lethargy if you do get enough sleep or to find it difficult to sleep on a regular basis
Read MoreGetting breast augmentation is a gratifying experience. Finally, you can feel confident when you look at yourself in the mirror, wear the form fitting tops you’ve always wanted to buy, and take off your bulky cover up at the beach. It is an exciting time, but you must remember that good things come to those who wait.
Read MoreMost women have a fear of the “grandma disease” that is also known as varicose veins that affects more than 30% of women. These are bumpy bluish veins that appear on the legs and ankles, and are something that affect the young and the old. It is a problem that affects not only the health but the confidence of many women who forgo wearing their favorite leg-baring skirts, dresses and shorts to hide the unsightly blue larger blood vessels that that invade their legs and ankles and stick out from the skin like raised tunnels.
Read MoreThe future of beauty may be closer than you think. Innovations in skin care, makeup and medical spa procedures are changing the ways we turn back the clock. Treatments are becoming faster, easier, and less invasive, and they pose fewer risks of unwanted side effects. So, what are some of the most exciting and promising therapies? Here are our top picks...
Read MoreWhen it comes to healthy eating and nutrition, it's important (and sometimes difficult) to get past the myths and misconceptions that are drilled into our heads every day. (For instance, eating in moderation as an effective diet technique.) Or, the assumption that new research has shown to be false: that coffee dehydrates you.
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