Mmmmm....Delicious!

Can you even begin to guess what that is? A horn? A leg perhaps? NO, it's a HAIRBALL! Some 18-year old chick went into her doctor's complaining about vomiting and stomach pain - she had a HAIRBALL that weighed 10 pounds and measured 15 x 7 x 7!!

The young girl had a condition in which you would pull out her hair and eat it... the hairball was amassed over a number of years - I can't belive it took years to feel the effects.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/21/hairball.case/index.html?iref=newssearch

Six Pack In Just One Hour: Abdominal Etching

Wow- now I've seen everything. There is another kind of liposuction growing in popularity... abdominal etching. What is it you say? It's a kind of precison lipo that literally sucks the fat from your abs to give you a six pack and will run between $4000-7000. Apparently, you have to be in "ideal" shape to get it -one doctor said, "If you have too little or too much you’re not going to get the definition." The magic number, he said, "is one to two centimeters of pinchable belly fat. Patients also have to be in good physical shape." Great... out on this one too. The procedure takes about 1-2 hours... or spray tan your abs in 20 minutes.

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/10/30/six-pack-surgery-from-puffy-to-buff/

For You Commitment Phobes...

In a (South Florida) world, where parents give their teens plastic surgery as a graduation gift, many consider plastic surgery just as “something you do,” like going to the gym or getting highlights. Unlike with hair color, however, I've heard and seen horror stories of botched plastic surgeries where patients wake up to a completely different look than they expected. But I guess that’s the risk you take when you go under the knife, right?

Ehhh.... Not so fast. What if you could test drive how you were going to look with plastic surgery before you got the procedure? Sounds pretty good, and that’s why injectable nose jobs are gaining popularity. The doctor simply injects fillers such as Restylane into parts of the nose to fill in and smooth out minor imperfections. The no-knife results last eight months to two years (depending on the filler used), which gives you a chance to test your “new nose” without making a lifelong commitment. Hmmm... maybe I shouldn't have posted this one. heh.

I love it! I can get a temporary nose job, temporary lips, dissolve lipo - look like a completely different person in 24 hours with NO downtime... I guess the problem is when it all falls down on me. WHOOOOMP WHOOOMP. Read all about it below!

http://www.westsidemedicalspa.com/ten_minute.html

Tick..Tick..Tick...

One of my favorite scenes in "My Cousin Vinny", and perhaps ever, is the scene where Marisa Tomei, in all of her 80s hair glory, stomps her foot and proclaims to Pesci that her fuc*in' biological clock is ticking... well, good news Marisa...

A new study reports that older women make better mothers. Which only makes perfect sense... Because frankly, if you are, like some people I know, baby-minded but still quick to complain that your new jeans got wet in the rain or, even worse, have spent the past gajillion years obsessing over your princess wedding but giving zero thought to, you know, how you want to raise a child, waiting to have a baby seems like a good idea or even the idea of giving something up (gasp! only one purse a month??). Women who wait to have children "feel better" about walking away from their careers to become a parent... aka- career women appreciate more that being a mom is better than working. No rocket science there!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Older_women_make_better_moms_Study/articleshow/2499714.cms

It Was the Breast of Times...and the Worst of Times

One of the things I "cringe" at are women out in the public and just breast feeding. Breast feeding in the mall, breast feeding in the park...just women whipping their boob out and the baby running to suckle. AH. It just stresses me out. Anyways, the focal point of this post is not public breast feeding, but rather a study that says that breast feeding does not increase sagging!

Unfortunately, pregnancy does (why would you be breast feeding if you weren't pregnant? WTF study is this??!?), cigarette smoking, age, larger pre-pregnancy cup size and more kids will cause major sagging.

Now really- does that picture make you uncomfortable or not?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/29/health/webmd/main3424352.shtml

Diary of a Lunch Hour Boob Job

Last week, I posted about the lunch hour boob job... meet someone who has done it and read their diary. The results aren't bad... what do you think?

Plastic surgery techniques are now so advanced that it is possible to have breast implants without general anaesthetic - even in the time it takes to have a long lunch break. Nicola Locke, 33, a paramedic, who lives in Cheshire with husband Robbie, 45, a property consultant, and their children Katie, 13, Jordan, ten, and Alex, two, recently decided to have such a procedure... read her diary.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=400043&in_page_id=1879&in_a_source

History of Botox

It's been 15 years since researchers first realized injecting a neurotoxin called botulinum could eliminate eye and forehead wrinkles (the FDA approved the treatment a mere 5 years ago) and we've come to know it as Botox. You know I'm "pro" on any kind of elective or preventative surgery... so, when MSNBC traced the history of Botox, I was all ears... or eyes... whatever. MSNBC's article is both hilarious and mildly horrifying. (long summary - but interesting!)

It starts in the 1820s, when Dr. Justinus Kerner studied a "batch of improperly prepared blood sausages" that had killed several dozen people and ended up injecting himself with the poisonous sausage filler. Over half a century later, Dr. Emile Pierre van Ermengem of Belgium was asked to investigate funeral meal from which three people died and 23 were paralyzed. The cause? Botulinum toxin was in the ham! Cut to the 1940s, when the U.S. was researching using biological weapons in Word War II. One plan? To have Chinese prostitutes slip tiny toxic pills into the food and drink of high-ranking Japanese officers.

Soon doctors found that small amounts of the toxin injected into hyperactive muscles caused temporary "relaxation." In the 1960s, an ophthalmologist used it on monkeys, hoping the muscle-relaxing effects would help crossed eyes. It did, and in the late '70s the American Ophthalmological Society declared it safe for treating crossed eyes in humans. By the '80s the toxin was also found to give temporary relief for facial spasms. And in 1992, Canadian ophthalmologist Dr. Jean Carruthers noticed her eye tic patients were losing their frown lines. Coincidentally, her husband was a dermatologist. Ding ding ding! They published a study stating that botulinum-A was "a simple, safe procedure" for treating brow wrinkles. Botox Cosmetic was given the FDA approval in 2002 and last year, sales were over $1 billion. From bad sausage to $1 billion! And the coveted cover of In Touch...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21369061/

Are You A Skittle or a Brick?

British TV style gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine (who don't look very stylish) say they have found the formula that will enable every woman to transform herself.

In their new book, The Body Shape Bible, they have identified 12 body shapes - not just the classic Pear, Apple and Hourglass - which they say are the real key to looking great. The new shapes include Cello, Goblet, Bell, Lollipop (the old Nicole Richie look?), Brick (eh), Skittle (ps- a Skittle is a bowling pin in the UK) and Cornet.

Don't know about you- but with the exception of "Brick", they all sound like versions of a Pear. Not to be dense- but can you actually see a difference between the "Skittle" and the "Vase" from here? Fake new body shapes. Let's just make up stuff and hope the masses catch on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=488236&in_page_id=1879&in_page_id=1879&expand=true

Zylene

Is this a pyramid scheme or is it real? Zylene is about to hit the market and apparently is going to be this new "amazing" diet pill. Zylene uses a "proprietary Zylenium Complex" blend to achieves remarkable energy levels and cravings control. Zylene delivers a complex formula of natural herbs that promotes real weight loss and reduces apptite cravings.

Anyways, my friend is selling the product and has already lost 15 pounds. He started a blog to document his friend's weight loss... kind of interesting.

http://zylene4uweightloss.blogspot.com/

8 Most Fattening Foods For Fall

As temperatures drop, and the sweaters pile on, the winter eating fest begins! While our fall favorites aren't known to be "diet friendly"... who knew they were the enemy! Now that I think about it, I never want to eat a cold salad with cold turkey in the winter... and now that I've described it like that- do you? The average American gains 6 lbs. from Thanksgiving to New Year's...

1. Halloween candy - Those tiny chocolate bars are more of a trick than a treat. Eat just four "bite size" bars and you're up to 320 calories.

2. Mashed potatoes - They are the quintessential comfort food for fall and my personal favorite. But watch out before taking seconds: weighed down with milk and butter, mashed potatoes usually have about 200 calories in a half-cup serving.

3. Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks drinks are notoriously high in calories, and their autumn special is no exception. The Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte weighs in at 510 calories and 20 grams of fat.

4. Apple pie - A Thanksgiving dinner is never complete without a slice of apple pie. But with more than 400 calories and 20 grams of fat, this might be one dessert you shouldn't be saving room for. Add a scoop of ice cream (who doesn't?) and you're up to 530 calories. It might just be enough to last you until next fall. Stick with Edy's Apple Pie ice cream...

5. Cider - Who doesn't love a cup of warm cider? You might not want to skip this traditional treat altogether, but with a sugar-laden 200 calories in 16 ounces, the sweet drink should probably be considered a dessert substitute rather than a beverage.

6. Stuffing - At 358 calories and 18 grams of fat per cup, there's a reason they call it stuffing.

7. Candy apple - An apple alone is a pretty healthy fall fruit somewhere in the 60-100 calorie range. Coat it in caramel, however, and you have quite a different story. A large candy apple with caramel usually weighs in around 540 calories.

8. Turducken - This combo wonderbird is a trendy entree you might want to forgo. It contains turkey, duck and chicken wrapped together for a new twist on the usual Thanksgiving meal. In terms of your diet, that twist may be for the worse: one serving of Turducken has 749 calories and 34.5 grams of fat. Try limiting yourself to one bird and skip the crispy skin. A three-ounce serving of skinless turkey has only 130 calories.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21088961/site/newsweek/

Dunkin' Donuts: Pioneering the "Healthier" Donut

For any of you that know me, I am a Dunkin' Donuts coffee fanatic. The day that the added "turbo" (or espresso) is truly a day that changed my life. In any event, I'm thankful every day that I do not like sweets- mainly because I like other foods too much already! :)

So, for those of you that like donuts, this is your day. DD just announced that by October 15, 50 menu items will have no "trans fat". Not to be stupid... but what is the difference? Isn't fat basically just fat... when did it move from being saturated/unsaturated and then trans... whatever. Fat is fat - like jeans are jeans. :) hahah...

Dunkin’ is ahead of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has yet to roll out a zero gram trans fat doughnut but hopes to do so. Brian Little, a spokesman for the North Carolina-based chain, said, “We continue to work aggressively with outside supply partners, and our goal is to get to zero trans fatty acids while maintaining great Krispy Kreme taste.”
A call seeking comment from another chain, California-based Winchell’s Donut House, wasn’t immediately returned.
Starbucks Corp., Dunkin’s Seattle-based rival in the coffee shop niche, said in May that it would cut artificial trans fats out of its food and drink by year’s end in stores in the continental U.S., Alaska and Canada.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20450512/

Health Tip - 8 foods to eat Everyday

Spinach
Yogurt
Tomatoes
Carrots
Blueberries
Black Beans
Walnuts
Oats

Jogging Tour

I don't get it... then how are you supposed to hear the significance of the sights? Maybe the tour comes with headphones? It's $60!! I don't think this will work in Florida - too hot. What about a waverunner tour?

Are you a runner? Now you can see the sights of New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. while on the run -- literally.

City Running Tours offers tours for joggers, led by guides who point out places of note and offer historical facts and trivia along the way.

EX: New York tours include an 8-mile bridge run that takes you from Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge, through the trendy Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, under elevated subway tracks and back over the Williamsburg Bridge to the Lower East Side. Other routes include running in Central Park, the sights of downtown, Greenwich Village, Harlem, the Lower East Side, and a Broadway run all the way up the famous street to the northern tip of Manhattan.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/23/running.cities.ap/index.html

10 Best Foods... Are You Eating Them?

Want to do your body a world of good? It's as easy as expanding your grocery list... What is a Swiss Chard? You can link of the food directly to tell you what its benefits are for you body!

Beets

Cabbage

Guava

Swiss chard

Cinnamon

Purslane

Pomegranate juice

Goji berries

Dried plums

Pumpkin seeds

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20380188/