Journal

The journal

This is not a blog.

It is a record of thinking — clinical observations, questions worth asking, things the research says that rarely make it into a consultation room.

Written slowly. Published when ready.


  • 5 Reasons to Start A Laser Regime in your 30s

    What is it about turning 30? To some 20-somethings, it’s an event to be feared. To more reasonable women, it still serves as a turning point, one that often brings with it a newfound devotion to skin care. Yes, there’s the obsessive poring over stray spots and microscopic lines you’ve never seen before, but is…

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  • Is Intermittent Fasting the Answer to a Slimmer Future?

    Touted as Silicon’s Valley latest fad diet, intermittent fasting may prove to be more than just a fad. Intermittent or alternate-day fasting requires routinely alternating between eating little or no food and then feasting in your daily diet. It has become a growing weight loss trend in the US, the UK and other regions around…

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  • Why Doctors Are Turning to This Laser to Destroy Fat

    For the past decade, Khloé Kardashian’s weight-loss ride has been just as public as it has been remarkable (she’s said to have shed an incredible 30 pounds in the past few years). But for the 33-year-old soon-to-be mother, the transformation goes much further than number on the scale. Read more: The Secret To Getting Defined…

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  • Scalp Facials Are Trending and the Benefits Are Big

    You probably think of your hair salon as the place you go when your color needs refreshing or your split ends need chopping. But one treatment on the menu that often gets overlooked is a scalp facial, and although it’s not “new” per se, it’s now being offered in more doctors’ offices because the scientific…

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  • The Most Under-the-Radar Injectable Treatments for your body

    Fillers have been around for over a decade. Those of us lucky enough to find a favourite aesthetic doctor to administer them have probably kept their names like fiercely guarded secrets. I know of a girlfriend in her forties but who does not looked a day older than 30. She has always attributed her good…

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  • The Truth Behind a Ballerina’s Figure

    Ballerina bodies are also typically lean and fat-free. Many people envy the physique but don’t actually realize that they can get a similar shape. Besides a strict diet, opt for some fat-busting treatments to help you get into tip top shape. Ever since Natalie Portman made the ballet body every woman’s must have, ladies (and…

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  • With face lifts at an all-time low, here’s a round-up of the best no-knife ‘tweakments’

    To avoid looking too ‘done’, many women (and men) are eschewing surgery for non-invasive options that use cutting-edge techniques, for a softer, more gentle approach to beauty – of which famous faces like Amal Clooney and Kate Winslet are the poster girls for. Our experts find out more about the future of the quick beauty ‘tweakment’.…

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