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5 Celebrities with Physical Flaws

2011-02-24T18:42:00.000-08:00

When we hear about Hollywood stars, most of us would think that they are almost perfect-looking people adorned with luxurious dresses, make up and jewelries. But definitely not! Even Hollywood stars have physical flaws. And who else will reveal them? Of ourse The Paparazzi who always follow their every move and taking pictures of them in every angle. This is why Hollywood celebrities and other famous figures can do nothing about it anymore.

These are physical flaws that some doctors in scrubs uniform can't treat or somehow treated them but did not work.

Here are the Top 5 Famous People with Physical Flaws

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel aka Seal

Everyone is familiar of the song "Kiss from a Rose" which was used in a Batman film "Batman Forever". It was a song performed by Seal, who has a Nigerian and Brazillian background that made everyone fell in love with it. As a child he suffered from a disease called Discoid Lupus caused by an overactive immune system attacking and destroying normal skin. This ailment causes inflammation, hair loss and scarring. This is why sometimes Seal was described by people as scar face. The illness has left him half-moon scars which are very visible under his eyes. However, this physical flaw has become Seal's trademark and let's say made him "unique" which probably one of the reason why Heidi Klum, the former supermodel now his wife, fell in love with him.

Karolina Kurkova

When someone mentioned "Victoria Secret", we think of classy and expensive undergarments or lingerie. Some people even think of the sexy Victoria Secret Angels who wears them on the runway. These models have the sexiest bods and pretty faces. But of course, no one will think that one of these models have a physical flaw. Karolina Kurkova, one of the most popular VS angel has no belly button. It is caused by an unsuccesful surgery that she had when she was a child. So, now perhaps the next time you'll see Karolina Kurkova bare her sexy bod, you will not be surprised why there's no belly button in it.

Mila Kunis

If you're a fan of the TV series That's 70's show or watched the movies Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Black Swan, you'll probably noticed the beautiful face actress, Mila Kunis. A Ukrainian decent who is now sharing fame with other famous stars like Natalie Portman and Laura Prepon. Kunis was also the ex-girlfriend of Home Alone child star Macaulay Culkin. What makes her a little bit unique is her different color eyes. Mila is just one of the celebrities who suffer from Heterormia Iridis which is a very rare disease causing the eyes to have different colors. And because of this, her That 70;s co star, Laura Prepon call her Husky.

Ashton Kutcher

The famous hubby of Demi Moore - Ashton Kutcher has a webbed feet. Yes, that's right. Perhaps everyone knew it already after he confessed that he's got to conjoined toes. But of course, it is not something that is too abnormal. Two toes that are connected in a good looking famous actor is something that is quite intriguing.

Megan Fox

The list will not be completed without Megan Fox, the former Transformer babe. A beautiful and sexy woman who has a...well, a misshapen thumb. It was not an accident, as the star has suffered from brachydactyly which is a minor afflicition found in 1 out of every 1000 people. According to Dr. Steven Bendner, a leading hand surgery expert in Barco Scrub at Beth Israel Medical Center, explained that he case of the thumb that looks a bit flattened and therefore shorter, is often a peculiarity that comes down in the family. “The nail of the thumb in this condition is often very short and wide,” he adds. “It is usually hereditary, although it could also have been caused by frostbite, or it could have been an injury to the growth plate in childhood.” While one is young, the thumb often looks more or less ordinary, but with the passing of time its shortened condition begins to stand out more and more. [Source:geniusbeauty.com] Some people believed that people who have clubbed thumb would mean that their toes have the same condition as well which is surprisingly true to Megan Fox' case.

3 Easy Strategies that will Help Improve Memory

2011-02-15T00:49:00.000-08:00

Have you ever ask yourself why you easily forget things or words that are almost at the tip of your tongue? And you ended up blaming it on your age which is not exactly the thief of your memory.

There are a few reasons why our precious memory fails us. We all knew that it is a fundamental part of our daily life. We use it every moment and in any way we can, conscious or not, our memories let us perceive and interpret everything we see, think and do including looking for lost things, recalling names or places and the likes. No wonder the brain sometimes becomes too exhausted.

Reading can be one of the most effective exercise for the brain, however, not all of us likes to read and don't even have enough time to do it. So here are some great tips from people in lab coats that will help you quickly improve your memory.

People with great memories uses the following strategies to enhance it. This process was acquired from a technology of Neuro-Linguistics Programming or (NLP).

Access your Visual cues. The visual part of the brain can be accessed by looking up and to the left. By doing this you can easily connect with your visual memory. Some of the things you will remember includes images or movies that have flashed your mind. And you can do this if you are looking for lost or misplaced things. So, if you lost your wallet, just look up and to the left, you can easily find this item on your mind.

Building pictures or story in your mind. When taking notes is a hassle for you, making pictures in your mind in every sentence uttered by someone you're speaking with is a good strategy to remember about your conversation. When someone is speaking to you, start creating images in your mind and make a story about it. Building visual images while someone is speaking is a proven and effective strategy that improves memory quickly.

Enough Sleep. It has been proven that sleep is also an effective remedy that enhances our memory. It provides long term storage. And according to researchers, this works for students who have exams the next day.

How to Make a Dreamcatcher

2011-01-31T21:55:00.000-08:00

I am always fascinated with Native American culture. Their principles are great and their people have this amazing discipline and respect to one another. Aside from this, their crafts are also amazingly unique because they symbolizes characteristics even a simple feather earring. Recently, I've been trying to find out how to make a dream catcher. For those of you who haven't heard of it, a dreamcatcher is an inanimate object or bawaajige nagwaagan which means dream snare, a handmade craft composed of willow hoop, wooven and feathers. It is generally considered a symbol of unity among different Indian Nations and symbol for identifying Native American or the so-called First Nations cultures. But the real purpose of a dreamcatcher is to become a protective charm. It should be hung over the bed so that the dreams (good or bad dreams) will go to the catcher. The bad dreams will be caught, while the good dreams will flow through the catcher.

I am not a superstitious person who believes that each thing or occurrences happens for a reason or an atheist like most scientist or the people in scrub uniforms believe that there is no such thing of this and that. In fact, I am always on the neutral side. I only appreciate the beauty and essence of this object which is significant to a society and can be a good part of a home or room. Perhaps, this is also good for people who always have a terrible nightmare.

I found a video on how to make a dream catcher, if you want to learn how-to, just click here

Why Skipping Breakfast is Bad For You

2011-01-20T00:47:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, having a hectic schedule is seemingly becoming a trend. We work for survival, that's why some of us forget about spending time for their family, themselves, to eat and even to look in the mirror. When we say survival, it doesn't mean you have to work, work and work all day. If you want to get through the day and at least add more years to your life, paying attention to health is definitely a must.

Most of us skipped breakfast either there is no time or on diet. This is not a good thing. If you're one of those people who always do this, take time to read this post.

First thing, breakfast is a very important meal. It has an impact on how you will respond to the pressure of the day. Here are essential reminders that will help you realize why a morning meal should not be skipped.

Breakfast gives you energy balance and better blood sugar. Breakfast can help you survive the first phase of the day. Skipping it will make you prone to energy slumps. People who have low Gl breakfast present on morning meals (glycaemic index found in wholegrain toast with baked beans or rolled oats) usually enjoy the day without slumping.

It improves your coping strategy when it comes to stress. Breakfast can help increase your responses to stress and keeping you away from getting volatile or mood swings. On a study made by people in Barco scrubs, people who eat breakfast are less prone to distress and depression than those who skip morning meal.

Balanced body weight and better appetite control. When your blood sugar is stable, it gives you a lot of energy that will keep you away from getting hungry later in the morning. hence, you will not be exposed to foods that are fatty, sugary, or starchy. It may sound so strange but eating your breakfast daily will help you control of your weight. So, if you wanted to have a trimmer figure, eating your morning meal can help you achieve it.

Good concentration. Skipping your meals especially your breakfast makes your mental performance suffer later in the morning which keeps you from concentrating on what you are doing.

Healthier future. Making the skipping of breakfast a long term habit will expose yourself from chronic health problems like heart diseases or diabetes. Things will get worse if you are a smoker, so while it is early, better to eat your breakfast than suffer with illness and quit smoking.

How to Deal With Difficult People

2011-01-12T22:51:00.000-08:00

Have you ever remember the last time you deal with a difficult person? Or when was the last time you've heard something from someone saying negative things to you who has the intention of hurting you? What was the outcome? What did you do in that situation? What are the things you can do to avoid similar situations and the same people?

The truth is, the world is full of negative people. No matter where you go and no matter what you do, there will always be a person who will try to hurt you or perhaps oppose to you and piss you off until you explode.

Conflicts are considered normal since there are billions of people in the world who have differences. It is a factor that triggers our emotions and what drives us to react, attack and defend. So, in these difficult moment, we sometimes lose track of our higher selves and become a wild creature that has an urge to protect ourselves. But certainly most of us would want to maintain the decency as an educated people who does not easily give in to things that we think can still be resolve through calmness and communication not with negative argument.

So, how do you deal with difficult people? You don't need to slap or punch them just because you want to hurt their feelings. Here are a few tips why you should control your responses.

The more you hurt others, the more you're hurting yourself too. Responding to any negtivity or argument can hurt the others, however, you are neglecting its side effect. Whenever you are hurting someone, your inner peace is destroyed and creating a pain within yourself.

It's not You. It's them. According to people in Urbane scrubs, when someone say any kind of negativitity, that means, it is just their way of expressing their inner state externally and you just happened to be the person catching those negativities. In short: there are people who are just unhappy and bored with their own lives that they want to take others down with them.

War of egos. Once a person respond to a negative statement thrown at him, it is an honest and
natural response. But surely you've noticed that when you respond to that person with painful words, it feels good right, especially when that person cannot respond with what you've said. While it feels good in your head, but your soul doesn't. When you fight back, it will just form a guilt and conscience will whisper to you. What to do to resolve? Nothing. It doesn't matter who is Right, for now. As long as you knew it wasn't true and not absorbing the negativity, you'll be fine.

Negativity results to negativity. Responding to negative attacks will only make additional anger and negativity. In short, it will not help and it will not stop the other person. So since you're the one who can understand, take the lead - just don't respond.

Waste of Time and Energy. Whenever we're giving out attention, were also letting energy flow and of course, consume time. Thus, giving time and energy to negativity is truly a waste.

Spreading of Negativity to your Body. When we are in a negative state, we're also spreading negativity to all the other areas making our mind and body burdened with stress and anger.

Allow the right to speech freedom. Everyone is entitled to freedom of speech, hence, just let them talk what they want. Remember, we have differences, positive for that person is negative for you, we have our own perspective. You can choose whether to argue or to just stop and be at peace.

Going Vegan - Tips how to start

2011-01-03T21:55:00.000-08:00

This year I'm planning to switch into a vegetarian lifestyle. I realized I've been feeding my body with unhealthy foods that will probably take me to a hospital bed sometime soon. And I don't want that to happen. So, the challenge is, getting started. It's not easy to switch since I've been a "carnivorous " (don't know if i'm using the right term) for more than 20 years and now entering a new lifestyle where my body is not used to is definitely a big challenge for me.

Here are some of the tips I have gathered which I think will be helpful for people including me, who wants to be a vegetarian.

Start eating dark green vegetables like kale, broccoli, spinach, and collard greens 3x a week - Dark green veggies are bombarded with vitamins inlcuding iron and calcium. If you have a hectic schedule and no time to grab a bite of spinach, taking green drinks like Naked Juice's Green Machine, is recommended. This juice contains fruits and some veggies so it tastes good.
Drink enough water. Perhaps you have heard or read about it million times. But this is true. Most of us doesn't drink enough water that's why people in uniform scrubs always remind us about it. Water helps cleanse our body inside and out. It is very essential especially when changing a new way of eating. So, always take with you a water bottle wherever you go.
Eat a handful of raw veggies or a piece of fruit daily and make it a habit. Just like an old saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Explore new food combinations and stick to greens! Learn the vegan recipes they have some tasty menu that your tummy will love.
Learn more about Vegan nutrition. This is an important especially for beginners. Know first the do's and don'ts in vegan world.

Free Online Fashion (Designer) Tool

2010-12-05T23:53:00.000-08:00

I found this cool fashion website where you can make your own style by using their mini editor. Polyvore.com is an exciting tool where you can be creative. Aside from fashion, anyone can also make their own interior design and art stuffs. The image above is my first set which I actually made a while ago. I love black that's why my first concept is full of "black" colors. Polyvore covers all types of clothes even nursing uniforms and lab coats. They have bunch of great stuffs! Really cool! I'm getting addicted to it now.

Now here's a nursing uniform fashion set I made :)

....and it's FREE! Try it!

People pleasers.....please...

2009-10-25T23:26:00.000-07:00

I admit, I've been a people pleaser, but not too much. It took me a long time to admit that I have this bad habit. Anyone knows it's not good. In my case, I only do it to people who are really special to me and to those who I want to get close to. It's not a good feeling. I always wanted to make other people happy eventhough I'm not. That's why, I reaped everything I did in the end. If you're like this, preventing it early is a wise decision.

Some people may not be aware that they are a "people pleaser" while others doesn't want to admit that they are. Going out of the way just to make other people happy is not good. It makes you a useless person, a puppet, a medium who is ready to be used just to give in to the demands of other people. Adapters, which is the other term for People Pleasers, are not being valued in our society, their opinion doesn't counts, they are shadows, they are everything that is negative though their purpose is to provide happiness for others.

They are not happy because they don't even know who they are. These people focused too much on others not what is inside their minds and hearts. Yes, they have more friends but they are always doubtful of their real intentions. People pleasers or adapters always ask for more. However, they don't know exactly what they want or what they are searching for. They are bombarded with insecurities. These things will go with them until they leave the world - unhappy for not doing the things they love to do.

If you are a people pleaser, stop doing it now! Here are some of the helpful tips that you can do to overcome this bad habit.

First thing, you have to admit that you are a People Pleaser.
Learn how to say NO and be serious with it. Don't change your mind. This will help you let go of the chains that wrapped your life for a long time.
Learn how to balance everything. Making other people happy is not your responsibility no matter how they are special to you. Remember, they are responsible for their own lives just as you are.
Put your own needs ahead of everything. Yes, this will make you feel guilty at times but it will help you see the people who truly cares without you, pleasing them.
Have a healthy point of view. This will make you feel confident and overcome insecurities. You will gain self respect and dignity.
And lastly, don't think that others will not like you if you stop doing things for them. If someone has stop liking you just because you said NO, then that person is not your real friend. A real friend is someone who understands you and stand with you even when you stop becoming a "people pleaser".

So, free yourself! Be true. Follow what's inside your mind and heart. And when you do, you will feel the love and acceptance in which every people should have. Remember, it is YOU, who should be running your life until the end.

And me? I'm still on the process, but I'm getting good results already. Goodluck to us! :)

Coffee, anyone?

2009-10-25T22:01:00.000-07:00

Coffee is my lifesaver when I am working. It keeps me awake! Recently, I found out that coffee can make us fat (Well, I haven't confirmed it yet). I admit I am a bit of a fan of coffee, so I researched about it and found out this. Read on...

Coffee is a DRUG

No, they are not like weeds, cocaine, or marijuana that makes a person high. Coffee is classified as a drug because it is addictive. The fact is: Drinking a lot of coffee will make your body become chemically adapted, hence, it will be dependent on it - a reaction that is similar to using drugs. But this is not really something you should worry about. However, the forms of habit due to addiction may lead you to gaining weight habits.

Coffee can make you FAT

Although it is not yet proven that coffee can make the drinker fat, many health expert believe that it is one of the culprits that adds weight to our body. No matter how you stick on to your diet regimes if you're a heavy coffee drinker, it is still useless.

Here are some of the theories why coffee may lead to obesity:

Theory #1

Long term caffeine use can lead to elevated stress hormones (ie Cortisol)
And heightened cortisol levels is associated with obesity

Theory #2

Chronically elevated cortisol levels results in increased feelings of hunger
And obviously hunger leads to eating and drinking more coffee and eating more food and…

Theory #3

Chronic caffeine use may interfere with your sleep patterns
And sleep deprivation is associated with obesity

Korn’s (author of the book Why Diet and Exercise Fail: How Current Research Contradicts Conventional Wisdom about Weight Los) Conclusion

Chronic caffeine use contributes to obesity because:

it increases your level of stress hormones
which messes with your brain chemistry
and increases your hunger
causing you to eat more crappy processed foods
while you lay in bed tossing and turning because you can’t sleep

These said facts about fats and coffee is still on debate. The truth is, there are only few research regarding this and no strong evidence has been presented. But if coffee can make us fat, well, that's a gud news for me..have to gain weight...