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I mean, how can it help me? Ice cream is fattening

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

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I mean, how can it help me? Ice cream is fattening.”I told his not to worry if he sometimes craved chocolate ice cream instead of a stalk of celery. “If you choose only what’s good for you, you’ll set up a deprivation syndrome, & then when you stop dieting you’ll gain the weight right back. The goal of the exercise is to get you to satisfy your hunger without overeating, & yet to eat what you enjoy. If you wait forth full-stomach syndrome, you’re in trouble.” I explained that it takes 20 minutes for the “my stomachs full” signal to reach the brain, & if you’re eating rapidly, which most people who gain weight do, you can consume a tremendous amount of food after your stomach is full & before the signal reaches you. Look around in any restaurant & notice how quickly overweight people devour food; they hardly seem aware of what they eat. Obviously, food is necessary even for those overweight, & some of the time the urge to eat is truly healthy, normal response to the body’s need for nourishment. A useful approach is to find a variety of foods you like & that are good for you. Diets are a perfect time for discovering new meals & snacks. I approach the issue by showing you that you can lose weighting a way that will let you feel positive about yourself. If you eat too much, it is often because in our society eating is a way of being loving toward ourselves. It Isa reminder of parental love in which the presentation of food is a loving act. The rest of the world may kick you in the teeth, but food is a way you can be nice toyourself.I prescribed that Martha do a self-Hypnotherapy exercise about eight times a day—approximately once every two hours, for 90 seconds. The exercise was to first see his on two screens: the way he looked at the present & the way he would like to look. Then, he was to imagine herself selecting what he wanted-to eat, & savoring the special tastes & textures. Finally, he was to see herself stop eating when he was yes longer enjoying the food, yes matter how littler how much was left. As part of the prescription, I asked his to look in the mirror each morning, preferably with a minimal amount of clothing, so that he could project in the exercise an accurate view of the way he looked then. & as I do with all weightcontrolclients, I asked his to call me in a week. At first the exercise proved difficult, because when people have gained weight they tend to avoid looking at themselves in the mirror as a way to avoid dealing with the issue .

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Hypnobirthing

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

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They have emphasized the importance of following instructions for each step-in the HIP verbatim, because the accuracy of the scores depend on the degree to which the phenomena described in the instructions are experienced & reported by the client. Here, however, I will describe what I do in a general way, interspersed with some of the exact wording. I begin ‘the evaluation with the client seated in comfortable chair. I ask the client to place his arms on the armrest & feet flat on the floor. I say, “Lean back & make you as comfortable as youcan.I then say, “Now look toward me, right at me. Hold your head level. As you hold your head in that position, look up toward your eyebrows—now, toward the top of your head.”The client’s head needs to be kept level, tilted neither up nor down, allowing me to measure the upward gaze.“As you continue to gaze upward, close your eyelids slowly. That’s right . . . Close. Close. Close.”When the lids are halfway closed, I note the position of the pupils. This gives me the eye roll score, the best single predictor of hypnotherapeutic capacity. The whiter of the eye that shows, the higher the score. Thesis the first step in the scoring process . I continue. “Keep your eyelids closed . . . continue to hold your eyes upward. Take a deep breath, hold. Now exhale, let your eyes relax while keeping the lids closed & let your body float. Imagine a feeling of floating, floating right down through the chair. . . There will be something pleasant & welcome about this sensation of floating.”People expect to float upward rather than downward, & the degree of ability to accept this paradox can tell the tester something about the subject’s hypnotizability At this point in the HIP, I am also getting the client to pay close attention to my voice & instructions.“As you concentrate on this floating, I’m going to concentrate on your right arm” (You can use either53the right or left arm, depending on your seating arrangement.)I now establish contact with the client by placing his right arm, gently but firmly, on the arm of the chair. Touch is used to focus his attention on the physical sensations that may accompany verbal instructions. Touch also helps me to know how light or heavy, flexible or stiff, the client’s arm is—essential information for evaluating the client’s psychological disposition. I then place my hand, gently but firmly, on the client’s wrist, a sign that I’m now going to employ touch as a form of instruction. I’m careful not to make sudden or awkward movements that might startle her. “In a while, I’m going to stroke the middle finger of your right hand.

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Self Hypnosis as an Anasthetic

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Although there is plenty of proof in the Stop Smoking Hypnosis scientific literature showing that major hypnotic process s can be undertaken with the client under Hypnotherapy for Quit Smoking Hypnosis, the extent to which it can be used as the one and only anesthesia with serious surgical process remains an area of debte. Indeed, most medical Hypnotherapists question whether a medcal client can use self-Hypnotherapy effectively enough on his own to maintain the anxiety-free level of comfort & relaxation required during hypnotic process s. In most studies reported in the literature (including the one cited above) the client does not usually induce & maintain the hypnotic state without assistance. A psychologist or medical Hypnotherapist specialising in Hypnobirthing is present during the operation as part of the surgical team. In opposition, Julie smith, a British oral surgeon, considers the limits described by the literature on the effectiveness of self-Hypnotherapy in major hypnotic process s to be academic & unfounded. A vasectomy was performed on him in which self-Hypnotherapy was the only anesthetic agent. Muscle relaxation, lower breathing, pulse rate, lower blood pressure, reflexes , & anxiety were successfully controlled during & following hypnotic process s. Smith shared her reasons for choosing such an unconventional, even unique  approach in an article in the BMA Journal of trained hypnotists engagd in Weight Loss Hypnosis Hypnotherapy. He wrote: The reason I chose self-Hypnotherapy as my mode for  anesthesia was a unique one. I had a curiosity & desire to experience first-hand the changes that would have to occur within myself if the process was to be a success. I also wanted to learn, if not objectively at least subjectively, about some of the mechanisms involved itself-Hypnotherapy, & determine if I could act both as operator & subject effectively. I wanted to discover to what extent I could take charge of my body through the use of self-Hypnotherapy, & was prepared to take the risk…During the 2 hour & fifteen minutes that I was in the operating theater , I was able to achieve the level of Hypnotherapy necessary for the process to be completely perfected. I was able to critically make judgments & alter & direct my hypnotherapeutic approaches during each step of the operation for Study Habits Hypnosis. At all times my critical faculty was awake. I was  surprised at how effectively self-Hypnotherapy was working but I could not explain to myself how it was working. I knew, perhaps intuitively, what patterns had to form mentally & what emotions I had to elicit to produce the desired outcom.

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Addiction goes up in smoke

Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Addiction goes up in smoke
Published:Mar 02, 2009

A clinic successfully helps people to quit by focusing on the psychological aspects of the habit,

DANIELLA Nichols*, a mother of two, a professional, and a smoker, had what she considered a moderate habit, anything between five and 15 cigarettes a day.

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Like most smokers, she had a smoking pattern: no smoking at work, but definitely at the kitchen table, and she would get to her kid’s hockey practice half an hour early to have a fag and a gab with her friends.

This year’s New Year’s resolution was to quit, so she enlisted a buddy and together, they took the leap of faith that is attendant on Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking Clinic. She now claims to have something of the religious convert about her. Ever since they attended the five-and-a-half-hour workshop, she says: “We joke about how they messed with our heads.”

Admittedly, the idea that people with a lifetime of cadging a drag behind their name can give it up after just a brief debriefing seems a little far fetched, more in the realm of the fantastic mind-altering experiments in sci-fi movies.

Charles Nell, the chief executive of the Allen Carr clinic, says there is no mystery about it.

Carr was an accountant who had spent 30 years trying to quit before he finally understood the root of the problem. Sadly, he died of lung cancer in 2006, but not before he established his clinics in 38 countries and wrote a book that sold 10 million copies.

What the one-day programme does, says Nell, is remove the fear of stopping. “Most people want to stop, but are scared of the withdrawal symptoms or of gaining weight.” The clinic’s statistics are impressive. Seventy percent of smokers stop after the first session, the remaining 30 percent come back for two back-up sessions. It has an overall 90 percent success rate, and if it cannot effect a cure after three sessions, you get a full refund.

Nell says it is the only programme that effectively deals with the fact that quitting smoking is a psychological problem. The programme removes the desire to smoke by touching on three issues: smokers believe it is enjoyable, relieves stress and relaxes you. It proves none of it is true.

Nichols elaborates: “The way they sell the whole thing is that they are not getting people to stop, rather making sure they never start again. I feel a little indoctrinated, but what they are saying is that while other programmes talk about using your willpower to stop, creating a sense of deprivation, this one makes you realise that you actually aren’t missing anything.

“You think smoking relieves stress but it doesn’t — they repeat the same thing over and over. It is a physical addiction — as addictive as tik — but that is only 5percent of the problem, 95 percent is the nicotine monster in your head.”

I ask her about her moment of epiphany: “I suppose, realisation came during the smoke break on the course at the Bryanston Country Club. They purposefully leave an overflowing ashtray with the detritus of 18 smokers lying around — you can imagine what it looks like — and they make you think about each drag you take. Think of it as you draw it into your lungs and blow it out. The realisation is that, physically, there is nothing nice about it.”

How is she doing a week later? “It’s pathetic that I needed that crutch. After a week, the addiction is starting to wane. In the beginning, it felt as if there was something missing, like a friend at the kitchen table, but there is no physical need whatsoever. It’s not a habit, it’s a mental thing — that’s the problem with patches . I feel a bit like a reborn Christian — I want to go out and spread the good news.”

Top Tips

  • Make a list of reasons you want to quit. A strong commitment and desire to stop are vital for success.
  • Document which days (over a two-week period) you smoke, how many you smoke and what the circumstances are.
  • Schedule an absolute quit date two to four weeks in the future.
  • Enlist the support of family, friends and colleagues, especially those who are present when you smoke.
  • Seek information and support from quit lines, websites and cessation programmes.
  • Talk to your physician or pharmacist about using a medication to help you quit. Many people use nicotine gum to allay withdrawal symptoms when they most want a cigarette.
  • Avoid situations (for at least two months) where you are most likely to smoke to break the habits associated with your occasional smoking.
  • Stop on the day you planned to.
  • If you slip and have a cigarette — and most will — don’t consider it a failure. Analyse the circumstances and begin again to stop. — Tom Glynn, American Cancer Society
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    Japanese doctor apologises for smoking remark

    Sunday, March 15th, 2009

    A Japanese doctor has apologised after saying that people should smoke themselves to an early death to save the country money on elderly care, according to his hospital.

    “It is clear that medical costs will increase if non-smoking spreads,” the doctor said last week, according to Ida Hospital in Kawasaki City. “It’s better that people smoke a lot and die early.”

    The man, whose name has been withheld, made the comment at a gathering of doctors, the hospital said.

    “The hospital president has reprimanded him severely,” said Tetsuya Yamamoto, a public relations official of the hospital.

    “He said it was a careless remark and sincerely regrets it,” the official said, adding that he was being sarcastic as the doctor is a smoker himself.

    His comments angered activists.

    “It was an outrageous remark that should not come from a doctor who is supposed to protect people’s lives and health,” Bungaku Watanabe, who heads an anti-smoking group, said in a statement.

    Japan’s overall smoking rate is declining.

    The rate for men was 39.5 percent, still high among developed countries but half of the rate of four decades ago, according to a 2008 survey by Japan Tobacco Inc. The rate for women was 12.9 percent, down from 15 percent in 1968.

    Several municipalities in central Tokyo and across Japan have banned smoking in public places except in designated areas.

    Kawasaki City is located in Kanagawa prefecture, where authorities are studying whether to ban smoking in all bars, restaurants and other public places in what would be a first in the country.

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    conception through to a baby’s first birth is crucial in shaping human health

    Friday, March 13th, 2009

    he is not afraid to deeply question practices in obstetrics, medicine in general and even our cultures in order to attempt to ascertain what could lead human kind to optimum health. His approach is thoroughly scientific- all his ideas and conclusions he supports with research, yet he has a lovely winding story-telling manner.

    the main argument in this book is that the primal period (as he calls it) - from conception through to a baby’s first birth is crucial in shaping human health. He covers various topics including humans as mammals and their need for privacy during labour, the foetus ejection reflex, the old and new brain, the history of colostrum and what role oxytocin plays in our world. He looks forward to the “post-electronic era” and discusses why changes in childbirth care are urgently needed.

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    Q) Which pupils in Scottish schools get best exam results? A) Chinese

    Thursday, March 12th, 2009

    from: http://news.scotsman.com/education/Q41-Which-pupils-in-Scottish.5058085.jp

    The gap in exam performance between children from wealthy and deprived backgrounds has not narrowed, the statistics found
    CHINESE pupils at Scottish schools have performed better in exams than any other ethnic group.
    Over the past three years, fourth-year pupils from a Chinese background gained the best exam results, according to government statistics.

    Last year they achieved an average tariff score – which gives more points for better passes – of 220, compared with a Scottish average of 175.

    Indian youngsters came second with a score of 207, followed by mixed-race teenagers at 191.

    Even in areas of deprivation where children traditionally perform less well in exams, those from Chinese or Indian background still performed well.

    Professor Eric Wilkinson, of the education faculty of Glasgow University, who has strong links with education in the Far East, said: “They have a culture where social status depends on how well you do in the education system. The family is very supportive, and performing well is what is expected of children. That is the huge difference between the West and the Chinese.”

    The figures also showed that the number of pupils leaving school with no qualifications has fallen.

    Last year, 3.5 per cent of teenagers left with nothing, compared with 4.1 per cent the previous year.

    However, attainment between the richest and poorest children is not narrowing, with those in the most deprived areas gaining an average tariff score of 121, compared with 227 for the least deprived. The same figures were 120 and 225 last year.

    Children in rural areas did better than their urban counterparts.

    Those attending school in remote rural settings achieved an average tariff score of 194, compared with 168 for those educated in large urban areas – although this may be linked to deprivation.

    Young people in care were the worst performing category in the statistics.

    Those taken out of the family home achieved an average score of 77, while those in care but still in the family home had an average score of 50.

    A proportion from the most deprive areas, 9.3 per cent, failed to achieve a Standard Grade at foundation level, compared with 0.0 per cent in the least deprived areas.

    Rhona Brankin, Labour’s spokeswoman for education, called on the SNP government to close the gap for children in care. She said: “We want to see children in care leaving school with a good set of qualifications to help them move on to further education, training or jobs.

    “The gap between looked- after children and those not in care is far too wide. The government and local authorities must work together to improve the prospects of children in care.”

    Isabel Hutton, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ education spokeswoman, said: “It is clear that attainment for children in care needs to improve.

    “Our aim is to narrow the gap as far as possible between attainment of looked-after children and their non-looked-after peers. This is our goal, but it is not one that will be achieved quickly or easily.”

    A spokesman for the Educational Institute of Scotland said: “The figures for levels of attainment for pupils from the most deprived areas are an indicator that much more needs to be done to tackle poverty and deprivation if we are to provide all pupils with an equal chance to reach their potential.”

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    second-hand smoke exposure could lead to dementia and other neurological problems.

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan have published the results of the first large-scale study to indicate that second-hand smoke exposure could lead to dementia and other neurological problems.

    The results will be published by the BMJ online on Friday 13th February 2009.

    Research has already identified possible links between active smoking and cognitive impairment, and previous findings have suggested exposure to second-hand smoke is linked to poor cognitive performance in children and adolescents. However, this is the first study of its kind to link second-hand smoke exposure to cognitive impairment in adult non-smokers.

    The research team examined saliva samples from almost 5000 non-smoking adults over the age of 50, using data from the 1998, 1999 and 2001 waves of the Health Survey and England. The participants subsequently took part in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

    The saliva samples were tested for cotinine, a product of nicotine that remains in the saliva for about 25 hours after exposure to second-hand smoke. Those who took part in the study also provided a detailed smoking history, and those who had never smoked, or who were previous smokers, were assessed separately.

    Established neuropsychological tests were used to assess brain function and cognitive impairment. These focused on memory function, numeracy and verbal fluency. The test results were added together to provide a global score for cognitive function. Those whose scores were in the lowest 10 per cent were identified as suffering from cognitive impairment.

    The researchers believe that the link between second-hand smoke and cognitive impairment could be explained by the fact that heart disease increases the risk of developing dementia, and that exposure to second-hand smoke is known to cause heart disease.

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    Obese teenagers carry same risk as smoking 10 cigarettes a day

    Monday, March 2nd, 2009

    Source: The Guardian

    Overweight teenagers run the same risk of an early death as people who smoke regularly – and the risk increases substantially with very fat adolescents.

    Teenagers who are clinically obese have the same risk of premature death as someone who smokes more than 10 cigarettes a day. An investigation of 45,000 men whose health was monitored for 38 years has found that being overweight at the age of 18 is equivalent to being a regular smoker in terms of the overall risk of dying relatively early in life from preventable diseases.

    Men who both smoked and were overweight as teenagers were likely to die even earlier than those who fell into just one or other of the risk groups. But the study did not find any evidence to suggest that smoking and obesity combined to produce even greater risks when found together.

    Martin Neovius of the Karolinksa Institute in Stockholm, who carried out the study published in the British Medical Journal, said: “It shows the importance of measures to reduce obesity in adolescents. A lot of people are dying from preventable deaths.

    “I think we should be looking at what we can learn from the anti-tobacco campaign in terms of obesity. There are some who argue that being overweight – but not clinically obese – is harmless. No, it is not harmless because we found that a being an overweight adolescent is equivalent to smoking up to 10 cigarettes a day.”

    Overweight is defined as having a body mass index – a measure of body fat based on height and weight – of between 25 and 30, whereas being obese is defined as having a BMI of more than 30. Being overweight at 18 increased the risk of an early death by just more than a third, while being obese more than doubled the risk. The risk of premature death also increased with the number of cigarettes smoked, with heavy smokers at more than double the risk of dying relatively early in life compared to non-smokers.

    The study also found that men who were seriously underweight at 18 also had a higher risk of a premature death and this risk also increased with the number of cigarettes they smoked.

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    Pregnancy Tips For A Happy And Fit Pregnancy

    Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

    These pregnancy tips are for those women who consider every second of their pregnancy. You have to be healthy to get pleasure from this phase. Pregnancy health is likely if you take care of certain things.

    7 Pregnancy Tips

    • Observe your pregnancy diet – Eat a diversity of food. Stay away from overeating, but don’t miss meals. Make sure you’re getting all the requisite nutrients in ample amount.
    • Follow an exercise regime – This keeps your muscles and joints flexible and clam. You need to keep yourself actually active at this occasion. This will help you at the moment of labor.
    • Get your beauty nap – Catch 7-8 hours of nap every night. Do not strain yourself. Take a break during the day. In the third trimester, you must lie on your side and not on your back.
    • Maintain private cleanliness – During pregnancy, you’re prone to too much sweating. As a result, take regular baths to stay clean. Warm (not hot) water is best for bathing. You’re also helpless to mouth problems like congestive gums, pain, bleeding, and puffiness. Keep good oral cleanliness. Utilize soft haired toothbrush. Increased genital secretions are also common in this stage. Maintain your vagina area hygienic and dry to reduce the risk of vaginitis. Also to this, your skin may feel changes. In some women, it may turn into more oily or dry, while in some, it may attain a pink glow!
    • Dress in comfortable attire – Stack away your tight jeans and other body hugging outfit for now. Also, keep away from high heels. Invest in some comfortable maternity outfit. Nowadays, there’s a huge variety of fashionable outfit available for pregnant women. You don’t need to wear loose and baggy clothes, or your partner’s shirt. Keep your fashion quotient high, but with a different wardrobe.
    • Go for regular prenatal health checks – This will help you keep a tab on what’s happening inside your body. You can know the status of fetus development. Besides, your doctor can rule out the option of any complications. In general, you must go for a checkup once a month from the starting of pregnancy. After 28 weeks, you must visit your doctor once in fifteen days. In the last weeks, it’s good to go weekly. Your doctor may even give you some more pregnancy tips.
    • You must remain joyful – Pregnancy is the occasion when you get the most mood swings. On the other hand, a disheartened mother gives birth to an unhealthy baby. Your mental health plays an important role in providing a positive growth surroundings to your fetus. If you’re down hearted, speak to your spouse or friends. Go out. Go out for a walk. Study books or include in your hobbies. Do things that make you contented. (Well, this doesn’t mean you gorge on pizzas and chocolate cakes!) Regarding sex, it’s good to discuss with your doctor. Generally, it’s ok to have sex in the second trimester. You should keep away from it in the first trimester and weeks earlier than due date.

    Pregnancy is one of the most magnificent phases in a woman’s life. Follow the above pregnancy tips and make it even more cheerful.

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    Top 5 Most Noticable Pregnancy Skin Changes

    Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
    • Additional blood flow during pregnancy can cause spider veins to develop below the skin
    • That so-called pregnancy glow is not a myth – women do “glow” thanks to a combination of factors
    • Heat rash and acne breakouts are not unusual for pregnant women
    • Discolored skin patches on the face – known as the pregnancy mask – can develop in the middle of the pregnancy

    When a woman is going to have a baby, her body is obviously going to go through a lot of changes. She’ll put on weight, go through morning sickness and constipation, have cravings and mood swings. But mothers-to-be also notice changes in their skin during pregnancy. Below are five of the most noticeable pregnancy skin changes.
    1. Heat Rash

    While not necessarily visible to other people, a heat rash is one of many skin changes during pregnancy. Because of the other body changes, pregnant women are going to produce a lot more heat and perspiration. These factors combined with skin rubbing against clothes can cause an irritating skin rash to develop, especially under the breasts, under the lower abdomen, and on the inner thigh.

    2. Spider Veins

    When you’re pregnant, you actually are pumping a higher volume of blood through your body and that can put a stress of your capillaries. As a result, you might end up developing unsightly spider veins on your skin. These look like reddish or purple lines just under the skin. As the pressure builds, they can get longer or branch out like a river. Unfortunately, spider veins don’t always disappear after pregnancy so you may need to have them removed by a dermatologist using a process known as sclerotherapy. With this treatment, a small needle is injected into the spider vein causing it to collapse.

    3. Acne Breakouts

    One of the main reasons acne is so common during adolescence is the increase in hormone activity which causes your oil glands to start working over time. And guess what? When you become pregnant and your hormones go back into overdrive, the same phenomenon is going to lead to breakouts. The good news is that once your hormones go back to normal so will your oil glands. Until then, you’ll want to maintain a good skin care routine including daily cleansing with a mild, non-drying soap (drying too much will make the problem worse). Don’t squeeze, scratch, or mess with the pimples either or you could end up with scars that will last long after the pregnancy skin changes.

    4. Pregnancy Mask

    Of all the possible skin changes during pregnancy, women tend to worry about the pregnancy mask the most. During the second trimester, some women develop discolored patches on their faces, usually around their forehead, cheeks, and chin. These patches are caused by an increase in melanin production in the skin thanks to the overworking hormones. There’s nothing you can do to stop the dreaded pregnancy mask from developing. If you do develop these patches, your physician may be able to recommend some safe bleaching products that can help. You can also minimize the problem by reducing your exposure to ultraviolet light which causes more melanin to be produced.

    5. Pregnancy Glow

    If you’re pregnant now, you’ve probably already had at least one person remark on that pregnancy glow which is usually attributed to the happiness of the expectant mother about her soon-to-arrive bundle of joy. Although most moms are probably very happy about their pregnancy, the glow has a more physiological cause. The extra blood flow being pumped through the body and the increase in oil secretions combine to form that glow which, interestingly enough, you’ll also notice on women’s faces after any period of high emotion. So maybe linking the glow to happiness isn’t such a stretch after all.

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