Hair is a living organ of our body. Hair care involves proper and optimum care of hairs so that they do not get damaged. Hair care could involve hair dressing also, wherein hairs are blown dry, combed and styled. It is very important that one eats healthy diet to keep her or his his hairs in good health. The hair gets its nutrition from the blood that flows in the veins the scalp skin. If someone suffers from prolonged stresses, has bad food habits or smokes excessively, it could result in a substantial damage to her or his hairs.



Different methods need to be employed to take care of different types of hairs. For example, children's hair care needs an altogether different approach than an adult's. Children typically have very fine hairs. Their hairs vary from those of the adults to a great extent in texture, density and colour.

Peanut butter: still a ‘good thing’

Peanut butter is a longtime staple and favorite for children and adults. The good news is peanuts, it turns out, can be really good for us. Peanuts pack a load of nutrition in a small package. They are a good source of protein, with 7 grams in a 1-ounce serving. There are also 2 grams of fiber and almost one quarter of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin E in each ounce, not to mention magnesium, potassium, copper, folic acid and many other vitamins and minerals. A healthy handful Fear of fat keeps many people from making peanuts part of their diet. But many studies are showing that the monounsaturated fat in peanuts is a healthy choice — especially since it comes with so much that is good for you. The newest and latest flat-belly diet insists on nuts. Heart health — Several studies have shown that eating peanuts can help reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering both cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Complimentary Nourishment For Qualified Beneficiaries

The ‘Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program,' also known as ‘Special Supplementary Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children,' aims to assist distressed families experiencing marked malnutrition.

Exposed: The Long, Cruel Road to The Slaughterhouse

There is NO need for animal foods in human nutrition. An entirely healthy — and indeed superiorly healthy — diet can be had from the "four vegan food groups" (fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes).

So, give it some thought. It wasn't that easy to even go vegetarian when I made that choice back in the early 1970s, but today even the big supermarket chains carry a lot of vegan foods from tofu to Boca Burgers, and of course whole grains and legumes and fresh fruits and vegetables, and it is a lot easier than you might think to go vegan and just withdraw ALL of your energy from the completely needless cruelty of raising and slaughtering sentient beings for food.

Eating Well, Harvard-Style

These days, it's a piece of (low-calorie) cake to find sugar-free, fat-free, or even carb-free foods. Politic-free foods, on the other hand, are not so easy to come by. If you're worried about how food industry lobbyists have corrupted the government's dietary guidelines, fret no more: Harvard has created its own food pyramid! In 2005, the USDA replaced its 1992 food pyramid with a new version, which Walter C. Willett, Frederick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, dubbed “a complete joke." The pyramid's recommendations (heavy on dairy, meat, and grains) are rife with political undertones, according to Jami M. Snyder, Communications Coordinator of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). “It's very convenient for the industry," Willett said. “Everyone's in the game." So Willett created his own food pyramid, displayed in Harvard's dining halls and his book “Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy." Willett's design distinguishes between good and bad fats and carbohydrates, less dairy than the government's dietary guidelines, and “sparing" servings of red meat and white bread.

Ala Moana cafe hosts class on secrets of tea

Learn the ways of tea at a free Tea 101 Class, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pacific Place Tea Garden Caf at Ala Moana Center.

Pacific Tea owner Lynette Jee will summarize the history of tea, how fine teas are made and how to serve them properly. She'll also offer a sampling of teas for Valentine's Day gift-giving, including Queen Emma's Rose Blend, Earl Grey with Maui Lavender, Green Sencha with Maui Lavender and Puerh Rose Tea Cappuccino.

[ BOOKSHELF ] Guide offers local take on healthy tips and recipes Chefs and nutritionists from Kapiolani Community College are offering a one-shot guide to battling hypertension through better nutrition -- local style.

"A DASH of Aloha: Healthy Hawai'i Cuisine & Lifestyle" builds on the national program called DASH -- Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension.

Retired dietitian says ‘it’s all about lifestyle’

In theater, everyone thinks they're a critic. In nutrition, everyone thinks they're an expert, says Jackie Bartz, who recently retired after 34 years as a registered dietitian."Because everyone eats, everyone is a nutrition expert, and I've seen that over the years," Bartz said. "Just because you read something on the Internet or your beautician or neighbor told you something, that doesn't make you an expert."
A registered dietitian is an expert, she said.Bartz, who was a dietitian the past 11 years at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, has a list of her favorite nutrition tips and pet peeves collected over the years.Good nutrition is often common sense, "but common sense is a misnomer because sense is not all that common," she said.Another pet peeve: people look at her and her healthy weight, and think she can eat anything."No, I am aware of what I eat all the time, and that's the magic tip," Bartz said.She said another pet peeve is dieting with starving and then bingeing."It's all about lifestyle balancing food and activity for your lifetime," Bartz said.

Saban admits 'problem' on team

All-Southeastern Conference safety Rashad Johnson, a Tide team captain, was the latest in a string of Crimson Tide players who have been arrested, with five of the eight arrests coming on weekend trips to The Strip, a popular student hangout of bars and restaurants just west of Bryant-Denny Stadium on University Boulevard.

Johnson's arrest at The Legacy for disorderly conduct was the fourth involving Tide football players at the local nightclub.

More Letters to the Editor

The guild took umbrage with the expanded role of the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board as unanimously legislated by City Council, and with review board members advocating for our fellow citizens who contend they had been abused by SPD officers -- and at least one who believes he got no justice from his day in court. I attended the hearing in behalf of this citizen. His case and his association with Peter Holmes was a major source of evidence and testimony from the guild.

The argument between guild and the city boiled down to broad contractual agreements that if literally interpreted, nullified effective citizen oversight of police power. The guild understandably wants to protect the anonymity of its members, but its leaders have demonstrated no sympathy for the constitutional rights of a citizenry to protect itself from malfeasance perpetrated by guild members.

Dozens of fires roar in South Texas

As the sun set Thursday, firefighters and forest service officials were tallying the damage, including burned acreage and homes destroyed or damaged. One home in Kerr County was destroyed in the afternoon, and several houses in Cotulla had been burned by nightfall.