Royal Wedding Diet
April 26th, 2011
According to the British Telegraph, the Dukan diet has been credited with Princess-to-be mother’s quick weight loss. Millions of copies of the popular French diet book, by author the Pierre Dukan, have been sold. With the royal wedding only days away now, the Dukan diet has gotten lots of attention, along with lots of criticism.
The French Agency for food, environmental and occupational health and safety has reported that the fad diet is unbalanced and potentially harmful. Although often successful for short-term weight loss, these trendy diets disrupt the body’s natural metabolism and may lead to serious nutritional imbalances. The key to healthy, gradual long-term weight loss is nutritional balance and supervision by a physician is always recommended.
Does Being Attractive Matter? Part 2
April 19th, 2011
Recap Part 1: Many of my patients describe concerns about specific facial features seeming out of sync, but they are not quite sure why. Asymmetry is often the cause of feeling unattractive, but sometimes patients are just bothered by changes due to aging. General attractiveness concerns that top this list include crooked noses, droopy jowls and baggy eyes.
During consultation, patients may also report feelings of diminished self-esteem, often related to their perceptions of their own attractiveness. Cosmetic surgery is very effective in correcting physical problems. By making outward changes, we can often see a positive change in a patient’s attitude toward their self-image. This attitude shift is common with both my female and male patients alike. While cosmetic surgery is certainly not the answer in every case of low self-esteem, I am pleased that many of my patients express feeling better about themselves, following surgery. Some of my patients have contributed blog posts to share their personal reflections about surgery and can be found in Patient Comments.
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