Well, yes. The real you lies hidden beneath a few fat pockets in parts and heavier layers in other parts. Some of us hate those niggling bags of blubber while some of us have learnt to live with them. Yet, in today’s technologically advanced world, it is possible to let your beauty emerge sans the […]

No more overdosing on garlic. It was now a nutty story. Got myself a few kilos of nuts which I sat and mixed. Kept them in a strategic locations: not too far away that I would forget to have them, nor too to binge. Also remembered to freeze the walnuts before they became rancid. “Thank […]

Collagen feeding sessions took off in full swing. On my way home, I stopped by to get stocked up on garlic, organic eggs, extra virgin olive oil, green tea and some strawberries. While at it, I picked up an electric kettle to heat water for my gallons of tea and a large flask to keep […]

My collagen and I were not the best of friends. In fact, when I looked at other people’s results with Exilis by the time week 4 came around I dare say I was a little disappointed. To begin with I did not look 20 years younger like I expected to. That was a beginning enough. […]

I was getting accustomed to my Fridays Exilis trysts. During the week after my second procedure, I could actually discern the difference. The best observation came from a friend and co-evening-walker. “Something about you has changed. You are thinner in a very subtle way,” she said. “And you’re looking nice, not wilted like most people […]

Wishing Friday would come quickly, I kept looking at myself in the mirror like never before. Is there a tightening around the mouth? The eyes? Didn’t look like it. “Is my skin looking different?” My husband and family got that every time they glanced my way. Sometimes even when they did not even look at […]

“Your skin looks great,” they said. “You don’t look your age, Aunty.” “Aunty? And who ever told you my age?” I want to scream, but smile instead and say a polite, “Thank you, dear.” I try not to grit my teeth and banish all violent thoughts like slapping those 30-somethings across the face nice and […]

A prominent nose, non symmetrical nose makes people start defining you by that single feature on your face. It becomes your identity overshadowing the ‘real’ you, making you the ‘odd nosed teen’ because, that is exactly when your true features take shape, adding to the growing-up blues. A perfectly normal, tiny nose can grow into […]

Today, non-invasive aesthetic procedures that are affordable, pain free and, most importantly, effective for body contouring and skin tightening are a necessity rather than a luxury. Pain and the time needed for long drawn out recoveries belong in the past. Science advancement and effective use of technology has brought a new machine, the Exilis from […]

Gynecomastia or male breasts develop in young boys during their teen age years. One way to avoid this embarrassing development is to watch what you eat and workout. Here is an introduction to what to do and how to do it, especially if you want to keep yourself fit and healthy. I know exercising can […]