Popular Special Effects Lenses

By Amy Nutt

Colored Contacts Without a doubt, the most popular theatrical lenses are also the simplest. These contacts just change the color of your eyes and are tremendously popular among young people in particular who enjoy testing new eye colors.

These colored contacts tend to work best with light colored eyes (blue, grey, green, etc.) but there are also versions created specifically for darker eyes that need more pigment. You can use common eye colors, like blue or green or you can try something a little creepier, perhaps red or yellow. A fun way to use colored lenses is to wear just one at a time, leaving the other eye natural.

Evil Eyes If you want something a little more sinister than just the eye color change, look for lenses that change the shape of your pupil. This can be a fun way to amp up the fear factor. These types of contacts come with vertical slit pupils, like a cat eye. You can usually buy them in a variety of colors, with red and yellow being the most common. These lenses need to be put in just so, however, to ensure that the pupil is facing the right way.

Party On If you hit the dance floor on a regular basis, then black light eyes are a must have. They glow in the black light and create a very interesting effect for parties and raves. These are still fairly new, but already extremely popular and in demand.

Movie Effects With movies like Twilight being so popular, vampire contacts and wolf lenses are all the rage. Vampire contacts are usually red, but allow for the pupil in the center, while a wolf eye is animal like and brown with streaks. These aren`t the only movie effect lenses you can get, though. Look for your favorite horror movie brought to life in your eyes with contacts that mimic the effects from movies like Hellraiser, Tempest and Jeepers Creepers.

There are plenty of options to turn you into the monster of your dreams.

White While these could technically be labeled as colored lenses, the fact is that white contact lenses actually cover up any existing color and make your eyes a fun white color, essentially eliminating the color. This type of contact lens is particularly popular if you are into zombies and want the blank, undead look.

Pictures While not quite as common as colored contact lenses, these fun lenses are found everywhere just the same. They come with images of everything from spiders, roaches or skulls on them to flowers, smiley faces and swirls; you just can't get that look with glasses.

Having a picture in your eye can be a fun way to grab people`s attention and the variety of images available means that each person can choose the style that suits their personality.

Special effects contact lenses can be a fun way to change your look . . . subtly or in a rather obvious manner. They are also ideal for costume parties and Halloween when you need those special vampire eyes. The price tag can be a little high, especially if you are going for handpainted, so keep that in mind when buying for a special occasion.

These lenses aren`t meant for long term use usually, so you`ll need to take them out and clean them as you would with regular contacts before using again. With proper care, specialty lenses can last up to 4-5 months. - 18095

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Acne Alternative Medicine: Chinese Medicine For Acne

By Samara Rylie

Several researches have been conducted to find an ultimate treatment for acne but the condition still holds much uncertainty on its causes and reaction to certain medications. This is why more and more people are looking into natural products and acne alternative medicine to treat the skin condition.

One alternative medicine for acne is Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has been around for thousands of years, and it's no surprise individuals are starting to embrace its healing properties as an acne alternative medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine often utilizes herbs and food sources to alleviate acne symptoms.

Diagnosis:

How is diagnosis done? In Chinese acne alternative medicine, the examiner will attempt to pinpoint the source of the condition and then recommend a treatment that corresponds to that source. There are two major factors believed to cause acne, and those are Heat and Dampness.

Inflammation Caused by Heat: in this case is associated with over exertion and excessive stimulation in the body that eventually causes inflammation. When there is too much friction or hostility in the body, it is claimed that hormonal imbalances occur and therefore cause breakouts and lesions. Pimples, rashes, infections, redness and inflammations characterize heat.

Dampness: This factor pertains to having too many fluids in the body, such as when water retention, indigestion, swelling and inflammation occur. It can be described as a balloon continuously being filled with water, which eventually results in swelling and rupturing. In this sense, dampness can be associated with sebum accumulation and bacterial growth. Pimples, pus, swelling, cysts and fluid expulsion characterize excess dampness.

There are some symptoms of acne that can pinpoint the source of heat or dampness. With acne alternative medicine, it is believed that discovering the source of heat or dampness can help you find its corresponding treatment.

Causes of heat:

- Overworking or excessive physical activity - Emotional stress such as anger or jealousy - Over-activated hormones - Heat from the environment

Causes of dampness:

- Insufficient flushing of waste and toxins through urination and perspiration - Impaired digestive functions - Water retention in the body - Humid or very moist environment

Treatment:

What is the primary goal of Chinese acne alternative medicine? The goal of Chinese acne alternative medicine is to either stimulate or calm the body. Stimulation is associated with "hot" foods such as chili, black tea, basil, chives and cherries. Sources of food that are stimulating are used to treat acne symptoms that are caused by dampness in the body.

On the other hand, calming treatments are associated with "cooling" foods such as cucumber, agar, egg white, banana and gluten. The food sources used in this acne alternative medicine are supposed to counteract heat in the body that causes the acne symptoms mentioned earlier.

The question remains: Is it effective to treat acne? Traditional Chinese treatment is an acne alternative medicine and has no scientific proof on how they can treat acne. Though, cases have shown that its utilization of natural herbs and foods may have an indirect and positive effect on the general wellness of the body. Effectiveness varies among individuals and treatment may take a certain amount of time to work. Before jumping into any acne alternative medicine, always consult your healthcare provider first. - 18095

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Eating the Right Foods

By Cassandra Segoviano

Most people's weight gaining problem is directed related to the poor quality of the food they eat.

Extra weight gain occurs because of the need of some people to eat large amounts of foods

Consuming foods with low nutritional value will not supply you with the energy you need. Nor will they satisfy your appetite so you will leave wanting more because your nutritional requirements have not been satisfied.

You will eat more food because your hunger has not been satisfied and that's human nature.

Excessive weight gain is brought on by eating foods that don't meet your nutritional requirements. Eating the right foods, will satisfy your nutritional needs thereby reducing your need to eat more and that will ensure that you wouldn't gain excess weight.

Fast foods lack the essential nutrients the human body needs. Eating fast foods is the main cause of weight problems.

If we stop eating foods that are low in nutritional value and replaced them with foods that are more appropriate for healthy living, it would be much easier to maintain a good bodyweight without having to be hungry.

There is a problem with most diets - they are too hard to maintain and hunger should not be part of a well-balanced lifestyle

Your hunger can be satisfied and a healthy bodyweight can be maintained by eating nutritional foods in reasonable amounts. - 18095

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