By Fairfax City Reviews January 17, 2017
A hassle-free massage therapist in city Fairfax providing convenient and affordable massages and facials on the Main Street area. Highly skilled and caring therapists and esthetician’s offers total care of your bodies and making people feel their best. I visited them for massage services. I arrive early then have to wait for the masseuse. Then my masseuse ended the massage 2-3 minutes early. Hence, I am giving them one star less but I hope this doesn't happen on my next visit. Review by JnK@cityreviews-tv7.com© ...read more
By Fairfax City Reviews January 14, 2017
Salon Diva & Spa located in Jermantown Square of city Fairfax is providing the best hair color and hair care services in the town. I tried their hair cut and shampoo and it was amazing. Highlights are good too. If you are looking for a complete new look then this is the must check out place. If you have not visited this salon, you are missing out. On my last visit I had a cut by a new stylist. I had to guide her a lot regarding the cuts i wanted to have. It was a bit exhausting visit. Next time, i would prefer to have a hair cut from a staff member who is familiar with my styling sense. For now, they deserve four stars. Review by JnK@cityreviews-tv7.com© ...read more
By mariamq September 27, 2013
I have been going in Serenity Spa ...read more
No one wants to admit it, but staying in shape is hard work. Despite adhering to standard weight loss practices of a proper diet and vigorous exercise, fat deposits can still collect around the mid-region. When a healthy lifestyle cannot slim the waist any further, body contouring options just may be the answer. For someone who is fewer than 20 pounds over target weight, there is a new procedure that can eliminate those last few inches of fat from the waistline. What is CoolSculpting? CoolSculpting is a non-invasive body contouring procedure that reduces noticeable bulges of body fat. During treatment, the CoolSculpting device draws up the bulge between two cool panels. The panels gently freeze the trapped fat. The effects are similar to how the body naturally responds to cold temperature, such as temporary redness, numbness, minor bruising, tingling or discomfort in this area. Depending on the amount of fat to be removed, a doctor will prescribe one or more CoolSculpting sessions. What are the results? The lipocytes, or fat cells, die under treatment. In the next three weeks, the body's immune system begins to remove the dead fat cells. The selected area will show a noticeable, natural-looking reduction in size. Slimming will continue in the treated area over the following three months as the body continues to eliminate these extra lipocytes. By maintaining a healthy lifestyle, long-term results from the CoolSculpting treatment can be enjoyed. The Skinny on CoolSculpting CoolSculpting is an FDA-cleared, non-surgical fat reduction treatment requiring: No needles No cutting No anesthesia Patients often read or listen to music during treatment. In most cases, they can return to work after the CoolSculpting session. We only get one body. Let us take care of it to the best of our ability. For removing extra fat that just won't respond to a weight loss program, take action and consider CoolSculpting to reshape your body. ...read more
By Zinnia Aesthetics & Anti-Aging Clinic October 15, 2014
On a medical mission that I led to northern Ethiopia in 2011, our group of physicians traveled to a mountainous rural community whose diet is more than 95 percent plants. The people spend much of time walking up and down steep hills. We saw approximately 800 people with all variety of medical problems. Most had never seen a doctor before. Older residents appearing to have chronic illnesses were screened for DM and HTN. Virtually all had random blood sugar levels below 70 (most U.S. laboratories consider 70-100 normal) or a BP equal to or lower than 130/75--very healthy. When we returned in 2012 and examined nearly 5,000 patients, half of them for general medical issues, fewer than 10 percent of the patients had DM, fewer than 15 percent had HTN, and virtually none had symptoms of heart disease. A problem we encountered was that every time we screened for diabetes, the average random glucose and mostly fasting glucose levels were in the 60s (off the charts at the "healthy" end by U.S. standards), so our first instinct was to feed these people or administer intravenous glucose! But as we persisted in checking their levels, we came to realize the community norm, among people often stereotyped as "deprived" or "developing" in the West, indicated a degree of health superior to their counterparts gorging on SAD in affluent societies. Although my personal findings are anecdotal, they comport with many peer-reviewed studies in the U.S. and abroad, which show that an "organic" plants-only diet accompanied by plenty of physical activity can prevent and mitigate the effects of chronic and debilitating degenerative diseases, including those linked to metabolic syndrome. Benefits of such a diet for preventing or reducing high glucose levels , elevated blood pressure , high triglycerides, high cholesterol , and increased waist circumference--the quintet that constitutes metabolic syndrome--are well known. By adopting a healthy lifestyle, people can avoid the debilitating complications and mortality of cardiovascular disease , DM (kidney failure or the loss of limbs and eyesight), and HTN (stroke, vascular dementia, renal failure, heart attack) . Nor are the benefits of a healthful plants-only diet and a sound lifestyle merely personal; they have significant social consequences. People with severe chronic disease not only experience pain and a diminished quality of life; they spend an inordinate amount of time at physicians’ offices and in hospitals, with serious economic consequences, and they often become unable to function as productive members of their families and communities. Thus, a plants-only diet is a factor in a rich and rewarding life. Living on a healthful diet does not only mean eating nothing from animals. Calling oneself "vegetarian" (one who eats nothing from animals) is of little use if one constantly consumes processed, sugar-laden foods. There are many obese and sick vegetarians who develop metabolic syndrome and eventually suffer from DM or HTN, with the above-mentioned devastating consequences. The human body is complex, and what we eat is metabolized in myriad ways. To simply say that if one avoids all animal products one will be healthy and live long is simplistic and is not supported by evidence, research, or observation. In addition to avoiding animal products and heavily processed high-sugar foods in the diet, it helps to avoid toxically-grown ("conventional") foods and foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), stimulants like caffeine, and toxins like alcohol. To alleviate the stress in our lives and rid ourselves of toxins, we should consider nutritional supplements. Practices like yoga, meditation, humor therapy, and getting plenty of sleep can help minimize deleterious effects of stress. So can proper social and family support. Some ethical vegans--people who avoid all products made from animals or tested on animals as a matter of conscience--are prone to excessive stress from witnessing or learning of extreme nonhuman-animal suffering. This can lead to mental and physical "burnout," depression, even suicide. Anti-stress measures can be especially important in these circumstances. Last but not least, eating a healthy, plant-based diet does us little good if it is not accompanied by regular physical activity. Those who live in large cities and have access to an exercise facility should do both aerobic and resistance training to guard against chronic degenerative diseases, in addition to eating nutritionally dense plant-based foods. The cliché "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" should be central to food policy and early childhood education, not marginalized as a maxim that everyone knows and no one heeds. Unfortunately, due to misguided cultural norms, bias, and lack of training in nutrition and prevention in medical schools, most conventional physicians ignore diet as a factor in the pathogenesis of disease and the potential to prevent disease rather than treat it. I see results of this every day in that emergency room I described at the beginning of this article. Patients go in and out of hospitals, sometimes weekly, for the same chronic problem. The focus of medicine is changing toward prevention, but too slowly. The time has come for conventional doctors to acknowledge their shortcomings and to educate themselves on how to treat patients holistically and comprehensively, taking into account that the first goal is to do no harm and to prevent diseases before they even start. The only serious way to do that is to include nutrition among other treatment options in the armamentarium used by doctors. It is worth noting that switching to a plant-based diet is not only healthy for our bodies but also for our environment and our soul. ...read more
By Zinnia Aesthetics & Anti-Aging Clinic October 15, 2014
Metabolic syndrome is associated with the increased risk of developing more serious chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In addition to elevated blood pressure and triglycerides, several other risk factors for heart disease may also be present in a person suffering from metabolic syndrome, including elevated levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and altered body composition, an unfavorable ratio of unhealthy fat to healthier lean body tissues, such as muscle. As many as 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has insulin resistance, even though most don't know it. About 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure. More than 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese and therefore at greater risk for metabolic syndrome and heart disease. One in 3 adults in the U.S. may have metabolic syndrome, and the likelihood increases with age. More than 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease. According to Scott M. Grundy, metabolic syndrome affects one-third of the U.S. population and about 20-to-30 percent of human beings worldwide, more in certain populations. Metabolic syndrome is becoming prevalent even in developing and underdeveloped countries, but because of the high percentage of youths in those countries, incidence often appears lower. Grundy predicts prevalence will rise as these populations age and become more affluent. (1) The effects of metabolic syndrome are far-reaching, both in regard to the health of the afflicted and to their societies and communities. Onset an individual often leads to diseases like diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CV), stroke, and more, with severely negative consequences that reverberate economically across the society in which the individual lives. Some studies estimate healthcare costs at up to 20 percent higher for those with than for those without metabolic syndrome. Patients with metabolic syndrome have greater drug expenditures, more frequent hospitalizations, and higher utilization of outpatient and physician services than the rest of the population. (2) Metabolic syndrome is not as well known or as precisely defined as diabetes or HTN, so efforts to prevent it are minimal. Most physicians are either barely aware of it, or as is so often the case in conventional medicine, the syndrome simply is not deemed a problem and is not addressed until it leads to a disease routinely studied in medical school. One of the most consistent predisposing factors in developing metabolic syndrome is obesity, now designated a disease in its own right. At a glance, a physician examining an obese person whose abdomen is wider than their chest should immediately suspect metabolic syndrome and check for the condition’s other components. By spotting the symptoms early, taking prompt action, and putting the patient on a plants-only diet, the physician can prevent the dire consequences of metabolic syndrome. The obesity epidemic associated with metabolic syndrome results from drastic changes to the standard American diet (SAD) our diet in recent decades. As humans have gone from eating mostly plants to significant quantities of highly processed and animal-derived foods, metabolic syndrome has become widespread in the U.S. With China and other large and increasingly affluent countries moving relentlessly toward SAD, metabolic syndrome is rapidly becoming a global pandemic, hitting some developing countries before they amass the wealth to support a fundamentally unhealthy populace. With the misguided global drift toward SAD, obesity increasingly afflicts the more affluent persons in developing countries, who are consuming ever more red meat (mostly processed) (4), rich desserts, beverages high in sugar, high-fat dairy products, other high-fat foods, and refined grains -- foods euphemistically described as "Western Diets" having become the norm in developed countries. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) nutritional report, "the world has made significant progress in raising food consumption per person. The growth in food consumption has been accompanied by significant structural changes and a shift in diet away from staples such as roots and tubers towards more livestock products and vegetable oils throughout the decades." The report further states, "There has been remarkable increase in the intake of dietary fats over the past three decades all over the world, and this increase has taken place practically everywhere except in Africa, where consumption levels have stagnated and dietary fat intake has increased, respectively, by 14 and 4 g per capita in developing and industrialized countries." The organization elaborates: Detecting metabolic syndrome at an early stage makes possible simple preventive measures that can mitigate impacts of the disease, lessening chances of a lifetime of suffering from symptoms and diseases linked to the syndrome, as well as enormous negative economic consequences. The economic benefits of preventing chronic degenerative diseases easily avoided through diet are enormous in developed countries and, more importantly – in terms of societies relative capacities to defray costs of disease – in developing and underdeveloped countries where healthcare systems are already over-burdened and on the verge of collapse due to diseases related to poverty. According to the "thrifty genotype" theory, few if any changes in human genes or sequencing of genes have occurred over the past 10,000 years. However, our genetic expression has changed due environmental changes: processed foods, toxic waste, changes to air and water quality, and our species’ increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Consumption of processed and nutrient-poor foods and animal-derived foods and our increasing consumption of highly processed, sugar-filled foods have led to detrimental changes in our physiology. Adding to impacts on health is exposure to pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, and other environmental toxins that our bodies cannot eliminate, which cause metabolic disturbances. With modernity and advances in technology, our physical activity levels have reached new lows. We have gone from perpetually active apes on the tropical savanna, for hundreds of millennia depending for survival on expert plant-foraging and strength, speed, and agility to avoid predation, to fat and pale ones, lounging in comfortably furnished permanent shelters and automobiles, our natural predators and other dangerous animals exterminated who used to keep us moving. These lifestyle changes contribute to the genotypic and phenotypic changes we are currently experiencing. Some of my own experiences with patients as a physician support the argument that changing from the original, naturally occurring human plant diet to animal-derived foods and processed foods high in simple sugars is a major factor in the alarming increases in diabetes (11, 12), HTN, CV, cancer (7), and other serious diseases. As a physician working in the U.S. city of Houston, Texas, and undertaking humanitarian medical missions in Ethiopia, I have witnessed the consequences of eating animal-derived foods and processed foods high in simple sugars – ubiquitous in Houston and increasing in affluent communities in Ethiopia. In both locales, the incidence of DM, HTN, CVD, and other chronic degenerative diseases are reaching epidemic proportions compared to the very low incidence of such diseases in most rural African villages where the "innovative" foods are virtually non-existent. On a typical day of medical practice in Houston, 18-to-20 of the 20-to-25 patients I see over the age of 40 with chronic symptoms have one or more of the diseases commonly associated with metabolic syndrome and obesity. ...read more
By Zinnia Aesthetics & Anti-Aging Clinic October 15, 2014
A trip to a day spa is one of the most relaxing outings that you can plan. Day spas provide numerous pampering and beautifying treatments for the body, such as massages, facials and aromatherapy treatments. When properly planned it is a pleasant way to enjoy spending time in the company of friends. ...read more
Everyone loves to go to the salon every now and then to be pampered but when you are the one running the salon, you may feel it is hard for you to get customers. Even with the economy the way it is today, there are still some people who are willing to spend the money to be pampered. With a few easy st... ...read more
