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4 Jun

Is it fair to be upset when plus-size celebrities

Is it fair to be upset when plus-size celebrities
Do celebrities who have built careers advocating for body positivity owe their audiences an explanation when they abandon it in pursuit of thinness? It’s a question that, in various forms, has been raised online in recent months. A few years ago, I would have said a resolute no. Someone’s body is only their business, and it is the systems we live in that are at fault. But then the rise of semaglutide injections happened, where the rich and famous had first access, and dozens of celebrities lied about taking it. The moral lines blurred a little, with worrying unregulated access, black market sales and a shortage for the people who actually need it to treat diabetes. We had our first semaglutide...
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6 Dec

Even Your Eyeballs Lose Collagen as You Age

Even Your Eyeballs Lose Collagen as You Age
After we discuss aging eyes, we are likely to mention crow’s-feet, dark circles, bags…. But what about your actual eyes?We notice collagen loss across the eyes first, because that's where our skin is thinnest. Crow’s-feet normally start to look within the early 30s, sometimes earlier. But collagen loss also leads to changes to the eyeball itself, which might result in every little thing from permanently drained looking eyes to ectropion, or “inside-out eyelids,” during which the lids don’t quite adhere to the eyeball like they used to and flip outward (think: Droopy the dog).Fortunately, the Cleveland Clinic reports that ectropion only occurs amongst 2.9 percent of the population — the over-60 population, specifically — but ectropion isn’t the one thing...
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