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COVID-19 is not just a risk for people with diabetes – it may actually cause diabetes. Sufficient evidence suggests that the coronaviruses may attack the islet cells of the pancreas and cause a form of acute onset diabetes similar to Type 1 diabetes, even in otherwise healthy people. However, the evidence also suggests this form of diabetes can be resolved over sufficient time in most people. It should go without saying that the best prevention is to get and stay healthy to give your body a good chance to defend itself. Hamilton-Shield, Julian, Doctors Warn COVID-19 May Trigger Diabetes in Otherwise Healthy People, The Conversation, 19 June 2020,  https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-could-trigger-diabetes-in-previously-healthy-people-140886 Rubino, Francesco, M.D., Amiel, Stephanie, M.D., and Zimmet, Paul, M.D., et. al., New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19, The New England Journal of Medicine, 12 June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2018688

How often we eat is fifty to sixty-percent of the insulin resistance problem. Leptin & Insulin Resistance Balancing Tips w/ Jason Fung, MD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXXGxoNFag4 , High Intensity Health, 2018.

I’m here to hold the flag and proclaim that electrolysis works for everyone . Why wouldn’t it? Well, there are some medical conditions where precautions must be taken. Such precautionary steps are needed to protect you and me from physical and legal harm. Of course, if you have a medical condition then you must check with your physician to make sure electrolysis is safe for you. If you have a pacemaker then you should check with your physician and the pacemaker manufacturer to determine a procedure that is safe for you. While there are no known problems having electrolysis during pregnancy, you should first discuss this with your physician.  If you have diabetes, and your sense of pain is attenuated, then a necessary precaution will be to slow down and observe the skin carefully. Before receiving treatment, you should obtain a statement from your physician, for any medical condition; you must inform me of the medical condition and provide the physician’s statement; and y

An electrologist can only see the hair above the skin and not below. Hair will be removed at all three phases: anagen (growth), catagen (retraction), and telogen (dormancy). There are stem cells at the upper and lower part of the hair follicle that must be destroyed to assure permanent hair removal. If the needle is inserted deep enough and sufficient electrical action is applied, then all stem cells will be destroyed. Hair can be permanently removed at any stage by electrolysis .

Some people swear that laser hair removal is working for them. Others say that laser doesn’t work, it stimulates even more hair growth, and it’s a waste of time and money. To be fair, I can imagine one way that hair removal by laser may appear to work for some people. If the androgenic activity that caused the hair growth has been stopped, then hair follicles treated by laser may go into a dormancy or slow growth phase. However, hair removal by laser is not permanent. If the androgenic activity has not been resolved, or as soon as the androgenic activity returns, most of the laser treated hair will likely grow again. On the other hand, after permanent hair removal by electrolysis, if the androgenic activity continues or returns, the treated hair will not grow, ever, but new hair may start to grow―with the quantity depending on the recent history of androgenic activity. If you’re sure you have very little androgenic activity (e.g., your hair growth has evolved slowly over a

If you've had hair removal by laser you may later see a shadow, or dark spots, appearing to come from under the skin, even years after your last laser session. These are hairs that were growing but not removed, and will not fall out. The surrounding tissue will never absorb these leftover hairs. Additional laser treatments cannot remove these embedded and dormant hairs. This is a cosmetic concern that is actually worse than having the original unwanted hair. While it is possible to permanently remove some of these hairs by electrolysis, the procedure is much more time-consuming than starting with electrolysis. Why risk these problems and additional expenses by starting with laser hair removal? Start with electrolysis, and get it done right the first time.

What causes new hair growth? All hair follicles form before birth. Heredity and genetics, sex, hormonal exposure, and biological age all factor in determining where hair will grow more prominently. If you have an unwanted hair problem, you are likely aware that  increased androgenic activity causes new hair growth.  We can expect increased hormonal activity at puberty. With perimenopause, estrogenic and progesteronic activity decreases absolutely, but androgenic activity can increase relatively. Some of us are genetically predisposed to grow more hair than others. Some of us had a medical treatment or an unresolved condition that influenced new hair growth. Life is full of unpredictable events, and some of them affect new hair growth. Can diet affect hair growth? Recently, I read that significant dietary changes (i.e., fasting) can cause hair loss in some people. Unfortunately, this hair loss was in the place where most of us want to keep it. I’m an advocate of and pr

Depending on the area of the body, up to twenty percent of all hair is not visible. Try to visualize another 25% of the visible hairs to see all of your hair. These hairs have shed and are in dormancy or are starting to grow back. Each hair follicle cycles through phases of growth, retraction,  rest, shedding, and dormancy. For us humans, the time in each phase for each hair follicle is different, which differentiates humans from some animals with distinct shedding cycles. We don't really notice normal hair loss and regrowth, except when there has been a significant physiological change. It is impossible to predict when a new hair from a previously dormant follicle will emerge; but, the new hairs will likely become visible shortly after the resting phase (reportedly up to three months). Hair emerging from resting follicles may be mistakenly viewed as regrowth of treated hairs. Regrowth of Treated Hair As suggested, there can also be regrowth of hairs previously treated. There are

If you have an unwanted hair problem, you likely looked into hair removal by laser before even hearing about electrolysis. If you search Google for anything, you'll see the Goupon ads for laser hair removal. I get it: there are so many great deals! In the back of my mind, this was a red-flag, so I continued my research. On my first call with a laser technician, I found that I was not suitable for laser treatments—I had red hair. Every few months, another business offered yet another new and improved laser machine that would resolve all hair problems. I asked, "is there now a new device that works for me?" The answer was, "no, I'm sorry, red hair cannot be treated by laser." Electrolysis hair removal was the best choice for me. What is Permanent Hair Reduction? My research found that people with only dark hair with light skin are suitable for laser. Yet, even for this small group of people, hair removal by laser is described, at best, as "permane

For those of us interested in the effects of electrolysis on the skin, and the healing process, this is a must-see series of videos by Michael Bono.