Extreme Signage 3

Oh, yeah. Got it! Do not make up room.

(This circulates in the Internet.)

'Wanna Have Face Like A Star?

Wanna look like Zac Efron or other good looking guys? Marjorie Wolfe of Behrman Communications in New York (mwolfe@behrmanpr.com) sent this article to me via email and I want to share this to you. She wrote:

All of our leading young men appear to have a new face - and according to experts, it’s getting feminized. Gone are the days of young actors worshipped for their unique sex appeal and masculine charm. Instead, a new trend is emerging and all our celebrity crushes are losing their edge.

So what’s the formula? Add a sweep of messy hair with a doe-eyed look and place it on a baby face, and there you have it: Zac Efron, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Robert Buckly, and Jason Segeland, just to name a few.

In fact, the New York Observer recently christened the phenomenon as the “New Male Beauty” with NYC facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Pearlman addressing the new facial structure, “These young men all have the same look; a narrow nose trending upwards, wide-set eyes and softer features including the cheekbones and chin area.”

According to Dr. Pearlman, former president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), his patients have started citing Efron's features as their ideal, instead of the more manly look they have asked for in the past. Individuality, he said, has been overrun by the quest for perfect proportion.

According to the recent AAFPRS Annual Survey, Among male patients, the most common procedures were: Botox, dermal fillers and injections, rhinoplasty (nasal surgery), chemical peels and microdermabrasion.

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I received this photo via email.

First Anniversary

Thank you for visiting this site. MENstream is one year old, that is why I am changing my header. This is the fourth change for the year and I hope you like it.

I am another a year older too. That is why I am doing another blog which I named “HEALTH IS IN”, replacing the now infamous “HEALTH DOSE”. For some unforeseen reasons, this blog has been involuntarily taken out of blogspot last month. I guessed it has something to do with my post on tobacco/smoking issues which has taken the ire of some people in power. Two days after posting that, HEALTH DOSE became what they call as “attack site”. I learned my lessons and I learned them well. Too bad I cannot use my name “tonyroda” as my URL anymore.

To continue my advocacy in tobacco prevention and control, I started “BREAK TIME” (read: BREAK the habit, TIME to quit) two weeks after Heath Dose was taken away from cyberspace. This is a NO SMOKING blog, and I hope this will not suffer the same fate as Health Dose.

Meanwhile, “HEALTH IS IN” will still be about my advocacies on general health issues and concerns. If MENstream is solely dedicated to men’s health and lifestyle, HEALTH IS IN touches health issues in one’s lifespan – not only from womb to tomb, but from erection to resurrection.

Please join me in my other blogs. Just click the widgets on the right side.

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Cartoons on my header and widgets
are done by Antonio Totto, Jr.

Ignite Your Relationship

Are you bored with your partner right now? Is there something missing in your relationship, but you don’t exactly know what? Do you feel that you want to break free?

People who have been married or in a couple for a long time made a decision to love their partner and work at their commitment. Ignite your relationship, here are tips:

1. Lighten up! Don’t get so serious all the time. Break the tension. Poke fun at yourself and your partner.

2. No Arguments. You two may be different in your opinions in some areas - like politics and religion. So, avoid those topics. Talk about things you enjoy and have in common.

3. Time For Each Other. Set up specific times when you can get together. It doesn’t matter what you do: shopping, errands, movie, events. Put it on your calendar and make sure you keep the appointment.

4. Start Over. Remember when you first met? What sparked the relationship? Were you doing new and exciting things together? Well, do it again.

5. Forgive Each Other. Before you forgive your partner, forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves another chance. Get over it and get on with your lives.

6. Touch. Your body loves to be touched. Do it for your partner; play with their hair, rub their hand, a soft kiss, a pat on the leg, back rubs, foot rubs. But do it in an affectionate way, not sexual.

7. Some space. Being together all the time may be cramping you and your partner’s style. Spend some time apart. Let him go to the gym or song classes, while you go to the library or a concert.

8. Element of Surprise. Are you becoming predictable? Day in and day out, doing the same things. If you are becoming trapped into a habit or schedule, break it! Do something on the spur of the moment. Surprise your partner and do it together.

9. Secret Getaway. Plan a trip or a place, where the two of you can be alone. Take your time and enjoy each other. Take it slow and make it romantic.

10. Communicate. A lot of times when relationships are having problems, the talk stops. Here is where you need to learn to listen to each other. Each of you should be able to just talk about anything and everything. Don’t make any judgments. Listen. Let down your guard, no yelling or arguing. Just talk to each other.

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Photo from the Internet.

Oh, Dad!

Two men drinking in a bar:

MAN 1: I have to tell you something. I had sex with your Mom.

MAN 2: (Quiet and in deep thought.)

MAN 1: Did you not hear me?!? I said, I had sex with your Mother!

MAN 2: You’re drunk. Let’s go home, Dad!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

No Better Gift to Dad than Health

Is that your Dad?!?

The following tips on how you can help your father were sent to Geoffrey W. Rutledge MD, PhD of Wellsphere. I find this information worth sharing here in MENstream.

This is by Erika Schwartz, MD, a general internist, an authority on preventive health, and a patient advocate. Dr. Schwartz offers these 12 easy, fun and effective ways to help improve Dad’s overall health and outlook on life, just in time for Father’s Day.

“Start a new tradition this Sunday – Father’s Day – help Dad get and stay healthier. There’s no better gift than health.

1. Take him for a morning walk after a healthy Father’s Day breakfast (egg whites, berry smoothie, chicken sausage and green tea).

2. Get him a set of 20 pound weights to use every day before dinner or at work, if that is feasible.

3. Get him a 5 pound bag of apples or other fruit and nuts he likes as snack basket he can enjoy every day for the next week.

4. Get him a six-pack of soda water to replace colas, other caffeinated drinks and beer.

5. Get him a muscle vibrator that will help relax his shoulders (a better after-work stress reliever than a cocktail)

6. Buy him golf lessons, a month’s membership at a gym

7. Find a hiking or biking group and join together (or just get him a bike)

8. Clear his work materials from his bedroom so he can get a better night’s sleep.

9. Get him a video on good nutrition

10. Go away for a weekend together on an activity trip (hiking, fishing, boating, camping)

11. Line up his father or brother to engage in family-designated physical activity days.

12. Give him hugs.

Whatever you do this Father’s Day, don’t forget the last tip on this list!

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Artwork by Antonio Totto, Jr.

Back to School, Watch Your Back

Bad Dog! (Photo from the Net)

School opening in the Philippines starts this June, but the rains and the Influenza A(H1N1) scare kept some schools and universities from opening their classes on time. Anyway, most schools will open within the week for sure.

Back to school? Watch your back! BACKPACKS and COMPUTERS are two of the biggest culprits for muscle strain, pain and poor postures of students. Here are some tips to maintain a healthy back:

BACKPACK

• Position the backpack evenly between the shoulder blades, always wearing a strap on each shoulder.

• Choose a backpack that has wide padded shoulder straps. Make sure they are tightened so that the backpack fits snugly.

• Distribute weight evenly throughout the backpack, making use of extra pockets and compartments.

• The weight of the backpack should not exceed 20 percent of the body weight of the person carrying it.

COMPUTERS

• Adjust the height of the keyboard and monitor appropriately.

• The top of the screen should be at eye level.

• Wrist should be in a neutral position, not angled.

• Knees should be bent at a 90- to 120-degree angle with feet flat on the floor.

• Take frequent breaks and stretch at least once an hour, paying particular attention to arms and back.