Dr Pete's Health Secrets

             I personally  consider cosmetic breast surgery unnecessary except after surgical removal of breast tumours. If however you are contemplating it then you may want to consider simpler alternatives. In this article I will examine proven natural methods of breast enlargement or fullness. Fenugreek has a long history as a gradual breast enlarger and contains diosgenin which is used to make synthetic estrogen.  It has been found to promote the growth of new breast cells and increase the size and fullness of the breasts.  Of all the herbs used for breast enlargement fenugreek has the highest concentrations of the effective plant compounds. To be effective it is best taken as herbal capsules over a period of months.  Diosgenin , a steroid sapogenin is the starting compound for over 60% of the total steroid production by the pharmaceutical industry.  Other sapogenins found in fenugreek seed include yamogenin, gitog...

    There is a popular vogue for African women to straightened their naturally curly with chemicals called relaxers. Recent studies indicate that this fashion trend may have harmful effects on their health. In this article I will examine how these chemicals applied to the hair and scalp  by women mainly of African and Asian decent,  to straighten their hair,  may ultimatelv damage their health, with frequent use. Hair relaxers may be making young black women develop uterine fibroids. So if you were considering ditching relaxers to go natural, you might have a concrete reason now. A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology reports that there may be a link between hair relaxers to uterine fibroids, as well as early puberty in young girls. Scientists followed more than 23,580 pre-menopausal Black American women from 1997 to 2009 and found that the two- to three-times higher rate of fibroids among black women may be linked to che...