Want Your Body Contouring Sessions to Be Successful? Try These Tips

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Want Your Body Contouring Sessions to Be Successful? Try These Tips

Guest post by Daniel Mack

Today, cosmetic procedures have increased in popularity, with many people seeking ways to make their bodies appear more appealing. Body contouring is one of the most popular treatments, with many people undergoing procedures like mommy makeover, tummy tuck, liposuction and non-surgical procedures like radiofrequency body contouring, injections, monopolar radiofrequency, and others. Mainly, body contouring is applied when a person loses significant weight, leaving fat pockets on their skin. The procedures help eliminate these pockets and excess skin for a better appearance.

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The Body Burden: why kids, older adults, and overweight people are more vulnerable

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The Body Burden: why kids, older adults, and overweight people are more vulnerable

(This is part of a series of posts based on interviews with Loni Mc Collin, MScCN, Clinical Herbalist and Nutritionist at Knowles Apothecary in Kensington, MD. You can find more information about Loni and her work, or schedule a consultation, through her website, www.lonimccollin.com)

As Loni noted in our interview, the Body Burden refers to the amount of chemicals that have accumulated within the adipose tissue and the fat tissue or in the body’s organs. Chapter 2 of my e-book, The Little Guidebook for Green Moms & Dads: how daily exposure to chemical toxins is hurting your kids (and what you can do about it) has more information about the body burden and how it affects the health of children (and adults). Because many of the toxic chemicals we are exposed to accumulate in fatty tissue, decreasing exposure is especially a concern with children.

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