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Show December 1972 UTAH WOMAN'S REVIEW & ft ft 0 BEA has a beautiful new baby boy... "ADAM CRAIG11 DR. EUGENE L. HAWKINS LECTURERS 705 E. 9th SOUTH 363-888- 1 P) BEAUTIFUL BOB HANDS AVAILABLE on Whiplash Injuries And Structural Problems Isis JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT! What would you do without Most gills m the office spends hours a day ruining their nails. your hands? Just stop and think about it. Yet most of us just go on day after day, month after month, year after year not realizing just how precious they really are. Of any partof the body, the hands are the most abused. We should pamper our hands, just like we pamper our faces and hair. You don't want a young looking face and old looking hands, do you? And this is at any age! PROBLEM HANDS If you have dry hands, avoid prolonged exposure to soapy water, especially dish water. Apply a little olive oil, or some other vegetable oil, to the base of the nails each day to prevent nail deformity caused by a dry nail bed. If nails often split or crack, you may need to apply a little oil each time your Special delivery! It's a friendly message brimming with the best of holiday cheer. We K bite your nails, they'll look terrible, no matter how well nourished you are. The cuticle should be pushed back frequently so that it will not be pulled forward as the nail grows. A dull instrument should be used to clean dirt from under the fingernails. If you scrape the under side of the nail with a sharp instrument, the tiny scratches will collect dirt that will be difficult to remove. For men with brittle nails, there's sometimes an easier answer; use a variety of greasy kid stuff instead of alcoholic solutions for hair tonic. By the time you mb a hair cream into you scalp, you'll spread it on your nails as well. Brylcreme and other preparations of similar consitency work very well. Brittle nails have also been linked to d assimilation of organic phosphorus, aid in the reproductive process, nourish the skin and appear to be related to the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. A vitamin B deficiency most easily recognized is fragility of fingernails. A tendency for nails to break easily, and ridges that . extend lengthwise or one-quart- er DR. EUGENE L. HAWKINS horizontally are further indications of lack of Vitamin B. The value of Vitamin C cannot be overestimated in fingernail problems. Vitamin C holds our cells together, and when the cement o?the cells is id to give missing, tissues KEEP YOUR NAILS ATTRACTIVE Ed Crm At Salt Lake City's Fastest GROWING DANCE STUDIO We teach Private, couples & group lessons Large Ball Room for Party Rentals Reasonable Rates Call 328-162- 0 First Lesson compliments f Ed Crane u t Nutrition is importnat in nails healthy and keeping your way. attractive. Dry and brittle nails, for example, may result from a deficiency in Vitamin A, calcium, protein, or thyroid homones. Occasionally, an allergic reaciton to anil polishes or cleaners may result in disease of the nails. Its not a all uncommon for fungus or ringworm to infect the nails and cause thickening or deformity. For the most part, the appearnance of your nails depends upon how well you acids or Vitamin F. The acids function in the body is to cooperate with Vitamin D in making calcium available to the tissues, assist in water. Keep small bottles of olive oil, with Q Tips for easy application, in your bathroom, laundry and near your kitchen sick. Apply a small dab to each nail each time your hands have been in water, and mb off the excess with a clean cloth. . For chapped hands, use one-ha- lf oz. of rose water, one-ha- lf oz. of glycerin, and oz. of witch hazel extract. Mix together and bottle for use. Each time the hands are washed and dried, this solution is rubbed in. hope this Christmas is the merriest and happiest for you and all your loved ones. deficiency of unsaturated fatty hands are in soapy or detergent-loade- a . For soft fingernails that will not grow, there is considerable evidence that it may come from a deficiency in protein foods meat, fish, dairy products eggs chiefly. Also tests have shown that taking an envelope of unflavored gelatin daily in milk or fruit juice helps. It is a good idea, too, to shield your nails with gloves when doing work in the garden, house or hobby shop. |