Nails as any man will tell you, are the focal point of much eroticism. Check out Uma Thurman in ‘Pulp Fiction' with her red, red talons. Or Jessica Rabbit, the ultimate sexual Venus trap, in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. The shape, the length, the color of the nails is all clues to the persona of the wearer. Sweet preppy college girls might have unvarnished oval nails, while club-goers might slather on black or ... Read more »

Mature Hairstyles As you mature, your hair should too. The style you wore in your 20s may not be as flattering as you near 50 because your beauty assets may have changed (hair color, texture, face shape, etc.). That said, you still want to feel beautiful and comfortable with your look. If your hair is more than 40 percent gray and you are coloring it, I recommend going natural again. Gray hair doesn't have to mean "granny." In fact, it can be quite striking, and it is chic right now.

Once your hair is all-over gray, it's important to have a cutting edge style. A chin-length cut is elegant with gray hair. I don't recommend letting your hair get too long. The coarser texture of gray hair makes long locks more difficult to maintain. Also, once your hair gets to a certain length, the ends can begin to yellow because ... Read more »

This article provides useful advice on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadan.

During the holy month of Ramadan, our diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as simple as possible. The diet should be such that we maintain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadan is an ideal time to normalize one's weight.

In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow igesting foods including fiber containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours.

• Slow-digesting foods are foods that contain grains and seed ... Read more »

What are HDL and LDL?

HDL and LDL are two different kinds of cholesterol that are measured as an index of a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease. HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein and LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein. Total cholesterol measures the combination of HDL and LDL, along with several other factors. The levels of "fats" in the blood-total cholesterol, HDL (a subset called "good cholesterol") and LDL ("bad cholesterol") and triglycerides have been used for years to predict the risk of heart disease in men. Higher cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, and/or low HDL all are associated with increased risk of heart diseases in men.

What do the numbers mean?

Many studies found that women with higher total cholesterol levels also had higher rates of a ... Read more »