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The Beauty Empire, the latest skin care and aesthetic center, offers beauty treatments, enhancement procedures and organic products that guarantee optimum results. Located at 35A Timog Ave., Quezon City, the center has been gaining a strong following for offering the most advanced and latest skin care and beauty therapies at the friendliest prices.
Beauty Empire is the brainchild of Ms. Dorothy Joy Matulac who, as a young girl, wanted to become a flight attendant for an international carrier. “I wanted to travel and see the world. I wanted to discover places and cultures that I have never seen or encountered before,” she says. But her dreams of traveling around the world had to take a backseat. Already working even in college, she instead pursued a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Later, she met the man who would eventually help her discover a career that she was passionate about: the art, science and business of beauty. “I’ve always loved beauty – not just physical beauty, but beauty in everything. Beauty relaxes the mind but inspires the imagination, so I am drawn to anything and everything that is beautiful. So when I met my husband, Dr. Alvin, who is a dermatologist, I was instantly drawn to his line of work,” Joy says.
Joy saw how passionate her husband was about making people feel good about themselves by transforming them into the best that they can be. Since he is a dermatologist, he has a deep knowledge and understanding about the science and art behind beauty. By closely observing her husband, and by asking questions, Joy learned a lot about the procedures that addresses particular skin and beauty problems, the new techniques and machinery that help people achieve healthier and more beautiful complexions, and the latest trends and technologies in the beauty business.
“My husband manufactures his own skin care and beauty products – soaps that address specific skin problems, serums, supplements, solutions for cleansing skin, toners, moisturizers and makeup – under the brand Professional Skin Care by Dr. Alvin. Although these products are already available nationwide, I thought of putting up a beauty and aesthetic center that uses only this brand. That was how Beauty Empire came about. It opened just October of this year. Now, Dr. Alvin is already creating an exclusive line of products under the Beauty Empire brand,” she relates.
Why Beauty Empire? Because Joy envisioned a beauty hub that offers a wide range of skin care and aesthetic treatments for everyone – no matter that their financial status. “Of course Beauty Empire is a business, but it is not just a business. My husband and I have made it our advocacy to give people of all ages and of all social backgrounds the access to treatments that are normally not within easy reach of everyone without sacrificing quality of products, services and results. Making people happy makes us happy,” she explains.
Beauty Empire takes pride in its line of treatments that represent the latest breakthroughs in beauty trends and technologies. Some of Beauty Empires signature treatments include an array of facials like the popular Celebrity Facial which includes cleansing, facial massage, steaming, and blackheads and whiteheads removal. It includes a collagen mask and finishes with Vitamins C and E treatments.
The Oxygen Infusion Facial is a high-frequency facial with oxygen infusion, 24-karat gold mask, and Vitamins C and E treatments. The Empire Signature Facial includes diamond peel, biolift, oxygen infusion, and Gold Bio-Collagen Facial Mask. For a clearer and cleaner complexion, Beauty Empire also specializes in Warts Removal and IPL Hair Removal. Non-invasive fat-burning therapies to make the skin more supple and younger looking include Cavitation and Radio Frequency procedures.
Gaining a strong following is the CC Glow Treatment which gives the skin a semi-permanent foundation through an advanced skin pigmentation procedure using organic pigments. The process also stimulates collagen production to make skin softer, more elastic and younger-looking.
In addition, those who seek healthier skin from the inside out can avail of the different intravenous procedures such as the Glutathione Drip and Vitamin C Drip. “These are procedures that boost the immune system, make the body healthier and more energized, and keep the effect of ageing away. The result is, of course, a healthier and more beautiful skin,” she notes.
Beauty Empire also offers medical procedures such as Fillers (Nasolabial, Nose, chin augmentation, cheek augmentation, and lip augmentation), Botox treatments and Meso procedures. “These procedures are done in some of the most prestigious hospitals by our partner doctors which include some of the most reputable dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons. So everything is guaranteed safe,” says Joy.
Likewise, Beauty Empire is making available the best quality Glutathione and Garcinia Cambogia. “We manufacture our own using only organic products that have been approved by the BFAD. So they’re totally safe to use,” she stresses.
“Beauty Empire is dedicated to give the best treatments at the lowest possible prices because we want to give everyone a fair chance to be the best versions of themselves. In the end, we aim to beautify not just the physical aspect of a person. We at Beauty Empire, through our services and products, hope to develop confidence and a stronger sense of self-worth in everyone who comes to our doors,” she concludes.
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I just found a great research article on Vanadium. Vanadium is a trace mineral that we all get a little of in our diet.
I used to take Vanadium back in the early 90’s as it was supposed to promote better cell maintenance for training. I have not used it since but have found some more information on Vanadium today.
Vanadium Plays Role In Speeding Recovery From Infections
Several animal studies and a few very small human studies suggest that vanadium may reduce blood sugar levels and improve sensitivity to insulin in people with type 2 diabetes.
In one study of people with type 2 diabetes, vanadium also lowered their total and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.
However, the dosages used in these studies were far above the tolerable upper intake level (UL), and scientists don’t know whether taking vanadium at those levels is safe — or whether it actually works. Other studies suggest that vanadium has no benefit on blood sugar levels.
Vanadium is sometimes touted as a sports supplement, but there is no evidence that it works to enhance performance. In fact, one clinical trial examining vanadium use in athletes found no benefit whatsoever.
What the article says is that with some infections such as e. coli and some others that taking Vanadium can reduce the time to recovery.
Besides taking Vanadium with Chromium
Because of the varying amounts in foods due to concentrations present in soil, a food graph is omitted. The richest sources of vanadium are achieved through various oils, including specialized fats, vegetable and olive oils, soy, sunflower, and corn; all have been shown to provide a fair amount of this mineral.
Grains and vegetables also contain moderate amounts of vanadium. Sea foods, with the exception of herring and oysters, contain minute amounts and should not be used as a major food source contributor, for achieving proper daily intakes of Vanadium.
Some researchers have speculated that a vanadium deficiency may contribute to elevated cholesterol levels and faulty blood sugar control manifesting as either diabetes or hypoglycemia. Making things more difficult is the fact that vanadium exists in five different forms, with the most biologically significant being either vanadyl or vanadate.
Vanadium has been suggested to be a factor in manic depression, as increased levels of vanadium are found in hair samples from manic patients, and these values fall towards normal levels with recovery. Vanadium, as the vanadate ion, is a strong inhibitor of the sodium-potassium pump.
You should keep Vanadium supplements down below 500 – 1,000 mcg daily.