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Here’s to Chrimbo Limbo and a Happy, Healthy New Year
Dontcha just love Chrimbo Limbo, otherwise known as Twixmas? Little or no idea what day it is, whether the bins should be out, eating and drinking whatever you fancy – because "stuff it, it's Christmas"? Even those of us working or running businesses, as usual, can...
Winter Wellness and Sparkling Skin
Here we are, well into December already. HOW many sleeps? Surely it was July only last week? And last Christmas not long before that? Every year this happens. Every year, despite Christmas being on the 25th of December every year. HOW does it take us by surprise so?...
Under the Skin of Skin Health with Lyndsay
We’ve said it before, and no doubt, we’ll have to say it again. And again, because it’s an essential message to get across: Looking after yourself isn’t selfish. Caring for your skin is NOT vanity. Skin health should be taken seriously. If you’re a keen quizzer,...
Skin Cancer Rates are Rising; Take Care of Your Skin
You all know how evangelical we are about sun damage and suitable sun protection. Our insistence on avoiding sun damage is for good reason. Yes, sun damage is incredibly ageing – but it can also be life-threatening. The right sun protection is essential – for...
Medical Weight Loss; A Healthy Weight is a Happy Weight
Being very overweight is bad for you. There. I said it. It really doesn’t matter how inclusive and non-judgmental we want to be. No, of course we don’t want our children to think that all those airbrushed magazine images are real or that normal people don’t have...
Love the Skin You’re In with AL Medical Aesthetics & Wellness
How do you get good skin? Well, with apologies to Julie Andrews (who, in fairness, had beautiful, clear skin and still looks radiant) and to borrow from the Sound of Music: “Let’s start at the very beginning That’s a very good place to start When you read, you begin...
Pride Not Prejudice
To quote Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, we’ve come a long, long way together. There is still a long way to go, though. “We've come a long, long way together Through the hard times and the good I have to celebrate you, baby I have to praise you like I should”...
Face Up to the Law Around Aesthetics
Do you know much about the law and legislation around aesthetic treatments? There must be plenty, surely? After all, such treatments can be invasive and carry risks. There can be side effects and complications. It makes sense that the legislation must be strict and...
Aesthetics and Anti-Ageing – Ten Years Older; Ten Years Wiser
Well, as we mentioned in our last blog, Fresh Faced and a Fresh Start, it’s now TEN whole years since A L Medical Aesthetics began. A decade. A tenth of a century. An awful lot has happened in that time, not least in the field of aesthetics and anti-ageing treatments...
2022: Fresh Faced and a Fresh Start
Well. There you have it. Despite what seemed like around 127 cold and dreary days, the Monday-est of months is already over. February is just a hop, skip and a jump away from Spring. Take a look around you. Trees are in bud. Snowdrops are tenaciously making their way...
