I have a nail fetish. When I meet a person for the first time, my eyes would usually stray to his/her fingernails. And I can’t seem to help sizing the person by the state of his/her nails particularly its state of cleanliness. I so, so dislike nails of men that are untrimmed and those of women that are long but dirty.

    In my dating days, I get automatically turned off with a “prospect” that has long, untrimmed nails. Because, personally, I think that the condition or the degree of the cleanliness of a persons nails somehow tells the kind of person he/she is.

    I read an article about nail health and surprisingly I learned that our nails do not just protect our fingers. They are more importantly indicators of a person’s state of health.

    According to the article, white nails are an indicator of liver disease. Partially-white nails indicate kidney disease. Diabetics usually have yellow nails with pink at the base. And so on.

    Healthy nails are owned by a healthy person.

    Are you healthy? Look at your nails. . .       

 I was reading a back issue of the Health Today Magazine and I came across an article about transdermal contraceptive patch. What I read intrigued me and half convinced me to try it.

I made a further research on it and here’s what I found out:

The transdermal contraceptive patch or more popularly known as “the patch” is the latest in the contraception department.

It is a new method of birth control, which is composed of combined hormone. It is a thin, beige, plastic patch that sticks to the skin and contains the hormones norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol. These are similar to the estrogen and progestin that are produced by a woman’s body.

Experts say that the patch is very similar to the oral contraceptive pill since it is composed of a combination of hormone to prevent pregnancy. However, it is better than the pill because of its transdermal administration. Transdermal, meaning through the skin. Further, you don’t have to endure the hassle of remembering to take a tablet everyday and the worry of missing to take it.

However, like the pill it also has some disadvantages depending on your age, the state of health of your body, and your lifestyle.

The next time you visit your gynecologist, discuss this contraception method. I’ll be sure to do this too.

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