About this website.
Nowadays, huge junk fast food restaurant chains and companies that  produce alcohol and soft, fizzy drinks have turn to commercial empires. Stress and limited amount of time force people to make quick and easy decisions about their life-style, diet and fitness. These choices are not necessarily correct and in quite a lot of cases, they may compromise a person's health and physique.
On the other hand, a reverse trend has been increasing over the recent decades. Progressively, well-being movement has gotten number one industry in the Western World. More and more people seek information about treatment or prevention of medical conditions. Extensive anti-smoking campaigns have been launched with satisfying results. Delaying the consequences of aging, healthier diet, beauty, fitness and weight management advice are the most common topics on the internet. Loads of relevant products and services are available in the market. The consumer is under a bombardment of information and advertisement about rapid weight loss methods, light foods or drinks, hundreds of expensive beauty creams and lotions, smokeless cigarettes, tones of useful or unnecessary food supplements, fitness plans, genuine or false pills that promote sexual ability, "miraculous" herbal preparations and many more. People may get puzzled about the best options. Many of them buy whatever sounds good, they get obsessed with well-being and when the results are not according to their expectations, they end up with far less money and disappointed.
Our goal is to present things in proper proportions and to help our visitors to make the best possible decisions. This site is updated on a daily basis and our ambition is to provide reliable and objective information about health, beauty, fitness and well-being issues in general. The topics are ranging from cosmetic matters, such as teeth whitening, to serious health conditions, like diabetic neuropathy. Our belief is that a proper life-style can be promising in terms of physical, mental and psychological health.
We try to give balanced information and to prevent any misconceptions and exaggerations. For instance, we promote the benefits of a healthy body weight state and we present the risks that obesity involves. On the other hand, we try to clarify that, in certain cases; obsession with weight loss can lead to very serious psychological-physical conditions, such as anorexia or bulimia nervosa. Another example is that although low-fat foods are healthy, a zero-fat diet can deprive us from essential fatty acids.
Progressively, more medical topics are added and more health issues will be addressed. Apart from that, we make a lot of research on the internet for reliable, safe, effective and cost-effective products or services. The problem with many sites is that a lot of information is given about well-being matters but very limited advice is provided in terms of available products or services online. In our case, we have gone a bit further. We have dared to review and recommend numerous products and sites. Our aim is to provide the most comprehensive help. For instance, if our visitor has a medical condition, we want him/her to find as must information as possible about this problem and to be given the option to find online any relevant treatment needed. At this point we have to make a distinction, though. We do not promote any medication whatsoever. This is far away from the scope of this site. A drug’s beneficial properties or side-effects are well known, in most of the cases, and whether this medication should be used or not, is your doctor’s decision and not ours, neither yours. Our intention is to provide a path, where this drug can be found online in the best possible value of money, as soon it is prescribed. Thus, we endorse sites and not pharmaceutical treatments. For many people suffering from chronic illnesses, medication purchase may be a pricey matter, especially if they are not insured. Online pharmacies that provide generic drugs are a very good, inexpensive option.
On the other hand, we do recommend over-the-counter preparations, since we believe they are safe enough to be used by anyone, providing this is done, according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
As it has been mentioned already, every measure has been taken to ensure that the material published on this site is accurate, complete and kept up-to-date. However, one thing has to be cleared. Despite our intense effort, devotion and determination to remain unbiased in our reviews or recommendations and adherent to scientifically based data and statistics, we are unable to guarantee that all of the information is absolutely correct or comprehensive in all aspects. In any case, we cannot undertake or accept liability or responsibility for any loss, damage or injury that arises from the use of this website or the recommended external ones.
Therefore, the health information or the beauty and fitness advice featured on this website is provided for informational purposes only and it is not intended to replace a consultation with an appropriately qualified medical practitioner, whenever this is necessary. All decisions related to a patient's treatment plan, must be made by a healthcare provider, since unique parameters, such as psychological or physiological state, medical or hereditary history, daily physical activity, level of fitness and other individual characteristics should be taken in consideration accordingly.
Acknowledgments.
We are obliged to express our gratitude to our friends and coworkers for their contribution to this effort. Without their help this website would be a lot poorer. The names are listed in alphabetical order.
 Dr Spyros Alavanos (Ophthalmologist).
Dr Frieda Aldridge (Physiotherapist).
Dr John Baker (Sexologist and spinal injuries specialist).
Mrs. Alice Brawn (Beautician).
Dr Peter Clark (Consultant urological surgeon).
Dr Susan Cook (Obstetrician and gynecologist).
Dr Helen Green (General internist).
Dr Diego Ramirez (Orthopedic surgeon).
Dr Michaela Rodgers (Dermatologist).
Dr Akiyama Sato (Pathologist).
Dr Craig Shepard (Endocrinologist).
Dr Manisha Singh (Family planning specialist).
Dr George Vlastos (Surgeon dentist).
Mrs. Mary Walker (Beautician).
Mrs. Nicola Wheeler (Dietitian and nutritionist).
Dr Sandra Williams
(Geriatrician).
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