Testing and creaming
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Testing and creaming
ISSUE 4 · 2012 I FEEL GOOD – THE FEEL-GOOD MAGAZINE! n H igh Heels: suffering for beauty n G EHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Cream: the moisture kick Foto: drubig-photo | Fotolia BEAUTY CARE Testing and creaming Elderly persons in particular value foot care. Since years, however, more and more young people are also going to foot care practices and cosmetics institutes. There is increasing demand not just for classic foot care, but increasingly for wellness and beauty care as well. About 70 billion Euros are annually turned over in the wellness market, according to estimates by the Institute of Labour and Technology (Institut Arbeit und Technik = IAT) of the Gelsenkirchen technical college. The trend is more and more towards specific prevention and health support and with it, “to medical wellness, which combines medical services with feel-good offers.” This development is also reflected in the foot care field. Aside from classic offers such as callus removal or nail care, more and more foot care practices are offering services which meet the needs of customers for beauty and feel-good care. For instance, persons who are conscious of wellness enjoy a relaxing massage with essential oils. Ways to feel good Since ancient times, these plant essences have been used in cosmetics and wellness. The acting mechanism of essential oils is complex. On the one hand, they unfold their effects via the sense of smell; on the other hand, through the skin. Essential oils release so called messenger substances (neurotransmitter) which positively influence our physical and mental-emotional state of being. With their positive influence on mood, important body functions, the hor- mone household and the immune system, essential oils have a direct wellness effect. Aside from the classics, increasingly modern, soothing ingredients are in demand by consumers. Milk extract, for instance, is among the trendy ingredients again. It is well known that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra bathed in it. None less than Roman emperor Julius Caesar fell for her beauty in these times. Modern acting ingredients Milk with the other trend ingredients of hyaluron and honey extract give the skin a moisture kick in today’s new GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Cream. Even the daily cream application in itself is feel-good care. Silky and supple skin also meets the demand for beautiful feet with a well cared for appearance. Useful and pleasant To eliminate the hectic pace of everyday life for a moment, people are increasingly looking for relaxation paired with health engagement and a wish for a good appearance. This is not just about the offers. The entire atmosphere plays a role: candlelight and scent dispensers for a pleasant room climate, or soothing music. Offers range from massage – as stated – via a relaxing foot bath to modern applications which are moving into the beauty scene from other continents. Nibbling fish are an example of this. Even immersing the cleaned feet in the water with its temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius feels good. Then the Kangal fish from the Turkish region by the same name come and nibble dead skin scales from the feet. The result: silky soft foot skin. Many compare the effects to a scrub. But such fashions are scarcely suitable for daily care. Still, anyone can start their own beauty and feel-good program. The ingredients: a bath and high quality foot care products. In this way, beauty care will be a success every day. QUESTIONS Heidelinde Braemer, Podologist, Köthen/Anhalt Silke Rhodan, Rostock I have arthritis since some time. Now my right foot is also starting to hurt, for instance when I walk. Does arthritis affect the feet as well? The bone (Latin: pes) consists of 26 bones, 33 joints, 20 short and long muscles as well as more than 100 tendons and ligaments which have to bear our entire body weight every step of the way. On average, a foot walks 180 000 kilometres over a lifetime. In arthritis, the joint cartilage is slowly destroyed, and the joints are deformed. This often leads to severe pain and loss of mobility. Aside from the hips and knees, the hands and especially the feet are affected. The large toe base joint stiffens, so that the pain is no longer able to roll off correctly and painlessly. The malposition causes painful irritation of the skin, bones and joints in the shoes. Excess weight and wrong shoes are among the most common causes. Women are more frequently affected by arthritis – this is partly due to wearing high heels, since the unnatural position in the shoe increases pressure on the frontal foot and load on the joints. If you cannot do without high heels, you should obtain relief with insoles such as GEHWOL High Heels relief soles. Foot exercises or pressure relief articles, such as the GEHWOL Ball Cushion G – which is made from highly elastic polymer gel – can also help in the early stages. Aside from wrongly applied strain, decreasing exercise in old age is also a cause of arthritis. It reduces the nutrient supply to the cartilage, rendering it brittle. Sports types such as cycling, swimming, water gymnastics or walking are fundamentally good for arthritis, since the joints are exercised without being strained by body weight. HIGH HEELS Foto: JJAVA | Fotolia Suffering for beauty Women hope for a positive effect on their appearance by wearing high heels: slender legs and an emphasis on the figure. But those who are conscious of appearance often put up with uncomfortable shoes as a trade-off. A Brazilian study now even proves that regularly wearing high heels may cause varicose veins in the legs. The unpleasant consequences which high heels are shown by the example that ten percent of high heel wearers need to be carried home after a long night. Nearly 60 percent of all women wear high heels – for between one and eight hours per day. Wearing shoes with high heels may, however, lead to serious health problems, for pressure should normally be evenly distributed between the frontal foot and the heel. Congestion in the legs Foto: Simone Rößling | Fotolia According to a Brazilian study at the University of São Paulo, high heels may harm the veins and encourage varicose veins. 30 women aged 20 to 35 years were investigated. None of them had vein problems before the study. Muscle contractions pump the blood back from the veins to the heart. This changed when they wore high heels. Even a heel height of about 5 centimetres means that the venous pumps no longer work, and circulation in the legs increasingly becomes congested. Blood is transported through muscle contractions. The body has to pump against gravity from the feet and legs. So that as little blood as possible flows back between the muscle contractions, there are valves in the veins at regular intervals. Wearing high heels renders the muscle pump ineffective, and blood increasingly congests. Varicose veins then form quickly when the connective tissues are weak. Blood comparison The study compared the blood quantity parameters between wearing flat shoes and wearing high heeled shoes. Two parameters are decisive: The EF parameter (ejection fraction) states the share of blood which is ejected in relation to the total amount of blood when the heart contracts. The RVF parameter (residual volume) measures the amount which remains in the veins after a muscle contraction. The two parameters were first obtained from the test subjects while they were walking barefoot. In women for whom normal RVF and EF parameters were measured when they were barefoot, the parameters were outside the normal range as soon as the same test subjects wore high heeled shoes. In the authors’ opinion, this is due to the fact that the raised heels restrict the mobility of the talocalcanean joint, weakening the function of the muscle pump. This reduces the return flow from the veins. Attractive, popular, but dangerous – wearing high heels can cause serious, lasting health problems. The result: The higher the heels, the greater the residual blood volume in the legs. At a heel height of about seven centimetres, this amount rises to up to 60 percent. When walking barefoot, these parameters are at about 30 percent. Consequently, there is not just a risk of varicose veins at the skin surface. The deeper venous system may be lastingly damaged. Providing relief Women do not have to go without high heels entirely. Regularly changing the shoes contributes to ensuring that the venous pump is activated frequently. Therefore the credo should be: Wear high heels as little as possible. And those who need the kick of heels can relieve the feet with insoles such as GEHWOL High Heels relief soles, which ensure balanced pressure relief and a natural roll-off process. GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT SOFT FEET CREAM The moisture kick NEW Callus and dry skin are a nuisance. With sensitive natural and special active ingredients, the new cream from GEHWOL gets to the heart of these classic problems. Aside from its care competence, its fresh and modern scent also provides the right feel-good aspect during care. Soft Feet Cream contains a recipe made from deep acting hyaluron, milk and honey extracts as well as urea combined with glycerine. The care substances supply plenty of moisture to the skin, protecting it against excess callus. Hyaluron has established itself as a highly effective moisturiser in modern cosmetics. Avocado oil and vitamin E acetate encourage regeneration of stressed skin and round out moisturising care. The skin stays intact and fresh. Moisturising and regenerating The new GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Cream is based on an easily distributed and absorbed oil in water emulsion. Its lipid base consists primarily of natural avocado oil, which is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins. The lipids complete the skin fat content and encourage skin moisture as components of the skin barrier. Together with vitamin E, they also aid skin regeneration. By activating the formation of new cells, they help to remove scaly callus and lend the foot and leg skin an especially smooth, elegant and vital appearance. Foot care which not just works, but also spoils and relaxes is an important part of the daily wellness ritual today. Together with a modern scent, GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Cream is the ideal feel-good care for any day and age. SÜDLICHER SCHWARZWALD „Vierteleschlotzer“ werden Er zählt zu den größten Ferienregionen Deutschlands. Das Freizeit- und Genussangebot ist riesig. Er verbindet die Mittelgebirgslandschaft im Osten mit flachen Landstrichen im Westen und bietet ein Überangebot an Freizeitaktivitäten und kulinarischen Highlights – der südliche Schwarzwald. Foto: © Bade- und Kurverwaltung Gmbh Bad Bellingen Und dort, zwischen dem Feldberg, Bad Säckingen im Südosten und Lörrach im Südwesten wird das Thema Wellness großgeschrieben. Zahlreiche Hotels, Thermen und medizinische Einrichtungen tragen das Prädikat „Wellness Star“. Im Bäderland BadenWürttemberg sichert es die Qualität der Angebote. Ergänzend dazu gibt es das regionalspezifische Label „Schwarzwald Balance“. Basische Ernährung mit regionalen Produkten, Essenzen aus heimischen Fichtennadeln und Holunderblüten gehören zu diesem Wellnesskonzept. Im Südwesten liegen so viele Luft- und Heilklimakurorte wie Der Südschwarzwald ist bekannt für seine wohltuenden Thermen. Das Bewegungsparadies Aktive kommen im Südwesten Deutschlands zu jeder Jahreszeit auf ihre Kosten. Im Winter bietet sich ambitionierten Skifahrern, Winterwanderern, Snowboardern und Snowkitern mancherorts noch eine wahre Winterwunderwanderwelt. Ob Rheinauen, Reblandschaften, weite Täler, hohe Aussichtsberge oder bewaldete Bergrücken – von Frühjahr bis Herbst genießen Wanderer, Radfahrer, Mountainbiker und Motorradfahrer die abwechslungsreiche Landschaft. Insgesamt sind es mehr als 23.000 Kilometer an Wanderwegen im Schwarzwald. Schon im Jahr 1900 wurde vom Schwarzwaldverein der legendäre „Westweg“ über 285 Kilometer von Pforzheim im Norden über die schönsten Schwarzwaldhöhen nach Basel im Süden angelegt. Auf dem 118 Kilometer langen Schluchtensteig im Süden führen die Etappen durch fünf Schluchten und über wunderschöne Aussichtspunkte. Dieser und weitere Wanderwege tragen heute das Gütesiegel „Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland“. Das Wandergebiet ist zugleich das Mekka von Mountainbikern und Gleitschirmfliegern. Im Süden gibt es eine Anbindung an die etwa 350 km lange „Bike Crossing Schwäbische Alb“ und einen 400 Kilometer langen Rundkurs mit Bad Säckingen als Ausgangsund Zielpunkt. Bei Freiburg trifft sich jedes Jahr die europäische MTB-Elite zum „Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon“. Für Radfahrer existiert ein dichtes Netz gut beschilderter Radwege, und E-Bikes können an 170 Tankstellen frische Energie zapfen. Foto: © Monika Erdenbrink | STG Das Wellnessparadies nirgendwo sonst in Deutschland. Am südlichen Westrand des Mittelgebirges laden Baden-weiler, Bad Bellingen und Bad Krozingen, aber auch Freiburg in ihre vielfältige Thermenlandschaft ein. Im Südosten nahe der Schweizer Grenze gehört Bad Säckingen zu den beliebtesten Wellnesszielen. Ein Naturerlebnis sind die Wanderungen auf den Qualitätswegen. Das Genießerparadies Um Bewegung, Landschaft und Genießerfreuden zu kombinieren, haben die „Schwarzwald Wanderorte“ das Label „Schwarzwälder Foto: © Heinz Erhard | TI Gengenbach Schwarzwaldhaus, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, Schwarzwälder Schinken, Bollenhut oder Kuckucksuhren – in aller Welt sind sie Sinnbild für die Ferienregion Schwarzwald. Insgesamt ist das größte Mittelgebirge Deutschlands 11.100 Quadratkilometer groß, gut 200 Kilometer lang und 60 Kilometer breit. Die Region steht für so unterschiedliche Naturlandschaften wie den waldreichen Norden, den mittleren Schwarzwald mit seinen breiten Wiesentälern und den mit weiten offenen Flächen bis auf eine Höhe von 1.493 Metern ansteigenden Süden. Das schmeckt: zünftiges Vesperbrett mit Hausmacher Wurst, Speck, Bibbliskäs, Bauernbrot und Most. Genießerpfade“ entwickelt. In diesem Jahr wurden zunächst neun zertifizierte „Premium wege“ ausgezeichnet. Weitere sollen folgen. Ein Beispiel ist der Wasserfallsteig. Der idyllisch gelegene Fahler und der naturgewaltige Todtnauer Wasserfall liegen auf dem über elf Kilometer langen Weg zwischen Feldberg- pass und Todtnauberg. Örtliche Spezialitäten wie Brägele oder Bibiliskäs lassen sich auf den Pfaden überall genießen. Genuss verspricht auch das Weinwandern. Lohnenswert ist zum Beispiel das „Markgräfler Wiiwegli“. Der Weinwanderweg verbindet über eine Strecke von 81 Kilometern Weil am Rhein mit Freiburg. Im Südwesten des Schwarzwaldes wachsen am westlichen Rand des Mittelgebirges Rebsorten wie der Blaue Spätburgunder, Gutedel oder MüllerThurgau. Und beim Durchschreiten der Weinwanderwege wird der Besucher schnell zum „Vierteleschlotzer“ – so nennen Badener jene, die guten Wein zu genießen wissen. Eine Fahrt mit dem „Rebenbummler“ am Kaiserstuhl oder der Besuch von einem der schöns ten Sandsteintürme christlicher Kirchen in Freiburg – das Angebot ist enorm groß. Mehr Informationen gibt es bei: Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH Telefon 07 61 89 64 693 www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info GEHWOL HIGH HEELS RELIEF SOLES Beautiful relief Elegant, slender legs – that’s what women hope to get by wearing high heeled shoes. The associated health risks are enormous. GEHWOL High Heels relief soles can simply be glued in for relief. The disadvantage of high heels is that the body’s centre of gravity shifts. Studies used pedographic tests to show that pressure on the frontal foot increases with the height of the heels. At a heel height of 7.5 centimetres, about 75 percent of the bodyweight are on the frontal foot. Painful consequences The measurements showed that the pressure points – that is, the places where the greatest pressure occurred – shifted farther forward as heel height increased. The permanent pressure on the frontal foot can cause foot and toe deformities. Hallux valgus commonly forms. The base joint of the large toe is pushed out, so that the large toe points inward. One of the best known “victims” of high heels is Victoria Beckham. The musculature can also atrophy. If this happens, the change to flat shoes may initially trigger severe pain, since the muscles and tendons cannot adjust as quickly. Other consequences of wearing high heeled shoes include circulatory problems, varicose veins, muscle and tendon shortening, and postural damage. Back pain develops due to a hollow sacrum as a consequence of an angled body posture. Glue in relief Fashion-conscious wearers can use GEHWOL High Heels relief soles made from highly elastic silicone gel to reduce foot strain. The soles distribute the pressure about equally onto the frontal foot and the heel. The prerequisite is that they are glued in correctly. The soles have a protective foil on their backs. By not pulling off the entire foil right away, one can work on the position while putting them in. The sole is optimally centred about three millimetres away from the end of the heel. Once everything is right and no corrections are needed, the foil can be pulled off entirely. PREISRÄTSEL 2.–20. Preis Foto: © KTK Freudenstadt Je ein sechsteiliges Set mit GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT-Präparaten für aktive, wetterfest gepflegte Füße und Beine. 1. Preis Schlemmen und Wellness erwarten den Gewinner und seine Begleitung im Waldhotel am Notschreipass im Südschwarzwald. Traumhafte Landschaften, gute Weine und leckeres Essen – der Schwarzwald ist für seine Gastfreundschaft bekannt. Im südlichen Teil des beliebten Touristenziels finden sich unzählige hochwertige Hotels, die Entspannung mit Bewegungsangeboten und erlesenen Genuss kombinieren. Nach einer ausgiebigen Wanderung oder einer Radtour sind moderne und wohltuende Wellnessangebote genau das Richtige. Der Gewinner des ersten Preises wird dies im renommierten Waldhotel am Notschreipass genießen können. Im Preis enthalten sind neben der Nutzung der Wellnesseinrichtungen zwei Übernachtungen für zwei Personen. Für das leibliche Wohl in der Wellnessoase ist durch die Halbpension gesorgt. Und da der südliche Schwarzwald eine Genießerregion ist, verspricht dies ebenfalls zum Vergnügen zu werden. Wer auch ohne einen Gewinn Erholung pur genießen möchte, erhält umfangreiche Informationen zum Hotel bei: Gastro-Team Albiez GmbH Freiburgerstr. 56 79254 Oberried, Notschreipass Telefon: 07 602 94 200 www.albiez-team.de. Die Tage werden kürzer, der Wind weht rauer und die Temperaturen fallen. Es wird Herbst. Zum Glück gibt es GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT nicht nur für jeden Fußtyp, sondern auch für jede Jahreszeit. Ist es nämlich draußen kälter, brauchen Ihre Füße und Beine eine besondere Pflege, die sie vor Hauttrockenheit schützt, wärmt und entspannt. Für einen Wohlfühleffekt sorgt die neue GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Creme. Für einen Feuchtigkeitskick gegen trockene Haut sorgen die Trendwirkstoffe Hyaluron, Milch- und Honigextrakt. GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT ROT mit feurigem Ingwer- und Paprikaextrakt sowie GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT WärmebadKonzentrat mit Rosmarin und ebenfalls Paprikaextrakt aktivieren den Kreislauf in Ihren Füßen. GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT HydrolipidLotion zieht schnell ein und versorgt die Fuß- und Beinhaut mit viel Feuchtigkeit und hautfreundlichen Lipiden. GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Bein-Vital ist ein erfrischender und belebender Balsam für die tägliche Beinpflege. Mit seinem Inhaltsstoff Hamamelis, einem Extrakt aus dem Virginischen Zauberstrauch, wirkt er reizlindernd und hautstraffend. GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Soft Feet Creme GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT ROT GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Wärmebad-Konzentrat GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Hydrolipid-Lotion GEHWOL FUSSKRAFT Bein-Vital zusammen mit einem flauschigen weißen Handtuch HOW DO PATHOGENS WORK: BACTERIA Toxic excretions Series Nearly 340 years ago, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria with a microscope which he had built himself. He found them in saliva and bodies of water. So far, however, a maximum of five percent of all bacterial species have been identified. Consequently researchers are always finding new surprises. For instance, the largest bacterium known thus far was discovered in 1990. The ‘sulfur pearl’ of Namibia - thiomargarita namibiensis – grows up to three-quarters of a millimetre long and can be seen with the naked eye. Bacteria exist in various forms – as staff cells, threads, tubes or spheres. Bacteria have a cell wall as well as a cytoplasm and ribosomes. They carry genetic information within themselves which is passed on through cell division. They are not automatically pathogenic. Schicken Sie eine Postkarte mit dem Lösungswort oder den ausgefüllten Antwort-Coupon an: Redaktion GEHWOL JOURNAL, Dorothea Küsters Life Science Communications GmbH, Leimenrode 29, 60322 Frankfurt am Main Einsendeschluss: 30. November 2012 (Poststempel) " ANTWORT-COUPON 1. 2. 1 3. Risk of poisoning Ihre Meinung interessiert uns, und wir freuen uns über jede Anregung. Darüber würde ich im GEHWOL JOURNAL gerne etwas lesen: IMPRESSUM Editor and publisher Dorothea Küsters Life Science Communications GmbH, Leimenrode 29, 60322 Frankfurt am Main Tel. 069 61 998-0, Fax 069 61 998-10, E-Mail: [email protected] GEHWOL JOURNAL is published on behalf of Eduard Gerlach GmbH, Lübbecke Preisrätsel 4/2012 Ja, ich möchte mitmachen und gewinnen. Das Lösungswort lautet: 2 3 4 5 6 7 Numerous bacteria have positive effects on the human body or are neutral. Others excrete bacterial toxins. These toxins – usually enzymes – can trigger illnesses such as cholera, Editorial management team: Dorothea Küsters (responsable), Dirk Fischer Provided Editorial staff: Stefan Dudzinski-Lange, Stefan Dietrich Design: PUNKTUM Werbeagentur GmbH, Bad Vilbel 8 Absender: All rights reserved. Reprints, including excerpts are only permitted with the approval of the publisher and citing sources. Rights of translation and other uses reserved. No liability is assumed for manuscripts submitted without request, discussion copies etc. If GEHWOL JOURNAL cannot be published or delivered, this shall not serve as grounds for claims against the publisher. Legal venue: Frankfurt am Main. Redaktion GEHWOL JOURNAL, Dorothea Küsters Life Science Communications GmbH, Leimenrode 29, 60322 Frankfurt am Main Einsendeschluss: 30. November 2012 (Poststempel) " Der Rechtsweg sowie die Teilnahme über die Einschaltung Dritter, zum Beispiel Gewinnspielagenturen oder eine vollautomatische Gewinnspieleintragung, sind ausgeschlossen. Daten werden zu Marktforschungszwecken sowie zum Gewinnversand bis auf Widerruf gespeichert. Foto: Sebastian Kaulitzki | Fotolia It’s not just the bacterium itself, but particularly its excretions which cause illness. Even though not all bacteria have negative health consequences, it is recommended to prevent them from penetrating the body. The forms of bacteria range from spheres to threads to staff cells. whooping cough and diphtheria, tetanus, scarlet fever or abdominal typhus. The body also reacts to the bacteria themselves with a foreign body reaction. Inflammations with swelling, redness, fever or pain may occur. They are usually picked up with food, beverages or via the skin. The latter occurs particularly if the natural skin barrier is disturbed. On the foot with its tendentially dry skin, the barrier can be maintained with regular care using rich creams. The solution word of the GEHWOL JOURNAL riddle 3/2012 is: FUSSPILZ. Anja Zündorf from Jork is the happy winner of two overnight stays with breakfast and a three-course menu, use of the wellness area as well as massages for two persons at the Hotel Atrium. The winners of the care sets have already received their prizes. by your foot care institute: