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2B Daily News – Wednesday, December 4, 2013 FEATURES Blame aging for puffy eyes, dark circles get rid of bags, DEAR DOCpuffiness and TOR K: Why do I dark circles: wet, have bags, pufficool tea bags; ness and dark circotton balls cles around my dipped in rose eyes? What can I water; and, of do about it? course, the iconic DEAR READcucumber slices. ER: My Harvard Dr. K Many of my Medical School patients find that colleague Dr. by Anthony L. Robert Shmerling Komaroff, M.D. under-eye creams and ointments wrote about this a couple of years ago in the help reduce the puffiness Harvard Health Letter on awakening. Finally, there's always newsletter. Here's some cosmetic surgery if these of what he said: Gently pinch the skin treatments are not helpunder your eyes and give ing you enough — and if it a little tug. You'll feel you have the means to that it's a little looser and pay for it. In some cases there thinner than skin elsewhere. It's also looser may be an underlying and thinner than it used cause you can treat. Nasal to be. As we age, some of congestion is an example, the fat under the skin of as it causes veins around the face disappears. The the eyes to dilate. Treatfat under the skin beneath ing the cause of the conour eyes that we're born gestion (an allergy, perwith is like wind filling a haps) can make the dark sail. As the fat disap- circles go away. If your eyes have gotpears, the skin under the eyes becomes like a sail ten noticeably puffier and without wind to fill it out. the puffiness doesn't go In addition, gravity when away, see a doctor. Puffy we're sitting or standing eyes can be a sign that (which is true most of the you're retaining fluid, day and evening) tends to which can be a symptom pull what's left of the fat of a serious medical condownward into the upper dition. Also talk to your doctor if your eyes got cheeks. Thinner and looser puffy after you started a skin also allows fluid to new medication or facial collect, causing a puffy cosmetic, or ate a new appearance. What was a food. You may be having smooth, pink surface an allergic reaction. *** when there was fat This column now is beneath the skin now becomes a pale and more than two years old. bloated surface. The dark I am very grateful to my circles under the eyes are colleague Urmila Parcaused by blood pooling likar for finding informain the veins just under the tion for me, to my colskin. When there was leagues at Harvard Medmore fat under the skin, it ical School who give me covered up the blood in advice, and for my excellent editors, Alan the veins beneath it. You've probably McDermott and Shena noticed the puffiness and Wolf. dark circles when you Dr. Komaroff is a first get up in the mornphysician and professor ing. That's because when you are lying down, grav- at Harvard Medical To send ity is not pulling fluid in School. questions, go to your tissues and blood in or your veins downward AskDoctorK.com, into the cheeks below write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second your eyes. Boston, MA There's some folk and Floor, spa wisdom about how to 02115. Woman won't share time with family fun-loving, happy, giving, Dear Annie: I have not appreciative and accepting. I shared a birthday, holiday make the most of whatever or special occasion with my time I am allowed. But son for the past five years, Rhonda is negative, selfsince he married. He has centered and rude and does two children now. her best to spoil the visit. We always have been I've tried several times to close, but I'm so sad that discuss this with her, have my daughter-in-law won't let me be a grandmother. Annie's prayed and have shared words of wisdom and scripTheir first year of marriage, ture, but nothing breaks they alternated holidays and combined our families. by Kathy Mitchell through. My son prefers to When they had their first and Marcy Sugar avoid a confrontation. Should I also give up? — child, however, ''Rhonda'' said it was too much, and now all Grandmother Missing Out Dear Grandmother: How sad holidays are spent with her family. They are wonderful people, but she that Rhonda denies her children the is not willing to share her toddlers' privilege of knowing all of their time with her husband's family, grandparents. Would your son be willing to bring the kids to your including his siblings. I do not get the privilege of home for a visit without Rhonda? babysitting or having the kids over And if you can manage it, consider to my house for the day. I am not inviting the entire family, including allowed to pick them up or bring Rhonda's folks, to your place now them places. I live nearby, but they and then. We also recommend you never stop over. Rhonda is socially work on ways to warm up the relaimmature, and I believe she is naive tionship with Rhonda. Surely you as well as selfish. She holds all can find something to admire about power and control and is judgmen- her and keep quiet about the rest. tal and unkind. She gives every We hope, in time, she will realize excuse to avoid us. Her family has that what goes around comes tried to reason with her, to no avail. around. Dear Annie: My husband and I My son is terribly hurt by this and tries his best to include me for a frequently go out to dinner with short visit at least once a month. I several other couples. One of the am grateful, but not satisfied. I am wives is a vegetarian. That's fine, Mailbox but she sometimes makes a scene with the server. She argues about the way things are prepared and accuses the waitstaff of lying. It's become quite embarrassing, and some of our other friends refuse to go out with her anymore. It recently happened again. My husband and I were mortified when she sent her meal back and accused the waiter of giving her the wrong dish. It ruined our night. I think we should say something, but my husband thinks it will ruin the friendship. Any suggestions? — Carnivore in Florida Dear Carnivore: It is not unheard of for restaurants to prepare vegetarian meals with chicken broth or beef stock without declaring it. However, it is rude to accuse the waitstaff of lying and cause a scene. We recommend you do a search in your area for vegetarian restaurants when socializing with this couple. Otherwise, let them know you won't be going out to eat with them because it is obviously too stressful. Dear Readers: Sunday, Dec. 8, is The Compassionate Friends' Worldwide Candle Lighting in memory of all the children who have died. Please light a candle in the evening at 7 p.m., local time, and remember them with love. For more information, log on to compassionatefriends.org. Readers share ways to use this for that Eyeglass cleaner. If you're out when you realize your glasses or purse mirror needs cleaning, try using a drop of hand sanitizer to give you crystal-clear results instantly. This works great on glass, but should be tested on plastic. -- Angelique T. Kitchen helper. I work full time, so before I leave my house in the morning, I set up my slow cooker and plug it into a timer. Most days, I only cook for two, preparing a couple of pork chops or chicken. With the timer, I start the cooking at noon on low and end it at 5:30 when I get home, avoiding the need to cook for 10 hours. It is important to make sure the timer is set correctly. In the morning, the meat goes in frozen, so there is no need to worry about it sitting out until noon. It's so nice to come home to a nice hot meal. -- Linda Brush holder. When I redid my bathroom, I took the old toothbrush holder, ran it through the dishwasher and now use it to hold my makeup brushes on the counter. The brushes fit nicely, are neatly organized and are ready for me to use. -- Robin Claw backs. I have lace curtains that I sometimes like to pull back. getting frustrated about not rememI use those tiny "claw" hair bering something and it keeps the clips with the teeth that you mirror clean, too! -- Leanne Well-heeled. No one in my house pinch to open. They're less likes the "heel" ends of a than an inch long loaf of bread. Instead of and clear. I pull the throwing them out, or curtain to the throwing them in the backdesired position and yard for the birds, we let clip it back. When I want them sit out on the counter to close the lace curtain, I and get stale. Then, we save gently remove the clip them to use for breadand clip it onto the outside crumbs, stuffing or crouedge of the curtain so it's tons. For croutons, I cube there whenever I need it. the stale bread and toss it in These clips work great a frying pan with a little and they're virtually invisolive oil, garlic, oregano, ible! -- Bonnie B. Mary and salt and pepper. Once Write on, wipe off. I they are coated and heated am always thinking of through, I toss them with things I need to do or buy Parmesan cheese and use while I'm in the bathroom on a Caesar salad. -- Nancy getting ready for the day. V. But keeping a notepad in Gift the shelter. Wondera room with so much ing what to do with all of moisture doesn't work well. Instead, I use a wipe-off mark- your old, frayed towels and linens? er right on the mirror. I jot quick Check your local animal shelter. notes as I think of them. Then, when Most are in need of old towels, worn I'm ready to go, I transfer all my throw rugs and bedspreads, and any notes to paper and wipe them off the other soft washable materials for animirror. This routine keeps me from mal bedding. -- Pat C. Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Rocky 'Rockstar' Golden brings home the win My ground coach and fans there. When Rocky good friend, Rocky "Rock- came out, we were all on star" Golden, had his MMA our feet screaming, "Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!" debut fight Oct. We had the whole 26 at Nor Cal arena chanting Combat 8 at the with us. He Glenn County looked a little nerFairgrounds. vous, but SO He trained intense. I was just hard with Team praying he'd come Intense. His out uninjured. I ground game don't like to pray was tight, his for wins because stand up was that just seems swift and his weird (please, endurance was Avery God, let my on point. I was friend smash his certain he was opponent?- yeah, going to put on a great show. I was Fitness Buff I can't pray like that). still nervous for The bell rang, him. This was his first fight. He was fighting a and Rocky rushed him like tough guy who had cage a bull. He was throwing experience. No matter how bombs like crazy. Beautiful good you are, there is punches, straight and accualways the chance that the rate. His opponent must other guy will catch you have had an iron chin. That with a lucky punch or sub- guy could take some punmission. So, as I am for any ishment. Rocky did a hip of my friends who fight, I toss and flung this guy on the ground so hard, I was a little bit scared. Team Psycho showed up thought I felt the ground in droves to show our sup- shake. Rocky was smashing port for Rocky. We were, him with some vicious without a doubt, the loudest ground and pound, and then Vilche Check Out our online 'YARD SALE MAP' the referee stops the action and takes a point away from Rocky for illegal hits to the back of the head (which was SO not the case). After that point, you could tell Rocky was worried about throwing punches when he had his opponent on the ground. It didn't stop him from getting a lot of cracks in, though. I have to give his opponent credit. That guy was able to defend Rocky's submission attempts (which are crazy good). His opponent was in a defensive stance just trying to survive all three rounds. Rocky completely dominated each and every round, and the crowd was favoring him as well, with deafening cheers, "Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!" However, since he hadn't knocked out or submitted his opponent and got that point taken away in the first round, I was nervous that they may give the other guy the decision (as they often do- one of the main reasons I retired from fighting). I was holding my breath waiting for the announcer to tell us who won. They gave the scores, which all pointed to one fighter. Then they announced Rocky "Rockstar" Golden won the unanimous decision. We were all on our feet, screaming for him. I was so happy, so proud, and he was just floating on air with that win. I can see that he's got a bright future in fighting, and I'll always be able to say, "I knew him when......" As for me, as exciting as it was to watch, it didn't motivate me to get back into the ring. To diet, to train, to travel, to stress outand to get lame judges. Nope, no thanks. I'll just watch. I am getting excited about doing the World Eskimo Indian Olympics one more time. For those of you who don't know, these Native games are open to Native Americans, and they occur in Fairbanks, Alaska every July. My friend, Cory Roads, a fellow Native and a former fighter, is going to make the journey with me. Ruth Ann Merkle, my faithful photographer/videographer will be capturing the magic on film. And, top to it off, my coach, Joe Hanlin, will be training us for these brutal events while his friend, Bernard Oliverwho has extensive cinematography experience, will be doing an actual documentary about the whole thing. We're looking at grants to cover the costs of travel and lodging, and we may have another fundraiser in the near future. Any potential sponsors out there, feel free to contact me. One way or another, I am going to get the story of WEIO out there for the whole world to see. Where else can you find the ear pull contest, the four man carry, the two legged high kick... Please check out their website to see some pictures of these contests; www.weio.org. Avery Vilche is a professional boxer and owner of Psycho Fitness & MMA. You can reach her at vilcheavery@yahoo.com or at her website, www.psychofitnessmma.co m. 'Yard Sale Map' can be easily accessed from www.redbluffdailynews.com/map Updated Thursday afternoon – for weekend Yard Sales! Click on locations to see items for sale at each location, exact addresses and driving directions!