Revitalize Your Hair!

Facts About Your Hair:

Due to its exceptional structure, hair is very strong: healthy hair can resist a weight of 50 to 100 g before breaking, it can stretch between 20% and 30% without losing strength and above all, it responds to the care that you give it every day!


The visible part of hair is made up of dead matter, which, for this very reason cannot regenerate itself. It is therefore essential to take regular, not just sporadic care. The damage caused to hair cannot be ‘repaired’. We must wait for it to grow and then cut it to make the results disappear.

Healthy Cuticle (Left) Damaged Cuticle (Right)

The outer coating of the hair, called the cuticle, is made up of eight or nine layers of scales, overlapping each other like tiles on a roof. When hair is healthy, these keratin scales are tightly closed, sticking to one another, giving the hair a bright, silky appearance.

If your hair is subjected to overly ‘aggressive’ shampoos or an unsuitable chemical treatment, the scales break apart and the hair becomes irreparably lifeless and brittle.

The second layer is called the cortex and is composed of protein fibres called keratin chains: this gives the hair its elasticity, its tone and also its colour. The heart of the hair, or medullar channel, is linked to the follicle, or root of the hair. The substances necessary to keep the cuticle and cortex in good condition all pass through the follicle.

The life of a hair is between three to seven years, and that is why it is totally normal to lose some hairs every day. It is estimated that a healthy individual loses about a hundred hairs a day.

Split Ends

This hair has spilt ends. Can be caused by over brsuhing, brushing hair when wet perming and colouring, towel drying, elastic bands and/or tight pony tails.

No real cure except cutting the hair and snipping off the split ends.

Knotted Hair

This hair is knotted, it could be caused by forced brushing and combing etc.

Knotting hair will cause pressure on the cuticle and cortex, leading the hair to break.
Avoid backcombing and use a conditioner after washing.

Damaged Hair Shaft

This hair shaft has been damaged by excessive combing or brushing too hard when the hair is tangled causing the hair shaft to stretch and snap.

Never force a brush or comb through your hair.


For beautiful hair solution, stay tune for product review.


Contributed by Alice Ong

Polaris Daily Used Products



Credit Photos to Hairdressers US





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The importance of a Full Blood test

Because I Care.

How strong is the determination, depending on how concern are you for your loves one.

How long the determination can last, depending on how strong your mind is.

Everyone have a choice to make. To be happy, To be healthy, To be wealthy...

There will always to 2 sides of the elements in this world.

Let's look at the nature earth.

There is Sun, there is Moon.
There is Summer, there is Winter.
There is Fire, there is Water

It applies to all things.

To start, to end
To give, to receive
To work, to relax
To go, to stop

It takes two hands to clap.

I give + You received = result

I give + No receive = No result

No Give = No result


Hence, in order to have a result, it must start from ME and the receiver must received as well.

Change in yourself 1st, before expecting others to change.
Reflect in yourself 1st, before blaming on others.
Do it yourself 1st, before expecting others to action.



For your immediate action.

The full comprehensive blood test is here again.


Details of the blood test: 14 march 2009
Time: 8am - 12noon
Location: 50 Eu Tong Sen Street, Old Tong Chai Building

Limited seat: 80 pax only.

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Some information on the blood test

- Please note that the blood test is based on first-come-first-served basis. You can come from 8am to 12noon, anytime between this time.
(normally, 8am -9am is peak hours, waiting time about 15 min for each person.)

- For ladies only. Your period have to finish 7 days before you take the Urine test as it will have more accurate result.
If you are having your period during the blood test, you will not be taking the Urine test on that day. The best day for you to take the urine test is 7 days after your period cleared. You will have to send the Urine sample to the office before 11am, within a month from the blood test date. Please note that the urine sample must be on the same day that you deliver to the office, overnight urine sample is not acceptable.


- The location is at 50 Eu Tong Sen street, Forever Building. THe nearest MRT station is at Clarke Quay Mrt station, exit B.
You will see the national monument building across the street.


- Your Blood test result will be ready within a week.

- A nutritionist will explain to you on the result of your blood test. A recommendation of healthy diet and supplement will end the consultation. No obligation to purchase any products.

- Each consultation will take about 15 min.


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Blood tests help to check for certain diseases and conditions. They also help check the function of your organs and show how well treatments are working.

Prevention is better than cure.


Start from yourself 1st, Be a role model.

Contributed by Jasmine

Polaris Event

Forever Yours,


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胖朋友会让你便胖???

设定减肥计划时，专家们会告诉你：找一个朋友结伴运动，互相鼓励，会有好的效果。

良朋益友能够帮助你减肥廋身，反过来看，损友是不是也会让你增加体重呢？

最新研究显示，朋友的确会影响你的身材。 美国加州大学的一项研究，追踪了 10，000多人长达32年，发现当朋友变胖时，自己跟着变胖的几率增加57%。 相比之下，兄弟姐妹之间因为相同基因的影响，只有40%。

这可能是因为胖朋友使你更不在意自己的身材，也因为朋友的不良习惯（如饮食习惯，运动习惯）互相印象。

Contributed by Mei Lim

Polaris Slimming

Forever yours,


PolarisConnect

Vitamin C + Prawn = Arsenic Poisoning???

Received a email from Wencong asking if this is true...

This email said:

DO NOT eat shrimp/Prawn if you have just taken VITAMIN C pills!!
This will cause you to DIE in ARSENIC (As) toxication within HOURS!!
Reported in Taiwan.


After some researching and found out that it’s a hoax.
It’s been a chain letter on the net since 2005.

Found a write up on the net.

Therefore, it’s not true and BREAK the chain if you receive one.

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Receiving this email let me ponder how many people actually analyze a situation or a article when they received it.

I have a lot of comments from my customers like -

" I heard from my friends that Kids cannot eat Omega 3"

"I read from newspaper that Olive Oil is good for cooking"

" Aiya, all the honey is the same la..."

Should I say they are naive, innocent, or can't be bother to find out the truth?

Can we take the "truth" as the truth?

" I heard from my friends that Kids cannot eat Omega 3"

My response : Who is your friend? Is your friend a Nutritionist or a Doctor?

If you want to buy a shoe, you will go to a shoe shop.

Go to a right and reliable source to get the right answer.

"I read from newspaper that Olive Oil is good for cooking"

My response : Who wrote the article in the newspaper? Reporter.

Where did the reporter get it's information from? From the Cooking Chef.

Did the Chef represent any company? Yes, the Olive XXX company

Now you know it.

Do the Chef know about nutrition? We don't know.

Do the Chef know the chemistry reaction between heat and Olive Oil? We don't know.

Can we trust the newspaper article? You decide for yourself.

" Aiya, all the honey is the same la..."

Is all honey the same?

It may taste sweet for all honey but their benefit is not the same.

Using ONE and only ONE point to judge an element is not a strong point.

A few points to note: The Source of the Honey, How many type of Flower are there?, How do human collect honey from the bee?

God create everything in the world uniquely.

Everything will have a sight difference.

I will not write a long article on the Honey,

They are a lot of articles on the internet and library to find more about honey.

Or to save time, Come for our Bee Honey talk. :)

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Collect data, Interpret data and Analyze data

Because

You do not know what you don't know.

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Forever Yours,

PolarisConnect

LO HEI party photos!

Mandarin Oranges, sweets, and the ingredents of the Lo Hei are prepared!

Yu, means abundance

Wish everyone has abundance of wealth in the year 2009.

恭喜发财

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年年有余

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生意新荣

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身体健康

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学业进步

舞狮来祝贺

Gold - Can you see the 4 numbers?

Wish you Luck!

May Leader group be prosperity and unity as the group grow and grow!!!

Forever Yours,

PolarisConnect

Aloe Vera: Nature's Silent Healer

Aloe Vera: Nature's Silent Healer (Paperback)

by Alasdair Barcroft (Author), Audun Myskja (Author), Tom Reynolds (Foreword)

Product Description

Book Description
This is Alasdair Barcroft's third book on the subject of aloe vera and he believes the aloe vera topic will run and run as more and more people, both lay people and professional healthcare specialists and therapists alike.

He believes that 'we are still scratching the surface' in terms of aloe vera's vast potential. Aloe vera has been around for over 4,000 years - it has stood the test of time - and it still continues to confound and very often baffle the medical profession and scientific researchers with its complex, silent actions, potent properties and powerful healing benefits.

Aloe vera truly is nature's silent healer. Aloe vera has been known for its wide-ranging healing properties for over 4,000 years, but it is only in the last few decades that scientists have really begun both to realise and understand the enormous scope of this amazing plant's actions and benefits.

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Medical practitioners, vets, dentists, therapists, nutritionists and many others involved in healthcare throughout the world are finally realising that the anecdotal evidence of the powers of this ancient plant that have been handed down through the millennia are as valid and relevant today as they were in places like ancient Egypt, where aloe vera was revered as the 'plant of immortality', or in the ancient Greece of Alexander the Great's time.
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This book firmly establishes the facts about aloe vera, defining: its history through the millennia; its botanical pedigree; its track record over the years as a healing plant; its use in studies and scientific trials since 1935; the numerous case histories of people who have benefited from its use, both internally and externally; the many illnesses, ailments and conditions that aloe vera can help manage; its properties, uses and benefits from internal conditions, illnesses and diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), arthritis, candida, colitis, ulcers and Crohn's disease, to external problems, ailments and disorders such as burns, sunburn, acne, eczema and psoriasis; the comments and reports by doctors, dentists, therapists, nutritionists, veterinary surgeons and others; involved in health; the future as more people consider a more balanced and holistic approach to healthcare.

This is a detailed and practical book, which gives the reader a unique insight into a healing plant that has stood the test of millennia and continues to surprise professional health specialists across the healing spectrum as they attempt to unlock more and more of its secrets.

Aloe vera's true potential as a healer will continue to expand across the globe as more people use it internally or externally, and more doctors and the wider medical fraternity become more receptive to a holistic approach to general health and well-being, and disease and illness prevention, rather than just treatment of the symptoms.

(From www.amazon.com)
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Good News to Everyone who want to get this book.

Many thanks to Minnie, who find this book very useful when explaining the benefit of Aloe vera to her friends.

She decided to write to the Author and get the book shipped over to Singapore.

The rates are as below:

The postage cost to Singapore is: £9.01
The cost of the book is £16.95
Total price is: £25.96

The bonus is the Author will be signing his name in each of the book!!! (with your name on it) How cool is can be? :)

It is now open for order. Please email your order to polarisconnect@gmail.com

Note: According to my research, this book is not sold in Singapore. It is cheaper to buy from the Author than from the Amazon. Please correct me if i miss out some information.

Contributed by Jasmine Ng

Forever Yours,

PolarisConnect

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Orders (updated at 10 feb) :

Minnie Wong x1

Jasmine Ng x1

Lena Gan x1

More to come.. :)

2 DAYS 1 NIGHT KUALA LUMPUR TRIP

Yeah.. 2 Days 1 night KL trip is here again... Fun and relaxing...

Following are the details for the trip.

Departure Date : 07 Mar 2009 (Saturday)
Departure Time : 0645 Hrs
Assemble Point : 19, Hong Kong Street
Assemble Time : 0630 Hrs

Return Date : 08 Mar 2008 (Sunday)
Departure Time : 1700 Hrs
Dismiss Place : 19, Hong Kong Street


Tour fare : 28 seaters coach (Minimum 26 pax in a coach)
S$125.00 Twin sharing
S$110.00 Triple sharing (with extra bed)
S$ 80.00 Child no bed with breakfast

44 seaters coach (minimum 40 pax in a coach)
S$105.00 Twin sharing
S$ 95.00 Triple sharing (with extra bed)
S$ 60.00 Child no bed with breakfast


Tour fare includes :
* One way transfer by 44 seaters coach to JB custom
* 28 / 40 seaters coach throughout from JB custom
* One Night accommodation at Swiss Garden Hotel
* 01 Breakfast
* Tour guide service


Fare excludes : Lunch & Dinner
Tipping for Guides & Drivers (RM$4 per person)


Special thanks to Alice Toh whom organise this trip for the group.

Thank you, Alice! Hug hug!!


Contributed by Alice Toh



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Swiss Garden Hotel (beautiful room that we are staying)






Bintang Walk

If you love people-watching, sipping aromatic coffee and nibbling freshly-baked croissants, then head for Bintang Walk. Besides that, the Walk also boasts of shopping malls that offer a wide range of local and imported goods at reasonable and affordable prices.

To Bukit Bintang - 1km
To Times Square - 1km
To Sg Wang Plaza - 2km



Hence, Hurry join us to this KL trip. It is open for registration NOW.

Limited seats only, To avoid disappointment, please book reservation early.

The dead line is 11 feb 2009 (Wed).



Forever Yours,


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Celebrate Chinese New Year with Yu Sheng

Join us for the CNY "LO HEI" Celebration!

Date: 7 Feb 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 10am - 1pm
Location: Forever Building
Fee: $10 per person

Have you ever wonder why we Chinese have to "LO HEI"???

Fish symbolises happiness and prosperity.

Fish plays an especially impoert role in Chinese festive celebration. Fish, in the Chinese language, Yu, sounds like the word for "wish and abundance".

Not only is fish rich in meaning to the Chinese, it also provides good nutritional benefits to one's body with its Omega 3 acids and protein.

During Chinese New year, a colourful salad of raw fish and crunchy vegetables called "YU SHENG" is served in most of the places.

My favourite part is the mixing and tossing of the ingredients. For GOOD LUCK for the coming year, it is symobolic for everyone to toss the YU SHENG while calling out "LO HEI" which means abundance and growth.

It is believed that the higher you toss the salad, the greater your luck and prosperity for the year.


Recipe for YU SHENG is light, flavourful and easy to prepare. Get Ready to "LO HEI"!!!

- 100g fresh salmon, deboned, sliced in 3-4cm strips. (if you wish, may add on to Abalone)
- 2 cups finely shredded white radish
- 2 cups finely shredded carrot
- 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
- 1 inch fresh ginger, shredded paper-thin
- 7 fresh lime leaves, finely shredded
- 4 springs fresh Chinese parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- Toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- 1 tbsp five spice powder

Dressing
- 2/3 cup plum sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
- Forever Honey to taste ----> Honey Review (next post)

Marinade
- 1 teaspoon corn oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp honey
- A pinch of white pepper
- A pinch of five spice powder
- Squeeze half lemon and salt taste.


Steps
1. In a separate bowls, cover finely shredded radish and carrots with cold water and set aside.
2. Mix all ingredients together to make the dressing. Set aside.
3. Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Add fish slices and mix.
4. Rinse carrots. Mound each vegetable round the fish on the platter. Then scatter the ginger, parsley and lime leaves over the fish.
5. Finally, top the salad with peanut, sesame seeds and five spice powder. Pour the dressing over the salad.



Contributed by Lena Gan

Polaris Cooking




Forever Yours,


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Sonya Mini Palette Review

The Hottest Style In Town!!

Sonya Mini Palette** Limited Edition

I simply adore this Sonya Mini Palette.

The colour is so gentle and last for the whole day!

This mini palette, Essence of Autumn consist of 2 eye shadows colour, 1 blusher colour and 2 lip colour.

How convenient it can be? Especially easy for travelers.

One tips: When rushing for time, I will use the 2nd colour as my eye brow colour. Not as define, but very natural for day make-up.



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Contributed by Cassandra Loo
Polaris Sonya Cosmetics





Forever Yours,

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