Beauty and the defeated

Everything these days comes with some price to pay. Doctors worked wonders for men and women of all ages with the use of Botox - but now even simple beauty procedures has more to it then just a lofty price sticker. In a recent article on Fox News, scientists have found that pieces of the injection from Botox can travel from the face to the brain. Now, before you form even more worry lines, relax - this study has only been conducted in mice. I find it ironic though that something that is said to make people so beautiful is actually harming them.

After reading this article I thought about a lot of things that people say are beneficial to us, but can actually be very harmful. The closest thing I can think of is tanning.  Ok so maybe this isn't "beneficial" but there are many girls who find it very necessary to be tan in the summer, and maybe even all year round. The thought of developing sin cancer rarely touches the mind of these men and women as they bask on the beach or fry their already dark bodies in tanning beds.

So why do we keep subjecting to these harmful activities if in the long run they can hurt us? Should we blame society for pressuring everyone to be wrinkle-free and burnt to a crisp? Or is it just a personal trait that some people take too far? Now I know I'm tan - thanks to tan in a can, but as for risking my intelligence so I look like a 12 year old? No thanks!!

Besides - look how cute the dog is with wrinkles :)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,345068,00.html