A facebook friend recently went with with his lady to get a pedicure and it raised the question of men getting pedicures. Did you know that our feet are the generally the most neglected part of our bodies? They withstand all the pressure and weight of our bodies on a daily basis and should be cared for regularly...

The truth is many men receive pedicures. They understand the importance of foot care and this includes men from all areas of life, which quickly removes the stereotype of metro and homosexuals being the only men who do this wonderfully relaxing therapeutic service

   This prompted me to give men (and the women who love them) a good list of reasons to get manicures and pedicures:

1. Sexy Factor: Let’s face it, when a man takes pride in the way they look, it is sexy.  Granted, being obsessed about one’s looks is NOT attractive, but taking pride in one’s appearance says he cares just enough.
2. It Feels Good: Although the actual manicures and pedicures feel good on their own, most come with a short massage component which makes them feel that much more wonderful. 
3. Stress Release: Taking an hour or so to get a manicure and pedicure can give a man some down time to chill and take his mind off some of the pressing issues he has to deal with.  This is good for a healthy heart!
4. Healthy Feet and Hands: During a pedicure, dead skin is exfoliated away, helping to diminish callusesand potential dead skin build-up that can lead to bigger problems down the line.  During both manicures and pedicures, the cuticles are cleaned up, which eliminates painful and unsightly hang nails.
5. It Looks Good: If a man is tough on his hands and feet (construction workers are a great example of this), they can end up looking a bit worn and unattractive.  Getting regular manicures and pedicures will help keep hands and feet looking their best at all times.
6. A Softer Touch: This one really benefits women.  Getting manicures and pedicures promotes softer skin on the hands and feet, which makes his touch that much sweeter.

.  There are a lot of ‘manly men’ out there who seem to think it is manly enough.  Do you have any other reasons that you think men should indulge?

there is no such thing as gray hair....

When hair grows, either it is pigmented, or it is white. The greyish appearance of hair is only in fact a kind of optical illusion, produced by the mixture of coloured hair with white hair. The French expression "pepper and salt hair" gives a good indication of what this means. It is therefore obvious that the hair appears increasingly grey as the percentage of white hairs increases. Furthermore, since hair grows from the root, it can be coloured and yet have a white base.
As can be clearly seen when hair continues to grow after having been coloured.
The hair whitening is called canities. It is a very complex phenomenon, easily explained in the first instance - for as soon as a hair is no longer pigmented at its conception, it grows white. This is all very well, but why is it no longer pigmented? It was long believed to be the natural consequence of a halt in the production of melanin by the melanocytes. Until researchers made the amazing discovery than although the papilla producing a white hair contained melanocytes incapable of producing coloured pigments, there were others that were working perfectly, but were no longer able to transmit their melanin to the keratinocytes. For the moment, the reasons for this interruption of communication between melanocytes and keratinocytes remains obscure.

It was subsequently discovered that melanocytes were not only to be found at the bottom of the dermal papilla, but also in a reservoir situated higher in the external epithelial sheath. These melanocytes are dormant and produce no pigments. Some of these are recruited by the hair follicle to repopulate its lower part when it begins to regenerate itself at the end of the telogen phase. Once they have been selected, these melanocytes are reactivated and the production of melanin begins once more. But this reservoir is still to be found in white hair follicles. Which leads us to think that canities may be the result of a "recruitment deficit" in this reservoir. Once again, the processes involved remain a mystery.