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The data proves this blend significantly reduces blood vessel dilation, heat, swelling, while cutting facial redness by 50% in just two days—all without clogging pores.
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Emily Orofino, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
Audiology professor Matthew Winn at the University of Minnesota, says that currently, the main way researchers have to measure the effort of listening is to monitor pupil dilation, since the pupils dilate anytime someone pays close attention to something.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Other signs of lymphatic blockages include recurring infection, skin changes that result in a blushed appearance, or persistent redness due to capillary dilation or congestion, and other skin conditions like cellulitis and papillomatosis.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Researchers found that women who ate dates had a significantly higher cervical dilation at hospital admission and were more likely to go into spontaneous labor.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Emily Orofino, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
Audiology professor Matthew Winn at the University of Minnesota, says that currently, the main way researchers have to measure the effort of listening is to monitor pupil dilation, since the pupils dilate anytime someone pays close attention to something.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Other signs of lymphatic blockages include recurring infection, skin changes that result in a blushed appearance, or persistent redness due to capillary dilation or congestion, and other skin conditions like cellulitis and papillomatosis.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Researchers found that women who ate dates had a significantly higher cervical dilation at hospital admission and were more likely to go into spontaneous labor.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Dilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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