Beauty

Beauty · Published Jun 8, 2026

Maxilla – the bone of beauty, or all about our upper jaw

What makes our face beautiful? If we analyze the faces of attractive people, then we can notice one pattern – they all have a horizontally developed face, or rather, a wide, locaties forward upper jaw, or the so-called maxilla , which is the key to achieving beauty. How does the maxilla affect our…

‘Warrior’ versus ‘nerd’: how appearance affects our perception of a person

The shape of the male skull is discussed extremely rarely; nevertheless, it is the main criterion by which other people perceive a man. For example, men with the so-called ‘warrior skull’ shape are perceived by others as alpha males (‘hunters’), while people subconsciously perceive men with a ‘nerd’…

How braces ruin the face

Ready for the shocking truth about braces and conventional orthodontics? Braces are disastrous for the contours of your face. World-renowned doctors in orthodontic treatment, such as Eric Gibbs (USA) and John and Mike Mew (UK), have been researching this problem for decades, lecturing on it and…

Body symmetry: why it drives us so crazy, and how to achieve it

It is thought that the concept of beauty depends on the era and its culture, and that inner spiritual beauty is preferable to physical beauty. But why, then, are we so often dissatisfied with our physical bodies, and why do we want so much to be beautiful? Why do we so admire bodily symmetry and…

How To Fix Nose Shape Without Surgery

This is a hot topic for many people. So let’s look into it in detail! Many of you remember this illustration from John Mew’s book “The Cause and Cure of Malocclusion” with the Beauty with horizontally developed maxillae and an upturned nose and the “Face of Evil” with a vertically developed face…

A non-surgical facelift with ALF: an ordinary miracle

When a woman notices that the outline of her face is no longer as well defined as it used to be, she starts thinking about seeing a cosmetologist or plastic surgeon. Surgery really does an excellent job of rejuvenating the face by 5–10 years, or even more. But few people pay attention to the fact…

A Flat Belly: How to Achieve It Without Exercise by Understanding the Body’s Biomechanics

Many people spend hours in the gym trying to achieve a flat belly, toned buttocks and a high, open chest. Yet this result can sometimes be difficult to achieve, and once training stops, everything goes back to square one. In this short article, we will talk about why this happens, what role the…

ALF orthodontics: what it is

Today, more and more people seeking a beautiful smile are turning not to standard braces, after which many feel varying degrees of ill health and do not recognize the outline of their own face in the mirror, but to the new arrival ‘from overseas’, the ALF appliance. In this article we will find…

The standard of beauty: the formula for perfection of all races

Beauty is mathematics. At least that is what the ancient Greeks believed as they extolled the beauty of the perfect human body. If this is true, there must be a mathematical code, a standard, a formula, or even a number with which beauty could be expressed. Historically, many numbers were tried in…

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