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You cannot help the fact that you are getting older, but you can certainly stave off all the visible signs of ageing by incorporating certain foods known to have age-defying properties into your daily diet. These foods give you natural youthfulness and vitality and improve the quality of your ... Views: 1451
Red wine has always been known to have multiple health benefits, but only a few people could explain the particular scientific reason for this, in terminology and language that the simple man in the street could understand. The underlying constituent that brings about the benefit is called ... Views: 1202
Movement is absolutely essential to health. It stimulates your central nervous system, increases oxygen flow to the brain, improves circulation, and flushes fluids into and out of cells, among other benefits. In fact, the flexibility of your body is directly correlated to the flexibility of ... Views: 1961
We have all at some point or another, experienced minor symptoms like brittle nails, stuffy noses, etc... and have brushed these symptoms off like they were no big deal. What the majority of people don't realize is that when these simple symptoms are persistent it could really mean something ... Views: 1250
Will the desire to look younger ever wane? Have those snake oil salesmen finally won?
In the latest do-it-yourself craze, a new at home facial injection kit has surfaced in Europe and even recently on eBay selling Botox concoctions. Oh dear.
Desperation comes in many forms. It wasn’t too ... Views: 1691
Stem Cell Enhancers – The Next Wave of Nutritional Supplements?
Driven by rising consumer demand and a growing body of supporting research, the nutrition industry has evolved to considerably more advanced levels in recent years. If you don’t believe me, just walk down the aisles of your ... Views: 743
This is one of the top questions clients ask me-What’s the difference between drug store/department store products and physician skin care?
Fact vs Fiction: The Top Nine Myths of Anti-aging Skin Care
Myth #1: You can get a face lift in a bottle. Fact: The marketing spin of ... Views: 1711
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of skin care products that are out there? Walk into any department store and most if not all sales people will try to sell you a skin care regimen that includes several products, and that doesn't even include the basics such as a cleanser and ... Views: 1627
Eye bags make a person look older. How do we diminish those annoying bags under the eyes and get them to look lighter as part of an anti-aging skin care program?
Eye bags are caused by the liver’s cleansing process of the body’s digestive impurities. As you get older (especially in men and ... Views: 3177
Anti-aging skin care is a process, a lifestyle decision. So, how important is sleep for your daily anti-aging regimen?
Sleep is beneficial to the body and for the skin in many respects. Your body produces melatonin while you sleep which is claimed to be an anti-aging hormone. It’s great for ... Views: 1849
Beauty is generally a subjective matter. Although there are those who would connote beauty with the vibrance of youth, there are also those who appreciate beauty which is ripened with age and maturity. Aging therefore need not be a disappointing and disheartening phenomenon as although it is a ... Views: 1408
Beauty is not necessarily equated with youth. In essence, true beauty is coupled with substance and such is oftentimes brought about by the years and experience. Therefore, even during the later years, a woman can still be categorically beautiful especially when a calm demeanor and a proper ... Views: 1396
As a form of non-surgical facelift, a program of acupressure applied to twenty different parts of the face, neck, hands, and arms can make you look years younger in as little as a month.
There are many benefits one can derive from this form of massage, inter alia, looking younger, improved ... Views: 2925
We should all have a fundamental understanding of what nutrition is. Today, when I look around at all ages, men and women, sadly even children, it is obvious that most have lost their way and for the sake of their health they need to be lead by the hand in the right direction.
Of course, it ... Views: 1587
Are All Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients Harmful?
While many synthetic ingredients used in commercial skin and body products are toxic or potentially toxic, there are some synthetic ingredients that are considered to be safe and non-toxic. As natural ... Views: 2535
The skin care market is overflowing with varieties of anti aging skin care products. There are products to cater to each and every skin type and address a host of other skin problems in addition to providing anti-aging benefits to the skin.
As women become more conscious about their skin, the ... Views: 871
Restylane® and Perlane® from Medicis, Inc. are both hyaluronic acid fillers made of sugar gels. It is common to ask which product is better. The reality is that these are similar products with important differences. Restylane® is a softer product that provides excellent volume, tends to stay ... Views: 2577
In recent years it seems that the Human Growth Hormone has become of increasing interest to those in the health community and beyond. However, despite its recent notoriety as a fat-burning and anti-aging miracle supplement, most people do not know exactly what it is or what it does. While ... Views: 5486
The vast majority are members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Membership, like most other organizations, requires a fee, and any physician is allowed membership status.
Top Plastic Surgeons Special Interest
The reality is no one plastic surgeon will master every condition or ... Views: 2246
Anti aging hormones are commonly known as estradiol, progesterone and testosterone.
There are many hormone imbalance symptoms; so if you have some of the following symptoms you may be experiencing hormone imbalance:
Symptoms for both women and men:
-Wrinkly skin
-Weight ... Views: 9557
Maintaining the Mature Body
Part II: Inflammation – Quelling the Internal Fire
In Part I of Maintaining the Mature Body, The Curse of the Paunch, we discussed the effects central obesity (also known as a paunch) has on insulin signaling and its relationship to Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, ... Views: 2032
When it comes to keeping your brain fit and healthy you need to become a big baby. Now I don’t mean you become a sook… what I mean is that you can rewire your brain using the some of the techniques that babies use to build their brain.
I don’t want to get into a ‘chicken or the egg’ type ... Views: 1515
Those days are gone when a man entering a beauty salon was objectionable, or considered to be fatal to his masculinity. Nowadays, the average male can easily saunter inside a good salon to get himself some serious enhancement in looks. History shows that in ancient days, men would make use of ... Views: 1162
If you’re looking for the top natural skin care products, you’ll see lots of different reviews on the internet. What you’ll find here is a little bit different. Instead of learning about specific brands, you’ll learn about the best ingredients, in terms of safety and effectiveness.
For ... Views: 1240
How can anyone look good and feel great everyday? Learn easy methods to be beautiful without trying too hard.
There are so many different things that anyone can do to look young and feel great. Activities of our days in the contemporary world steadily wear people down and accelerate the ... Views: 997
There has been a growing interest in finding high quality skin care products for men as of late, and the cosmetics industry has taken notice of this fact. Over the last few years they have introduced hundreds of new products aimed at getting a man’s attention. The question is do most of these ... Views: 1636
It is not hard to figure out that when most men go out looking for products to take care of their skin that they are undoubtedly looking for the best men's skin care that money can buy. The problem is that in most cases it doesn’t matter how much you pay for your skin care products, because you ... Views: 1511
Some doctors seem to believe that aging of the face can only be corrected through the use of painful injections. In a recent interview with one of those doctors, he said that topical treatments will never provide the same results as injections. But, if he had kept up with the latest research, ... Views: 2162
Aging well is a goal that many people have, today. It means focusing on good nutritional intake, being physically active and enjoying a variety of social activities. Keeping the mind active is also important for reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s and age-related dementia.
To most people, it ... Views: 1208
Stop interfering!
I hope by now that you have grasped the very simple but profound concept that the brain already knows exactly how to take care of itself for life…. if only we would let it. But we don’t and very successfully manage to interfere with its natural working by imposing on it all ... Views: 1394
In this article I want to take a close look at the last two of the four processes the optimum performance of which I believe is absolutely vital to the proper functioning of all the body’s cells.
Key 3: Breathing
Although at birth we commence to use our lungs to breathe independently for the ... Views: 1581
In the next two articles I want to take a close look at four processes the optimum performance of which I believe is absolutely vital to the proper functioning of all the body’s cells.
Further, I believe that either prior to birth or as babies or both we knew these processes and how to use ... Views: 1337
California's Bill Bell shows us how he transformed himself from ordinary to extraordinary. Bill went from a typical golf-playing executive with some excess poundage and a borderline health problem in his early fifties to an age-group champion Ironman triathlete in his sixties and seventies. ... Views: 2907
Most individuals believe that visible signs of aging are inevitable & there is nothing you can do about the aging process. However, with the advent of modern technology & state of the art techniques, doctors will agree that it is possible to delay the aging process &, in most cases, reverse ... Views: 1708
Retinoids are powerful anti-aging ingredients that provide your skin with a whole range of benefits. It helps diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, fades away brown spots and pigmentation and makes the skin radiant and younger-looking. This is the reason why it is used extensively ... Views: 1628
For years now people around the world have been searching for the fountain of youth. With the majority of those individuals, their search has come to a halt and they are now pursing beauty products, such as natural skin care products to age beautifully, naturally and in a healthy manner. Natural ... Views: 2306
Living a healthy life and developing healthy habits are essential. Many of us understand how important exercise and diet are to your health. We focus on our weight, body fat levels, cholesterol, along with others. One part of our body that is often forgot about is our liver. The liver is one of ... Views: 2048
In my previous article I introduced the brain/old house analogy as a means to illustrate that we must provide conditions that foster healthy neurons, create new neurons and increase and strengthen the connections between neurons. In this article I’ll explain how the brain is much smarter than ... Views: 1536
Near the end of my first article in this series I made the profound statement that:
“You already know how to take control of your health… that you already have available all the systems, resources and knowledge you need… and all you need do is tap into them. SO YOUR BRAIN ALREADY KNOWS HOW TO ... Views: 1491
What if you could take control of brain aging… slow it down so you could protect your earning power and enjoy the lifestyle you want for as long as you want… wouldn’t that be great?
Well, you can! So if you really care about what happens to your brain this could be the most important article ... Views: 1505
Do a Few Simple Tests
Want to look younger and feel fantastic at any age? Do a few simple tests. Go get a mirror and position yourself next to a window. You have just a few simple things to do. First put your mirror on the floor and lean over it. Does your face "fall?" If so, the connective ... Views: 1501
If you are a woman or a man with questions about aging and skin greasiness, you have finally arrived at the right place. What you will learn about here are the things that contribute to oily or greasy skin. It may surprise you to know that getting older is not among them
As we age, our ... Views: 1168
In order for you to attain younger looking skin you use products that contain the right ingredients. What you will often find when trying to choose cosmetics for younger looking skin is that the formulas available to you do not have in them the natural ingredients that you need. The truth is ... Views: 1429
(Part 1 of a 5 part series discussing the delicate issue of asking an elderly parent to retire from their driving career)
Remember that day way-back-when that you finally mustered up the strength to sit your adolescent son or daughter down on the living room’s couch, and begin the dreadful ... Views: 1868
When we think of anti aging, we often think of wrinkle creams and eye gels. But believe it or not wrinkles, dark circles, puffiness and sun spots are not the only effects that aging has on your skin. The process of aging does a number of things to our skin that do not necessarily fall into any ... Views: 1421
I've been giving a lot of thought to this concept of anti-aging because every time I turn on my computer I see ads for anti-aging x, y, and z products.
Is anti aging possible? Can it be a reality? Do you want it to be real?
You might disagree – but in short - I don't think so.
Aging ... Views: 1726
Use it or lose it doesn't apply only to muscle fitness or sex. It also applies to the brain. While researchers at the University of Kansas have found that getting plenty of physical exercise may keep your brain fit too, there’s even better news. Advances in brain imaging and neuroscience have ... Views: 1868
Five years ago when I happened onto the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation in a book called “The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth” by Peter Kelder, I knew instinctively these exercises would help me grow younger, and they have!
Known as The Five Tibetans, this series of movements form a ... Views: 7917
Mens skin care is often ignored. Skin care for men,whether you want to hear or not, guys, is something we need to seriously start thinking about. I certainly understand the natural reaction to think that you just don’t need it, and maybe you don’t. The reality, however, is that most men are in ... Views: 2003
Even in this era of information overload, it is surprising how little women care to know about their skin care essentials. While purchasing skin care products, women often tend to go by their favorite brands, look and scents of the products or general advice from friends and family. You may have ... Views: 1175