Health and Fitness

Photo models and cover girls don’t always have perfect profiles, lovely eyes, or sexy lips. Yet their skin looks smooth and shiny providing a nice appearance in overall. Skin is obviously the most factor determining one’s beauty.

When we were teens or still in our twenties, we almost had no skin problem. No wrinkles, no aging spots… no dryness. However, have you ever seen a 75 year old lady still having a smooth and youthful skin? I did. Some people have the aging effect on their skin earlier, and others later. So, what makes the difference?

Women always dream to have a youthful skin. Every woman does. Fortunately, it does not end up a dream only. You can have that youthful look, no matter how old you are. Beauty is actually not only skin deep…. it is even deeper, depends on what you have ‘under’ your skin. Also never forget the fact…

How far would you go in order to look younger?

Would you have stem cells, harvested from foetal tissue injected into your body, in order to make your body younger? The theory behind this is that the stem cells would seek out damaged or dead cells in your body and replace them, regenerating your body from within. They also release growth factors that stimulate your body to repair itself more efficiently.

For one thing, this industry (stem cell injections) is not regulated. What if things go wrong? What if the cells injected are genetically incompatible with the recipient and some disease develops instead. What if you get an allergic reaction to the proteins in the injected cells? How safe is it?

By the way, where do these stem cells come from? From the placenta of newborn foetuses, or from aborted foetuses? Are the stem cells from foetuses that impoverished women were paid to…

Mineral makeup offers adjustable coverage, and women really love being able to use as much or as little as they want. Using the right tools is paramount when learning how to apply foundation makeup. The Kabuki brush provides the face with a flawless finish in a matter of a few minutes and it is used primarily to apply the mineral makeup foundation. For lighter applications of foundation, a woman has other choices at her disposal. The Light Coverage brush is perfect for applying light applications of foundation where needed.

A woman has the option of swirling the mineral makeup brush in the foundation while it is in the cap or she can dip the Kabuki brush directly into the product container. For smooth and even coverage though, it is important that the mineral powders are recessed deep into the bristles of the brush, and that any excess minerals are shaken off.…

In Part 1, we introduced the concept of Facial Isometrics. Note that as you start to look more youthful that you will also begin to feel younger too. So now let’s continue and get onto the exercises for some specific areas of your face, so as to give you a healthy, natural beauty.

1. Neck and under chin

A) Tilt your head back to stretch the skin under your chin. To help initially with this exercise, feel the muscle running from your chin down the front of your neck and tense it. You might find this difficult to do at first, so tilt your head back, open you mouth and now lift your lower jaw to close your mouth as you tense the muscle. Tense it at least 10 times then do it a few times with your head less tilted. Another way to think of this exercise is to tilt your…

Medical professionals love the healing properties found in mineral makeup since it is very gentle to the skin and hypoallergenic. This means that the natural properties found will not cause the pores to clog, or irritate the skin in any way. It is also non-comedogenic and is less likely to cause blackheads or whiteheads in all skin types tested, but more specifically, it is perfect for use by people with oily skin because the natural minerals act like a sponge without leaving any oily residue behind. It does not clump up on oily skin and will leave other skin types looking radiant and beautiful all day long.

Plastic surgeons recommend the healing properties of mineral makeup to patients that have had plastic surgery. The doctors want their patients to use mineral makeup each day because the natural minerals help skin to breathe and heal. It is good for use on all…

Today’s society values beauty above intelligence and youth above wisdom. A lot of people look for anti-aging answers in bottles or pills.

Basically a youthful appearance revolves around a well maintained body which involves monitoring of saturated fats, total calories and increasing consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits. Anti-aging strategies include eating less sugar, white flour and salt.

Avocados are an excellent source of vitamin E (for healthy skin) and vegetable fat that reduces high density lipids levels (bad cholesterol).

Berries like blueberries, blackberries and raspberries are an excellent source of the powerful antioxidants, flavonoids, which helps prevent free radical damage in the body.

Other excellent anti-aging foods include cauliflower, cabbage, kale, broccoli, watercress and radishes (cruciferous vegetables). Eat these raw or lightly cooked to avoid destroying important enzymes which help the body combat toxin build up and cancer.

Garlic is excellent. Attempts have been made to imitate its benefits in pill form, however fresh…

It’s not that we age but how we age that matters and the how is what we have a lot of control over and will govern how this process affects us in the years to come. Aging is not simply about decay; it is an accumulation of choices about exercise and food that are made every day and consequences of these choices. This will determine if our later years are lived with comfort, independence and high physical activity or those years are lived with infirmity and disease.

A lot of attention is being placed these days on the subject of hormones and how, as we age our body gradually decreases the amount it makes for us. Around age 30, or even earlier the body produces less and less of the hormones that were keeping us young, healthy, fit and kept our body in good shape.

Once we hit 40, 50 or more…