Beauty Tips for Looking Younger
Ever
since Eve took that first bite of the apple, the human race has been obessed with beauty.
The
truth is we begin the aging process just as soon as we pop out of the womb.
Every day of our lives our bodies slough off and regenerate new cells. The
speed at which that process takes place when we are children is vastly
different as we get older.
Every
day you are bombarded daily with commercial messages and beauty tips that
attempt to lure you into believing that the most recent miracle drug is just
what you need to fight off the ravages of Mother Nature.
We are
living longer as a whole. Singularly, that can be a curse or a blessing,
depending on your perspective.
The
best route to natural beauty and healthy skin is to take care of what you have.
Sounds simple, doesn't it? The truth is that your skin takes a beating from the
environment every single day. Here are some of our favorite beauty tips for
keeping your skin fresh and healthy:
1: Stay
hydrated and do it with plenty of water! That does not
mean soda, caffeine or any other type of liquid, even
if it is low cal. Soda (even diet soda) has a high concentration of sodium.
Sodium retains fluids. You need fluid that will hydrate and flush your body
free of toxins. Make sure you are drinking at least 8 glasses a day!
2:
Protect your skin from harmful ultra violet (UV) rays. We all love the sun. We
love being in it and we love having a beautiful tan. The truth is you can
poison yourself with too much sunshine. UV rays cause skin cancer and if that
isn't bad enough it causes your skin to age faster than it should, contributing
to unsightly wrinkles. If you must play in the sun, make certain you are using
an adequate sun screen. Don't leave home without it!
3: Keep
your skin clean. Use a soft warm cloth. Skin does not require scrubbing. You
will do more harm than good if you do.
4: The
best cure for wrinkles is to never have them in the first place! If you are
like most of us, you didn't listen to your Mom when she tried to tell you to
stay in the shade, stand up straight and stop squinting!
5: Eat
healthy. Knowing how and what to eat, can make a huge difference in how you
feel. Improper eating habits can cause depression, weight gain, illness and an
overall lethargy.
Weight
gain causes your skin to stretch. As you get older, it loses it's
elasticity and you're left with sagging skin.
The
best solution to this is to maintain a proper weight.
A rule
of thumb for eating habits are...don't eat more
calories than you consume. Don't go one single day
without doing something extra and physical for at least 30 minutes per day.
This can be three ten minute walks. Or 30 minutes of vigorous aerobics, or 12
minutes of weight lifting and 18 minutes of walking.
6:
Don't worry, be happy. A happy outlook appears to trigger the release of
endorphins. Endorphins relax the cardiovascular system and cytokines which
alert the immune system to pay attention in detecting abnormalities like cancer
cells. Listen carefully to yourself. If you have put yourself down since
childhood, over a lifetime, negative subliminal messages can take their toll by
turning you into a pessimist. Spend one week writing down the phrases you use
in your "self talk." Chances are you will find that you repeat a
dozen or so phrases over and over again that reinforce that negative image. If
you know about them, you can change them. Outer beauty and inner joy go hand in
hand.
Here
are a few quick tips for increasing joy, hope and optimism that will work no
matter what your age:
Make a
list of at least 50 great things that happen to you every day.
Laugh a
lot. You'll heal your body and your mind.
Discover
a new challenge each month.
Try
meditating for just five minutes each day.
7: Sex
After 50 - Ha! How many of you jumped ahead to this section?
The
importance of physical intimacy actually depends on the couple. An alarming
number of men used to give up on sex after 60 and many women used to feel that
their sex life ended with menopause. Thankfully, that is no longer the case.
Sex at
middle age can actually become better and more satisfying than ever before.
Maturity gives a couple more experience in lovemaking. The children are usually
grown and left home. The pressures of building a career and day to day life are
usually less stressful than in younger years.
Is
beauty really skin deep?
The
answer is yes and no. It's a paradox, isn't it? True beauty begins from the
inside out. Don't you wish there was some way to "wriggle your nose"
and regain that soft skin you had as a child? Well, until someone comes up with
the true "Fountain of Youth" we are stuck with what we have.
Just
remember that getting older doesn't have to mean getting old. About the Author
Jill
Miller is the founder of the Fit4Life Club.
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