Enhance Your Beauty With Makeup
Have you ever wondered if what you know about makeup is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on makeup.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about makeup. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Picking the right dress is just about as important as anything. Everyone knows that. But if your makeup isn't just right, the evening could become disastrous. The solution is to use makeup that will enhance the dress and not take away from it. Because prom night if often a long one, you want to be sure that your makeup will stay up as late as you do.
Makeup - How To
FOUNDATION:
When applying makeup, the first thing is to remove old makeup or dirt. The night before, you might want to use a mask (one that you have used before) so that you feel extra refreshed before the big evening. Getting ready the day of will be stressful enough, so eliminate stress where you can. After cleaning your face, apply an even coat of foundation - you want it to match the color of your skin, and using a slightly tinted foundation can give those pale faces a more lively look. But try not to over apply - "The Less, the Better." One of my personal peeves is foundation lines (i.e., around the neckline) - so make sure that everything is blended. It helps if you use a well-lit room when you do your makeup. Use a concealer to blot out any unwanted blemishes.
EYES:
Once the foundation is applied, it's time for the eyes. You don't want your shadow to necessarily match the dress because this will washout those beautiful eyes. Instead, compliment the dress with contrasting color eye shadow. If you are wearing a blue dress, try applying peach or pink tones and if you are wearing a dark dress, you can compliment it with wine or purple colors. Do some experimenting before the big night. Curl your lashes before applying eye shadow and use mascara that will lengthen and separate your lashes. To make your shadow last longer, first apply a small coat of lotion to your lids.
BLUSH:
Apply a blush that fits your fashion style as well as your skin color. Keep it natural looking.
LIPSTICK:
Use a gloss instead of a lipstick, if possible, - This season it is all about the shine. Any color will do - just make sure that your lip color doesn't wash your face out.
The Styles Of Makeup
Prom night you will want to stand out, and the style this season is just that...dramatic.
If you want to go GLAM try wearing fake eyelashes. When applying, cut them into sections and use glue to apply evenly to the base of you natural eyelashes.
Remember not to go overboard by applying a lot of shadow to your eye lids by wearing a deep lipstick - the lashes will say enough. Coat your eyes with natural beige and then use a dark liner along your lashes.
A TRENDY run way model style is to use shadow as a liner and smudge it outward towards your crease. Do this all the way around your eyes (top and bottom). The best colors to use are gold, purple, and turquoise. Use a very thin dark liner at the tips of your eyes if you want to darken your eyes. Stay away from dark lips; go for subtle pink to beige.
Since prom is your night to be all done up and girlie, you might want to highlight your makeup with PINK tones. Use vanilla shadow on your brow bone and put a pink shimmer around your lash line. Don't use too much pink - you don't want to look like you have a case of pink eye. Blend the pink upward toward the vanilla. The key to makeup is learning how to blend. Now outline your eye with a pink pencil. Use a soft pink on the apple of your cheeks and use a pixie pink on your lips.
If you want to put the focus on your LIPS, apply a red lip-gloss. Keep your eyes a natural tone. Instead of using black eyeliner, substitute it for brown eyeliner. Popular now is to use gloss, but if you use a regular lipstick, make sure that you mix it with a clear gloss until you have a load of shine.
Extra Tips To Remember:
-Even out your eyes and your lips by bringing attention to only one
-Find good mascara
-Get 8 hours of sleep 2 days before
-Eat healthy... your face will be happy!
-Blend foundation evenly
-Wear a shiny gloss
-Less is more!
It never hurts to be well-informed with the latest on makeup. Compare what you've learned here to future articles so that you can stay alert to changes in the area of makeup.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Makeup Compliment Anti-Aging. Here is How
Enhance Beauty With Makeup
Have you ever wondered if what you know about makeup is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on makeup.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about makeup. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Everyone knows that picking the right dress is just about as important as anything. But if your makeup isn't just right, the evening could become disastrous. The solution is to use makeup that will enhance the dress and not take away form it. Because prom night if often a long one, you want to be sure that your makeup will stay up as late as you do.
Applying Your Makeup
Makeup Styles
Tips to Remember:
Applying Your Makeup
FOUNDATION: When applying makeup, the first thing is to remove old makeup or dirt. The night before, you might want to use a mask (one that you have used before) so that you feel extra refreshed before the big evening. Getting ready the day of will be stressful enough, so eliminate stress where you can. After cleaning your face, apply an even coat of foundation - you want it to match the color of your skin, and using a slightly tinted foundation can give those pale faces a more lively look. But try not to over apply - "The Less, the Better." One of my personal peeves is foundation lines (i.e., around the neckline) - so make sure that everything is blended. It helps if you use a well-lit room when you do your makeup. Use a concealer to blot out any unwanted blemishes.
EYES: Once the foundation is applied, it's time for the eyes. You don't want your shadow to necessarily match the dress because this will washout those beautiful eyes. Instead, compliment the dress with contrasting color eye shadow. If you are wearing a blue dress, try applying peach or pink tones and if you are wearing a dark dress, you can compliment it with wine or purple colors. Do some experimenting before the big night. Curl your lashes before applying eye shadow and use mascara that will lengthen and separate your lashes. To make your shadow last longer, first apply a small coat of lotion to your lids.
BLUSH: Apply a blush that fits your fashion style as well as your skin color. Keep it natural looking.
LIPSTICK: Use a gloss instead of a lipstick, if possible, - This season it is all about the shine. Any color will do - just make sure that your lip color doesn't wash your face out.
Makeup Styles
Prom night you will want to stand out, and the style this season is just that...dramatic.
If you want to go GLAM try wearing fake eyelashes. When applying, cut them into sections and use glue to apply evenly to the base of you natural eyelashes.
Remember not to go overboard by applying a lot of shadow to your eye lids by wearing a deep lipstick - the lashes will say enough. Coat your eyes with natural beige and then use a dark liner along your lashes.
A TRENDY run way model style is to use shadow as a liner and smudge it outward towards your crease. Do this all the way around your eyes (top and bottom). The best colors to use are gold, purple, and turquoise. Use a very thin dark liner at the tips of your eyes if you want to darken your eyes. Stay away from dark lips; go for subtle pink to beige.
Since prom is your night to be all done up and girlie, you might want to highlight your makeup with PINK tones. Use vanilla shadow on your brow bone and put a pink shimmer around your lash line. Don't use too much pink - you don't want to look like you have a case of pink eye. Blend the pink upward toward the vanilla. The key to makeup is learning how to blend. Now outline your eye with a pink pencil. Use a soft pink on the apple of your cheeks and use a pixie pink on your lips.
If you want to put the focus on your LIPS, apply a red lip-gloss. Keep your eyes a natural tone. Instead of using black eyeliner, substitute it for brown eyeliner. Popular now is to use gloss, but if you use a regular lipstick, make sure that you mix it with a clear gloss until you have a load of shine.
Tips to Remember:
-Even out your eyes and your lips by bringing attention to only one
-Find good mascara
-Get 8 hours of sleep 2 days before
-Eat healthy... your face will be happy!
-Blend foundation evenly
-Wear a shiny gloss
-Less is more!
It never hurts to be well-informed with the latest on makeup. Compare what you've learned here to future articles so that you can stay alert to changes in the area of makeup.
Have you ever wondered if what you know about makeup is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on makeup.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about makeup. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Everyone knows that picking the right dress is just about as important as anything. But if your makeup isn't just right, the evening could become disastrous. The solution is to use makeup that will enhance the dress and not take away form it. Because prom night if often a long one, you want to be sure that your makeup will stay up as late as you do.
Applying Your Makeup
Makeup Styles
Tips to Remember:
Applying Your Makeup
FOUNDATION: When applying makeup, the first thing is to remove old makeup or dirt. The night before, you might want to use a mask (one that you have used before) so that you feel extra refreshed before the big evening. Getting ready the day of will be stressful enough, so eliminate stress where you can. After cleaning your face, apply an even coat of foundation - you want it to match the color of your skin, and using a slightly tinted foundation can give those pale faces a more lively look. But try not to over apply - "The Less, the Better." One of my personal peeves is foundation lines (i.e., around the neckline) - so make sure that everything is blended. It helps if you use a well-lit room when you do your makeup. Use a concealer to blot out any unwanted blemishes.
EYES: Once the foundation is applied, it's time for the eyes. You don't want your shadow to necessarily match the dress because this will washout those beautiful eyes. Instead, compliment the dress with contrasting color eye shadow. If you are wearing a blue dress, try applying peach or pink tones and if you are wearing a dark dress, you can compliment it with wine or purple colors. Do some experimenting before the big night. Curl your lashes before applying eye shadow and use mascara that will lengthen and separate your lashes. To make your shadow last longer, first apply a small coat of lotion to your lids.
BLUSH: Apply a blush that fits your fashion style as well as your skin color. Keep it natural looking.
LIPSTICK: Use a gloss instead of a lipstick, if possible, - This season it is all about the shine. Any color will do - just make sure that your lip color doesn't wash your face out.
Makeup Styles
Prom night you will want to stand out, and the style this season is just that...dramatic.
If you want to go GLAM try wearing fake eyelashes. When applying, cut them into sections and use glue to apply evenly to the base of you natural eyelashes.
Remember not to go overboard by applying a lot of shadow to your eye lids by wearing a deep lipstick - the lashes will say enough. Coat your eyes with natural beige and then use a dark liner along your lashes.
A TRENDY run way model style is to use shadow as a liner and smudge it outward towards your crease. Do this all the way around your eyes (top and bottom). The best colors to use are gold, purple, and turquoise. Use a very thin dark liner at the tips of your eyes if you want to darken your eyes. Stay away from dark lips; go for subtle pink to beige.
Since prom is your night to be all done up and girlie, you might want to highlight your makeup with PINK tones. Use vanilla shadow on your brow bone and put a pink shimmer around your lash line. Don't use too much pink - you don't want to look like you have a case of pink eye. Blend the pink upward toward the vanilla. The key to makeup is learning how to blend. Now outline your eye with a pink pencil. Use a soft pink on the apple of your cheeks and use a pixie pink on your lips.
If you want to put the focus on your LIPS, apply a red lip-gloss. Keep your eyes a natural tone. Instead of using black eyeliner, substitute it for brown eyeliner. Popular now is to use gloss, but if you use a regular lipstick, make sure that you mix it with a clear gloss until you have a load of shine.
Tips to Remember:
-Even out your eyes and your lips by bringing attention to only one
-Find good mascara
-Get 8 hours of sleep 2 days before
-Eat healthy... your face will be happy!
-Blend foundation evenly
-Wear a shiny gloss
-Less is more!
It never hurts to be well-informed with the latest on makeup. Compare what you've learned here to future articles so that you can stay alert to changes in the area of makeup.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Retinoid And Its Wonders In Night Cream
There is an explosion of new products in the market about anti-aging now a days. After doing some extra homework about skin rejuvenation we end with one ingredient. It is Retinoid, which is derive from vitamin A. It has been known in over 30 years of continuous research that it has the ability to boost up production of collagen the vital factor to minimise wrinkles, smooth texture and fading dark spots.
This statement is supported by Ranella Hirsch,MD a cosmetic dermatologist in Boston and president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery.
What we can do is after cleansing every night use a products which has retinoid as the basic ingredient. Better result can be obtained if peptides are also present.It acts in synergy with retinoid to signal cells to stimulate collagen.
This statement is supported by Ranella Hirsch,MD a cosmetic dermatologist in Boston and president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery.
What we can do is after cleansing every night use a products which has retinoid as the basic ingredient. Better result can be obtained if peptides are also present.It acts in synergy with retinoid to signal cells to stimulate collagen.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Upgrade Your Sunscreen
Why upgrading the SPF to 30 is necessary. Even though SPF 15 offer about 90% of UV protection, another 15 would give another 5% which actually what really matters.The first SPF15 gave protection to UVB, the rays that is responsible for the sunburn. Increasing to SPF30 would also offer protection against UVA which penetrate the deeper layers of the dermis that actually caused the fine lines and wrinkles. Recent researches indicate more synergy effect could be gained if antioxidant are also present in the day cream that we used.
That give some guidelines about day cream and the importance of sun protection ingredients. In the next article I will talk about what to look for in our night cream.
That give some guidelines about day cream and the importance of sun protection ingredients. In the next article I will talk about what to look for in our night cream.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Sunlight In Anti-Aging
If you're seriously interested in knowing about anti-aging, you need to think beyond the basics. This informative article takes a closer look at things you need to know about anti-aging.
Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you're fully informed about antiaging, keep reading.
What triggered wrinkles and premature aging.
Premature aging is caused by repeated exposure and prolonged to UVA rays. It penetrated down to the lower layer of the skin and cause damages to the supporting elastin and collagen.
Premature aging is also caused by the degeneration of elastic tissue which appears as yellow patches. The face and back of hands are mostly susceptible to this symptom where sun exposure is usually occurs.
Guideline for maximum effectiveness of sunscreens application:
1. apply on cool dry skin
2. strongly recommended to apply half and hour before before sun exposure
3. spread generously and evenly
4. Do apply even if it is a cloudy day
5. Hourly application if we are swimming or sweating profusely
With increasing age, the skin's cell renewal process becomes less efficient. Tissue repair and cell regeneration slow down. The amount of natural moisture present in the skin is reduced. Because collagen production is less, the skin becomes thinner and loses its flexibility.
Changes in the protective function
The most obvious sign of intrinsic aging is a decrease in the overall thickness of the epidermis as a whole, with a reduction in the number of cell layers. The number of cells in the stratum corneum does not diminish with age, however; this is important, because of the vital role of this layer as the skin barrier. On the other hand, the numbers of melanocytes and other cells do decrease with age. So do the numbers of the Langerhans cells, which are involved in the body's response to allergens. This could be one reason why people tend to experience fewer allergic reactions as they get older.
The rete pegs become less prominent, and the junction of the dermis and epidermis becomes flattened. This means that the epidermis is not so securely held down, and becomes more vulnerable to damage by friction.
Metabolism in the skin (as everywhere else) slows down. So too does the rate at which epidermal cells are produced, which may interfere with wound healing. The time necessary to repair the stratum corneum barrier increases considerably with age: the replacement of skin cells takes about twice as long for people over 75 as for those around 30.
Although the sebaceous glands themselves do not change much with increasing age, sebum production declines in many older people, especially after the age of 70, though in some the glands on the face actually enlarge in extreme old age.
With age, the number of active sweat glands falls and their output of sweat decreases too. As a result, perspiration is less in elderly skin. This explains why older people often find it hard to adapt to hot weather.
Most older people have a dry skin and therefore have a special need to avoid the over-use of harsh soaps and detergents, in order to prevent problems associated with dryness. Aged skin retains its fundamental ability to control water loss, but may partially lose this ability if the stratum corneum barrier becomes damaged by physical or chemical agents. Many substances will penetrate aged skin more easily than young skin.
The sun is the source of all life on Earth. Heat, light and warmth from the solar furnace sustain us all. There is a price to pay, however: the cumulative effects of invisible rays on our skin.
A whole travel industry was founded on people's desire to get away from more miserable climates to the sun, and to acquire a tan at almost any cost. Yet this very sunlight is arguably damaging to the skin in the short term and a significant health hazard in the long term - the actual benefits of sun exposure are few indeed.
The part of the sunlight that causes 90% of damage to the skin is called ultraviolet radiation (UVR). For convention and completely arbitraryly, the UV spectrum has been divided into UVA,UVB and UVC.
Some exposure to ultraviolet B is necessary, since it is essential for vitamin D production in the skin. The amount required is tiny, however, and 15 minutes a day is probably sufficient even in cloudy countries. Occasional exposure to visible sunlight is believed to enhance psychological well-being.
In spite of these benefits, however, the UV radiation from the sun is the environmental factor that is overall most damaging to the skin.
Our apparent age depends on a number of factors. Genetic inheritance is important, as is the way our skin has been treated throughout our lifetime. Young, radiant skin has a healthy look that, as we get older, begins to fade as the skin loses its ability to retain moisture. The skin becomes drier, loses elasticity and begins to show the effects of constant exposure to the environment.
Some of the skin changes that accompany aging are natural and inevitable. Together, these changes make up the process called “intrinsic aging.” Damage caused by external factors, such as exposure to UV radiation, are known collectively as “extrinsic aging.”
As our skin ages, the natural substances, which help the skin retain moisture, are reduced, causing it to become drier. In addition, the rate at which our skin sheds old cells slows down, the network of collagen and elastin that support the skin degrade, and the production of the natural pigment melanin can become uneven.
These changes result in a range of visible signs of aging. Research by Olay has shown that there are seven main signs of facial aging that concern us most. These are lines and wrinkles, uneven texture, uneven tone, a dull appearance, age spots and blotches, visible pores and an overall increase in dryness.
As your knowledge about antiaging continues to grow, you will begin to see how antiaging fits into the overall scheme of things. Knowing how something relates to the rest of the world is important too.
Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you're fully informed about antiaging, keep reading.
What triggered wrinkles and premature aging.
Premature aging is caused by repeated exposure and prolonged to UVA rays. It penetrated down to the lower layer of the skin and cause damages to the supporting elastin and collagen.
Premature aging is also caused by the degeneration of elastic tissue which appears as yellow patches. The face and back of hands are mostly susceptible to this symptom where sun exposure is usually occurs.
Guideline for maximum effectiveness of sunscreens application:
1. apply on cool dry skin
2. strongly recommended to apply half and hour before before sun exposure
3. spread generously and evenly
4. Do apply even if it is a cloudy day
5. Hourly application if we are swimming or sweating profusely
With increasing age, the skin's cell renewal process becomes less efficient. Tissue repair and cell regeneration slow down. The amount of natural moisture present in the skin is reduced. Because collagen production is less, the skin becomes thinner and loses its flexibility.
Changes in the protective function
The most obvious sign of intrinsic aging is a decrease in the overall thickness of the epidermis as a whole, with a reduction in the number of cell layers. The number of cells in the stratum corneum does not diminish with age, however; this is important, because of the vital role of this layer as the skin barrier. On the other hand, the numbers of melanocytes and other cells do decrease with age. So do the numbers of the Langerhans cells, which are involved in the body's response to allergens. This could be one reason why people tend to experience fewer allergic reactions as they get older.
The rete pegs become less prominent, and the junction of the dermis and epidermis becomes flattened. This means that the epidermis is not so securely held down, and becomes more vulnerable to damage by friction.
Metabolism in the skin (as everywhere else) slows down. So too does the rate at which epidermal cells are produced, which may interfere with wound healing. The time necessary to repair the stratum corneum barrier increases considerably with age: the replacement of skin cells takes about twice as long for people over 75 as for those around 30.
Although the sebaceous glands themselves do not change much with increasing age, sebum production declines in many older people, especially after the age of 70, though in some the glands on the face actually enlarge in extreme old age.
With age, the number of active sweat glands falls and their output of sweat decreases too. As a result, perspiration is less in elderly skin. This explains why older people often find it hard to adapt to hot weather.
Most older people have a dry skin and therefore have a special need to avoid the over-use of harsh soaps and detergents, in order to prevent problems associated with dryness. Aged skin retains its fundamental ability to control water loss, but may partially lose this ability if the stratum corneum barrier becomes damaged by physical or chemical agents. Many substances will penetrate aged skin more easily than young skin.
The sun is the source of all life on Earth. Heat, light and warmth from the solar furnace sustain us all. There is a price to pay, however: the cumulative effects of invisible rays on our skin.
A whole travel industry was founded on people's desire to get away from more miserable climates to the sun, and to acquire a tan at almost any cost. Yet this very sunlight is arguably damaging to the skin in the short term and a significant health hazard in the long term - the actual benefits of sun exposure are few indeed.
The part of the sunlight that causes 90% of damage to the skin is called ultraviolet radiation (UVR). For convention and completely arbitraryly, the UV spectrum has been divided into UVA,UVB and UVC.
Some exposure to ultraviolet B is necessary, since it is essential for vitamin D production in the skin. The amount required is tiny, however, and 15 minutes a day is probably sufficient even in cloudy countries. Occasional exposure to visible sunlight is believed to enhance psychological well-being.
In spite of these benefits, however, the UV radiation from the sun is the environmental factor that is overall most damaging to the skin.
Our apparent age depends on a number of factors. Genetic inheritance is important, as is the way our skin has been treated throughout our lifetime. Young, radiant skin has a healthy look that, as we get older, begins to fade as the skin loses its ability to retain moisture. The skin becomes drier, loses elasticity and begins to show the effects of constant exposure to the environment.
Some of the skin changes that accompany aging are natural and inevitable. Together, these changes make up the process called “intrinsic aging.” Damage caused by external factors, such as exposure to UV radiation, are known collectively as “extrinsic aging.”
As our skin ages, the natural substances, which help the skin retain moisture, are reduced, causing it to become drier. In addition, the rate at which our skin sheds old cells slows down, the network of collagen and elastin that support the skin degrade, and the production of the natural pigment melanin can become uneven.
These changes result in a range of visible signs of aging. Research by Olay has shown that there are seven main signs of facial aging that concern us most. These are lines and wrinkles, uneven texture, uneven tone, a dull appearance, age spots and blotches, visible pores and an overall increase in dryness.
As your knowledge about antiaging continues to grow, you will begin to see how antiaging fits into the overall scheme of things. Knowing how something relates to the rest of the world is important too.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The Importance Of Water In A Healthy Diet And Its Relationship To Vitamins And Food Supplements
You should be able to find several indispensable facts about importance of water and vitamin in the following paragraphs. If there's at least one fact you didn't know before, imagine the difference it might make.
It seems like new information is discovered about something every day. And the topic of importance of water and vitamin is no exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about importance of water and vitamin.
If you are a person who is interested in developing an appropriate diet for health living, there are three items that you should include in your overall eating regimen:
-- vitamins
-- nutritional supplements
-- water
The foundation of a diet for healthy living needs to be appropriate food choices. You need to eat an appropriate balance of fresh fruits, vegetables and low-fat meat products. You need to avoid food items that contain trans-fats as well as refined, processed sugars.
Once you have established the appropriate menus for your overall plan for healthy living, you will want to consider how vitamin and other nutritional supplements can support your food selections and choices. It is vital to keep in mind that vitamins and nutritional supplements are not designed to replace healthy food choices. Rather, these products -- as the moniker “supplement” indicates -- are designed to supplement your basic, healthy food choices and selections.
Along with proper food choices and the addition of vitamins and nutritional supplements, drinking an appropriate amount is absolutely necessary to maintaining an appropriate weight and to pursuing a healthy diet, a diet for healthy living.
As a general rule of thumb, an adult who is not significantly overweight should consume eight 8-ounce glasses of water each and every day. (Soft drinks, coffee, milk and other beverages are not to be utilized as part of the total water intake amount. However, some herbal, decaffeinated teas can be used towards your overall water intake count on a given day.)
A person who is overweight will need to consume more water. Some experts suggest that (in addition to utilizing vitamins and nutritional supplements) a heavier person should take in not only the base eight glasses of water daily but should also drink an additional 8-ounce glass for every ten pounds he or she weights over and above his or her “ideal weight.” Of course, if a person is morbidly obese, there is a line of water consumption that cannot be crossed. You can only consume so much water -- however, you do need to bear in mind that the more you weigh, the more water that you will need to drink each and every day.
Finally, in addition to using vitamins and nutritional supplements to enhance any workout or exercise regimen that you include in your overall healthy living plan or scheme, you need to increase your intake of water when you do exercise.
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Don't limit yourself by refusing to learn the details about importance of water and vitamin. The more you know, the easier it will be to focus on what's important.
It seems like new information is discovered about something every day. And the topic of importance of water and vitamin is no exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about importance of water and vitamin.
If you are a person who is interested in developing an appropriate diet for health living, there are three items that you should include in your overall eating regimen:
-- vitamins
-- nutritional supplements
-- water
The foundation of a diet for healthy living needs to be appropriate food choices. You need to eat an appropriate balance of fresh fruits, vegetables and low-fat meat products. You need to avoid food items that contain trans-fats as well as refined, processed sugars.
Once you have established the appropriate menus for your overall plan for healthy living, you will want to consider how vitamin and other nutritional supplements can support your food selections and choices. It is vital to keep in mind that vitamins and nutritional supplements are not designed to replace healthy food choices. Rather, these products -- as the moniker “supplement” indicates -- are designed to supplement your basic, healthy food choices and selections.
Along with proper food choices and the addition of vitamins and nutritional supplements, drinking an appropriate amount is absolutely necessary to maintaining an appropriate weight and to pursuing a healthy diet, a diet for healthy living.
As a general rule of thumb, an adult who is not significantly overweight should consume eight 8-ounce glasses of water each and every day. (Soft drinks, coffee, milk and other beverages are not to be utilized as part of the total water intake amount. However, some herbal, decaffeinated teas can be used towards your overall water intake count on a given day.)
A person who is overweight will need to consume more water. Some experts suggest that (in addition to utilizing vitamins and nutritional supplements) a heavier person should take in not only the base eight glasses of water daily but should also drink an additional 8-ounce glass for every ten pounds he or she weights over and above his or her “ideal weight.” Of course, if a person is morbidly obese, there is a line of water consumption that cannot be crossed. You can only consume so much water -- however, you do need to bear in mind that the more you weigh, the more water that you will need to drink each and every day.
Finally, in addition to using vitamins and nutritional supplements to enhance any workout or exercise regimen that you include in your overall healthy living plan or scheme, you need to increase your intake of water when you do exercise.
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Don't limit yourself by refusing to learn the details about importance of water and vitamin. The more you know, the easier it will be to focus on what's important.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Facts About Aging
When you think about ant-aging, what do you think of first? Which aspects of ant-aging are important, which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the judge.
How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.
Individuals over 40 years of age usually start to see fine lines and wrinkles, decreased skin thickness, uneven skin tone and texture, declining collagen and elastin production and barrier dysfunction - even dehydration. Dehydration can manifest itself as dry, brittle skin, which results from the loss of a lipid barrier that controls the amount of moisture lost to the atmosphere. The sun is another major culprit in the skin-aging process. Over time, cumulative sun exposure sets the stage for wrinkles, discolorations and skin cancer. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging, resulting in lines and wrinkles, lentigos (brown freckles), telangiectases (dilated capillaries), acne and dry complexion.
Approximately 90% of all changes in skin are due to prolonged exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet light not only damages the DNA in the cells of the skin, but also inhibits the repair mechanisms that repair damaged skin cells. The breakdown or depletion of DNA, collagen, Elastin, hyaluronic acid and other supporting molecules in the dermis all lead to the clinical changes of facial aging. Wrinkles usually take 30 years to develop and are slow to remove. Most topical products are designed to moisturize and hydrate the skin, lessen fine lines, reduce roughness and pigmentation, and protect the skin from sun damage.
As skin becomes less elastic, it also becomes drier and underlying fat padding begins to disappear. With the loss of underlying support by fat padding and connective tissues, the skin begins to sag; it appears less supple and wrinkles form.
Although wrinkles, lines and age spots are formed by the natural effects of getting older, one way to prevent them from appearing early on in life is to avoid direct sunlight and use sunscreens with SPFs 15 or higher. And, although most of us have some form of sun-damaged skin, there are ways to regain healthy, smooth skin. After many years of research, scientists, dermatologists and plastic surgeons have discovered that a variety of natural ingredients and vitamin extracts significantly help slow down and even reverse the signs of aging skin. These ingredients are now found in many physician developed and physician recommended anti-aging skin care products, which are specified below.
Vitamin A (Retinol) - Topical Vitamin A has been suggested to help build collagen fibers within the skin in addition to its more superficial exfoliating property. This is the basis for its use in minimizing the appearance of fine wrinkle lines.
Vitamin C - Vitamin C or ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant and is considered vital in wound healing because it aids in stabilizing collagen. When applied topically, vitamin C can reduce fine lines and wrinkles and may lessen the severity of sunburns.
Vitamin E - Vitamin E is another antioxidant that shows to have anti-inflammatory effects on the skin. When applied topically, vitamin E has been shown to improve moisturization, softness and smoothness and also provides modest photo protection.
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) - AHAs are designed to smooth fine lines and surface wrinkles, to improve skin texture and tone, to unblock and cleanse pores, to improve oily skin or acne, and to improve skin condition in general.
Glycolic Acid - Glycolic acid is the most active and beneficial of the Alpha-Hydroxy-Acids (AHAs) in skin care. Once inside the cells, the acid triggers new formations of collagen to plump cells and the ground substances in the skin to reduce wrinkles on the skin’s surface. Glycolic acid is proven to be very effective in the treatment of acne as well as in cosmetic uses.
N-6 furfuryladenine (kinetin) - The nature-identical plant growth factor, furfuryladenine, retards the aging of plant cells as well as in vitro human skin fibroblasts. This natural, anti-aging ingredient has been proven to reduce wrinkles and fine lines and is exclusively found in Kinerase creams and lotions. This is a proven alternative for people with sensitive skin or people who are sensitive to products containing Retinol and Vitamin C.
Copper Peptides – Copper Peptides are the latest scientific breakthrough in skin rejuvenation. Copper has been found to naturally firm the skin, enhance elasticity, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Pal-KTTKS - Pal-KTTKS is an effective ingredient for reducing fine lines and wrinkles. It’s found to promote a smoother, younger complexion quickly, without with out expensive and painful chemical peels, surgery or injections.
Green Tea Extract - Green tea’s anti-inflammatory and anti-growth qualities are found in many skin care products designed to reduce the appearance of puffiness, wrinkles, fine lines and large pores.
TNS - The biotechnology of the skin's natural healing process has arrived with the first tissue repairing complex containing growth factors found in normal, healthy skin. Unlike anything else currently on the market, TNS is the next level of skin rejuvenation that delivers dramatic results, for smoother, softer, younger looking skin.
Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.
How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.
Individuals over 40 years of age usually start to see fine lines and wrinkles, decreased skin thickness, uneven skin tone and texture, declining collagen and elastin production and barrier dysfunction - even dehydration. Dehydration can manifest itself as dry, brittle skin, which results from the loss of a lipid barrier that controls the amount of moisture lost to the atmosphere. The sun is another major culprit in the skin-aging process. Over time, cumulative sun exposure sets the stage for wrinkles, discolorations and skin cancer. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging, resulting in lines and wrinkles, lentigos (brown freckles), telangiectases (dilated capillaries), acne and dry complexion.
Approximately 90% of all changes in skin are due to prolonged exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet light not only damages the DNA in the cells of the skin, but also inhibits the repair mechanisms that repair damaged skin cells. The breakdown or depletion of DNA, collagen, Elastin, hyaluronic acid and other supporting molecules in the dermis all lead to the clinical changes of facial aging. Wrinkles usually take 30 years to develop and are slow to remove. Most topical products are designed to moisturize and hydrate the skin, lessen fine lines, reduce roughness and pigmentation, and protect the skin from sun damage.
As skin becomes less elastic, it also becomes drier and underlying fat padding begins to disappear. With the loss of underlying support by fat padding and connective tissues, the skin begins to sag; it appears less supple and wrinkles form.
Although wrinkles, lines and age spots are formed by the natural effects of getting older, one way to prevent them from appearing early on in life is to avoid direct sunlight and use sunscreens with SPFs 15 or higher. And, although most of us have some form of sun-damaged skin, there are ways to regain healthy, smooth skin. After many years of research, scientists, dermatologists and plastic surgeons have discovered that a variety of natural ingredients and vitamin extracts significantly help slow down and even reverse the signs of aging skin. These ingredients are now found in many physician developed and physician recommended anti-aging skin care products, which are specified below.
Vitamin A (Retinol) - Topical Vitamin A has been suggested to help build collagen fibers within the skin in addition to its more superficial exfoliating property. This is the basis for its use in minimizing the appearance of fine wrinkle lines.
Vitamin C - Vitamin C or ascorbic acid acts as an antioxidant and is considered vital in wound healing because it aids in stabilizing collagen. When applied topically, vitamin C can reduce fine lines and wrinkles and may lessen the severity of sunburns.
Vitamin E - Vitamin E is another antioxidant that shows to have anti-inflammatory effects on the skin. When applied topically, vitamin E has been shown to improve moisturization, softness and smoothness and also provides modest photo protection.
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) - AHAs are designed to smooth fine lines and surface wrinkles, to improve skin texture and tone, to unblock and cleanse pores, to improve oily skin or acne, and to improve skin condition in general.
Glycolic Acid - Glycolic acid is the most active and beneficial of the Alpha-Hydroxy-Acids (AHAs) in skin care. Once inside the cells, the acid triggers new formations of collagen to plump cells and the ground substances in the skin to reduce wrinkles on the skin’s surface. Glycolic acid is proven to be very effective in the treatment of acne as well as in cosmetic uses.
N-6 furfuryladenine (kinetin) - The nature-identical plant growth factor, furfuryladenine, retards the aging of plant cells as well as in vitro human skin fibroblasts. This natural, anti-aging ingredient has been proven to reduce wrinkles and fine lines and is exclusively found in Kinerase creams and lotions. This is a proven alternative for people with sensitive skin or people who are sensitive to products containing Retinol and Vitamin C.
Copper Peptides – Copper Peptides are the latest scientific breakthrough in skin rejuvenation. Copper has been found to naturally firm the skin, enhance elasticity, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Pal-KTTKS - Pal-KTTKS is an effective ingredient for reducing fine lines and wrinkles. It’s found to promote a smoother, younger complexion quickly, without with out expensive and painful chemical peels, surgery or injections.
Green Tea Extract - Green tea’s anti-inflammatory and anti-growth qualities are found in many skin care products designed to reduce the appearance of puffiness, wrinkles, fine lines and large pores.
TNS - The biotechnology of the skin's natural healing process has arrived with the first tissue repairing complex containing growth factors found in normal, healthy skin. Unlike anything else currently on the market, TNS is the next level of skin rejuvenation that delivers dramatic results, for smoother, softer, younger looking skin.
Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Maori people consume plants with highest anti-oxidant
According to research Maori people consume plants with highest anti-oxidant The following paragraphs should help clue you in to what the experts think is significant.
You can see that there's practical value in learning more about anti-oxidant. Can you think of ways to apply what's been covered so far?
Plants traditionally eaten by Maori people are the world's richest source of antioxidants, New Zealand scientists show.
According to Associate Professor Kevin Gould of the University of Otago,
"Until now blueberries have been regarded as the 'king of the antioxidants', the best source of antioxidants in a Western diet and the standard by which they're measured".
"But almost half the plants we tested had concentrations many times higher," says Gould, who measured levels in both native and introduced plants.
Puha, a plant similar to watercress and still commonly eaten by Maori people, has over three times the concentration of antioxidants of blueberries, and New Zealand honeysuckle 10 times.
But the fruit of the Syzygium maire or swamp maire tops the lot, with 18 times the concentration.
The study, published in the New Zealand Journal of Botany, opens up several exciting avenues for further research, Gould says.
"It may account for the low incidence of non-infectious disease in pre-European Maori. Even now Maori are less at risk from colon and rectal cancers than New Zealanders of European descent," he says.
"But it may also reflect the way New Zealand plants are responding to global warming and other environmental stresses."
Plants are particularly susceptible to stress from too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation; because of the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, New Zealand has one of the highest levels of UV radiation in the world.
Under stress
All organisms produce free radicals when they are stressed. Normally the organism can deal with them by producing its own antioxidants to mop up them up. But too many antioxidants can cause damage.
"A free radical is an unstable molecule that behaves irrationally," says Gould.
"It's a bit like a jilted lover, bent on revenge, wanting to attack the first thing it sees. It's unstable because it's lacking an electron, or it's got too many, so it just wants to grab one from anywhere, including the tissue from your lung or your bowels."
Finding plants with such high concentrations of antioxidants may prove doubly beneficial, the researchers say.
They are potentially rich sources of dietary antioxidants and could provide a better understanding of how plants respond to environmental stress.
Sometimes it's tough to sort out all the details related to this subject, but I'm positive you'll have no trouble making sense of the information presented above.
You can see that there's practical value in learning more about anti-oxidant. Can you think of ways to apply what's been covered so far?
Plants traditionally eaten by Maori people are the world's richest source of antioxidants, New Zealand scientists show.
According to Associate Professor Kevin Gould of the University of Otago,
"Until now blueberries have been regarded as the 'king of the antioxidants', the best source of antioxidants in a Western diet and the standard by which they're measured".
"But almost half the plants we tested had concentrations many times higher," says Gould, who measured levels in both native and introduced plants.
Puha, a plant similar to watercress and still commonly eaten by Maori people, has over three times the concentration of antioxidants of blueberries, and New Zealand honeysuckle 10 times.
But the fruit of the Syzygium maire or swamp maire tops the lot, with 18 times the concentration.
The study, published in the New Zealand Journal of Botany, opens up several exciting avenues for further research, Gould says.
"It may account for the low incidence of non-infectious disease in pre-European Maori. Even now Maori are less at risk from colon and rectal cancers than New Zealanders of European descent," he says.
"But it may also reflect the way New Zealand plants are responding to global warming and other environmental stresses."
Plants are particularly susceptible to stress from too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation; because of the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica, New Zealand has one of the highest levels of UV radiation in the world.
Under stress
All organisms produce free radicals when they are stressed. Normally the organism can deal with them by producing its own antioxidants to mop up them up. But too many antioxidants can cause damage.
"A free radical is an unstable molecule that behaves irrationally," says Gould.
"It's a bit like a jilted lover, bent on revenge, wanting to attack the first thing it sees. It's unstable because it's lacking an electron, or it's got too many, so it just wants to grab one from anywhere, including the tissue from your lung or your bowels."
Finding plants with such high concentrations of antioxidants may prove doubly beneficial, the researchers say.
They are potentially rich sources of dietary antioxidants and could provide a better understanding of how plants respond to environmental stress.
Sometimes it's tough to sort out all the details related to this subject, but I'm positive you'll have no trouble making sense of the information presented above.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Anti-aging Supplements
Are you looking for some inside information on anti-aging supplement? Here's an up-to-date report from anti-aging supplement experts who should know.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about anti-aging supplement. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Anti-aging supplements are just one of the many different types of supplements available on the market today, and there is plenty of choice when it comes to finding the right ones. Whilst they have their critics, many people swear by them, benefiting from the range of vitamins and nutrients that they contain.
How can this anti-aging supplements help?
Anti-aging supplements can assist in different ways depending on which ones you opt for. As an example, some boost levels of DHEA and melatonin, which are produced naturally when we are younger. As we age, our bodies produce less and less, which, according to some reports, can increase the chances of a number of age-related health problems.
The principle behind any supplement program is that they work when the vitamins, minerals, or phytonutrients they provide are not present in the right amounts in our diet. Anti-aging supplements are no different. Ideally, we would get all that our body needs to function from fresh fruit and vegetables, but this is not always possible.
Many anti-aging supplements contain antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help prevent damage to our cells by free radical oxygen molecules. They include vitamins A, E, C, and a class of nutrient known as bioflavaoids. Bioflavanoids are water soluble molecules that help keep blood vessels healthy and strong, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. This anti-inflammatory effect is quite important in preventing the effects of aging.
The benefits of bioflavanoid anti-aging supplements are not limited to the visible signs of aging, like wrinkles, poor skin tone, sagging skin, and pigmentation. This anti-inflammatory nutrient also helps protect us from age-related disease. For example, bioflavanoids can relax the muscles in the cardiovascular system, and thus may be helpful for those with high blood pressure.
Other antioxidant nutrients include selenium, lycopene, and lutein.
Are you looking for some inside information on anti-aging supplement? Here's an up-to-date report from anti-aging supplement experts who should know.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about anti-aging supplement. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Anti-aging supplements are just one of the many different types of supplements available on the market today, and there is plenty of choice when it comes to finding the right ones. Whilst they have their critics, many people swear by them, benefiting from the range of vitamins and nutrients that they contain.
How can this anti-aging supplements help?
Anti-aging supplements can assist in different ways depending on which ones you opt for. As an example, some boost levels of DHEA and melatonin, which are produced naturally when we are younger. As we age, our bodies produce less and less, which, according to some reports, can increase the chances of a number of age-related health problems.
The principle behind any supplement program is that they work when the vitamins, minerals, or phytonutrients they provide are not present in the right amounts in our diet. Anti-aging supplements are no different. Ideally, we would get all that our body needs to function from fresh fruit and vegetables, but this is not always possible.
Many anti-aging supplements contain antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help prevent damage to our cells by free radical oxygen molecules. They include vitamins A, E, C, and a class of nutrient known as bioflavaoids. Bioflavanoids are water soluble molecules that help keep blood vessels healthy and strong, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. This anti-inflammatory effect is quite important in preventing the effects of aging.
The benefits of bioflavanoid anti-aging supplements are not limited to the visible signs of aging, like wrinkles, poor skin tone, sagging skin, and pigmentation. This anti-inflammatory nutrient also helps protect us from age-related disease. For example, bioflavanoids can relax the muscles in the cardiovascular system, and thus may be helpful for those with high blood pressure.
Other antioxidant nutrients include selenium, lycopene, and lutein.
Some of the anti-aging supplements in the market have these in their content. HGH precursor Super Protein Complex consisting of sodium, potassium, fiber, whey protein isolate, whey protein complex, super protein complex, soy protein isolate, glutamine peptide, egg white, rice protein, pea protein, beet protein, aloe vera leaf, regenerative complex, alpha lipoic acid, ornithine alpha keto glutarate, pituitary complex, gamma aminobutyric acid, alpha glyceryl phosphoryl choline, maca extract, fructose, maltodextrin, emulsified soy bean oil, dutch cocoa, corn syrup, natural flavors, potassium bicarbonate, inulin fructooligosaccharides, arabinogalactan, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, carrageen, sucralose, l-cystine, l-ispleucine, l-leucine, l-lysine, l-methione, l-phenylalanine, l-threonine, l-tryptophan, l-valine, l-alaninine, l-arginine, l-aspartic acid, l-glutamic acid, l-glycine, l-histidine, l-serine, l-tyrosine.---supports lean muscle mass enhancing youthfulness, endurance, organ function and regeneration.
Whilst many antiaging supplements have proven very effective, it is important to combine them with a healthy lifestyle. This means a balanced diet, enough sleep, drinking plenty of water, doing enough exercise, and generally making sure that you're both physically and mentally active.
Anti-aging nutrients are not miracle cures that will make you look and feel younger overnight. They do not provide an immediate (though unnatural) effect like botox or plastic surgery. Instead, they help restore the levels of certain components to that which they were when we were younger. But the best results are always achieved when we support our bodies with a healthy lifestyle. Otherwise it can be a case of one step forward, two steps back.
Now you can be a confident expert on anti-aging supplement. OK, maybe not an expert. But you should have something to bring to the table next time you join a discussion on anti-aging supplement.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about anti-aging supplement. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Anti-aging supplements are just one of the many different types of supplements available on the market today, and there is plenty of choice when it comes to finding the right ones. Whilst they have their critics, many people swear by them, benefiting from the range of vitamins and nutrients that they contain.
How can this anti-aging supplements help?
Anti-aging supplements can assist in different ways depending on which ones you opt for. As an example, some boost levels of DHEA and melatonin, which are produced naturally when we are younger. As we age, our bodies produce less and less, which, according to some reports, can increase the chances of a number of age-related health problems.
The principle behind any supplement program is that they work when the vitamins, minerals, or phytonutrients they provide are not present in the right amounts in our diet. Anti-aging supplements are no different. Ideally, we would get all that our body needs to function from fresh fruit and vegetables, but this is not always possible.
Many anti-aging supplements contain antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help prevent damage to our cells by free radical oxygen molecules. They include vitamins A, E, C, and a class of nutrient known as bioflavaoids. Bioflavanoids are water soluble molecules that help keep blood vessels healthy and strong, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. This anti-inflammatory effect is quite important in preventing the effects of aging.
The benefits of bioflavanoid anti-aging supplements are not limited to the visible signs of aging, like wrinkles, poor skin tone, sagging skin, and pigmentation. This anti-inflammatory nutrient also helps protect us from age-related disease. For example, bioflavanoids can relax the muscles in the cardiovascular system, and thus may be helpful for those with high blood pressure.
Other antioxidant nutrients include selenium, lycopene, and lutein.
Are you looking for some inside information on anti-aging supplement? Here's an up-to-date report from anti-aging supplement experts who should know.
You may not consider everything you just read to be crucial information about anti-aging supplement. But don't be surprised if you find yourself recalling and using this very information in the next few days.
Anti-aging supplements are just one of the many different types of supplements available on the market today, and there is plenty of choice when it comes to finding the right ones. Whilst they have their critics, many people swear by them, benefiting from the range of vitamins and nutrients that they contain.
How can this anti-aging supplements help?
Anti-aging supplements can assist in different ways depending on which ones you opt for. As an example, some boost levels of DHEA and melatonin, which are produced naturally when we are younger. As we age, our bodies produce less and less, which, according to some reports, can increase the chances of a number of age-related health problems.
The principle behind any supplement program is that they work when the vitamins, minerals, or phytonutrients they provide are not present in the right amounts in our diet. Anti-aging supplements are no different. Ideally, we would get all that our body needs to function from fresh fruit and vegetables, but this is not always possible.
Many anti-aging supplements contain antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidants help prevent damage to our cells by free radical oxygen molecules. They include vitamins A, E, C, and a class of nutrient known as bioflavaoids. Bioflavanoids are water soluble molecules that help keep blood vessels healthy and strong, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. This anti-inflammatory effect is quite important in preventing the effects of aging.
The benefits of bioflavanoid anti-aging supplements are not limited to the visible signs of aging, like wrinkles, poor skin tone, sagging skin, and pigmentation. This anti-inflammatory nutrient also helps protect us from age-related disease. For example, bioflavanoids can relax the muscles in the cardiovascular system, and thus may be helpful for those with high blood pressure.
Other antioxidant nutrients include selenium, lycopene, and lutein.
Some of the anti-aging supplements in the market have these in their content. HGH precursor Super Protein Complex consisting of sodium, potassium, fiber, whey protein isolate, whey protein complex, super protein complex, soy protein isolate, glutamine peptide, egg white, rice protein, pea protein, beet protein, aloe vera leaf, regenerative complex, alpha lipoic acid, ornithine alpha keto glutarate, pituitary complex, gamma aminobutyric acid, alpha glyceryl phosphoryl choline, maca extract, fructose, maltodextrin, emulsified soy bean oil, dutch cocoa, corn syrup, natural flavors, potassium bicarbonate, inulin fructooligosaccharides, arabinogalactan, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, carrageen, sucralose, l-cystine, l-ispleucine, l-leucine, l-lysine, l-methione, l-phenylalanine, l-threonine, l-tryptophan, l-valine, l-alaninine, l-arginine, l-aspartic acid, l-glutamic acid, l-glycine, l-histidine, l-serine, l-tyrosine.---supports lean muscle mass enhancing youthfulness, endurance, organ function and regeneration.
Whilst many antiaging supplements have proven very effective, it is important to combine them with a healthy lifestyle. This means a balanced diet, enough sleep, drinking plenty of water, doing enough exercise, and generally making sure that you're both physically and mentally active.
Anti-aging nutrients are not miracle cures that will make you look and feel younger overnight. They do not provide an immediate (though unnatural) effect like botox or plastic surgery. Instead, they help restore the levels of certain components to that which they were when we were younger. But the best results are always achieved when we support our bodies with a healthy lifestyle. Otherwise it can be a case of one step forward, two steps back.
Now you can be a confident expert on anti-aging supplement. OK, maybe not an expert. But you should have something to bring to the table next time you join a discussion on anti-aging supplement.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Why Do Some People Live 100 Years Or More
Do you ever feel like you know just enough about Live 100 Or More Years to be dangerous? Let's see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from Live 100 Or More Years experts.
Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about Live 100 Or More Years? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs?
Why Do Some People Live 100 Or More Years?
By Sharon Moore
There are lots of studies going on around the world trying to answer this question. Centenarian studies so far have not revealed any particular "thing" these old timers have in common.
Some centenarians are sweet, some are cranky. Some drink and smoke, some don't. Some exercise regularly, some are proverbial couch potatoes. Some have high cholesterol, some low, and some in the middle.
Genetic research has shed little light on the question, although it's assumed that centenarians have some mighty fine genes working for them. This is only an assumption at this point, though, and other factors play a role.
For example, relative to their advanced age, centenarians across the board tend to have:
Low insulin
Low blood sugar
Low triglycerides
An aside: If any one of the above is high, chances are the other two are high as well.
The key player is insulin - more specifically, insulin resistance. We haven't found the fountain of youth yet, but we have found the fountain of aging - insulin (as insulin resistance). If you have high insulin (hence insulin resistance) you have the basic ingredient in place to promote just about every chronic disease. And what are these chronic diseases? Symptoms of aging.
As we age, we become insulin resistant. That's a fact. If we age prematurely, it's because we are becoming insulin resistant too fast. Thus begins the cycle of chronic illness. No matter what symptoms of any chronic illness you may have, you can bet your bottom dollar that insulin is going have its fingers in illness pie.
Most people know that insulin is a hormone. They don't always know that it's an anabolic hormone, which means it "builds up" the body. It's a regenerative hormone. There are other hormones called catabolic hormones. These are degenerative hormones.
If you have too much insulin floating around in your blood, it's because insulin IS NOT WORKING. When insulin is working, there's not too much floating around - it's being used to do it's regenerative work as it should be.
Yes, insulin keeps blood sugar down by storing it. But that's just one little job it has. Insulin stores nutrients. If you have high blood sugar, one of two things is going on.
Your pancreas is worn out and cannot produce enough insulin. You have type 2 diabetes at this point. Or, your pancreas is churning out plenty of insulin, but your cells are not responding to it. Insulin moves blood sugar (glucose) into cells. If the cells won't listen to insulin and let that sugar in, then your blood sugar stays high and your pancreas keeps churning out insulin in response to all that sugar. You have insulin resistance.
Eventually, your pancreas will give up the good fight. It's exhausted and stops producing more than a dribble of insulin. So now you have gone from being insulin resistant to having type 2 diabetes.
If your cells are no longer responding to insulin to let blood sugar get into cells, then ALL the other nutrients insulin stores in cells are not getting in those cells either.
Let's look at one example of another nutrient: magnesium.
Insulin stores magnesium, just like it stores blood sugar and dozens of other nutrients. If magnesium can't get into cells due to insulin resistance, it comes out in your urine. How important is this?
Well, magnesium is used inside EVERY single cell for all chemical reactions that produce energy. Magnesium is also required for insulin itself to even work. Magnesium relaxes muscles and reduces blood vessel constriction (think blood pressure here). This is just a little sample of the hundreds of things magnesium does.
If you're not storing magnesium inside your cells because of insulin resistance, you're affecting every single cell in your body negatively. Insulin can't build up much of anything as an anabolic hormone because your cells aren't responding to insulin as they should. Indeed, insulin resistance is now increasing as the magnesium flows out in your urine.
There's so much more to say about the problems created with insulin resistance. A book can easily be written on the subject - and books have been written. I'll write more as time permits in our shared quest to SLOW aging.
Final thoughts: STOP EATING SUGAR. That's the first most important thing you can do to reverse insulin resistance and slow aging. That means, of course, taking your carb content very low for a while. Carbs are converted to sugar. Eat poultry, eat fish, eat red meat, eat cheese, eat any vegetable that's green, eat nuts, and go easy on the fruits.
Knowing enough about Live 100 Or More Years to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you've just learned about Live 100 Or More Years, you should have nothing to worry about.
Think about what you've read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about Live 100 Or More Years? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs?
Why Do Some People Live 100 Or More Years?
By Sharon Moore
There are lots of studies going on around the world trying to answer this question. Centenarian studies so far have not revealed any particular "thing" these old timers have in common.
Some centenarians are sweet, some are cranky. Some drink and smoke, some don't. Some exercise regularly, some are proverbial couch potatoes. Some have high cholesterol, some low, and some in the middle.
Genetic research has shed little light on the question, although it's assumed that centenarians have some mighty fine genes working for them. This is only an assumption at this point, though, and other factors play a role.
For example, relative to their advanced age, centenarians across the board tend to have:
Low insulin
Low blood sugar
Low triglycerides
An aside: If any one of the above is high, chances are the other two are high as well.
The key player is insulin - more specifically, insulin resistance. We haven't found the fountain of youth yet, but we have found the fountain of aging - insulin (as insulin resistance). If you have high insulin (hence insulin resistance) you have the basic ingredient in place to promote just about every chronic disease. And what are these chronic diseases? Symptoms of aging.
As we age, we become insulin resistant. That's a fact. If we age prematurely, it's because we are becoming insulin resistant too fast. Thus begins the cycle of chronic illness. No matter what symptoms of any chronic illness you may have, you can bet your bottom dollar that insulin is going have its fingers in illness pie.
Most people know that insulin is a hormone. They don't always know that it's an anabolic hormone, which means it "builds up" the body. It's a regenerative hormone. There are other hormones called catabolic hormones. These are degenerative hormones.
If you have too much insulin floating around in your blood, it's because insulin IS NOT WORKING. When insulin is working, there's not too much floating around - it's being used to do it's regenerative work as it should be.
Yes, insulin keeps blood sugar down by storing it. But that's just one little job it has. Insulin stores nutrients. If you have high blood sugar, one of two things is going on.
Your pancreas is worn out and cannot produce enough insulin. You have type 2 diabetes at this point. Or, your pancreas is churning out plenty of insulin, but your cells are not responding to it. Insulin moves blood sugar (glucose) into cells. If the cells won't listen to insulin and let that sugar in, then your blood sugar stays high and your pancreas keeps churning out insulin in response to all that sugar. You have insulin resistance.
Eventually, your pancreas will give up the good fight. It's exhausted and stops producing more than a dribble of insulin. So now you have gone from being insulin resistant to having type 2 diabetes.
If your cells are no longer responding to insulin to let blood sugar get into cells, then ALL the other nutrients insulin stores in cells are not getting in those cells either.
Let's look at one example of another nutrient: magnesium.
Insulin stores magnesium, just like it stores blood sugar and dozens of other nutrients. If magnesium can't get into cells due to insulin resistance, it comes out in your urine. How important is this?
Well, magnesium is used inside EVERY single cell for all chemical reactions that produce energy. Magnesium is also required for insulin itself to even work. Magnesium relaxes muscles and reduces blood vessel constriction (think blood pressure here). This is just a little sample of the hundreds of things magnesium does.
If you're not storing magnesium inside your cells because of insulin resistance, you're affecting every single cell in your body negatively. Insulin can't build up much of anything as an anabolic hormone because your cells aren't responding to insulin as they should. Indeed, insulin resistance is now increasing as the magnesium flows out in your urine.
There's so much more to say about the problems created with insulin resistance. A book can easily be written on the subject - and books have been written. I'll write more as time permits in our shared quest to SLOW aging.
Final thoughts: STOP EATING SUGAR. That's the first most important thing you can do to reverse insulin resistance and slow aging. That means, of course, taking your carb content very low for a while. Carbs are converted to sugar. Eat poultry, eat fish, eat red meat, eat cheese, eat any vegetable that's green, eat nuts, and go easy on the fruits.
Knowing enough about Live 100 Or More Years to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you've just learned about Live 100 Or More Years, you should have nothing to worry about.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
How to keep yourself Young and Healthy
In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and aging process experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to aging process.
The aging process is for the greater part no mystery anymore. It consists for a great part of daily damages done on the macroscopic, tissue, cellular and genetic levels. These add up as the years are passing. These damages have specific causes like oxidizing agents, sun beams, mechanical wear and tear, psychological stress, lack of some nutritional components and too much of others, like fat.
Another component of aging is the reduction of the telomere chains at the chromosome ends, as each cell division occurs. When these are shortened enough, cells stop dividing. However, the body has means to repair these ends again, with an enzyme called telomerase. The rapidity of the aging process depends on lack of efficiency in this repair process. The above mention aging causes also slow down this repair process.
The factors causing aging, also causes other diseases like cancer and coronary heart disease. Both aging and these diseases can in great extend be prevented with the knowledge possessed today, and the damages can in great extend be reversed. The components to achieve this are:
-You should keep an adequate daily diet containing whole cereals, peas, beans, vegetables, fruit, fish, mushrooms, fouls and seafood, and with just a moderate amount of red meat.
-Consume just a moderate amount of fat. In order to avoid a too high fat consumption, you should use just a little amount of fat or oils in your cooking. The food in a varied diet already contains fat.
-Ideally much of the fat one eats, should be of the type mono-unsaturated. One also needs some poly-unsaturated fat of the types omega-3, and omega 6, but not too much of omega-6. The consumption of saturated fat should be very little. In order to achieve a right fat balance, you should combine fat sources from 3 groups in your diet.
Group 1 consists of sources of mono-unsaturated fat like: olive, canola, rape, almonds, peanuts, cashew, pecan, hickory, hazel nuts, pistachio, macadamia, filbert, avocado and oils form these sources. Much of the oils you add to the food or use in warm cooking should come from this group.
Group 2 are sources of omega-3-fat like: fat fish, seafood, flax seeds and perilla. You should add some oils made from this group to your dishes in order to get enough omega-6, but these oils should not be used for frying or warm cooking.
Group 3 are good sources of omega-6-fat, like: sunflower, safflower, grape seed, cotton seed, soy, walnut, corn, sesame and wheat germ. You can also add oils from these sources to your diet, but only a little. They should not be used for frying.
-Do not use high amounts of soy oil, margarine, corn oil or palm oil in your diet, as many do. A high consumption of these fat sources gives you too much saturated fat and poly-unsaturated omega-6-fat.
-You should consume just a very moderate amount of sugar, refined flour or refined cereals.
-Do not add more salt to the food than you need. Most people consume too much salt. However, some salt is needed. If the weather is warm and you are in high activity, you need more salt than by cold weather and low activity. Prefer sea-salt, because of its content of valuable minerals.
-Your use of tranquilizers/stimulants as alcohol and caffeine should be moderate, but in moderate amounts these help slowing down the aging process.
-You should absolutely not use tobacco in any amount. Nicotine and tobaco has shown to effect distinct damage, even in moderate daily doses.
-You can benefit form supplements of specific nutritional components like vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, lecithin and some essential fatty acids.
-You should keep a regular training program that both gives a muscular load, work up your condition and stretches out your body. To stretch out, yoga-exercises are ideal.
-Every day you should get adequate rest and stress-reduction. Daily meditation is a method of achieving this. Natural relaxing agents or specific tools for meditation or relaxation may also be useful.
-You may benefit from supplements of specific anti-aging agents like anti-oxidants or human growth hormone releasers.
-Your skin may benefit from use of specific anti-aging agents to apply upon the skin surface. These often has natural oils as important constituents. Small amounts of olive oil can be used alone upon the skin for this purpose.
-You should protect your skin against excessive sun exposure, but moderate doses of sun rays are healthy.
The amount one needs of nutritional supplements, like vitamins and minerals, differs very much according to a person’s health condition, work load and exposure to environmental stress. A person having a poor digestion, doing high performance sport or being exposed to a high amount of environmental stressors, may need more than a person in an average situation.
About the author:
Knut Holt is an internet consultant and marketer focusing on health items. TO FIND anti-aging supplements, medicines against acne, eczema, rosacea scars, wrinkles, other skin problems and natural help against over-weight, hypertension, heart disease, hypothyroidism, hemorrhoids, depression and other common health problems.
Knowing enough about aging process to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you've just learned about aging process, you should have nothing to worry about.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and aging process experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to aging process.
The aging process is for the greater part no mystery anymore. It consists for a great part of daily damages done on the macroscopic, tissue, cellular and genetic levels. These add up as the years are passing. These damages have specific causes like oxidizing agents, sun beams, mechanical wear and tear, psychological stress, lack of some nutritional components and too much of others, like fat.
Another component of aging is the reduction of the telomere chains at the chromosome ends, as each cell division occurs. When these are shortened enough, cells stop dividing. However, the body has means to repair these ends again, with an enzyme called telomerase. The rapidity of the aging process depends on lack of efficiency in this repair process. The above mention aging causes also slow down this repair process.
The factors causing aging, also causes other diseases like cancer and coronary heart disease. Both aging and these diseases can in great extend be prevented with the knowledge possessed today, and the damages can in great extend be reversed. The components to achieve this are:
-You should keep an adequate daily diet containing whole cereals, peas, beans, vegetables, fruit, fish, mushrooms, fouls and seafood, and with just a moderate amount of red meat.
-Consume just a moderate amount of fat. In order to avoid a too high fat consumption, you should use just a little amount of fat or oils in your cooking. The food in a varied diet already contains fat.
-Ideally much of the fat one eats, should be of the type mono-unsaturated. One also needs some poly-unsaturated fat of the types omega-3, and omega 6, but not too much of omega-6. The consumption of saturated fat should be very little. In order to achieve a right fat balance, you should combine fat sources from 3 groups in your diet.
Group 1 consists of sources of mono-unsaturated fat like: olive, canola, rape, almonds, peanuts, cashew, pecan, hickory, hazel nuts, pistachio, macadamia, filbert, avocado and oils form these sources. Much of the oils you add to the food or use in warm cooking should come from this group.
Group 2 are sources of omega-3-fat like: fat fish, seafood, flax seeds and perilla. You should add some oils made from this group to your dishes in order to get enough omega-6, but these oils should not be used for frying or warm cooking.
Group 3 are good sources of omega-6-fat, like: sunflower, safflower, grape seed, cotton seed, soy, walnut, corn, sesame and wheat germ. You can also add oils from these sources to your diet, but only a little. They should not be used for frying.
-Do not use high amounts of soy oil, margarine, corn oil or palm oil in your diet, as many do. A high consumption of these fat sources gives you too much saturated fat and poly-unsaturated omega-6-fat.
-You should consume just a very moderate amount of sugar, refined flour or refined cereals.
-Do not add more salt to the food than you need. Most people consume too much salt. However, some salt is needed. If the weather is warm and you are in high activity, you need more salt than by cold weather and low activity. Prefer sea-salt, because of its content of valuable minerals.
-Your use of tranquilizers/stimulants as alcohol and caffeine should be moderate, but in moderate amounts these help slowing down the aging process.
-You should absolutely not use tobacco in any amount. Nicotine and tobaco has shown to effect distinct damage, even in moderate daily doses.
-You can benefit form supplements of specific nutritional components like vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, lecithin and some essential fatty acids.
-You should keep a regular training program that both gives a muscular load, work up your condition and stretches out your body. To stretch out, yoga-exercises are ideal.
-Every day you should get adequate rest and stress-reduction. Daily meditation is a method of achieving this. Natural relaxing agents or specific tools for meditation or relaxation may also be useful.
-You may benefit from supplements of specific anti-aging agents like anti-oxidants or human growth hormone releasers.
-Your skin may benefit from use of specific anti-aging agents to apply upon the skin surface. These often has natural oils as important constituents. Small amounts of olive oil can be used alone upon the skin for this purpose.
-You should protect your skin against excessive sun exposure, but moderate doses of sun rays are healthy.
The amount one needs of nutritional supplements, like vitamins and minerals, differs very much according to a person’s health condition, work load and exposure to environmental stress. A person having a poor digestion, doing high performance sport or being exposed to a high amount of environmental stressors, may need more than a person in an average situation.
About the author:
Knut Holt is an internet consultant and marketer focusing on health items. TO FIND anti-aging supplements, medicines against acne, eczema, rosacea scars, wrinkles, other skin problems and natural help against over-weight, hypertension, heart disease, hypothyroidism, hemorrhoids, depression and other common health problems.
Knowing enough about aging process to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you've just learned about aging process, you should have nothing to worry about.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Anti-aging cream mechanism
Anti-aging cream and how it does it's work.
Have you ever wondered if what you know about anti-aging cream is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on anti-aging cream.
The best time to learn about anti-aging cream is before you're in the thick of things. Wise readers will keep reading to earn some valuable anti-aging cream experience while it's still free.
Series: Dermatology Skin Care
Expertise: Dr. Susan Weinkle is an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of South Florida and she also runs her own private practice.
You have seen the ads; the promotions and commercials claiming this miracle in a bottle will make your youthful dreams come true. From instant youthfulness, to wrinkles disappearing, anti-aging cream once targeted women, but has cast their powerful spell on men as well.
"It's actually been shown quite beautifully by electron microscopy that the retinoids change the composition of the epidermis," says Dr. Susan Weinkle is an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of South Florida. She also serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Dermatology. "It thickens the epidermis, thins the stratum corneum, which is the very top layer of skin, and then causes an increase in the elastic tissue fibers as well as an increase in collagen deposition. There is no doubt that you can see, not only clinically, subjectively that the skin can improve with retinoic acid or retinoids. I recommend that if you can only choose two things, put on a sunscreen on in the morning and a retinoid at night."
Many anti-wrinkle creams contain some form of retinal, which have been shown to rejuvenate the skin. The effects of these compounds likely depend on the concentration and how it is made. Clinical studies have demonstrated that the appearance of aged skin can be some what reversed by daily treatment with topical anti-aging agents.
According to the website Health Marketplace.com, alpha-lipoic acid, an ingredient found in many anti-aging creams, function in four ways to help the slow skin aging process. It is a very potent antioxidant and it helps maintain the health of the mitochondria, which is the powerhouse of the cell. When this cell is compromised, it cannot perform youthful repair functions. Also, it helps turn off an inflammatory messenger known as nuclear factor kappa B that can do much damage to the skin. Alpha-lipoic acid activates a collagen-regulating factor known as AP-1 that turns on enzymes that digest damaged collagen.
Another ingredient found in anti-aging cream is glycolic acid, which is the most potent of the alpha-hydroxy acids. It has been shown to aid wrinkle removal in aging human skin. The purpose of this ingredient is to break down old cells at the skin's surface so they can be replaced with youthful cells from underneath the skin.
"There is also what is called facial rejuvenation," says Weinkle. "Facial rejuvenation uses semi-permanent fillers to fill out wrinkles. We have wonderful new products called hyaluronic acids. We also have lactic acid and radiesse, which is a calcium hydroxyapatite. Any of these products can be used to fill in facial wrinkles."
Aged skin occurs when the slowdown in production of youthful new cells fail to replace the accumulation of damaged aged cells. Vitamin A stimulates skin cell renewal by increasing the rate of mitotic cell division. When looking to purchase anti-aging creams, make sure it has four important ingredients, such as alpha-lipoic acid, glycolic acid, retinoic acid and Vitamin A. Whether these products work or not, it wouldn't hurt to try. You may go to http://beauty.expertvillage.com/experts/anti-aging-cream-how.htm
Now you can understand why there's a growing interest in anti-aging cream. When people start looking for more information about anti-aging cream, you'll be in a position to meet their needs.Alternatively you may choose to go to our Anti-Aging Pharmacy down this site.
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