Posts Tagged ‘anti-aging’

Dyeing your Grey hair?

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Grey hair has a strong social code for the “old”, “middle aged” and “Granny” age group. Many women (and men too, these days) turn to hair dyes in order to conceal the dreaded age revealer, grey hair.

I have been grey since my late thirties and have not had the urge to cover the grey. I believe you are as young as you feel or as old as you see yourself. To be honest, it has not been easy to withstand the pressure from society,  friends try to refer me to their favorite hairdresser or even better, say kind words like ”you look very young but you will look much younger if you dye your hair”. The hardest hit was when I came to pick up my son from kindergarten and heard the kids yelling “Your grandma is here to pick you up”!!!! But still I did not fall into the hair dying loop (once you start, it is hard to stop).

Ageing is a state of mind

Ageing is a state of mind

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Green tea for fat reduction

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
green tea for fat reduction

I would recommend going for plain organic green tea

Green tea has been investigated and researched to determine its medical and health related benefits. It has been claimed to reduce the chance of certain cancer, heart disease, improve ratio of HDL/LDL cholesterol, increase bone density and much more. Many of the listed benefits attributed to green tea are of anti ageing nature, and are related to prevention of conditions typical to the ageing population. In the past decade, green tea has been associated with weight loss too. (more…)

Ms. Muraki Hiroe the No 1 aesthetician in Japan

Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Slyle-M Clinic staff. Ms. Muraki Hiroe second from LEFT

Slyle-M Clinic staff. Ms. Muraki Hiroe second from LEFT

Ms. Muraki  Hiroe, of Style-M and the Matsukura clinic in the fashionable Omotesando Hills district in Tokyo Japan, has been voted as the No1 aesthetician 2 years in a row by a few magazines in Japan.
Being voted as the No 1 Aesthetician in Japan is not a trivial or minor honor, taking into account the high value the Japanese culture places on beauty, body care, aesthetics of appearance, generally talking the art of beautifying the body to its highest level. (more…)

Popular Dermal Fillers

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Aging is a natural process that all women and men who live to a ripe mature age will experience. Even though aging is also associated with wisdom and experience, it is not easy to convince oneself that the wrinkles and sagging skin are actually a wonderful sign of the wisdom acquired through life experience. In the past the only treatment option for aging skin and body involved invasive surgery that often results in an extreme change of facial expression and proportions and requires substantial recovery time.
The aesthetic industry has evolved in the past years offering many viable alternatives to the knife. Dermal fillers have become a common treatment for aging skin, and wrinkles. Contrary to face lift results which induce tight, flattened pulled skin, derma fillers, when injected correctly, will result in a natural fuller look  (When done poorly the outcome can include lumps and granules or even out of proportion facial contour). (more…)

Enjoy your chocolate this Valentines Day

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Valentines Day is creeping closer and with it the thought of chocolate bars, good truffles and beautifully packed boxes of chocolate candy. Chocolate, cards and flowers are the most common Valentines Day gifts. Chocolate has long been associated with women, lust, feeling of well being and even anti aging. It would be great if chocolate would be prescribed as an antiaging fountain of youth treatment but unfortunately chocolate has also a bad connotation due to high sugar and fat content. (more…)

Marlboro Man versus the Metrosexual man

Monday, December 14th, 2009

The “Marlboro Man” advertisement was launched in 1954 to introduce the Marlboro feminine cigarettes (with filter) to the male population. The idea was to portray rugged men, the cowboy type (with wrinkled rough skin); smoking filtered cigarettes. The campaign was one of the most successful advertising crusades ever and it managed to transform the Marlboro image from the feminine to the rugged male image within months.  (more…)

What are Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress and can Antioxidants help?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

 The definition of free radicals according to Webster’s new College Dictionary:

An atom or molecule having at least one unpaired electron: free radicals are usually very reactive and unstable, and can damage healthy body cells “. (more…)

Sleeping causes wrinkles?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Sleeping with the face on a pillow will induce temporary wrinkles. As we age, these wrinkles are more prominent and can become permanent.  If you are lucky enough to sleep 8 hours a night you spend a 1/3 of your life sleeping. Therefore, at age 40, you will have slept 13 years.

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Infrared radiation for anti-aging skin treatment

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Infrared radiation for anti-aging skin treatment

Aging is unavoidable fact of life – everyday we are all getting older. However, it is not age itself that bothers us, but the visible signs of aging that can make us feel old despite the fact that we feel young and vital. The health and look of our skin – whether on our face or on our body – plays a significant part in how old we feel and is seen as the most common indicator to others of our age. Facial wrinkles,  neck décolletage and hands are one of the most visible signs of skin aging. Over time they tend to get more visible. Wrinkles aren’t an illness! But wrinkles can alter the way we look, and this may change the way we feel about ourselves. Wrinkles usually start as fine lines. They tend to get deeper over time. Wrinkles are often noticeable on the face. Lines tend to form on the face in the places our skin folds when we smile or make other facial expressions. (more…)