90: Olive Oil

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:01:03 +0000

Olive oil has possibly the best anti-ageing properties of any health oil on the market. Olive oil contains omega 3 which is fantastic for hair skin and nails. You can drink it olive oil, a spoon per day will speed up your metabolism and help you lose fat. You can bath in it, use it as a moisturizer and even wash your hair with it. Definitively use it for cooking - instead of other fats - you’ll enjoy its taste and also benefit from its health properties.

91: The Law Of Youth Attraction

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:54:16 +0000

Loving who you are and how you look and feel right now is an essential part of growing young. Align yourself with the Law of Attraction to maintain youth. The Law of Attraction always works in a way that your thoughts about any part of your body will attract more of the same to you: looks you like, or the looks you dislike.

The hard science of quantum physics dictates that thoughts and beliefs create matter. Your body is made up of organs, tissues cells, molecules, atoms and finally subatomic particles that are energy.

This energy becomes a particle or matter only when it is observed and given attention. In this way your consciousness participates in the creation of everything.

This is a fascinating science but difficult to explain in plain language, of how it all works; the basis of how you can grow young using the power of your brain. The Manifestation Code System has succeeded in explaining this to non-scientists and can guide you on how to manifest your desired age, or state of health.

An essential step in this process is LOVE. If deeply love who you are and how you look, then youthfulness will manifest to you faster.

When you use the Law of Attraction techniques, like The Manifestation Code System, for youthfulness, the change process will initiate inside of you, and as you continue to expand your consciousness through love, a radiant beauty will start glowing on the outside with and energize your skin into a fresh and young looking state.

92: Physical vs. Psychological vs. Time Ageing

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:10:26 +0000

Did you know that we have different ages depending on how it is measured. You have probably noticed that some people that were born the same year can differ in the ageing of their body and mind; some stay young other age faster. Yet some people may have aged physically (in their bodies) while still having a very young mind - or way of thinking and acting. To defeat ageing we need to attack the ageing process at all these levels. Live a physically healthy life and also maintain a young mind. Th eclore conection betwen the mind and body also dictates that we will physically age faster when out mind ages.

93: Reduce Stress & Age Slower

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:38:45 +0000

Make reducing stress a priority. A stressed body produces large amounts of cortisol, a steroid hormone that causes the production of excess oil, which clogs glands and can lead to acne. Reduce stress with deditation , physical activities and socializing with your friends. Find reasons to laugh every day, work out at the gym and get the rest your body needs. It is also believed that a good sex life can reduce stress and lower cortisol levels.

94: Drink, Drink, Drink

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:35:32 +0000

Body hydration is essential to keep your skin young. Drink natural juices as much as possible, mineral water and herbal tea. Don’t consume too much black tea and coffee. As much as 6 liters of fluids are needed for your body in the summer, while in the cold season 1.5-2 liters will do the job. Always start your day with a glass of water, and keep a bottle at work.

95: Exercise Yourself Young

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:28:31 +0000

Human performance scientists are in universal agreement that the one thing you can to do slow the aging process, and feel good afterwards, is to keep yourself physically active. Studies found that physically unfit men who became fit had death rates 44% lower than those who remained unfit. Exercise experts are now revising their definition of “aging” to reflect that aging for most people equates to inactivity. Today, thanks to high-tech sports medicine and rehab advancements, men and women in their 90s and 100s are regaining strength and mobility from muscle training. The take-home lesson: it’s never too late to start exercising, but getting a jump start while you’re still agile is best.

96: Vitamin E

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:35:51 +0000

Vitamin E may play a particularly important role in longevity. Animal studies in many different species show that supplementing the diet with vitamin E lengthens the life span. Fruit flies are a popular species for this type of experiment. Since the life span of fruit flies is ordinarily very short, it is easy to chart life-lengthening effects and track changes through successive generations. Such studies demonstrate that vitamin E supplementation increases the maximum life span for fruit flies, and similar benefits are presumed to be possible in humans.

97: Prevent Rapid Ageing & Death

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:33:23 +0000

Many of the abrupt terminations of life – or death – are related to a certain lifestyle that can be changed. For example, did you know that the major causes of death in the USA were:

1. Heart Disease

· 27% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: healthy diet and plenty of exercise.

2. Cancer

· 23% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: regular screenings and a healthy lifestyle.

3. Stroke

· 6% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

4. Chronic lower respiratory disease

· 5% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: not smoking, and living in a place with clean air.

5. Accidents

· 4.5% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Keep buckling those seat belts, driving defensively, and being careful.

6. Diabetes

· 3% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Control your sugar intake, manage your diabetes, and follow your doctor’s orders.

7. Alzheimer’s disease

· 3% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Keep your mind fit through mental exercises and social interaction.

8. Influenza and pneumonia

· 2% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Annual vaccines, good hand washing, and exercise can all help prevent these infections.

9. Kidney disease

· 2% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Healthy lifestyle changes.

10. Septicemia

· 1% of Deaths

· Prevention Methods: Keep your immune system functioning well through sleep, exercise, and good nutrition.

11. Other causes

· 14.6% of Deaths

· N/A

98: Think Young = Be Young

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:22:26 +0000

Unfortunately until now nobody managed to stop aging or live forever but specialists are still trying to find the secret to immortality. There are different strategies to use for slowing down the ageing process. Two major directions should be considered here: those that aim at your physical being – or body, and those that are aimed at your mind. The mind may in fact be the most important thing to start with; because once you have convinced yourself to be young in your mind it will be easier to maintain the body young. In fact we are as we feel. Hence, if you think yourself as young you’ll also be young in your body: it’s the mind-body conection.

99: Use Cosmetics With UV Screens

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:16:54 +0000

Sun exposure is the main factor of skin aging. Some experts actually estimate that about 80% of aging is due to sun effects. Even more, sun exposure can cause skin cancer after the age of 50. Protection must be adapted depending on each type of skin. People with very light skin color need to use UV screening creams all year round. If you’re using these kind of products daily there’s a chance that your skin will have less wrinkles or sun-caused spots. If you protect your skin from the sun’s rays only in the summer, when you’re sunbathing, you must know that this singular habit isn’t an effective barrier against wrinkles.

What is UV Radiation?
The sun gives off ultraviolet radiation that we divide into categories based on the wavelength.

UVC - 100 to 290 nm
UVB - 290 to 320 nm
UVA - 320 to 400 nm

UVC Radiation
UVC radiation is almost completely absorbed by the ozone layer and does not affect the skin. UVC radiation can be found in artificial sources such as mercury arc lamps and germicidal lamps.

UVB Radiation
UVB affects the outer layer of skin, the epidermis, and is the primary agent responsible for sunburns. It is the most intense between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm when the sunlight is brightest. It is also more intense in the summer months accounting for 70% of a person’s yearly UVB dose. UVB does not penetrate glass.

UVA Radiation
UVA was once thought to have a minor effect on skin damage, but now studies are showing that UVA is a major contributor to skin damage. UVA penetrates deeper into the skin and works more efficiently. The intensity of UVA radiation is more constant than UVB without the variations during the day and throughout the year. UVA is also not filtered by glass.

Damaging Effects of UVA and UVB
Both UVA and UVB radiation can cause skin damage including wrinkles, lowered immunity against infection, aging skin disorders, and cancer. However, we still do not fully understand the process. Some of the possible mechanisms for UV skin damage are collagen breakdown, the formation of free radicals, interfering with DNA repair, and inhibiting the immune system.

Collagen Breakdown
In the dermis, UV radiation causes collagen to break down at a higher rate than with just chronologic aging. Sunlight damages collagen fibers and causes the accumulation of abnormal elastin. When this sun-induced elastin accumulates, enzymes called metalloproteinases are produced in large quantities. Normally, metalloproteinases remodel sun-injured skin by manufacturing and reforming collagen. However, this process does not always work well and some of the metalloproteinases actually break down collagen. This results in the formation of disorganized collagen fibers known as solar scars. When the skin repeats this imperfect rebuilding process over and over wrinkles develop.

Free Radicals
UV radiation is one of the major creators of free radicals. Free radicals are unstable oxygen molecules that have only one electron instead of two. Because electrons are found in pairs, the molecule must scavenge other molecules for another electron. When the second molecule looses its electron to the first molecule, it must then find another electron repeating the process. This process can damage cell function and alter genetic material. Free radical damage causes wrinkles by activating the metalloproteinases that break down collagen. They cause cancer by changing the genetic material, RNA and DNA, of the cell.

DNA Repair
UV radiation can affect enzymes that help repair damaged DNA. Studies are being conducted looking into the role a specific enzyme called T4 endonuclease 5 (T4N5) has in repairing DNA.

Immune System Effects
The body has a defense system to attack developing cancer cells. These immune system factors include white blood cells called T lymphocytes and specialized skin cells in the dermis called Langerhans cells. When the skin is exposed to sunlight, certain chemicals are released that suppress these immune factors.

Cell Death
The last line of defense of the immune system is a process called apoptosis. Apoptosis is a process of cell-suicide that kills severely damaged cells so they cannot become cancerous. This cell-suicide is seen when you peel after a sunburn. There are certain factors, including UV exposure, that prevent this cell death allowing cells to continue to divide and possibly become cancerous.

Texture Changes Caused by the Sun
UV exposure causes thickening and thinning of the skin. Thick skin is found in coarse wrinkles especially on the back of the neck that do not disappear when the skin is stretched. A condition called solar elastosis is seen as thickened, coarse wrinkling and yellow discoloration of the skin. A common effect of UV exposure is thinning of the skin causing fine wrinkles, easy bruising, and skin tearing.

Blood Vessel Changes Caused by the Sun
UV radiation causes the walls of blood vessels to become thinner leading to bruising with only minor trauma in sun-exposed areas. For example, most of the bruising that occurs on sun-damaged skin occurs on the backs of the hands and forearms not on the inside of the upper arm or even the inside of the forearm. The sun also causes the appearance of telangiectasias, tiny blood vessels, in the skin especially on the face.

Pigment Changes Caused by the Sun
The most noticeable sun-induced pigment change is a freckle or solar lentigo. Light-skinned people tend to freckle more noticeably. A freckle is caused when the melanin-producing cell, or melanocyte, is damaged causing it to get bigger. Large freckles, also known as age spots or liver spots, can be seen on the backs of the hands, chest, shoulders, arms, and upper back. These are not actually age related but sun-damage related. UV exposure can also cause white spots especially on the legs, but also on the backs of the hands and arms, as melanocytes are destroyed.

Skin Bumps Caused by the Sun
UV radiation causes an increased number of moles in sun-exposed areas. Sun exposure also causes precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses that develop especially on the face, ears, and backs of the hands. The are small crusty bumps that can often be felt better than they can be seen. Actinic keratoses are felt to be premalignant lesions because 1 in 100 cases per year will develop into squamous cell carcinoma. UV exposure also causes seborrheic keratoses, which are warty looking lesions that appear to be “stuck on” the skin. In contrast to actinic keratoses, seborrheic keratoses do not become cancerous.

Skin Cancer Caused by the Sun
The ability of the sun to cause skin cancer is a well-known fact. The 3 main skin cancers are melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Melanoma is the most deadly skin cancer because it metastasizes more readily than the other skin cancers. It is believed that the amount of exposure of the skin to the sun before the age of 20 is actually the determining risk factor for melanoma. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer and tends to spread locally, not metastasize. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common skin cancer, and it can metastasize although not as commonly as melanoma. The risk of getting basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma is determined by a person’s lifetime exposure to UV radiation and the person’s pigment protection.