Botox may smooth your wrinkles, but it can dull your ability to understand the emotions of others, a new study suggests.
Botox, used in cosmetic and medical procedures for 20 years, paralyzes muscles, hindering certain facial movements, such as frowns, that over time can cause wrinkles.

Therein lies the problem, says David Neal, a psychology professor at [...]

The 77-year-old actress has hardly any wrinkles on her extremely well-preserved face, but vehemently denies going under the knife. Instead, she insists her youthful looks are the result of “discipline”, portion control and good genes, and not cosmetic procedures.
“Cosmetic surgery frightens me,” the veteran actress said. “Botox, I think, is poison, [...]

I was in Florida for seminars and met Paul Allen, publisher of NuYou Magazine, and his lovely wife, Tracy.  They attended an Innisbrook workshop where I got to work “magic” on Tracy’s face.  She was delighted with her results and just could hardly believe her eyes when her jowls lifted.   Here is what Paul wrote in the August 2009 edition [...]

But such treatments have not been approved by the FDA for anti-aging

By Harriet Brott
Self
updated 5:20 a.m. PT, Mon., Aug 3, 2009

Sometime after her 43rd birthday, Dawn Foley noticed she was beginning to look her age. And she didn’t like it one bit. A former beauty queen turned sales professional in Los Angeles, the blue-eyed [...]

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Five Surprising Factors That Speed Up Aging
1. DRIVING Car windows don’t block UVA rays, which is why drivers end up with more sun damage on their left cheeks. If you live in a sunny locale or have a long commute, use an SPF 30 or higher for daily use.
2. RUNNING Bouncing up and down makes [...]