Anti-aging
Why Plants Are (Usually) Better Than Drugs
Dr. Andrew Weil I have always been fascinated by the difference between plants and the drugs that are isolated from them. This goes back to my student days at Harvard in the 1960s, where I received my undergraduate degree in botany, and then went on to medical school. It’s rare — too rare, I have…
Read MoreHousehold products could be hazardous
Fragranced products contain volatile compounds. Nick Bannin CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – In a recent study, household cleaning products might not be as clean or as “green” as you may believe. A study done by scientists at the University of Washington, Battelle Memorial Institute and the U.S. Environmental Protection agency, tested 25 consumer products, which you…
Read MoreIn Life’s Latest Chapter, Feeling Free Again
By SARAH LYALL LONDON — Last year, when she was 91, the editor and writer Diana Athill moved from her beloved apartment into an “old person’s home,” as she calls it. It was the most painful decision she had ever made, and it might have been a terrible diminishment, the reduction of a long, full…
Read MoreNZ Farmer Beats Swine Flu With Swine Flu (60 Minutes Report)
This is an amazing story of a New Zealand dairy farmer who caught swine flu and very nearly died. Intensive care specialists were all set to pull him off life support, saying there was no hope. But his family refused to give up. They demanded the doctors try high doses of Vitamin C, an apparently…
Read MoreOur Girlfriends Keep Us Healthy
A thought to share…and sooooo true… I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection-the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to…
Read MoreThe most important foods to buy organic are animal products.
By Kathy Wright Most fruits and vegetables contain unacceptable and unsafe levels of pesticides, so it’s a wise choice to buy organic produce as often as you can. However, if you need to pick and choose which foods to buy organic, the most important foods to buy organic are animal products — not produce. This…
Read More10 Heart Attack Symptoms You’re Most Likely to Ignore
By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor Heart attack symptoms may not be the ones we expect. And they can be different in men and women, and different still in older adults. Heart attacks don’t always strike out of the blue — there are many symptoms we can watch for in the days and weeks leading…
Read More17 Tips to Look Younger
By Jessica Prince The leading experts reveal antiaging secrets you may not already know. 1. CHOOSE LIGHTER LIPSTICK Dark shades can be unflattering on mature skin because lips get thinner with age, explains makeup artist Matin Maulawizada, who works with celebrities like Angelina Jolie. To keep lipstick from looking too severe, choose rosy reds or…
Read MoreFacial Meditation for Winter Skin
By Irina Wardas It is cold and windy outside, so we need to pay more attention to our skin. Try these home-made easy to make facials – facial meditations *- to heal, soften, rejuvenate, nourish and moisturize your dry winter skin. Cottage Cheese Facial Ingredients: 1 tsp. cottage cheese 1/tsp. raw organic honey 1 tsp.…
Read MoreEating This Just Twice a Week Can Make You Gain Ten Pounds…
Manhattan artist Sally Davies has photographed a McDonald’s Happy Meal every day for six months. And it looks almost as fresh as the day it was bought, with no trace of decay. “In a work entitled The Happy Meal Project, Mrs. Davies, 54, has charted the seemingly indestructible fast food meals’ progress as it refuses…
Read MoreWhy Chewing Food More Times Is Healthy
Any “respectable” gourmand can vouch that food is meant to be properly appreciated and enjoyed, and not chomped down like the Apocalypse is just around the corner. With all this, the reality is, as many nutritionists and health experts have already pointed out, that most of us are far too famished when we sit down…
Read MoreThe Breast Cancer Screening Mistake Millions Make
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Mammograms are often touted as a “life-saving” form of cancer screening, responsible for reducing breast cancer death rates by 15-25 percent. But this reported benefit is based on outdated studies done decades ago … The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most prestigious medical journals and it has…
Read MoreJamie Lee Curtis Says “BOO” to Botox
The Huffington Post’s Samira Nanda caught up with actress Jamie Lee Curtis to talk about aging in Hollywood. The Huffington Post toll a poll of their readers and asked the question: Should Hollywood actors age naturally or get plastic surgery? Here are the results. Original post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/jamie-lee-curtis-says-boo_n_768132.html
Read MoreGLOW Project Movie Premiere
The Glow Project movie premiere in Long Beach, CA was a true red carpet event hosted by The Ageless Sisters, Jackie Silver and Cynthia Rowland. Here are a few photos of the attendees. I believe every woman and man who watched this film was touched by the stories told by the players. No fear in…
Read MoreTop Ten Signs Someone has had Plastic Surgery
Procedures & Breakthroughs by Chelsea Mize Does that older lady who lives down the street suddenly show up at a party with a face that looks too good (or too bad) to be true? Did your cousin go from straight A’s to C’s (we’re talking cup size, here) without gaining any weight? There are plenty…
Read MoreDoctor’s Warning: High Heels Cause Snapped Ligaments
But they are so fierce! Despite Lady GaGa‘s affinity for her McQueenadillos, not every lady can handle sky high heels. It turns out they can be hazardous to your health, even though footwear is only getting higher! “We have entered a moment of heightened impracticality in footwear,” said Elizabeth Semmelhack, author of Heights of Fashion:…
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