2011年11月11日星期五

Fuller, Firmer Skin

In 2020 dermatologists probably won't be plumping up fine lines with the injectable hyaluronic acid gels they use today. A few doctors are already using a patient's own blood to create a protein-rich solution that is injected into the skin to fill wrinkles and stimulate collagen production. It's just a hint of what's to come: "In a few years, we'll actually be able to use a patient's own skin tissue as the basis for a custom-tailored filler that will ideally last longer—with no possibility of allergy or rejection," says Ranella Hirsch, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine. .

2010年8月14日星期六

Fight Wrinkles

It is not secret that a proper diet can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle. This includes the care of your skin. As we age wrinkles become a foe to be reckoned with. However, a good diet helps to fight wrinkles and give you soft supple skin as you age.
If you don’t want to have creases on your face or your skin, you should know what wrinkle fighting foods are good to eat. Here are nine foods that are good for the fight against wrinkles.



1. Spinach and other green leafy vegetables are good because they contains lutein that helps give the skin its essential antioxidant mechanism by maintaining skin hydration and elasticity. Ideally, you should eat about 10mg of this daily which is about 4oz of this vegetable.

2. Beans are good because they are rich in antioxidants. Among the different kinds, red beans are the best because they contains the highest number of antioxidants. Antioxidants help to replace deteriorated collagen of the skin.

3. Tomatoes are another good source because just like beans they have antioxidants and also lycopene. Lycopene is a substance that reduces the risk of developing cancer and happens to be more powerful than Vitamin E supplements which are also used to help the skin stay healthy. The best part about eating tomatoes is that it is a versatile vegetable (actually it is a fruit) that you can eat this together with pasta, salad or a sandwich.

4. Another good option for fighting wrinkles is turkey because it is rich in Vitamin B. It also has protein that slows the process in the skin known as cross-linking. So don’t wait until Thanksgiving to add this to your diet.

5. Goji berries which are rich in Vitamin C, help fight free radicals that damage the skin. Believe it or not, they contain 500 times more Vitamin C per ounce than what you get from oranges. They also have antioxidants such as vitamin B1, B2, B6 and E and linoleic acid; an essential fat that plumps up the skin making it look smoother and younger.

6. Flaxseed is rich in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. You can mix this with other dishes like cookies and bread. The more you eat, the plumper your skin cells will be thus hiding away those wrinkles.

7. Beetroot is another vegetable that can help prevent wrinkles as it is low in calories and high in fiber. It also contains antioxidants and a pigment called anthocyanins that is known to support collagen production in the skin.
8. Most people see chocolate as a delightful snack or dessert. But few of us know that this tasty treat contains polyphenol, a substance that rids the body of the active oxygen that causes aging. Not only that, it can also protect against UV damage which is also one of the causes of skin aging. A warning here is that you want to stick with the dark chocolate for the best results.

9. Salmon just like flaxseed contains Omega 3 fatty acids which reduce inflammation and helps lubricate the skin.

There are other things we can eat aside from the 9 examples mentioned to prevent wrinkles from happening. Aside from eating, you shouldn’t forget to exercise regularly and drink lots of water so your skin remains flexible and hydrated at all times. You also shouldn’t drink or smoke as this also helps the skin stay young and wrinkle free.
There are wrinkle fighting foods around. Know what they are and then get these items from the grocery store.

2010年8月8日星期日

Stay Young and Looking and Feeling Fabulous

If You Like To Stay Young,Look Young,Feel Young,by doing everyday smart things:
You Exercise,
You Eat healthy,
You De-Stress -- not so hard, right?
These advice will help you stay young and have you looking and feeling everyday fabulous!


Why Don't You try it today.

1. Give yourself a break 給自己大腦休息
2. Consume more fat
3. Get off the couch
4. Feel the love
5. Drink red wine
6. Do yoga
7. Bite into a superfruit
8. Sip green tea
9. Slather your skin with supplements
10. Do mental aerobics

1/ 給自己大腦休息


最近的研究表明,壓力會導致人體內生理變化,可以加速老化。激增的荷爾蒙腎上腺素和皮質醇引起血壓上升,心臟跳動更快。當源源不斷的工作壓力、錢的問題似乎對我們的身體和精神健康付出一個沉重的代價。每年與焦慮,抑鬱,強迫憤怒和敵意,失眠,高血壓,心髒病 - 所有的問題所造成的壓力,有“60到90% 佔了全部醫生的案例。

最有效的方法制止這種破壞性的是打坐冥想,“放鬆”。 我們可以重複一個句子、短語,或祈禱 -時間短至每天10分鐘。 2005年一項研究發現,冥想有助於預防與年齡有關的改變大腦。

每日一次或兩次,10至20分鐘,坐在一個安靜的地方,閉上眼睛,放鬆肌肉,轉你的頭部,頸部和肩部和深呼吸。在每次呼氣,重複你的句子。如果其他的想法嘗試入侵,告訴自己:“哦,好”,並返回到您的詞或短語。當您完成,讓你的眼睛關閉了一個多分鐘;慢慢讓日常思想回流到你的頭腦。

2010年7月30日星期五

Clinical Age-Defying Creme 卽時提昇

SkinCubed

可別以為抗老保養跟年輕人無緣,儘管精湛的化妝技術可以騙過其他人,不過臉上經年累月的變化只有自己最知道,絕不可輕忽才是!每天對著鏡子,仔細檢視臉部、額頭、眼角、眼尾、眼下方、鼻翼兩側、嘴角、眉間等處,觀察是否有皺紋,及眼皮是否往下掉、臉部及頸部線條變得模糊等肌膚鬆弛現象等,如果有,即代表老化問題已經找上門了。


女人20
老化現象也有分階段,倘若僅有很淺的由乾燥所造成的紋路,眼周暗沉及毛孔略顯粗大,
代表肌膚生理年齡仍在20年代的狀態;
女人30
若額頭出現皺紋,眼角及上眼皮略微鬆弛,眼睛下方出現眼袋,雙眉間出現紋路,
代表肌膚生理年齡已經是30年代;
女人40
40年代的肌膚生理年齡,症狀為法令紋及皺紋明顯、毛孔粗大、斑點、嘴角下垂、抬頭紋及魚尾紋、脖子出現兩層線條等,此時由於荷爾蒙分泌減少,肌膚還可能出現敏感的現象;
女人50
至於50年代以上,肌膚鬆弛、下垂、五官明顯變形、明顯皺紋、老人斑等都是明顯的徵兆。

不同年齡層的女性面臨的老化問題不同,而肌膚各部位所面臨到的老化問題亦有所區別,例如眼周肌膚的暗沉、鬆弛,臉上的斑點、皺紋,雙下巴的明顯,法令紋與嘴角的紋路等,市面上也推出不少針對不同部位所設計的抗老保養品,可藉由重點保養加強改善肌膚問題,因此,只要用心了解自己的膚況,在購買商品前做好評估,選擇適合自己的肌齡與肌膚問題的商品,並給予適當的呵護,即可常保青春永駐,讓人總是猜不出妳的實際年齡!"

[As seen in Glamour magazine, Shape and as seen on E-entertainment Tonight Television]