Relax the SPA Way

☻Do morning stretches after your shower. Warm muscles are more supple, so you’ll get the most from the stretch.

☻Run hot water over three small and two large stones until lukewarm (30 to 45 seconds). Lie down; place a small stone between your eyebrows (an acupressure spot that aids relaxation ) and below each eye. Hold a large one in each upturned palm, another relaxation-associated area. Breathe deeply.

☻Sleep aid: In bed, tense each muscles separately from calves up to shoulders. Accentuating the tautness of your muscles helps you to luxuriate in their relaxation. – Erin Bried

Erase years from your age (2)

So, beginning today, tell yourself you are only as old as you think or as young as you believe yourself to be. Stop telling yourself the following:

“I’m getting old,” “It’s old age,” “I will die soon,” “I’m dying,” “I’m losing my memory,” “I’m losing my mind,” “I will die one day, so… (let me do unhealthy things).”

So what… if

Our bodies experience crow’s feet, less energy/power/drive, less lean mass, loss of hormones, stiffness, sluggishness, memory lapses, weak eyesight, impaired hearing, less sensitivity in taste buds, graying hair or hair thinning/loss. Despite how you feel or what you see in others, aging can be delayed. It does not have to happen too soon, too fast.

Battle plan

If you want to maintain your youthful look well into the 70s, begin now. Develop a plan to fight off the slow encroachment of age. You can:

* see your doctor

* visit a nutritionist, design an eating plan that is balanced

* work out an exercise program

* take adequate vitamin/mineral and antioxidant supplementation

* adopt a social and active lifestyle, one that puts you in touch with people and life

* walk more in the moonlight than in the sunlight

* avoid smoking and excessive drinking

* maintain cleanliness

* avoid medicine overload, try more natural approaches to your health

* stay calm, remove the anger from your heart

* keep learning something new, this keeps both brain and mind exercised

* look on the bright side of life* count your blessings

Anti-aging beverages

Betacarotene is best known for its immune-enhancing properties. Take it in its natural form.Juice two peeled carrots and drink up every other day. In between, juice buko meat in its water.There is a saying: In their youth, people abuse their health to run after wealth. In their old age, they use their wealth to run after their health. -Cory Quirino

It doesn’t have to end this way. Begin a new beginning today.

Love and light!

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Erase years from your age (1)

Good morning everyone. I got a good reading article by my favorite author and I’d like to share this with you all specially to those people who are getting older. As she said you can erase years from your age. Not too easy to do, but it will work, when you have the will to do it.

TO understand what erases your age, you have to know what makes you age.

It is said aging today is not like the way it was for our parents. Health consciousness then was not very high. Our mothers and fathers may have undergone this typical transition:

* an extra 10-15 pounds at 30

* wrinkles at 35-40

* dry skin/skin problems at 40

* joint pains at 45

* high cholesterol/hypertension at 50

* osteoporosis/arthritis at 60

* heart disease/cancer at 70

Knowing better

We don’t need to go through this. And we should not. Because we know better. We know that:

* a low-fat diet can control weight gain

* avoiding the sun and using sunscreens can delay/prevent wrinkles

* fruits containing alpha-hydroxy acids can prevent dry, blotchy skin and age spots

* vegetables are loaded with anti-oxidants that the immune system depends on for strength

* exercise and resistance training prevent muscle and bone loss over the years

* meditation and relaxation can delay aging

In short, the age makers are the opposite of what we should know by now and which our parents did not know.

Designed to last

Our body is a near-perfect machine if we learn to take care of it. “The human body is designed to last 110 years,” according to Ben Douglas, Ph.D., professor of anatomy at University of Mississippi Medical Center and author of “Ageless: Living Younger Longer.” -Cory Quirino
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Alluring almonds (2)

Purchase the accompanying Skin Toning Massager (P495) and you're on your way to beating those saggy pouches in your arms, hips and stomach. The massager enhances the benefits of the Slimming Gel. It comes with a massage advisor pamphlet that provides a guide to different exercises you can do to help maximize the effects of the Slimming Gel.

The massager helps to evenly diffuse and activate the ingredients of the Slimming Gel within the epidermis, thus enhancing its benefits.

And since today is Father's Day, here's a little tip: The product is safe on all skin types, so you can also treat Dad to a day of massage right in the comfort of your own home. Hey, there's no written law saying that the man of the house won't appreciate a little pampering every now and then.

To complete the sensual experience, light an Almond Delight Candle (P1,245) before, during or after your massage. Its scent will remind you of all the sweet concoctions you've had as a child.

L'Occitane's Almond Line also includes Blossom Dew Fragrant and Invigorating, Shower Oil Cleansing and Softening, Milk Concentrate Firming and Smoothing, Delicious Soap Exfoliating and Fragrant, and Delicious Paste Exfoliating and Defining.

The Almond Line will definitely tease you with its mouth-watering fragrance, but this is one temptation you can give in to without compromising your figure. L'Occitane products are available at Rustan's Essenses. – Ruth L. Navarra

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Good morning everybody. We girls were always conscious about our beauty. We always look for a good brand of beauty products even if it is expensive, as long as the result will be very good to us. Even if we get older, we don’t want to feel that because for us beauty is the thing we gave importance. I have read one article about to add beauty to our selves. Let me share this with you.

WORLD-RENOWNED French beauty brand L'Occitane gives you the privilege to indulge your senses with its Almond Line. The newest product is the Slimming Gel (P1,595), which can firm the skin and reshape the silhouette of the body.

Its ingredients of almond proteins and silicium help keep your skin firm and smooth, while the combination of three essential oils-Immortelle, Peppermint and Cymbopogon-stimulate the blood and lymphatic circulation.

The gel also contains caffeine, which stimulates lypolysis, a process whereby excess lipids are eliminated. Conversely, it also has Uncaria Tometosa to reduce lypogenesis, or the storage of new lipids.

Even though it comes in gel form, this slimming product is rapidly absorbed by the skin and leaves no greasy after-feel. Unlike other products, there is no waiting time for the application to dry, which means you can get dressed immediately after application.

Rustan's Cosmetics and Toiletries Division and L'Occitane brand manager Mirabelle Villanueva says about the Slimming Gel: "Your butt will thank you for it!" – Ruth L. Navarra

Nail Tip

by: Linda Moran Evans

Know your skin the high-tech way (3)

My eye area, though, shows no sign of aging, so I could choose whatever eye cream I wanted except those which were very rich in texture like Resolution. The choices were Primordial, for prevention of signs of early aging, and Blanc Expert, for dark circles and line prevention.

I chose Blanc Expert as I now knew my tendency for pigmentation. My hydration and firmness quotients were also way above average.

New body rangeHave you passed by PCX or First Aid lately? There is this new French body line that has caught my eye.

The brand is Nuxe, which has a very similar logo and packaging to Origins, but the similarities end there.

The star product in the group is the Multi-usage Dry Oil Golden Shimmer for the hair and body. I apply it to the ends of my hair after every shower and it gives the hair subtle highlights and major shine.

On the body, the Shimmer gives a very flattering glow when applied strategically. The Family Balm, meanwhile, penetrates the driest of areas like the legs, cuticles, hands, heels and elbows. It has mosquito repellant properties and SPF 12, but is gentle enough to be used on the face and on babies.

My personal favorite and something I would definitely buy again is the exfoliating soap. It is coarse enough to be effective for my back, arms and legs without being scratchy. I have successfully eliminated the blackheads and pimples on my back and shoulders and prevented ingrown hairs caused by waxing on my legs. I use it for my back and shoulders daily but twice a week on my legs.

E-mail the author at kinnysalas@yahoo.com