The Case for Nutritional Supplements

 

The Case for Nutritional Supplements

Nutritional supplements play a vital role in maintaining your health especially if you are over 40. Learn what the Super Foods are and how they are essential to healthy nutrition.

I just read an interesting article about all the so-called "Super Foods" that are supposed to help keep you healthy. And I don’t disagree. It makes sense that these great foods provide vitamins, antioxidants and other important nutrients.

If you are unfamiliar with these foods, they include blueberries, wild salmon, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, soy, oats, walnuts.

They’ve added some new foods to the list: indigo berry, goji berry, cocoa (hence the latest dark chocolate craze), acai berry and I’m sure there are plenty of others.

As I was reading through this list of 12 super foods you should eat every day, I decided to get out my pen and write down exactly what "they" thought I should eat everyday. Here’s the list:

Remember – this is EVERY DAY

2 1/2 cups of beans (by the way, I hear black beans have the best nutrition, with chickpeas following a close second)

1/2 c. fresh blueberries
1 cup cooked broccoli (or 1/2 cup raw)
3 servings of whole grain
1 serving soy
1 cup cooked spinach
1/2 c. beta-carotene product (sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin)
1 whole tomato
1 1/2 oz. nuts
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 oz dark chocolate (okay, that shouldn’t be too hard)
Wild salmon – 4 times a week

Wouldn’t it be great if I could actually EAT like that everyday? If I didn’t have to worry about feeding anyone else in my family? Kudos to those of you that do.

Has anyone else been reading about the fruits and vegetables NOT providing the source of nutrients they once did? I’m not sure going all organic will help that, but not all of us live near markets that provide healthy sources of fresh produce and not all of us can afford that.

Don’t get me wrong – I’m all for healthy eating. I consider my diet pretty healthy and I do eat all of the foods on that list on a fairly regular basis -maybe not in those quantities and not every day.

There have also been several compounds researched lately that have shown to have anti-aging properties. Ginko, DMAE, resveratrol to name a few. In order to get the amount needed to promote good health, we would have to overeat even if it was all "super" food – and that’s definitely not healthy.

So I think I’ll continue taking my supplements and KNOW that I’m getting the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, greens and what not.

I’ve done some research – there’s no reason to spend a small fortune on supplements. You can still get good quality for a reasonable price. See the website below for sources.

To read more about nutritional supplements and their role in anti-aging, visit Anti-Aging Nutritional Supplements

By GiGi Konwin Published: 1/31/2007

Discover the Benefits of Nutritional Supplements

 

Discover the Benefits of Nutritional Supplements

As modern farming methods have led to a decline in soil quality and modern eating habits have become less focused on fresh foods and more on processed foods high in trans and saturated fats, the addition of nutritional supplements to one’s diet has become more critical. Find out the best way to choose a supplement that has the right balance of important vital nutrients and learn which delivery methods will benefit you most.

In modern times, there is a growing and important need to incorporate nutritional supplements in one’s diet for many reasons. While the average person may believe that he or she is eating a balanced diet, in fact he or she may be missing out on vital nutrients that cannot be easy gained on a daily basis. There are several factors that need to be taken into consideration when one is weighing the reasons for taking supplements.

Why Take Nutritional Supplements?

Modern farming methods utilize frequent crop rotations in order to maximize productivity. As a result, however, vital nutrients and especially minerals in the soil are rapidly depleted. This is so extreme that you may notice that a tomato from the store today just doesn’t taste like the tomato of your childhood – and it probably has nowhere near the nutrient level either. As a result, those eating mass-produced vegetables and fruits are missing out on key phytonutrients, including bioflavanoids and minerals, which are generally no longer present in the amounts they were in the past.

In addition, today we are constantly exposed to overly processed food products. If you walk into any standard supermarket, you would likely eliminate 90 percent of the store if you were to ignore the processed foods that are offered. It’s certainly hard to avoid, since these are the products advertised on television, available at grocery stores, and served in the multitudes of fast-food restaurants. Even if you are conscientious and try to eat well, you still likely are filling your stomach much of the time with processed grains (stripped of bran and fiber), fatty foods (loaded with saturated and trans-fats) and overly sweetened foods with few vital nutrients.

Plus, it can be almost impossible to achieve the diverse and vital nutrients that your body requires just in what you eat day to day. For example, different fruits contain different nutrients – but you are not likely to eat every type of fruit every single day, or even once a month. How often have you eaten blueberries, bananas, pears, cherries and raspberries in a single day? Because there is such a variety out there, and because these nutrients are all important, it can be simply impossible to consistently get them all from diet alone.

Another challenge is that Americans are eating the wrong types of fats – we eat too many products containing high levels of trans fats, saturated fats, and vegetable poly unsaturated fats, instead of healthy monounsaturated fats and fish oils. Fish oils, in particular, are a valuable source of essential fatty acids, which are critical for maintaining normal mental and cardiovascular function. But unless one is eating wild Alaskan salmon three to four times a week, every week, one is not likely achieving the optimal level of these essential fatty acids and vital nutrients from diet alone.

For all of these reasons and more, high-quality nutritional supplements can help fill in the gaps and provide the vital nutrients missing from foods. They can give you the variety that you need on a day-to-day basis. Nutritional supplements are also important as it becomes evident that many vitamins and minerals can optimize your genetic potential – and taking nutritional supplements with the right blend of vital nutrients can also achieve this.

How Can You Choose the Right Nutritional Supplements?

Therefore, if taking nutritional supplements is so important to your health, your next step is to figure out how to navigate the sea of options that currently exist. Walk into any grocery store or pharmacy, or do an online search, and you’ll find thousands of nutritional supplements. How do you choose a product or a brand?

Generally speaking, you should start by making sure that any supplement you buy is from a manufacturer and/or supplier working under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). These practices include documentation of the manufacturing process to eliminate the risks of i) contamination or adulteration of the vital nutrients the supplements contain, or ii) product mislabeling. Most well-known brands use GMP, so you may want to stick with a better-known product to ensure quality.

You can also investigate the manufacturer of a supplement to ensure that it has good quality control processes in place. The manufacturer should make this information available for consumers on its website or in product literature, including whether it has in-house testing of its products and whether it works with independent labs to confirm the potency and purity of its nutritional supplements and the vital nutrients that are included. In addition, you should be able to see up front if the manufacturer is promoting clinical research or simply featuring pseudo-science with little back up of its claims.

Take a look at the entire product line offered by the company as well. Many producers of nutritional supplements simply provide stand alone vitamins or single-ingredient herbs, such as a vitamin D supplement or an Echinacea pill. These companies are often simply of the "me too" variety – offering basic products just to make money. Other companies may offer blends or balanced formulations with the right combinations of vital nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, or herbs that work together to produce optimal results. Such companies are likely to provide balanced nutritional supplements that more closely mimic those found in nature and that are better for maintaining your health. Companies that provide such products are more likely to be interested in the overall well-being of their customers rather than in just selling a single type of ingredient.

Finally, look carefully at the delivery method of the vital nutrients in any supplement you are investigating. While many nutritional supplements are offered in a compressed tablet format, this is not necessarily the best way to get the nutrients into your system. If this type of tablet isn’t formulated properly, or if it is compressed with too much pressure when it is created, it will not dissolve readily in the stomach. If you decide to try tablets, make sure the label notes that they meet USP dissolution requirements, which means that the product has been tested and will properly dissolve in the stomach.

A better choice for delivery is to find nutritional supplements that are isotonic – provided in powder form that can be mixed with water to create an isotonic solution. This enables vital nutrients to be absorbed more readily in the small bowel without need for digestion in the stomach, thus a very efficient delivery method.

Conclusion

Nutritional supplements can be extremely beneficial to your overall health and well being and can compensate for the lack of vital nutrients in modern processed foods and inadequate diets. However, it is important to choose very carefully the nutritional supplements that you purchase. Look into the background of the manufacturer or supplier of the supplements and make sure they are meeting quality control standards as well as providing these vital nutrients in a delivery form that has the greatest benefit.

About the Author

Julian Blumenfeld, MD, is the chief medical officer of nutraMetrix Advanced Nutraceuticals, a division of Market America. He has over 15 years of experience in clinical practice, academics, and independent consulting. As chief medical officer, he provides direction, strategies, and oversight for training, health professional education, and marketing of natural health and nutrition products. In addition, as head of the clinical research committee for Market America, he identifies key areas for clinical research, establishes academic partnerships and determines funding priorities. For more information, please visit www.marketamerica.com.

By Julian Blumenfeld Published: 6/28/2007

Why Nutrilite Double X Vitamin – Mineral – Phytonutrient Is Right For You (part 2 Of 2)

Why Nutrilite Double X Vitamin – Mineral – Phytonutrient Is Right For You (part 2 Of 2)

In part 1 of this series we discovered that the Nutrilite Double X Vitamin/Mineral/Phytonutrient:

* is made from plant concentrates.
* includes free radical fighters – with broad and targeted power.
* offers true enzyme defense.
* provides real energy, all day.

Let’s explore in detail what all of this really means to you and your family.

Plant concentrates

It appears that many multivitamins offer the standard array of vitamins and minerals, many at 100% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI).

So what makes Double X different?

Double X adds phytonutrients from plant concentrates, way more than other multivitamins do. Double X includes 12 vitamins, 10 minerals, and 20 plant concentrates. No other multivitamin comes close.

Free radical fighters – with broad power.

You’ve heard about them in the news: free radicals are rogue oxygen molecules that attack your healthy cells, steal an electron, and begin a chain reaction of instability and damage.

Free radicals are everywhere, generated by air pollution, sunshine, X-rays, pesticides, car exhaust, cigarette smoke, even breathing and exercise.

Science now knows that by increasing our intake of free radical fighters, called antioxidants, we can defend ourselves – right down to our cells – against this constant attack.

Health Canada has adopted a way to measure the raw power of antioxidants to help fight the good fight. This measure is called the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). It measures how well the antioxidants mop up free radicals. It is recommended that we all get between 3,000 and 5,000 ORAC units daily, preferably from whole, fresh fruits and vegetables. But the average person only gets between 1,200 and 1,640 ORAC units a day.

The Double X multivitamin/mineral/phytonutrient delivers an average of over 3,000 ORAC units in each daily serving.

Free radical fighters – with targeted power.

In extensive testing of over 100 different plant concentrates, Nutrilite scientists identified 20 plant concentrates that would be included in the Double X formula.

These included plant concentrates that ta 1000 rgeted and protected against five specific categories of free radicals.

1. Hydroxyl – Pesticides, pollution (out performed competition)
2. Peroxyl – Aging, X-rays (out performed competition)
3. Peroxynitrite – Smoke, exhaust (out performed competition)
4. Superoxide – Cellular metabolism (out performed competition)
5. Singlet Oxygen – Exercise, UV rays (equaled competition)

Hydroxyl, peroxyl, peroxynitrite, superoxide, and singlet oxygen are 5 harmful free radical categories implicated in many health disorders.

Free radicals are generated by compounds found everywhere, from breathing to sunshine, from X-rays to car exhaust, from air pollution to pesticides and cigarette smoke. We’re always under attack, but with Double X, we can help our bodies fight free radicals.

Enzyme defense.

Plants have natural mechanisms to help protect themselves against harmful pests or unfavorable growing conditions. Similarly, there are some naturally occurring compounds in the foods we eat every day that can be mildly harmful to humans. The human digestive system, therefore, develops enzymes to protect itself from these harmful compounds. These enzymes help our body differentiate between the good and bad compounds.

Double X contains cruciferous plant nutrients, such as broccoli and kale, that help produce Phase 2 enzymes. In fact, lab tests show that Double X assists the body’s natural production of Phase 2 enzymes. These enzymes break down the harmful compounds that enter our body by making them water soluble. Once these compounds are water soluble, they exit the body more quickly.

Real energy, all day.

Double X helps you unlock energy stores and metabolize carbs with B vitamins and concentrates from apples, alfalfa, basil, and acerola cherries. If you want sustained energy that lasts all day, not just a fast jolt, choose Double X.

Could you eat all this?

Even if you already eat a diet rich in fresh, whole, natural foods, you may not be getting everything you need. Why not? Because in order to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs, at the recommended levels, you’d have to eat a mountain of food every day. In fact, here’s just some of what you’d have to eat, daily, to get some of the nutrients found in Double X:

* Vitamin E of 33 T. of peanut butter
* Vitamin C of 7 cups of cantaloupe
* Folic Acid of 6 cups of baked beans
* Thiamine of 3.3 lbs. of pork loin
* Riboflavin of 7.75 quarts of low-fat milk
* Niacin of 1.5 chicken breasts
* Vitamin B6 of 22 bananas
* Magnesium of 4.2 cups of peas
* Vitamin B12 of 4.2 lbs. of ground beef

Well now you know what I know. Enjoy your Nutrilite Double X Vitamin/Mineral/Phytonutrient.

See you on the Beaches of the World,

Kevin McNabb

By: Kevin McNabb

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What Is The Nutrilite Health Institute Center For Optimal Health

What Is The Nutrilite Health Institute Center For Optimal Health

NUTRILITE’s Pathway to Optimal Health Begins with the Best of Science

– Clinicals – NUTRILITE Health Institute clinical investigations and trials are focused on intervention studies to evaluate the effects of plant concentrates, botanicals, and nutrient products on markers of human health.
– Patents – The patents granted to NUTRILITE scientists and researchers help to improve the NUTRILITE brand by complementing NUTRILITE’s high-quality products with technology that is unique to the brand.
– Conferences – NUTRILITE sponsors scientific forums on a regular basis – encouraging a continuing dialogue to further NUTRILITE’s understanding of nutrition science and health promotion.
– Publications – The NUTRILITE Health Institute Publications List spans more than five decades of ground-breaking research in the areas of nutrition science, analytical chemistry, and agricultural methodology.
– Associations – The NUTRILITE Health Institute pursues many different kinds of research programs, often collaborating with leading scientific institutions around the world.

NUTRILITE’s Pathway to Optimal Health Adds the Best of Nature

– Sustainable Farming Principles – NUTRILITE emphasize and stimulate sustainable biological intensive agricultural practices, rather than "quick-fix" methods and materials for growing crops.
– Organic Farming Practices – NUTRILITE is the only global brand to grow, harvest and process plants on its own certified organic farms.

NUTRILITE’s Pathway to Optimal Health is a Result ofthe Best of People’s Experience

– Scientific Advisory Board – All NUTRILITE scientific research is led by the Scientific Advisory Board. This ten-member board is comprised of leading scientists in the fields of nutrition, health, and genetics from around the world.
– Scientists – The NUTRILITE Health Institute scientists and researchers are hard at work around the world, doing groundbreaking studies into all aspects of nutrition, genetics, and supplementation.
– Optimal Health Experts – Through the NUTRILITE Experience, the NUTRILITE Health Institute specialists help you reach for optimal health – by increasing your knowledge of nutrition and fitness in individualized, interactive ways.
– Exper 1000 t Speakers – The NUTRILITE Health Institute can provide your next event with professional speakers and interesting presentations on a wide variety of topics: everything from the importance of nutrition knowledge, to balancing supplementation with healthy eating, to fitting in exercise and rest and relaxation in your daily life.

NUTRILITE’s Pathway to Optimal Health Resides at the NUTRILITE Health Institute Center for Optimal Health

The NUTRILITE Health Institute is a worldwide collaboration of experts who are dedicated to helping people achieve optimal health – through research, education, and practical, personalized solutions.

A good starting point is the Center for Optimal Health, a world-class teaching and training facility within the NUTRILITE Health Institute.

– The Center for Optimal Health comprises 33,000 SF (3000 SM) of space, spread over two floors.
– The Center for Optimal Health is the home of the NUTRILITE Experience – a personal, interactive way to help you achieve optimal health.
– Science, nutrition, fitness, research, and people are all brought together for a one-of-a-kind experience focused on health and the NUTRILITE brand.

Optimal health compels you to choose every day to be your best – by selecting the right foods and supplements, engaging in exercise and rest, and by incorporating healthy habits and balance in everything you do.

Education and Training Brought to Life Through the NUTRILITE Experience

The NUTRILITE Experience is an informative, interactive, and customized way to help you reach for optimal health as you have never done before by accomplishing three key goals:

– Educate yourself about your own health and wellness.
– Become enlightened about NUTRILITE products, and the organic farming practices, cutting-edge research, and processing methods that go into their development and manufacture.
– Develop a plan for marketing and merchandising NUTRILITE products.

The NUTRILITE Experience includes the expertise of on-site medical and fitness professionals who will help evaluate your current level of health and wellness using blood work and other assessment tests – then, design a customized plan of nutrition, fitness, lifestyle tips, and supplementation recommendations to help you reach your goals.

Each NUTRILITE Experience uses Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) technology to present the program in your native language, including key program highlights, video clips, and a virtual tour of the Center for Optimal Health.

Facts and Figures of the NUTRILITE Health Institute Center for Optimal Health

– 33,000 square feet on two floors
– Multi-purpose meeting space for training, education, and brand experiences
– Indoor/outdoor design for comfortable, informal, impromptu gatherings
– Reception atrium with plenty of natural light
– Auditorium with comfortable, theatre-style seating, Dolby SurroundSound audio, and state-of-the-art projection equipment
– Health assessment center with the latest fitness and cardiovascular analysis equipment and private consultation rooms for test results
– A healthy juice bar
– Spacious gift shop featuring NUTRILITE branded gifts

The Center for Optimal Health is a first-class facility designed to motivate lasting lifestyle change.

My next article entitled "The Function of Carbohydrates in our Life" will begin a 15 article series on specific nutrients and there importance in our life.

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Wrinkle Cure Tips: Look Younger With Simple Changes to Your Diet

Wrinkle Cure Tips: Look Younger With Simple Changes to Your Diet

Want to know how these superfoods can help your skin look years younger? Then find out in this article right here.

Just like your heart, skin is a living organ. In fact, it is the biggest organ in your entire body, and if you don’t look after yourself and don’t eat properly, your skin will suffer just like your other organs. Many times when searching for the cure for aging, the easiest solutions are overlooked because people think the answer has to be large and complex. If you want to know what this simple solution is, read on.

The secret to looking younger is one simple word – Probiotics. These perform amazing feats in your body that allows you to look and feel years younger.

Where To Find Probiotics

Television advertisements that have hit the airwaves recently proudly tell viewers that yogurt is rich in Probiotics. Interestingly, this isn’t a new concept. Yogurt, along with its close relation kefir, has always been a valuable source of Probiotics. The difference is the large amount of focus that has recently been put on these powerful little ingredients.

Many experts believe that Probiotics have been around since before records were kept, but we are, just now, beginning to understand the full scope of these nutrients in relation to our bodies. These substances, often called functional foods, come from food that are cultured or fermented. Kefir and yogurt are the best sources of this substance that is necessary for the promotion of health in our bodies.

The Role Of Probiotics In The Body

The idea that the rate at which we age increases because of toxins released by harmful bacteria started early in the 20th century. Dr. Elie Metchnikoff, the inventor of this concept, believed that food fermented and decomposed in our stomachs releasing these harmful toxins into our systems. As a solution, Dr. Metchnikoff believed that eating foods loaded with healthy bacteria such as yogurt would neutralize the toxins being released in our stomachs to delay the aging process.

This idea soon spread worldwide and became famous. The first bacteria that was identified to release toxins was lactobacilli, mostly because Dr. Metchnikoff was the first to find lactic acid. Today, it is understood that the entire scope of bacterial is necessary to maintain the optimum level of health. These bacterium are now called Probiotics.

How Probiotics Affect Aging And Disease

Probiotics might just be the simple cure or treatment for common ailments such as IBD (inflammatory bowel disease), intestinal problems, urinary and bladder infections, intestinal cancers, diarrhea, cardiovascular disease, respiratory infections in children, and early aging.

Even though the focus here is on anti-aging, all of those things need to be prevented in order for us to look and feel younger. As we get older, our body begins to deteriorate and our organs begin to break down or, at the very least, slow down. Probiotics work to keep all of your organs healthy and make you appear and feel younger than ever before.

5 main ways Probiotics work to make you look and feel younger

They:

Keep your liver clear and clean – your body will look young, have less liver spots, and your eyes will look livelier because your liver is cleaned properly.

Keep you looking trim and fit – Cravings for unhealthy hoods are eliminated by eating Probiotics. This keeps your body at an ideal weight that will maximize your youthful look.

Prevent and treat acne breakouts – many adults have breakouts that never seem to want to go away these healthy bacteria can improve these breakouts in as little as two weeks.

Wrinkle Help – Because these helpful bacteria get rid of harmful toxins while eliminating free radicals, which causes a majority of wrinkles to appear.

Promotes young healthy skin – Probiotics help your body to process the nutrients our bodies get from our diet. This means your body has more antioxidants and vitamins that help you get healthier skin.

That is all there is to the secret of looking and feeling younger. So go ahead, eat kefir and yogurt, and watch the years disappear from your skin.

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By Marcus Ryan Published: 8/11/2008

Anti Aging Skin Care – Which Products Work?

Anti Aging Skin Care – Which Products Work?

Do you know what natural anti aging skin care ingredients you should be looking for? Keep reading and you will find out.

Just over these past few years the way in which we take care of our skin has dramatically changed. Anti aging now has a healthier appearance. Many of us focus our concern on the ingredients found in anti aging products. We want natural ingredients instead of chemicals that we can’t even spell or pronounce and aren’t even sure just what they do to benefit our skin.

There has been lots of research done on numerous anti aging products. The research done on products containing natural ingredients has actually been quite impressive and the price doesn’t always define just how well a product will work. So let’s take a look at three different natural ingredients found in anti aging skin care products.

Antioxidants

You are probably somewhat familiar with antioxidants and know already that they come from different sources of food as well as supplements. There is not a single antioxidant that battles anti aging rather than multiple ones. For instance, some of these natural antioxidants come from pomegranate, Vitamin C and A, beta-carotene, coffee berry, and even grape extract.

When our skin comes into contact with free radicals it can receive quite a bit of damage. These free radicals are somewhat avoidable because of where they come from; sun, toxins, and pollutants, just to name a few. These free radicals are what produce your wrinkles and fine lines. Choosing anti aging skin care products that contain antioxidants can help battle past, present, and future skin damage.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is actually an oil solvent antioxidant. Vitamin E helps prevent the sun’s rays from damaging your collagen. It is also a wonderful and powerful healing vitamin that targets dark age spots and even scars. You are probably most familiar with Vitamin E as an effective skin moisturizer but it’s also popular for its antioxidant qualities. This means you receive a two in one remedy with one product; it moisturizes and heals the skin while battling free radicals that come into contact with your skin. Your skin will thank you and you will notice the difference with younger and healthier skin.

Jojoba

Jojoba is a natural ingredient and is well known as one of the best moisturizing oils available today. It deeply penetrates the skin leaving behind a soft satiny finish that is gorgeous and more youthful.

So why is Jojoba different from other natural oils? The molecules in Jojoba are very slim which is opposite of the large chain molecules found in petrol chemical obtained oils. Jojoba is actually a liquid wax even though most people associate it as an oil. Jojoba makeup is actually the same as the skins natural oil called sebum.

Our face begins to age when it starts loosing elasticity. While young are elasticity is tight, so as we get older the elasticity begins to loosen. Jojoba actually increases that elasticity because of its unsaponifiables.

You can revel in silky skin by applying a couple drops of Jojoba on your face or skin after washing it.

The older we get the older our skin begins to look and feel; more wrinkles, dryness, and slow healing. Our skin is affected by many things, some of which you might not even consider; our diet, age, air pollutants, our weight, and even the weather, just to name some.

Natural ingredients found in anti aging skin care products will help your skin revitalize itself and feel young again. Don’t you owe it to your skin to give it that much? Try the three natural ingredients mentioned above and start enjoying your silky smooth skin. You’ll notice a difference in how much younger it appears and feels.

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By Marcus Ryan Published: 4/2/2009

Anti Aging Wrinkle Cream Can Make You look 20 Years Younger

Anti Aging Wrinkle Cream Can Make You look 20 Years Younger

Most people don’t believe that anti aging wrinkle cream can make a person look younger. Well, contrary to that belief, it’s 100% true. Although not every antiaging wrinkle cream is guaranteed to work, the majority of them will indeed yield results.

Let’s face it, we all want to look younger regardless of how we truly feel. In most cases, it’s merely our appearances that make us out to be "old", when in truth, we feel like we’re still in our 20′s. But therein lies the question, how can a person appear to be as young and energetic on the outside as they feel on the inside? Many people would have you believe that it isn’t possible, as they strongly feel that "restoring youth" is an impossible feat — but rest assured, it is far from impossible. As a matter of fact, in can be done quite simply by using anti aging wrinkle cream on a regular basis.

"Is that it? I just apply a cream and I’ll look 20 years younger?!" Yes and no. Although anti aging wrinkle cream will help to restore your youth and get rid of wrinkles, it’s not as simple as the "apply & see" philosophy. No anti-wrinkle cream will make you appear 20 years younger with one application; not even with 2. It’ll take time for the really impressive results to reveal themselves — so you can’t jump the gun and assume anti aging wrinkle cream doesn’t work just because the results weren’t instant. You have to be patient and give the process it’s due time.

"How long do I have to wait before I see results?" Although anti aging wrinkle creams vary, you should start seeing noticeable results within just a few weeks. Will you look 20 years younger within those few weeks? Not likely, but you’re wrinkles & fine lines will be drastically reduced as a whole, meaning you will indeed look quite a few years younger. So, in a sense, think of every wrinkle cream application as a "youth" investment; one that will be returned to you 10 times over in the near future.

Be sure to keep in mind the fact that not all anti aging wrinkle cream is reliable. If you simply go to a department store and pick the first tube you see, you probably won’t be happy with the results achieved. Having said that, don’t be lazy with your anti aging anti wrinkle cream purchases. Do the appropriate research and make sure you know what to look for. If you rush into the purchase, odds are good that you won’t reach your goal of looking "20 years younger" — in fact, a poor anti-aging wrinkle cream may actually worsen the condition of your skin!

If there is one tip that a person could give you when buying anti aging wrinkle cream, it’d be this: make sure the wrinkle cream increases collagen! If an anti aging wrinkle cream does not increase the body’s natural collagen levels (the chemical that promotes elasticity & resiliency in the skin), it’s not worth your time, period.

Don’t wait for your wrinkles to disappear on their own, because they simply won’t. So, get up off your hind end and do something about them — otherwise, wrinkles will be running your life for the rest of your life!

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By Sean Saunders Published: 4/25/2008

2 Diet Tips that will have you Look Years Younger

2 Diet Tips that will have you Look Years Younger

Did you know that what you eat can affect how young you appear ? Then find out right here in this article.

The importance of your diet is very well known when it comes to anti aging.

A poor diet can lead to all manner of medical problems, but one thing that very little has been stressed about in the past is how the foods you eat can impact how young, or old, you look!

A major reason why food affects our youthful good looks is because of the peaks and valleys of sugar in our bloodstream. Not only are these not ideal for our health but they also are not conducive to youthful looking skin.

So, what should you include in your diets in order to maintain that youthful glow?

Low GI Foods

What you need are foods that are low GI, or low glycemic.

Foods have a specific value on the glycemic index. The more foods you eat with low to moderate glycemic levels the better your levels of HGH and IGF-1 for maintaining youthful looking skin. Another words, you turn your good hormones on, when your diet is favorable.

We will also produce less cortisol when our glycemic levels are lower. This in turn allows the body to produce more DHEA, which also assists in maintaining skin health and youth.

So how do you make your diet more glycemic index friendly?

Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential ingredients in a low GI diet. The leafy green vegetables especially are low GI. Most fruits are low to medium, so having more vegetables than fruit is ideal.

Russet style and other white potatoes are not ideal for those following a low glycemic index diet while yams and sweet potatoes are a much better choice because they have a lower glycemic index rating.

You will want to seek out high fiber foods and complex carbohydrates instead of refined carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are absorbed too rapidly and cause spikes in insulin levels which in turn causes more free radicals and skin problems. For example you will want to avoid sugary cereals in favor of oatmeal or shredded wheat types of cereal.

You should also include plenty of beans and legumes in your diet. Many beans are considered to be super foods because they encourage good health in more ways than one. Great beans to include in your diet include kidney beans, black eyed peas, lima beans, chickpeas, and black beans just to name a few.

Reduce Saturated Fats

You’ll also need to eliminate saturated fats from your diet whenever possible.

Your total caloric intake should be made up of no more than 10% saturated fats. If youthful skin and beauty are your primary goals you will also want to avoid too much red meat, cheese, baked goods, cakes, cookies, and pastries. They are definitely not worth the price your skin will pay for the luxury.

The main dietary goal, when looking young is the objective, is to keep your body producing a nice steady supply of your youthful hormones, HGH, IGF-1, and DHEA.

When you follow the above steps, you’ll achieve this nicely.

So there you have it. Now you know the secret to youthful beauty. It is up to you to put this secret weapon to work for you. See for yourself what a difference diet can make in the years your face shows the world.

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By Marcus Ryan Published: 3/4/2008

 

Botox – The Temporary Wrinkle Solution

Botox – The Temporary Wrinkle Solution

Botox has made a huge splash in the health and beauty market because of its ability to erase and minimize wrinkles. The stunning success of the BOTOX solution has had beauty enthusiasts lining up to receive their wrinkle treatments. Are botox treatments safe? After all BoTOX is a protein toxin produced by clostridium botulinum bacteria. This is the first cousin to the deadly botulism bacteria.

Botox has been safely used by opthamoligists for over a decade without any serious side effects being reported. This drug has actually been around since the early 1960′s. Originally it was used as a treatment for crossed eyes. The manner in which botox works is that it is injected into the muscle where the wrinkles appear. When the botox is injected into the muscle the frown lines, crow’s feet and laugh lines temporarily disappear. I stress the use of the word ‘temporary’ because a botox treatment normally lasts about 3 to 6 months. Botox treatments were approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment of muscles that produce frown lines.

Botox injections have quickly become the fastest growing cosmetic procedure and are anticipated to be used on over 4.5 million patients in 2006. They are more popular than breast augmentation. Current botox patients report that after several treatments that the effects of this wrinkle cure last much longer. It is important to note that Botox is ineffective for fine wrinkles because fine wrinkles do not appear because of facial expression caused by facial muscles.
On the flipside, the one negative of botox treatments is a slight and temporary drooping of the eyelid. At the present time this appears to be the most important side effect of botox treatment.

While botox has been safely used by millions of patients, it is recommended that pregnant women, or women who are breastfeeding their babies as well as patients suffering from neurologic disease should never use botox.

Botox treatments do not work for everyone. However, over 90% of patients who have been surveyed are extremely happy with this procedure. This temporary cure for wrinkles has created quite a bit of excitement in the health and beauty field. This procedure is administered by qualified plastic surgeons. The average cost for a simple botox treatment is about $200 – $400 for each area that it is applied to.

By: < 1000 a href=http://www.articledashboard.com/profile/Harald-Anderson/402>Harald Anderson

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Ricardo Sanchez Gonzalez is an active health and beauty enthusiast and the webmaster for www.more-answers-now.info He is also a botox patient who is very enthused by the results that botox treatments bring about.

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