8 Natural and Fast Anti Aging Tips

8 Natural and Fast Anti Aging Tips

A WHOLESOME DIET, regular exercise, and other long-term good habits lay the foundation for a healthy glow. But sometimes you need to shine right away. The following expert-recommended fixes can help you turn back the clock in just 24 hours. Try them--you'll look and feel more youthful and vibrant.

 1 Touch Your Feet. Reflexology, or stimulating the pressure points on your feet, reduces stress, and if you're relaxed, you look younger. To relieve stress instantly, press your thumb into your solar plexus point, located just below the ball of your foot. Hold for one minute and repeat on your other foot.

2 Elevate Your Head. Propping your head up with an extra pillow reduces the eye puffiness that can add years to your face. Gravity drains fluid so it doesn't pool around your eyes. Simply slip an extra pillow under your head 15 minutes before you get out of bed.

3 Chill Out. Cooling your eyelids also helps eliminate puffiness. On each closed lid, place a cold tea bag (any type will do), a refrigerated cucumber or potato slice, or the secret weapon of many makeup artists--a chilled teaspoon (put spoons in the fridge the night before), "[Spoons] fit into the contour of the eye, and the metal retains cold long enough to be effective. In 10 to 15 minutes, any of these items will reduce puffy eyes.

 4 Heal Hands. Rough hands are a dead giveaway of age. To rejuvenate them, right before bedtime slather on a generous coat of sesame oil, canola oil, or sunflower oil. Slip on cotton gloves (or you can use socks), and sleep with them on. The oil barrier prevents moisture loss from your skin, she explains. By morning, your hands will be baby soft and smooth.

5 Banish Bloat. Retaining water can make you appear heavier. Diuretic herbs like horsetail (Equisetum arvense) or dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) can help you drop 3 to 5 pounds of water weight in a day. To safely lose a few pounds for a special occasion, Mowrey recommends taking 1 g of either horsetail or dandelion root in capsule form twice a day for one day. Or you can take 12 drops of either herb tincture in a cup of warm water two or three times a day. Don't exceed these dosages. If your body sheds too much water you could lose electrolytes, the mineral salts like sodium and potassium that facilitate communication between cells.

6 Move with Grace. If you don't move well, you look old, no matter how good your figure, hair, or makeup is. Poor posture can result from a sports injury or even just from slinging your purse, gym bag, or briefcase over the same shoulder every day for several years. Feldenkrais, a method that teaches proper movement, uses gentle exercises to amend slouching, limping, and other problems. You'll see results after a single hour-long session.

7 Live in Love. When you're in love, you glow. But you don't need to wait around for Cupid's arrows. Baltimore plastic surgeon Eve Bruce, M.D., author of Shaman M.D. (Inner Traditions, 2002), says you can get the same results simply by evoking a memory of love. Try this meditation exercise: Set aside 20 minutes to sit comfortably in a quiet place. Close your eyes and recall a loving memory of a friend, a pet, a parent, or a child. To help you focus, inhale through your nose deeply for four counts and exhale through your mouth for eight. Consider lighting scented candles or playing music that takes you back to that particular time. Once you get the hang of it,  you can recall certain thoughts instantly and make yourself glow at any time

8 Mist Your Face. Dull, dry skin can magnify fine lines. For an instant dewy look, you can try spritzing on the following recipe whenever your skin feels tight: Combine in a spray bottle 1 cup distilled or mineral water, 1/2 cup witch hazel, and 3 drops of chamomile (Matricaria recutita), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), or lavender (Lavandula officinalis) essential oil. (Stored in a cool, dry place, the spray keeps indefinitely.)

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6 Thing to Do to Delay Skin Aging

WATER
You can find more water in the human body than any other substance. That is way it is very important for you to drink plenty of water, at least 2 litres a day (8 full glasses). It helps the skin mentain its youth and smoothness. On the other hand, dehydration makes the skin appear without brilliance and vitality, and the pores appear larger.
 


TAN
Never lay out in the sun without protection for the skin. And if it is not summer and hot yet, but you really want a tan to look gorgeous for an occasion, you must keep in mind that 10 minites in a tanning bed are equivalent to an entire day spent in the sun without proctection. Self-tanners and bronzers are a lot more suitable, and they do not have side effects like premature aging and skin cancer.
For a daily use I recommend a SPF15, and a more powerful SPF if you plan to go out in the sun, according to the color of your skin. You also have to be careful what kind of sun protection products you use, for they do not all contain dermatologically approved sunblock ingredients, like: avobenzone, zinc and titanium oxydes and others that you can find after a quick search on Google.

MAKEUP
During night time is when the process of skin rejuvenation takes place. During your sleep, the skin builds up collagen and tries to regain the youth lost during the day. That is why it is vital for your skin to wash your face each night before going to sleep. If you do not remove makeup at night, it will suffocate your skin, and the process of rejuvenation is very affected by the lack of oxygen. Washing your face at night, or using products for cleaning and moisturising, also helps fighting skin aging and pimples.
 
FOOD
Your nutrition should contain mostly, if not only, nutrient-rich foods, like kale and broccoli.On an every day basis, you should avoid pasta and white bread, because they can cause inflamation, which wreacks havoc on skin, and they lack nutritional value.




PRODUCT USE
The first signs of aging appear around the eyes and lips. If you have a combination of oily, breakout-prone skin, apply a silicone or gel product just in those areas.
In addition to the daily SPF product, you should also apply an anti-oxidant serum under it. It provides an extra shield from the sun, as anti-oxidants are known to work very well with sunscreen.
Exercising in the morning can help with the dark circles around your eyes, that make you look so tired.
Products with Vitamin C are great for you if you include drinking and smoking in your routine. This ingredient helps you combat the effects that this type of lifestyle can have on your skin.

If you are trying to cover the lines and wrinkles on your face, more makeup, foundation, powders or concealers just won't do. The more of these products you apply on your skin, the more the lines will show. The best thing to do is to lightly apply some sheer coverage formulas, which work out great.
When applying the serums or SPF products and sunscreens, don't forget about the other parts of skin that can be exposed, like your neck, chest, hand and legs.
SLEEP
When you are tired, your body is longing for rest and because it is fighting to stay awake, things that make your skin look bad happen. The poor blood circulation shows as puffy skin, low blood presssure makes it lack color, and together with the relaxation need felt in the muscles, your poor skin will have a saggy aspect. That is whay a good minimum 7-8 hours sleep is called beauty sleep. We realy need it to be beautiful.




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