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Every woman wants to know the secret about how to age gracefully. By taking care of your mind, body and spirit, you can't turn back the clock but you can sometimes seemingly pause time. From plastic surgery to simple and natural anti-aging techniques, how to handle aging is no longer a guessing game.
The signs of aging become obvious to the outside world primarily on a woman's skin. Whether it's crow's feet around the eyes or wrinkles elsewhere on the body, the skin can sometimes lose its elasticity and tone as the years go by. However, it doesn't have to be a losing battle and there are steps to take to help slow down and reverse the damage aging does to skin. Whether you are considering Botox injections to fight wrinkles, breast implants to enhance your figure or just want to know more about the latest anti-aging beauty products, we offer you comprehensive information from top beauty experts, dermatologists and other health care professionals.
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Three steps to reduce the symptoms of menopause without...
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| Menopause is an often unwelcome rite of passage for women, marking the end of the childbearing years. One and half million women between the ages of 45 and 55 will reach... |
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Treating fibroids with uterine artery embolization
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| Chances are, you know someone who has battled uterine fibroids – abnormal, benign growths within the muscles of the uterus that can cause painful, heavy menstrual bleeding,... |
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Reduce your arthritis pain
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| According to the Arthritis Foundation, at least one in five adults in America suffers from some form of arthritis. Half of these people believe nothing can be done to relieve... |
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Get more probiotics: The bacteria that is good for you
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| Can bacteria in your diet really keep you healthy? According to experts, it can – if you eat the right kind. Strains of probiotics, also known as “good” bacteria because... |
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Ways to reduce back pain
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| Affecting millions of Americans, back pain is among the most common medical problems. However, you don’t have to live with back pain. Here are a few effective ways to prevent... |
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Five ways to reduce anxiety
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| A study released in mid-March says that higher anxiety levels may lead women to live longer. But it is never good to be consumed with concerns, particularly if they cause severe... |
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Pick-me-up foods to boost your energy
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| It’s 2pm, and you are about to do a face-plant into the pile of papers on your desk. At 2:30pm, you can barely keep your eyes open during a conference call. You got plenty of... |
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Save your eyesight
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| Whether you have been blessed with 20/20 vision or sentenced to a life behind glasses, the health of your eyes should be as paramount in your life as the health of your heart.... |
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Three more reasons to exercise
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| You know that exercise can give you that toned tush and buff arms you are religiously striving to achieve. You also know that your weekly hours at the gym will help you shred... |
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What you need to know about Reiki
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| From the stressed-out to the pain-ridden, there are many people who claim Reiki (pronounced ray-key) works wonders on their ailments. You may have never even heard the word... |
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What's in your medicine cabinet?
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| Would you ever dream of serving milk long after its expiration date has passed? Probably not. Chances are, when you use up everyday items, anything from bread to batteries, you... |
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Get rid of dry, cracked, chapped lips
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| Don’t you hate waking up in the morning with dry, cracked lips? Even worse, the rest of your day is then spent wincing when you drink your coffee, eat hot food or kiss your... |
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7 ways to stay youthful at any age
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| Feeling the test of time? Who isn't?! Whether you are in your twenties or your fifties, here are some anti-aging tips and products that will keep you in your prime. |
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Anti-aging treatments that don't work
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| Women are more likely to persist with using creams, supplements and plastic surgery to look younger if they feel these are not yet working, new research says. |
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Bad plastic surgery on celebrities: Priscilla Presley, Michael...
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| In a town where looks are everything, Hollywood stars spend a pretty penny on cosmetic surgery to maintain or improve their appearance. Or so they think. Some celebs, like the... |
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Greater conversations with your Greatest Generation parent
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| Do you fall in that common trap of talking about the weather and health problems every time you talk to mom or dad on the phone or in person? Or do you slide with them into... |
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Changing friendships in midlife
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| When you reach age forty, your needs for companionship may change drastically from when you were younger. You may require more honesty and dependability or you may be uncertain... |
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Elder abuse: A deepening current social issue
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| According to a survey in the mid nineties, roughly 19 million adults (just over 10 percent) report at least some functional difficulty. Almost 6 million adults (3 percent)... |
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The 30-something arms race
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| Does a trip to the gym send you on a beeline to the hip and thigh machines? Since Mother Nature tends to send any extra weight on most of us on a downward spiral, you're not... |
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Aging well: Vigorous movement means slower aging
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| I would sum up physical well-being in one word: movement. By that I mean moving things through the both body and mind, rather than letting what we don't want get stuck there. |
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Aging well and staying connected through service and community
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| Mother Teresa of Calcutta used to say that the world is hungry for our help and our love. Whether we seek to help people, animals, or the earth itself, the world's need for our... |
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Cutting calories slightly can reduce aging damage
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| A lifelong habit of trimming just a few calories
from the daily diet can do more than slim the waistline - a new study
shows it may help lessen the effects of aging. |
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How to reduce stress and reverse the aging process
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| A team of researchers has discovered that severe emotional distress, as experienced by those who divorce, lose a job, or care for an ill child or parent, accelerates the aging... |
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Managing chronic pain
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| Helen Dearman, 52, of Houston, had a broken back for more than a decade and didn't know it. After falling from a ski lift in Mt. Hood, Ore., when she was 23, Dearman was... |
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Healthy aging
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| Chances are good that Americans today will live a long life. The aging process begins at birth, and how we treat our body and our unique genetic makeup will determine how well... |
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