Do You Want To Look Ten Years Younger?

Do you want to look ten years younger?

Here are twelve beauty tips that are guaranteed to work, if you follow them *all*. There's no point eating fresh fruit and vegetables, and then smoking like a chimney!

1. Moisturise.

This is a misnomer, you can't actually put water in your skin. You can, however, oil it up (like leather!), and trap water next to the skin.

After every wash, put an inert oil on your face. Johnson's Baby Oil is good. Put it especially on your laughter-lines (around the eyes), your forehead, around the mouth and on the neck.

You don't need expensive ointments; independent studies show these are a con.

2. Eat Good Food.

Eat plenty of fruit, fish and vegetables, drink water. A healthy diet makes for a healthy body, and health makes you look younger.

3. Sleep.

MOST IMPORTANT.

At least eight hours. A good night's kip will make you look years younger.

Go to bed before midnight, as early as possible. You've had enough when you bound out of bed in the morning, full of energy. If you don't, you need more, or you're depressed, or you went to bed after midnight.

Lack of sleep is very ageing. If you don't get enough sleep you look haggard i.e. old. Sleep deprivation is akin to being a zombie; your IQ is less, memory poorer, and your reactions slower. You become more prone to disease.

4. Don't Smoke.

Smoking constricts the capillaries in your face. This is why smokers look pale. It ages the skin. It makes your hair lank.

A smoker is essentially in a constant state of ill-health; weaker immune system, less energy, less stamina. In time smoking can lead to serious disease. It lenghtens recovery time from other diseases. Doctors tend to write-off smokers; they know their work is being wasted.

Cigarettes contain poisons like formaldehyde, ammonia, arsenic, and benzene. The reason people crave them is because they also contain nictotine, which is more addictive than heroin. You can kick heroin in five days; nicotine can take weeks.

5. Don't Drink Alcohol.

Again, alcohol is a poison. Drunkenness is a mild form of poisoning; hence its alternative name: intoxication.

I once knew some Australian girls when I first came to in London. They used to 'party hearty'. One of them was very pretty. After 6 months she looked like she'd aged fifteen years; 20 going on 35.

When I was very young I used to wonder why adults looked so old, tired and fed up. Certainly life has its disappointments, but we help death mark our card early on.

6. Don't Sunbathe.

In neolithic times men used to cure animal hides by exposing them to the sun. This was the earliest form of tanning; they were making leather.

This is what's happening to sunbather's skin. That's why 35 year-old sunbathers look 45, and 45 year-old sunbathers have skin the texture of a leather armchair.

Sitting in the sun for hours is weak-minded. Look at the great beauties, the older ones. They kept well out of the sun; their skin is milky white. You don't see their sisters in magazines, who, for a season's healthy glow, sacrificed their looks forever.

7. Don't Dye Or Bleach Your Hair.

Unless your hair is grey or mousey, leave off putting chemicals on it. If you are healthy, your hair will reflect this. Bleaching is bad for your hair, and you may damage the follicles. If the dye doesn't suit your skin tone, it won't make you look good anyway.

8. Don't Wear Formal Clothes.

Dress younger, look younger!

9. Don't Wear A Beard Or Moustache, Or Long Hair (for men).

If your hair is thinning and long, or you have a beard or moustache, you'll look older by ten years. Conversely, a short hair-cut and a clean-shaven face takes years off you. Cut off your sideburns; voila! instant youth.

10. Don't Have Cosmetic Surgery.

This is a trap. Because a man has M.D. after his name doesn't mean he has the skill of a Michelangelo or Da Vinci. That's what you need to remodel a human face.

Why? Because our perceptions of human beauty rely on very subtle clues in another's face; small lines, dimples, contours, expressions.

A cosmetic surgeon cuts these out, and you are left with a mask. You lose some of your personality. You become a type; a Hollywood social x-ray, a waxen-faced thing. Don't do it, girls!

We are not machines; cut us, take a part out, replace it, and we are never quite the same again.

11. Don't Over-diet, Over-exercise.

This makes you look scrawny and haggard. A slightly fleshy face looks younger; the wrinkles fill out a bit.

A bit of exercise gets the blood flowing, and reminds your muscles they exist. Too much intense exercise (more than two hours a day), a low carbohydrate diet, and you look haggard; worn out, old, under par.

12. Don't Worry!

If you have problems, resolve to deal with them, or deliberately avoid them; but decide, and then put them out of your mind. Stress and worry make you haggard, and pre-dispose you to disease. They keep you awake at night, and ruin the quality of your sleep.

Meditate. Resolve your problems before you go to sleep at night. Observe your thoughts and emotions dispassionately. You may be surprised to find how crazy most are!

In short, youth is a combination of factors; one cream or regime won't do. Address your entire person, body and mind.

Here's to your good health!

T. O' Donnell (http://www.tigertom.biz) is the author of 'The Black Book Of Power', a free personal development ebook, and lives in London, UK.

COPYRIGHT: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. You must publish the article AS IS. Do not modify, alter or edit it.

You are allowed to format the layout of the article for proper display in your website or ezine, so long as the text, hyperlinks and paragraph breaks are not changed or deleted. If presented in a HTML document, any hyperlinks present must be active, clickable, and go direct to the websites they represent i.e. no re-directs.

Notifying the author is not required, but doing so is appreciated, at http://www.tigertom.com/contact.htm.

---

Breast Implants Cost and Quality

If you've finally made the decision to undergo breast augmentation... Read More

Cosmetics ? The Practical Way To Beauty!

Want that healthy, tanned look without that elusive Spanish holiday?... Read More

SPF? What Does It All Mean?

Spf or sun protection factor, is the amount of increased... Read More

Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses - More Style, Same Utility

At one time, promotions on television advertised a new, sexier... Read More

Natural Rosacea Products & Rosacea Medications : The Common Thread

If you are one of the thousands of men and... Read More

How Do You Take Care of Your Bodys Biggest Organ?

How do you take care of your body's biggest organ... Read More

Do You Read Labels?

The first ingredient of any product is what makes up... Read More

Differences Between Perfume And Perfume Oils

The history of perfume oils dates back to ancient Egypt... Read More

Color Contact Lenses - Do They Work on Dark Eyes?

Do you want to change dark eye color to something... Read More

Effective Make-up and Beauty Tips and Products: Dos and Donts, Avoid These Most Common Mistakes!

With the amount of importance given to make-up these days,... Read More

If Youre Not Born With It, You Can Just Buy It!

Ring! Ring! Ring!Customer Service Center: Hello, Thank you for calling... Read More

Do You Really Need To Wear A Moisturizer?

You just may be able to get away without using... Read More

Costume Contact Lenses ? Be Noticed in the Crowd!

Costume contacts have always been a favorite tool of movie... Read More

It?s All in the Name of Beauty? Baby

From firming the skin, decreasing wrinkles to achieving a healthy... Read More

How to Co-Wash Natural Black Hair

If you wear your hair natural, you are probably familiar... Read More

Novelty Contact Lenses are Fun if Used Safely

It must be Halloween or you are in a play... Read More

Testimonials on Permanent Makeup

Testimonials on Permanent MakeupI first thought about getting permanent eyeliner... Read More

Skin Care: Caring for your Skin in Cold Weather

When temperatures drop it is time to think of how... Read More

Hair Style Should Depend on Your Hair Texture

When deciding a hair routine, you first have to determine... Read More

Beauty Secrets

How many times have you looked at yourself in the... Read More

Contact Lens Cases ? Caring For Them The Right Way

A patient of mine called me a few weeks ago... Read More

Do You Need Help With Dry Skin?

As we get older our skin produces less of the... Read More

Skin Care - Learn the Basics

Skin types are unique and react in different ways to... Read More

Gray Hair Remedy: Is there Such a Thing?

None of us want to go Gray but we have... Read More

Choosing The Right Cosmetic Colors For YOU!

The first thing you need to do before picking out... Read More

Facial Skin Care

Because of the exposure it receives, the skin on your... Read More

Natural Hair - Get Creative With Homemade Recipes

Do you wear your hair natural? No lye? As many... Read More

Effective Make-up and Beauty Tips: Dos and Donts, Avoid These Most Common Mistakes!

With the amount of importance given to make-up these days,... Read More

Why Switch to All Natural Cosmetics?

The human skin wraps and protects our bodies. It constitutes... Read More

Contact Lenses and Dry Eyes

Until recently, contact lenses and dry eyes seemed to come... Read More

Making Sense of the Natural vs Synthetic Debate: Acceptability of Synthetic Ingredients in Cosmetic

Ideas and perspectives as to what constitutes a natural product... Read More

Finding a Rhinoplasty Surgeon

"Selecting the right surgeon for you is both the fun... Read More

Sunblock. Your Most Important Cosmetic

Your Most Important Cosmetic? Sunblock by a mile!Are you a... Read More