Aging Backwards

Conscious Lifestyles Radio Interview

2010-03-22T13:16:13Z

Here are the links mentioned on the show:

Conscious Lifestyles with Ginger Leilani Chapin

Dr. Al Sears

Dr. Sears' PACE program

Revive DNA Rejuvenation Cream

Primal Force Primal Lean

Radiance Antioxidant For Your Skin

Pure Radiance Web site

TA-65

Daily Power Multivitamin

Spring Beauty Must-Haves

2010-03-21T15:35:23Z

Shed your winter blahs with these beauty must-haves for spring.

Revamp your look with the help of celebrity stylists at the new Makeover Mom section of disneyfamily.com.
Spruce up your smile - Hollywood-style - with Invisalign invisible, removable clear braces.
Replenish delicate underarm skin and avoid wetness and odor - stay fresh with Dove Ultimate Beauty Care Deodorant, Light Radiance.
Need reading glasses? Variety is key - look stylish with Magnivision's more than 300 chic designs.
Reverse skin's aging at the DNA level with Revive DNA Rejuvenation Cream - based on real science.
Avoid the "trout pout" and plump your lips naturally with the Luscious Lips lip pump from cynthiarowland.com.
Let your perfume do the flirting for you with Eau Flirt - proven to make you irresistible to men.

Ohio FREE Lunch & Learn Friday, February 19th

2010-02-16T14:16:41Z

I hope you can brave the cold and come out to Dublin, Ohio, where I'll be speaking at noon this Friday, February 19th at Millennium Wellness along with Jennifer McDonald, MD.

I'll share tips from my book, Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young, and Dr. McDonald will discuss bioidentical hormone therapy.

Join us! It's FREE!

Lunch & Learn February 19th at noon.

Millennium Wellness Columbus

5747 Perimeter Drive, Suite 105

Dublin, OH 43017 614-562-5894

Spa Cuisine at Rancho La Puerta

2010-02-15T12:51:11Z

As luck would have it, our coach arrived at Rancho La Puerta just in time for lunch. A beautiful array of salads and raw veggies in every color of the rainbow lined the lunch buffet, along with several dishes of cooked vegetable medleys. That's also the day I was introduced to the Ranch's home-baked bread, which I began to look forward to at every meal. Topped off with some thick and tangy Acidophilus milk, said to restore a healthy balance of bacteria in the gut, and herbal coffee, lunch was very satisfying.

After all the wonderful workout classes, walking around the Ranch's acreage, fresh air, tennis classes, etc., I think I was first in line for every meal.

One highlight of the week at Rancho La Puerta with 18 wonderful women bloggers was the hands-on cooking class at the Ranch's organic garden & kitchen with Chef Michel Stroot of The Golden Door and the Ranch's lovely kitchen staff.

I was assigned to the bread station, along with Sandi McKenna, Beth Rosen and Beth's mother Joanie. Together, we made fresh Rosemary Garlic bread from scratch. The main dish was delectable wild salmon served with a fresh salad, side dish, the hot bread and a decadent warm chocolate cake for dessert, all prepared by our blogger group. It was a delicious meal and a delightful bonding experience.

Thanks to my good friend Julie Gallaher and the fabulous Rancho La Puerta, I was on a fantastic healthy holiday with 18 women bloggers as a guest in Tecate, Mexico.

Check back here soon for the Cats of Rancho La Puerta.

Photo: Chef Michel Stroot. Credit: Gail Goodwin

Anti-Aging at Rancho La Puerta

2010-02-14T13:54:54Z

I've written about this before - people think I sit around all day and have beauty treatments. Don't I wish!! Well, this week, my wish has come true. I'm relaxing and rejuvenating at Rancho La Puerta in Mexico. I arrived on Saturday and will be here until next Saturday for the Ranch's classic one-week program.

The Ranch has amazing array of fitness activities and, as I always say, "Exercise is the fountain of youth." In addition to mountain and meadow hiking, there are numerous hourly fitness classes all day long. Whatever your activity level or preference, they're bound to have something for you, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or die-hard exerciser. Already today I've participated in a group tennis lesson, followed by a Strip Tease workout class, ooh la la! I've got my eye on the aqua class in their heated pool...or maybe I'll stretch out in yoga. Choices, choices.

Keep checking back here because I'll be telling you all about the incredible spa cuisine next!

It has been such a thrill to be a guest of Rancho La Puerta.

Avoid These 5 Aging Blunders

2010-01-20T10:46:30Z

Have you decided to re-invent yourself for the new decade? Many people vow to "Lose weight," "Improve nutrition," "Exercise regularly." These are all excellent and well-meaning aims. As long as you're examining your lifestyle, read on to be reminded of some aging "blunders" you would do well to avoid.

Gray roots. Nothing shouts, "I'm getting older," like a stripe of gray roots. Gray hair can be beautiful, but dark hair with gray roots...well, not so much. With today's convenient touch-up color products, you can cover those roots in as little as 10 minutes.
Loose clothing. Contrary to popular thinking, wearing clothes that are very loose-fitting do not make a person look slimmer. It actually has the opposite effect. No matter what your shape, fitted outfits make a person look thinner and more "put-together."
Heavy earrings. Did you know earlobes can show your age? Seriously. A lifetime of wearing very heavy earrings takes its toll on those poor little earlobes, causing sagging and an unsightly slash instead of a little round dot where the earring is supposed to go. Opt for smaller, lightweight styles or, if you must wear a favorite pair of heavy earrings, take them off as soon as possible.
Bare hands. A study that compared photos of hands with nail polish and jewelry to the same hands with no polish and jewelry revealed that the "dressed up" hands looked younger to the study participants. For instantly younger hands, try today's dark, sassy nail polish shades and add a ring or bracelet.
Discolored teeth. Some medical issues can cause teeth to discolor, but if your teeth are yellowed from age or stained from red wine or coffee, you can usually successfully bleach them. Check with your dentist for the best option for your particular situation.

Use these shortcuts to jump-start your "self-reinvention."

Aging Backwards: Show a Younger Face to the World

2010-01-05T11:09:15Z

You may have seen telomeres in the news lately. The discovery just won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. My colleague, Al Sears, MD, is one of the pioneers in telomere biology. Dr. Sears was the first doctor in the U.S. licensed to administer a new therapy based on this Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough.

And now he's one of the first to apply this to skin care. His revolutionary skin cream keeps the cells in your skin younger, longer. By repairing your skin's DNA, you can soften your skin and erase wrinkles, tighten up your sagging jaw line, make your crow's feet disappear, and banish sun and aging spots.

This Nobel Prize winning secret makes it possible. Your "telomeres" determine how long your skin cells live. Telomeres are the "time keepers" attached to every strand of DNA. Each time your cells divide, your telomeres get shorter. The shorter your telomeres, the more your skin cells age...causing dry and wrinkled skin. Maintain the length of your telomeres, your skin will stay supple, radiant and youthful.

Pure Radiance's Revive DNA Repair Cream turns back your skin's aging clock and helps you show a younger face to the world.

Find out more HERE.

Aging Backwards Quick-Change Artist

2009-12-07T15:20:41Z

Wearing a wig is a fast and fun way to change you look for the evening or anytime you want. You don't have to be suffering hair loss to wear a wig. Wearing a wig can be a quick and beautiful way to be "fashion-ready" when you don't have time to wash, dry and style your hair. A wig can also be just plain fun and allow you the freedom to "be someone else," temporarily. Having fun and breaking out of your mold is conducive to Aging Backwards.

For Wear & Care tips for wigs, click HERE to read the whole article.

HydroPeptide is a Winner!

2009-12-01T15:32:48Z

The votes are in and the experts have spoken. The verdict - HydroPeptide is a winner again. For the second time this year, HydroPeptide is celebrating being honored with a beauty award. The HydroPeptide Eye Anti-Wrinkle Dark Circle Concentrate is the winner of a 2009 DAYSPA Editors' Choice Award for best eye cream. This eye cream is paraben free and packed with an unsurpassed level of rejuvenating peptides and wrinkle-relaxing neuropeptides. HydroPeptide Eye goes to work to battle under eye darkness, age spots and will instantly brighten the eye area with light refracting luminescent crushed pearls. In an independent consumer evaluation, 94 percent of 36 women said their eyes looked brighter and the skin around their eyes felt firmer after just ten minutes. Even more impressive, 100 percent said the skin around their eyes felt more moisturized ten minutes after application. The results get even better with time. After four weeks, 89 percent saw reduction in dark circles, 97 percent noticed reduction in wrinkles and 89 percent noticed reduction in puffiness. Earlier this year, the HydroPeptide Polish and Plump Peel won Fitness Magazine's Beauty Award for "BEST skin refresher."

HydroPeptide is a peptide based anti-aging skin care company. In 2004, HydroPeptide became the first skin care company to incorporate peptides into every product. Currently, the HydroPeptide collection includes 19 different peptides to boost collagen and fight wrinkles. What are peptides? Peptides are cell messengers that nourish, repair and send neural-messages, which naturally stimulate diminished collagen and other important skin tissues as well as relax repetitive wrinkle-causing facial expressions. HydroPeptide has also recently teamed up with InSpa - the fastest growing day spa chain in the country.

Price - $60 HydroPeptide products are sold at prestige retail locations nationwide and online at skinstore.com, amazon.com, skincarerx.com, dermstore.com and of course hydropeptide.com.

Guest Post - Cynthia Rowland: We Must Remain Cute at All Times

2009-11-25T11:28:29Z

Oh, the perils men and women confront when they decide to allow cutting, injecting and even lasers on their beautiful, pristine, unspoiled faces.

Once a face is injected with chemical substances it is forever changed. Same with deciding to lop off sagging skin; no matter how experienced the surgeon, the once untouched face will forever display signs of alteration. Even laser treatments have proven to be iffy at best with unexpected burns and holes on chins and around the eyes when over aggressive actions are used.

Disguising aging is big business these days; not only are the docs vying for your dollars, the department stores, spas of every kind, drugstores and internet sites want you to buy their hyped anti-aging lotions, potions and serums.

We have been deluged with all sorts of anti-aging concoctions from the foreskin of baby penises to a rooster comb to specially bred fish that are willing to eat away at dead skin. EWWWW! Do these preparations deliver on their promises or are they just clever advertisements that provoke wishful thinking.

Most people do not want to look old and the advertisers know this. Do they prey upon gullible, unsuspecting consumers who wish to look years younger? It is highly possible considering the multi-billion dollar industry of beauty. Just open any woman's magazine and beauty ads spill from the pages - perfume, jewelry, clothing, boots, hats, belts and of course, skin care and cosmetic procedures are given top billing.

Most aging in the face is a result of sagging facial muscles due to loss of muscle mass and sun damage so using just skin care alone cannot adequately alter your appearance. You must use something deeper than just topical skincare preparations if you desire a newer, fresher visage.

What you do on a daily basis also impacts the health and well being of your face.

Do you smoke? Is your diet void of fresh vegetables and fruit? What anti-aging activities do you participate in? Do you walk or engage in physical activity daily? Are you willing to initiate changes to help your body look and feel as young as you want it to?

Are you searching for the Fountain of Youth in all the wrong places?

Truly, the Fountain of Youth begins with exercise - facial exercise!

Facial exercise consists of small steps taken daily and these small steps lead you to a younger looking face without using drastic measures that puts your health at risk.

In just minutes a day you can create a more youthful face using your thumbs and fingers performing special exercises that act as your age erasers. You will not have to think about using extraneous, dangerous, painful modalities that are unreliable.

Read the rest of this fantastic article HERE.