RECENT ARTICLES

Here are some of my latest articles that I have  written and loaded onto my blog. I try and write articles
at least 2 to 3 times a week now and post them on various article ezines on the internet. If you wish to
see them all, please visit my anti-aging blog which covers all kinds of anti-aging skin care and
non-surgical facelift techniques. Hope you enjoy them...
FACELIFT WITHOUT SURGERY
Anti-Aging Skin Care Using Acupressure
Non-Surgical Facelifts: Why Facial Acupressure can make you look years younger
As a form of non-surgical facelift, a program of acupressure applied to twenty different parts of the face, neck, hands, and arms
can make you look years younger in as little as a month. There are many benefits one can derive from this form of massage,
inter alia, looking younger, improved blood circulation, and better performance of certain internal organs.

two hand points, and two arm points, on a daily basis for the first 30 days, and then 2 to 3 times a day thereafter for
maintenance, you would have accomplished a DIY non-surgical facelift. This will result in your face looking a great deal
younger and refreshed than before you started the natural facelift program.

The wrinkles and lines you had before will be smoothed out or would have disappeared; the eye bags and puffiness around
your eyes will have become lesser, the skin on your face will have lifted, and you will have new color to your cheeks and rest of
your face. A free, non-invasive facelift at the control of your own fingertips!

But how and why does facial acupressure work as a form of natural facelift?

• The body has a complex network of nodal points and energy channels between these points called meridians. The Chinese
call this “Chi” and the Japanese call this “Ki”

• Each point correlates to another part of the body, and if stimulated via acupuncture or acupressure, it treats that part of the
body.

• When the nodal points are stimulated via acupressure, an electrical charge is sent through the meridians, thereby healing and
unblocking the body’s energy channels, and also the nodal point itself.

• If acupressure is applied starting from the head, downwards to the face, neck, arms and hands in a specific order and on the
particular points, the energy points are opened, the energy lines are stimulated, there is a rejuvenation of blood flow from top to
bottom, and the skin and underlying tissue will be re-energized.

• Because the skin and underlying tissue is stimulated, blood flow is increased, which means that the much needed
nourishment is fed to the areas massaged resulting in the re-growth of the skin cells. This stops sagging, reverses skin
wrinkling, increases skin elasticity, better skin texture, and adds extra glow and color to the skin.

• The underlying tissue at the place of the acupressure points is plumped up over the time, which fills the face, resulting in a
younger looking face where the skin is now taut instead of loose.

• Other parts of the body also benefit from facial acupressure e.g. the spleen, liver, sinuses, and digestive system.

Results between patients vary, depending on how early in life they start with a non-surgical facelift acupressure program, and
also how committed they are to the program. The more you apply the routines, the better the result. All will benefit in some way,
though.

These are the basics behind how and why a non-surgical facelift conducted with facial acupressure is so effective and can
result in you looking years younger in a space of a month. A non-invasive facelift is more effective than a surgical facelift
because you can apply the massage to the points as often as possible, keep your natural facelift under your control, and can
enjoy permanent benefits. It's better than the surgeon’s knife with only temporary results!

Wendy Wilken is the author of “Facelift Without Surgery” and also a practitioner of natural anti-aging techniques. She spends
her free time researching and writing for her  anti-aging skin care blog and about non-surgical facelift techniques . See her
other products too.
WRITTEN AND UPLOADED ON 10 OCTOBER 2009
Anti-aging Skin Care: Vitamin E slow’s down the Aging process and keeps you looking Younger Longer


For anti-aging purposes, Vitamin E is essential to slow down the aging process, although it won’t reverse the effects of aging.
Taken as a daily supplement, especially if you’re over your mid 30’s, will, inter alia, assist in your anti-aging skin care routine.

Our bodies produce free radicals and anti-oxidants on a continuous basis. As we grow older, we produce more free radicals,
and less anti-oxidants. Free radicals are like rust to metal. Utra violet light, pollutants, and smoke produce free radicals which
cause oxidation to skin cells, and the degeneration of internal organs. Anti-oxidants, on the other hand, fight and prevent free
radicals from harm to body tissue at the cellular level.

Vitamin E contains powerful anti-oxidants which can be obtained from diet. Foods including broccoli, almonds, blackberries,
bananas, apples, kiwi fruit, sunflower seeds, peanuts, Brazil nuts, pine nuts, avocadoes, spinach, and leafy green vegetables
are rich sources of Vitamin E. However, many people are Vitamin E deficient because they cannot receive their full RDA
(Recommended Daily Allowance) from diet alone. So an oral supplement might be necessary. For adults, a normal daily intake
of 10 to 30IU of Vitamin E is recommended, and 200IU to 400IU for anti-aging purposes.

Other than anti-aging skin care benefits, Vitamin E boost immunity levels, reduces hot flashes in menopausal women, thwarts
arthritis, fights cancer and heart disease. A topical solution of Vitamin E cream applied to the skin reduces wrinkles, heals minor
cuts and abrasions without leaving scars. A Vitamin E cream heals, seals, and soothes broken and stressed skin tissue.

Too much Vitamin E taken daily can do you harm, so try not to ingest more than 400IU per day. If consumed excessively, it can
cause hemorrhaging and disrupt blood coagulation, and also interfere with certain medications. So if in doubt, consult your
physician.

Ingested with care by not exceeding 400IU per day, Vitamin E will definitely benefit your anti-aging skin care efforts, and help
you in many other ways. Applied topically, it will reduce wrinkles and help heal broken skin.

Wendy Wilken is the author of “Facelift Without Surgery” and also a practitioner of natural anti-aging techniques. She spends
her free time researching and writing for her  anti-aging skin care blog and about non-surgical facelift techniques . See her
other products too.
WRITTEN AND UPLOADED ON 12 OCTOBER 2009
Non-Surgical Facelifts Position 2: Using Acupressure to Look Younger

We will now discuss the second of the 20 acupressure points. As a means to a non-surgical facelift, acupressure conducted
with your own fingertips, and under your own control, leaves a face looking younger, with more color, less wrinkles, and with
overall firmer facial skin and underlying tissue.

To continue with your non-surgical, natural facelift, point both of your forefingers skyward (Like you are pretending that your
forefingers are gun barrels) and place the tips of them onto the skin midway between the hairline and the tops of the eyebrows.
The tips of your forefingers must be just in line with the pupils of your eyes.

Now make small, firm, inward circles with your fingertips (the fingertips should be moving towards each other when making the
circles). Do not press too hard so as to cause discomfort. Massage this point for at least 1 minute. (You can do this for as long
as you wish).

This acupressure point is called Yang Bai. It opens the energy channels in your face, so that the thin muscles in the vicinity of
your fingertips are stimulated with the result of increased blood flow to the surrounding skin and tissue. This point works on the
skin and the forehead muscles, which support the layers of skin that, as time goes by, have a tendency to develop deep
wrinkles. By massaging this point, you will be plumping and building up the underlying facial tissue as the blood flow is
increased.

There are other advantages too: This acupressure point is an effective treatment for migraines and insomnia. You might
experience some warmth to the face and the back of the neck whilst massaging this point.

You are now well on your way to completing your own non-invasive facelift!

Acupressure as a means to a non-surgical facelift is very effective, and with time you should see the lines begin to smooth on
the forehead as long as you apply the massage to the area for at least one minute per day for the first 30 days, and apply the
massage for 2-3 times a week thereafter, to maintain your progress.
WRITTEN AND UPLOADED ON 11 JANUARY 2010
WRITTEN AND UPLOADED ON 24 JANUARY 2010
Anti-Aging Skin Care: Sleep is important for Anti-Aging, Relaxation and Longevity

Anti-aging skin care is a process, a lifestyle decision. Eating properly, taking the correct vitamin and mineral supplements,
avoiding sunlight, and reducing smoking, sugar, and alcohol intake are all important for anti-aging skin care. But how important
is sleep for your daily anti-aging regimen?

Sleep is beneficial to the body and for the skin in many respects. Your body produces melatonin while you sleep which is
claimed to be an anti-aging hormone. It’s great for the skin and the immune system. In the day, and when it’s light, you lose
melatonin; conversely in the night and in the dark, you gain melatonin.

Whilst in the deep sleep phase, your body produces a growth hormone, which helps repair damaged cells. A good night’s sleep
reduces stress which has a positive impact on the skin. Stress causes the skin to wrinkle, loose its collagen and elasticity
levels faster, and produces cortisol(which is a stress hormone) and bad neurotransmitters. You’ve probably seen many people
age before their time and wear permanent frown lines on their foreheads, due to stress.

To get your “beauty sleep” and to stay looking young, try going to bed the same time every night so that the body can adjust to
a daily sleep routine and synchronize its internal clock. You should optimally obtain eight hours sleep every night to get the
proper rest you require to allow the body to conduct its repair process. This golden rule is applicable to young and old. It’s a
fallacy that older people need less sleep; in fact more sleep is necessary to produce more of the growth hormone and
melatonin which keeps senior people looking younger for longer.

To get a good night’s sleep for increased longevity, and to aid anti-aging skin care, the following should be observed:

• Avoid ingesting sugar, sweets, alcohol and caffeine before retiring for the night.

• Be calm before sleeping; try to empty your mind from the clutter of the day, otherwise you might experience difficulty in falling
asleep.

• Exercise regularly (this produces endorphins and will make you feel tired later) and get plenty of fresh air during the day.

• Try and take one power nap for not longer than 15 to 30 minutes during the day; longer than this will interfere with your sleep
pattern in the night and disrupt your “body clock”.

• Enjoy a nice relaxing bath with scented bath oils in the evening. This will put you in a good, calm frame of mind before
sleeping.

• Ensure that your bedroom environment is conducive to sleep and has proper ventilation.

Serotonin is the “feel good hormone” in our brains that begins the sleep cycle. As mentioned earlier, once asleep, the body
then produces melatonin, and the growth hormone, and later on in the sleep process the sex hormones are produced,
balanced and harmonized.

Sleep is the regenerative process for the body, aids digestion, stills and regulates the heart, brain, and circulatory system. The
brain downloads and processes the information and events from the day. By not sleeping enough, this disrupts this cycle,
which can leads to illness, susceptibility to disease and premature aging.

As an anti-aging skin care necessity, sleep’s main advantage to the skin is aiding in reduced stress levels, cell re-growth,
hormone production and regulation, and a more relaxed dispensation. Obtaining proper sleep is important for looking younger
than your years and enjoying a longer life.