His and Her Health

I couldn't help but watch yesterday's Oprah on "Turning Back the Clock". I must applaud the women who were featured on the program. They really look amazing for their ages! One woman was 70 years old and she was a true inspiration for us all. Perfect skin, healthy and amazing attitude. In fact, all of the women on the show yesterday are truly defying age and I think the secret is in their attitude.

All of the inspirational stories from these women had a common theme. Keeping the right, positive attitude and staying passionate about your life is the key to aging. These women do not attribute their wrinkle-free skin to merely exercising and eating right! They exude confidence and beauty from the inside out.

They embrace their flaws and are not (in the least bit) self-conscious about the way they look. They are mentally strong women who not only take care of their bodies but their minds also. You really are as young as you make yourself. Attitude is EVERYTHING. :p

I found this little bit while reading the book Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause. I think everyone can benefit from these tips but they can be especially helpful on those days when you wake up and the 'sun is not shining' (so to speak) ...

Strategies for acceptance and celebration
1. Exercise with activities that you find pleasurable and that bring you joy.
2. Eat healthily, sensibly, and with pleasure and enthusiasm.
3. Evaluate unhealthy practices such as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption and find ways to support healthy changes.
4. Seek out new ways of using and knowing your body through sports, dance, yoga, acting, sex, etc.
5. Practice loving the body you have lived in all these years.
6. Practice knowing your inner worth.
7. Support other women through compliments, listening, nurturing, and faithfulness.
8. Self-nurture through massage, hot baths, facials, walks, scented bath lotions, manicures, pedicures, sleep, flowers, candles, etc.
9. Reduce the number of hours you spend on TV programs, movies, and magazines whose images contribute to feelings of inadequacy. Reject the cultural images of "perfect" women and embrace the image in the mirror and in the faces of female friends.
10. Celebrate the life that is uniquely yours.

I didn't see the show but any woman who has perfect wrinkle free skin at age 70 has either had a face lift or had those colagen or hyoluronic acid injections in her face.

The women on the Oprah show were living proof that you can look great without collagen or any injections. It is definitely possible.

I came across this 60 Minutes video on increasing longevity with the development of a drug that is containing a substance that's found in red wine, Resveratrol.