Look and feel younger

Great episode on Oprah. To sum it up, we need antioxidants to prevent aging. Think of an apple when you cut it and the “rust” that forms due to oxidation. Squeeze lemon juice on it and it preserves it. We need the same for our bodies.

According to Dr. Oz:
Food
Antioxidants (5 servings a day)
In brightly colored foods like blueberries, sweet potatoes, broccoli, tomatoes and acai
Green and white tea (4 cups a day)
Red wine or Concord grape juice (1 glass a day)
Fiber (25 grams a day)
In fruits, vegetables, beans, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, “100 percent” whole grain bread and chia
Omega 3 fatty acids
In roasted or ground flax seeds, walnuts, hemp, salmon and spirolina algae
Olive oil (1 to 2 tablespoons a day)
Do not heat this delicate oil to smoking point or it will be damaged and lose its benefits

Exercise
Get your heart rate up (3 times a week)
Find your target exercising heart rate: 220 – [your age] X .80
Do strength training (30 minutes a week)
Meditation
Yoga, prayer or meditation (5 minutes a day)
Releases nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels

Sleep and Sex
Sleep (7 to 8 hours a night)
Monogamous sex (2 to 3 times a week)

Vitamins
Vitamin D (1,000 units a day)
Calcium (600 mg twice a day) with Magnesium (200 mg twice a day)
DHA Omega-3 (600 mg a day)
Baby aspirin (2 a day, for a total of 162 milligrams)
Multivitamin (Take half in the morning, half in the evening)
Pre-menopausal women need a multivitamin with iron and 5,000 units of vitamin A. Men and postmenopausal
women need just 2,500 units of vitamin A.

My beauty secrets

Since this section is titled “beauty secrets”, I’ll share some of mine

- To make hair shinier, rinse with cold water. Also after blowdrying, finish up with the cold air setting.

- Less is more. Don’t overuse hair products. Too much actually weighs hair down and gives it a dirty feel. Also, don’t apply too much facial products even if you have acne. The skin naturally produces oils, sometimes it will produce more to compensate for dryness. So be careful not to over apply drying, mattifying, acne fighting products as it can cause the opposite effect that you’re aiming for.

- Petroleum jelly/vaseline: Apply a little to your lashes to keep them soft before bedtime. Put some on your lips to moisturize as well.

- A dab of preparation H (hemorroid cream) under the eyes can seriously reduce puffiness. Apply the night before.

- Use a daily moisturizer with tanner (Aveeno, Neutrogena, Jergens). This will give you a bit of color and you can increase the amount over time for a natural look. Your body will instantly look more toned and tight.

- For scars, try Mederma as instructed. Works best on new scars so use it immediately. Apply and rub in 3-4 times a day.

- Always use sunscreen spf15 and above. I’ve forgotten to apply sunscreen and notice a huge difference after being out in the sun. The UV rays can do some serious damage and wrinkles!