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Pomegranate juice has exploded onto the scene in recent years and has become one of the most talked about juices amongst health conscious individuals.

Just a 100 ml serving of pomegranate juice provides nearly 20% on an adult’s daily vitamin C intake. It is also a good source of potassium, fibre and antioxidant polyphenols. The main polyphenols are hydrolyzable tannins called punicalagins which are able to scavenge free radicals.

Pomegranate juice has an endless list of health benefits. Here are just some of them.

Pomegranate juice has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Studies from Israel have shown that pomegranate juice is capable of fighting breast cancer cells whilst leaving the healthy cells alone. It has also been shown to slow the growth of prostate cancer and prevent lung cancer.

Studies have also shown that pomegranate juice can prevent the deterioration of cartilage to prevent osteoarthritis, can prevent plaque from building up in the arteries and can prevent or slow Alzheimer’s disease. It has also been shown to lower blood pressure and lower LDL (bad cholestrol) and raise HDL (good cholestrol).

Pomegranate juice is a fantastic addition to anyone’s diet and a great way to add antioxidants. Make sure you have a juice that is 100% pomegranate with no sugar, no high fructose corn syrup or any other fillers.

Everyone wants to look and feel younger, but few know exactly how to go about it. This 10 part series will show you exactly how you can turn back the clock. Simply click on the title of each article to read more.

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Banish Negative Thinking

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Cut The Flab

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Banish Bad Habits

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Boost Your Sleep

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Transform Your Beauty

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Remove Toxins

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Healthy Eating

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Stay Active

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Manage Stress

Secrets To Looking & Feeling Younger: Dress To Impress

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This is the last article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article is slightly different and focusses on what to wear to look and feel younger.

Firstly, many women get stuck in the style from many years ago. Women who looked good in their mid 20’s back in the 1980’s tend to stick with the style back then. They don;t keep up with the times. Fashion is constantly evolving, you have to keep up or get left behind and look a lot older than you truely are.

Use magazines to research the latest trends and fashions and find the latest ‘cuts’ and ’styles’. You may not be able to afford the clothes metioned in the magazines but you’ll be able to find similar clothes in stores such as Gap.

Watch what young people are wearing. Stereotypically, young people have style (most of them anyway). Observe what they wear and adapt it to your own age. Don’t dress innapropriately for your age.

Only wear clothes that fit and suit the shape and size of your body. Emphasize the good parts of your body and try to ‘hide’ the not so attractive features.

Accessorize. Accessories are a great way to add a bit of personality and style to your appearance. Keep an eye out in magazines for tips on what accessories to wear and observe other people with style on what they are wearing.

Be careful with the colours you wear. They change seasonally. The colours you wear need to match your skin colour and hair colour.

Sometimes you have to invest money in your appearance. You can’t always go for the cheap option, but get it right and it will always be money well spent. Dress well and it will sky-rocket your confidence and make you look ten years younger.

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals the effects of excessive stress on our health and beauty and what we can do to elimate stress from our lives.

Did you know that the stress hormone cortisol SHRINKS the hippocampus (the part of the brain responsible for memory and thinking). Stress ages us in ways we never imagined.

As well as aging the mind, stress contributes to adding pounds of fat around the waist area. Not only is this unsightly, it is also a highly dangerous health risk.

There are many ways to manage stress, here are some of the best.

Firstly, exercise. Exercise seems to be at the top of every list to do with health and that’s because it’s so important. Just thirty minutes of exercise per day helps to clear the mind and eliminate stress, as well as give the body a great workout.

Meditation has been proved to work for many to eliminate stress. Meditation helps to clear the mind of stressful thoughts. Do some searching on the internet to find out more about meditation. Read this article for help.

Relaxation also helps. Try and get hold of a progressive muscular relaxation tape. The tape guides you through each step in relaxing every single muscle in the body. It clears the mind, too. I’ve done it once and it provides a completely surreal feeling. Give it a go.

Mechanical techniques, such as stress balls are a great way to release pent up anger. They can be bought very cheap. Keep them on hand for potentially stressful situations.

The best way however to eliminate stress is to avoid situations which cause you to become stressed. Identify your stressors and avoid them. Failing that, at least learn to manage them effectively.

Stress is a killer. Avoid it, manage it, or pay the consequences.

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals the importance of staying active for maintaining youth and vitality and what activities you can participate in to slow down the aging clock.

It’s important to stay active. Simply by moving around you are telling your body to maintain it’s functions. Once you stop moving around, many of your body’s functions just stop. They cease working and then comes the inevitable aging process on the inside and the outside.

So, what can we do to stay active?

Cardiovascular activity is the best way to keep our body functioning at its optimum level. Activities such as jogging, walking and cycling are great forms of exercise that aren’t too strenuous and great for our overall health. Even better is swimming which gently works all of the body’s muscles, yet still removes the strain on our bones by supporting our weight in the water. Thirty minutes of cardio activity per day keeps the body looking and feeling young.

Yoga is another great way to keep our body’s active. Yoga relaxes the body and mind and gently tones the muscles. Participating in regular yoga sessions will do wonders for your health and appearance.

Did you know that muscle encourages the production of growth hormones and other youth related hormones. That’s something to think about. Gentle gym work for building muscle will work wonders for turning back the clock, but don’t overdo it. Naturally, after middle age it’s harder to build muscle. Aging muscles lack flexibility and are more prone to strains, pulls and cramps.

As well as keeping the body active, we need to keep the mind active. Crosswords and mind games such as Sudoku keep the mind working which is essential.

To wrap this article up, here’s a quote to think about:

“You don’t stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing.”

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals the importance of healthy eating for maintaining your health and vitality.

Food is life for humans. In recent years, the food we have consumed, instead of giving us life, has caused chronic illnesses and disease. The effects of time and age can be slowed down, and food is the best way to do this. Food is capable of nourishing our bodies, revitalising us, sky-rocketing our energy and make us look and feel younger in the process, too.

Here are some of the best foods to stay young and healthy on the inside and the outside.

Berries - strawberries, rasberries, blueberries and blackberries are stellar sources of vitamins and nutrients, as well as fibre. They are an excellent source of antioxidants, help to boost memory and are very kind to the waistline. Recently a new berry called Goji berries have been discovered and have been voted the number one fruit on the ORAC scale which measures the level of antioxidants in foods. If you can get your hands on Goji berries, then do so.

Citrus - not only do citrus fruits taste like a little drop of heaven, they also have endless health benefits for maintaining youth and vitality. Fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, lemon, lime and tangerines can be included under this category. Citrus fruits contains falvanoids which is a phytonutrient which lowers the body’s production of cholestrol and boosts the effect on vitamin C.

Tea - there are many different types of teas, each with their own individual health benefits. All teas contain polyphenols which are powerful antioxidants that can protect against heart disease, certain cancers and stroke. Green tea is packed full of antioxidants and often known as a miracle drink because of its endless health benefits.

Other power foods include oily fish, such as salmon, nuts and seeds, lean proteins, olive oil and of course vegetables.

For optimum health you should regularly consume all of these foods. Don’t forget to include water, too, to flush the toxins out of the body.

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals how you can embark upon a detox diet to eliminate toxins and help you look and feel younger, healthier and happier.

Detox, short for detoxification, is the body’s natural, ongoing process of neutralizing or removing toxins from the body. Toxins are anything which could potentially harm the body and can enter the body through food additives, pollution, cigarette smoke and household cleaners.

There are many health benefits of a detox diet, both internal and external. A detox diet can help with weight loss and especially getting rid of the last few stubborn pounds. It also eliminates cellulite which occurs because the body is storing toxins in the fat tissues. A detox diet improves skin tone and removes blemishes, such as acne. Internally, a detox diet energises the body and rejuvenates the mind. It encourages the body to release endorphins which is known as the “happy hormone”.

So, what can we eat on a detox diet?

Firstly, FRUITS! Fruits contain almost all the good things we need from our diet. They are high in vitamin C, fibre and many antioxidants.

Secondly, VEGETABLES! Especially the green leafy type. Chlorophyll found in green vegetables is a natural chelating agent which helps remove heavy metals and pesticides from the body.

Green tea is a great drink to consume on a detox diet. It’s rich in antioxidants and is one of the healthiest ways to get fluids into the body. As well as green tea, water should be consumed regularly to maintain optimum hydration.

All food you consume on a detox diet should be free from additives and preservatives. Organic foods are best so that you aren’t adding pesticides to your body.

Gentle detoxification by nourishing your entire body will do wonders. Your body will operate at its best….something you may be missing out on.

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals how you can boost your beauty to look ten years younger than you really are.

You won’t find a better and cheaper ally for your beauty transformation than in dry nettle leaf infusion. You can drink it daily for years. Nettle leaf has generous amounts of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and micronutrients that nourish every bit of you. Nettle especially nourishes for supple skin and vibrant, healthy hair. I can promise you will look better than ever if you drink nettle leaf infusion daily. Apart from looking better, you will prevent osteoporosis, which means you will always look graceful and move with ease. The icing on the cake for this transformation is that nettle resets and improves your metabolism to normalize your weight.

Here is the recipe for nettle leaf infusion as recommended by renowned herbalist Susun S. Weed:

1 ounce dry nettle leaf (handful)
1 quart boiling water

Add water to a glass jar containing the dry nettle leaves and cover tightly for 4 hours or leave covered overnight. Strain and drink this gentle herbal infusion to regenerate your body with nutrients and to become a living beauty. The quart of prepared nettle is good for 2 –3 days and should be kept refrigerated.

For an instant makeover and a natural product, use mineral makeup. You will be nourishing your skin while glowing. The colours in mineral makeup come from micronized minerals as opposed to dyes. Some shadows can even double as liners. High quality mineral makeup is suitable for acne-prone and sensitive skin, and should not contain alcohol, perfumes, talc, and dyes.

These are just two ways to boost your beauty and make you look ten years younger. Use the nettle leaf infusion for a long term beauty transformation and the mineral makeup for an instant makeover. For more help with boosting your beauty, take a look at TransformYourBeauty.com

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals just how important sleep is for keeping us young and active on both the inside and the outside.

A good night’s sleep makes you feel alive and alert the next day. It energises you and means you’re more active the next day. By staying active you are preventing the aging process from infiltrating your body.

Research has shown that people who sleep less than seven hours per night are more likely to be overweight. It is believed that the lack of sleep impacts the balance of hormones in the body that affect appetite. Being overweight is one way to look and feel considerably older than you are.

Depression is also more common in those who get fewer than seven hours sleep per night. Sleep impacts the chemical serotonin and people with a defficiency in this chemical are more likely to suffer from depression. Depression is one way to make you feel a lot older than you really are.

Sleep also helps the body make repairs to damage caused by harmful exposures, such as ultraviolet rays. UV rays damage the skin and contribute to the aging process. Adequate sleep can reduce the aging process.

So, how can we get more sleep?

Set a regular bedtime is the first thing you should do. By going to bed at the same time every night signals to your brain that it’s time to sleep.

Stay active during the day - but not right before bed. If you’re busy throughout the day and moving around a lot then it tires out your body enabling you to sleep more.

Avoid stimulants such as caffeine which can be found in fizzy drinks and coffee as well as energy drinks. Nicotine is also a stimulant so try to quit smoking (see part 3) and alcohol in the evening causes a person to become restless and wake up during the night.

Before going to bed try to relax your mind. Avoid violent or scary movies in the evenings. Reading a book can help the mind to relax and soft, relaxing music may help.

Create the right sleep environment to promote better sleep. Research has shown that people sleep best in a dark room that is fairly cool. Keep a window open to keep a constant flow of air and keep the noise levels down.

If you’re tired, it’s hard to look and feel your best. Sleep is vital for the everyday functioning of our body, make sure you get enough of it.

This is one article in a 10 part series on how to look and feel younger naturally. This article reveals how stopping the bad habit of smoking can severely slow down the aging process and leave you looking and feeling healthier and younger.

There are many bad habits which contribute to aging you on the inside and the outside. The main one is smoking. In order to slow down the aging process, smoking needs to be stopped. Let’s look at the consequences of it.

Smoking is a major cause of skin damage and speeds up the formation of wrinkles and other unattractive features. A “smokers face” is often described as gray, pale and wrinkled. Smoking restricts blood flow to the capillaries preventing oxygen and nutrients getting to the skin. Smoking also boosts the supply of an enzyme which breaks down the collagen stores in the skin. Collagen is responsible for retaining the skin’s elasticity.

Smoking has a profound effect on aging us on the outside, but it is also responsible for aging the way we feel. Smoking is responsible for both cardiovascular difficulties and respiratory difficulties. It is also a leading cause of cancer. In order to look and feel younger smoking has to be stopped.

So, how do we do this?

Firstly, you need to prepare to quit. You need to set a date to quit, you need to tell others of your goal and remove all tobacco products from your home.

Once you’ve began to quit, you’ll need to learn to manage the cravings. When you get a craving take a shower, wash the dishes, have some gum or a piece of fruit, light a candle instead and learn to relax by taking deep breaths. Stay busy and you won’t experience cravings so often.

Your cravings will be triggered by certain things. Learning what these triggers are is important. Once you know what they are you can try to avoid them.

One thing’s for sure. Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. It’s all a matter of will power. Have you got it?