"Use it or lose it" is right on target when it comes to slowing the aging process. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, a physically active 60-year-old woman can achieve the same fitness level as an inactive 40-year-old woman.
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Spider veins, named so due to their spider-like configuration, are small, dilated blood vessels that primarily appear on the face and legs. They sometimes cause pain and a burning sensation.
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With time and gravity, your eyes appear less youthful and vibrant. Crow's feet form, dark circles develop, eyelids droop and under eye hollows appear. You can opt for invasive orbital rim implants or purchase a number of costly products claiming to reduce these issues.
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Canker sores hurt and sometimes make the smallest mouth movement painful. These tiny lesions in your mouth or gums can be caused by injury, vitamin deficiency, stress, a body chemistry imbalance, food allergies or acidic foods, such as pineapples, tomatoes and oranges.
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Once considered more valuable than gold in medieval Europe, cinnamon found favor in religious ceremonies, as a flavoring and as a remedy for gynecological problems. Practitioners of herbal medicine claim that cinnamon may help treat excessive menstrual bleeding, while results take up to four months.
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If you have periodontal, or gum, disease, you are not alone. Periodontal disease affects approximately 75 percent of adults over age 30, according to the Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association.
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Boils, also referred to as abscesses, occur when bacteria invade a break in the skin, a blocked oil gland or hair follicle. White blood cells rush to the site to battle the bacteria, causing blood and pus to collect as an abscess deep within the skin.
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The herb vitex, otherwise known as vitex agnus-castus, chaste tree or chasteberry, is a distant relative of lemon verbena.
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Although acne is most often associated with facial blemishes, arms are particularly vulnerable to this common skin problem. Causes for arm acne, such as excess oil, clogged pores and bacteria buildup, are similar to facial acne.
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Whether you call them grandma arms, bingo wings or bat wings, no one wants flabby, jiggly underarm skin. While age, gravity, diet and lack of exercise play a role in developing excess underarm skin, there are measures you can take to fight unsightly hanging flab.
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Reach no further than your refrigerator for a natural remedy to treat acne. Lime juice provides vitamin C and flavenoids, both containing antioxidant, antibiotic and disinfectant agents beneficial for clear skin, says OrganicFacts.com.
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Every time you scowl, squint, glare, glower or grimace, you contract the underlying muscles around your eyebrows and forehead. At the same time, your skin becomes thinner and drier and loses its elasticity with age.
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Exercise plays a significant part in maintaining health and physical fitness. Regular exercise can fight obesity and improve your heart and lungs. As you get older, it becomes especially important to be physically active in order to maintain health and independence.
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Sedentary muscles gain fat and lose tone. People commonly focus on exercising the body below the neck, but face and neck muscles also need exercise to stay fit, firm and beautiful.
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Your shoulder joint is one of most mobile joints in your body and even though this has many advantages, it also makes it an easy joint to dislocate.
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Hemorrhoids, swollen blood vessels located in or near the anus, can lead to rectal bleeding, itching and pain.
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Kelp, a brown seaweed available in capsule, liquid and tablet form, has a variety of purported medicinal benefits. It contains large amounts of iodine as well as essential vitamins and nutrients. According to the book "Prescription for Herbal Healing," kelp has a very high level of trace minerals.
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Although ancient Arabs called alfalfa the "father of all foods," alfalfa supplements are not recommended as a primary treatment for any medical issue.
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There is no normal pattern for bowel movements. Some people have about one a day, but others may have as many as three. Generally, you can consider yourself constipated if you pass less than three stools a week for a minimum of three of the last six months and strain when passing.
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