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Let’s face it: anti-aging products are NOT cheap – geez, sometimes they aren’t even REASONABLE! Sure, we all want the latest and greatest skincare products, but we shouldn’t have to SPEND a million to look like a mill.Here are 10 wallet-friendly ideas to consider from The Anti-Aging Analyst:1) ALWAYS Ask for SamplesTake it from the sample QUEEN and don’t be shy: TRY before you BUY. I mean, how do they expect you to shell out hundreds of dollars for a product when you don’t know if you’ll absolutely love it? Some cosmetic stores like Sephora are great about this – they will make you a small trial sample of the cream you are interested in. While you won’t get enough product to see dramatic results, you will get an idea if you dig the smell, texture and feel. Visit your fave cosmetic counter at the department stores and ask for samples. (OK, sometimes this depends on the mood of the clerk, but keep trying.) They may even fill a little trial jar for you if you are nice and as long as you don’t walk in there with a giant tupperware container. Tell them you want to try it for a few days at home, or try it overnight and most sales clerks will understand. Always ask ask ask!The best way to double your samples? Take a friend! (Make sure it’s a guy or you’ll have to wrestle your BFF to the ground!)The beauty of sample collecting: you get to try products and when you are out of your expensive jars, you raid your trial-sized stash to save money!2) Timing is EverythingThe 3 little words any skin-care or beauty addict LOVES to hear are: “GIFT WITH PURCHASE!”If you time out your big purchases to gift time, you can buy what you were going to buy anyway and walk out with some nice extra goodies. TIP: One time, during Clinique gift time, I phoned my order in. Since it was pre-ordered, I not only got the gift with purchase, but they threw in some extra extras like lipsticks and blushes too! SCORE!Be in the know! If you sign up for a newsletter from the cosmetic companies (Estee Lauder, Clinque, Lizzy Arden, etc.) they will give you the heads-up on when they have gift time in your area! Easy Peezy.I’ve noticed that the same promotional gifts rotate at the department stores, so if you miss one at Bloomies, a few weeks later Macy’s will have the same gift. Light bulb moment: so, that also means, if you usually buy a load of products, you can “hold back” and buy just the qualifying amount at one department store, then go to the other a few weeks later and have another gift bag of goodies for the office or to give away to a friend! Everybody loves a freebie!3) Buy Where You Get a Money-back GuaranteeYou had an allergic reaction to a product, so tossing it is your only choice, right? REWIND! Before you buy, try to get a handle on the store’s return policy – if they have a “no refund policy,” at the very least, they should help you exchange your product for another. CVS and Rite-Aid now have money-back guarantees on all cosmetics including moisturizers. I’ve taken back a Perricone lip product to Sephora because the tube was defective and exploded in my purse. Actually the girl in front of me was doing the same thing! And we did them a fave by returning it – now Perricone knows that their packaging sucks (or did) and it needs to be changed. So, keep that receipt!Or buy from an online store such as SkincareRX which gives a full money back guarantee on all purchases.4) Don’t Be a Name Brand SnobIt’s the INGREDIENTS that matter, not the name. You can find low-cost alternatives that have the same ingredients as department store brands. Try holistic vitamin stores which sometimes have jars of cream with no name – they simply are called “Vitamin C” or “DMAE and alpha lipoic acid cream” or have “off-brand” names. Even drug stores like CVS and Rite-aid have their own brands of “copycat” formulas of Olay Regenerist for example – if the ingredients are the same, why not? In fact, it’s these CVS and Rite-aid brands that go on sale often for buy one, get the second half off!5) Be a Guinna PigBe on the lookout for anyone in need of your face. Yes, YOU, Sweetie, you are in DEMAND! Sometimes local companies need women with skin concerns for their infomercials or focus groups. All you have to do is try their product at home for a few weeks in exchange for an on-camera interview. I actually got free Restalyne injections (MAJOR SCORE!) and wound up on the Doctor 90210 show all because I answered an ad from a dermatologist on Craigslist! Goes to show, you just never know!6) Good to The Last DropGuilty of buying products when the jars and tubes you have at home are still full and fabulous?Okay, I admit it – me too. I once had an Emmy gift bag FULL of products but HAD to have something I just discovered at a spa. It’s nice to have choices, but try to resist the urge to buy MORE and try to use up the products you have first. Patience and buying wisely in the first place is key. Waste not want not… oh, and spend more not.7) Make Your Own ProductsYou don’t have to be a chemist to concoct your own slathery goodness in the privacy of your own home. And if you are addicted to stores like Bath and Body Works or even the smellies at Victoria’s Secret, a home recipe once in a while will save you TONS, especially since they want $8.00 for like 4 ounces!It doesn’t seem as complicated as you might think. Most recipes call for a skin oil (grapeseed oil, coconut oil or almond oil are good choices) and an emulsifier – usually beeswax- which keeps the oil from spoiling and extend your lotion’s shelf life. Then you’ll need some jars or containers and you’re golden!There are tons of recipes and tutorials on-line, or you can get a book from the library, or buy one. TIP: Buy a recipe book for a friend and maybe she’ll make you a batch next X-Mas!!You might even invite a few BFF’s over, split the cost of supplies and make it a fun kitchen laboratory night. Just go easy on the wine!8) Have An Anti-Aging StrategyAnti-age skincare manufacturers LOVE to tell us we can’t live without their product. Shhh, chances are, we can. The smart way to purchase is to buy skincare with your lifestyle and skin concerns in mind. You DON’T have to purchase a full line of toner, cleanser and moisturizer. Invest the bucks for your problem areas – if your goal is firming, spend a little more on a firming product, and use less-expensive, good-ingredient cleansers and toners to save.I like Olay Professional RX a lot because they offer a little “starter kit” — Olay ProX Professional Anti-Aging Regimen, 3-Piece Starter Kit — perfect to try without a major major investment (since the bigger sized products are more expensive). You get:* Wrinkle Smoothing cream, 1 fl oz* Age Repair Lotion with SPF 30, 1 fl oz* Eye Restoration Complex, 0.3 fl oz9) It’s All About The Sale!For drug store products, coupons rule! Ulta often has great sales and stores like Marshalls and TJ Maxx and Nordstrom’s Rack have a beauty section, where you can sometimes snag department store brands like Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden and more at deep discounts!Here’s something you may not know: COSTO carries lots of Olay, Elizabeth Arden and more. But, the beauty there, is that you get special bigger packaging or TWO jars for the usual price of one elsewhere. Girls, they have Strivectin-SD there, which is the cream originally for stretch marks which has been proven to help with facial wrinkles as well as stretch marks. Oh, and yes, you get TWO tubes for the price of one elsewhere at Costco for $149.99. I also see Costco sells Prevage MD for $99.99! Gosh, I LOVE LOVE to save!10) Wish ListSo you are using your coupons, watching sales, buying generic brands, cutting back on impulse buying, ingredient-comparison shopping, taking advantage of gifts with purchase. Sheez! Pat yourself on the back, girlies! You’ve done a fantastic job! Now put the last of the big items on your X-Mas or B-Day wish list and receive a little present from a loved one or family. You DESERVE IT!

It’s true that the best anti-aging supplements have been all the rage these last few years, especially in the U.S where news-shows and talk-show hosts are endlessly trying to put together the best anti-aging supplement list that dietitians are reporting instructs longevity.Well to keep this article free from all the blurb and the product pitching, here is a no-hype breakdown of the best anti-aging ingredients 2010.ResvesratrolEveryone should be familiar with this anti-inflammatory ingredient by now.To keep the production of TNF as low as possible you must take in nutrients, for example CALORIE RESTRICTION MIMICS.Resveratrol is by far the best one of these. Make sure before you purchase it, it’s in the “Trans form” and not the cheaper “Cis’ form.Known for centuries in the East where the Japanese have been using Resveratrol extracts to treat all manner of ailments, it’s only recently caught on in the West in terms the West’s ability to harness it’s anti-oxidants.Glaxo Smith Kline, the manufacturers behind the F.D.A registered fat blocker Alli, currently hold a patent on Resveratrol. Resveratrol is also now used in anti-aging face creamsFish OilThe omesga-3 fatty acids have now been comprehensively proven that they will help reduce heart desease fatalities. The U.S National Institute of Health and the F.D.A support this stating the benefit of omega-3 acids is attributed to the triglyceride-lowering effects on reducing heart and blood vessel disorders. Another beneficial mechanism of fish oil is that it protects healthy blood flow in your arteries.Green Tea ExtractGreen tea extract is such an important anti-aging nutrient, due its ability to maintain cellular DNA and membrane structural integrity.Years of research have shown that green tea inhibits the development of undesirable cell colonies due to the active constituents known as antioxidants, specifically flavonols and polyphenols (catechins). Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the most powerful of these catechins. EGCG’s function is about 25-100 times more potent than vitamins C and E. So for example one cup of green tea may provide 10-40 mg of polyphenols and has antioxidant effects that are greater than one serving of strawberries, broccoli, spinach, and carrots put together.Bottom Line:What makes these 3 the best anti-aging supplements are essentially the high antioxidant levels which will protect the body from oxidative damage due to everyday free radicals such as pollution, smoking, drinking, junk food and factory manufactured supermarket food.With time, these free radicals will cause excess fatigue providing your skin has less vitality, loss of firmness, wrinkles, uneven skin tone.Take Action!New Pro-Reveratrol complete anti-aging face product formulas, combine Resveratrol with ParElasty 2 anti-wrinkle and anti-sagging active ingredients for a complete anti-aging action.

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Their children’s teenage years fill parents with dread. The perceived view of adolescence includes late nights, puberty, rows, girlfriends or boyfriends and goodness knows what but the most significant changes, and perhaps the biggest problems, result from the major physiological changes their offspring experience.The teenage years are of course the time during which the body grows considerably and childhood turns to adulthood. As the body undergoes such great changes, nutrition is more important than ever and it might even be a good time to consider the use of nutritional health supplements to ensure the body has the goodness it requires. All teenagers need to be properly prepared for the stresses they face.Unfortunately another side to this stage in life involves rebellion so canny parents will teach good eating habits well in advance to ensure the health of their children. But no matter how wise their parents are, the teenagers need to understand whether what they eat is doing them good and what nutrition their bodies need.A substance needed by teenagers is iron. In Great Britain research has shown that 27% of adolescent girls and 13% of boys in the same age range do not have sufficient iron. Teenagers are usually, and need to be, very active and iron is essential to their well-being as it is essential in ensuring the blood carries oxygen to the muscles and other important areas. The teenage brain is developing and so is under great stress and iron contributes to an effective brain function. Not only this but iron contributes significantly to the health of the immune system.Menstruation in young women also reduces the level of iron so this needs to be understood too.Red meat is a great source of iron but then so are bread, dried fruit, green leafy vegetables and breakfast cereals. As ever, consuming iron-rich foods in your diet is the best way to ensure the levels of this useful substance, but good quality nutritional health supplements may also be needed. Consuming the right amounts of vitamin C, either from the right foods (such as citrus fruits) or from nutritional health supplements helps the absorption of iron. Interestingly however tea should be avoided, as the tannin in tea will reduce the effectiveness of the body to take in iron so a fruit juice would be a better alternative.The growth experienced by most teenagers means that calcium is also an essential nutrient at this time. Calcium is essential to bone development and studies have shown that the bone growth in adolescence significantly affects the strength of the skeleton in later years. The evidence shows that a little as a 5% improvement in bone mass during these important years may well lead to a 40% reduction in bone fractures in later life.The dangers of osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease, can be greatly lessened in adult years by the correct nutrition in teenage years. Sadly however the UK National Diet And Nutrition Survey of Young People Aged 4-18 Years shows that one in four adolescents have calcium levels lower than the accepted limit for proper health; this indicates a likely bone health problem in the future.The best sources of calcium are dairy products such as yoghurt, milk and cheese although once again good nutritional health supplements could be considered.There is never a good substitute for a healthy balanced diet and the importance of regular meals to teenagers cannot be overstated. Sadly of course the foods normally chosen by adolescents are sugar-rich and fatty food and drinks. What they need to eat for the best nutrition include lots of fruit and vegetables, starchy carbohydrates (such as rice, bread and potatoes), two servings of protein (fish, meat or eggs) and dairy products. Also important are six to eight glasses of fluid every day plus the all-important regular exercise to ensure cardiovascular health, bone growth and general fitness.Modern influences make the teenage period even more complicated. Mass media and peer pressure leads to often unreasonable expectations and many young people use various methods to lose weight. Sadly governments have not helped by emphasizing the problem of obesity. As with adults, the ‘perfect’ sized person will only be achieved with a healthy, balanced diet and moderate exercise but regrettably fad diets are too common. Such unbalanced programmes can reduce the essential nutrients fed to the body and can even lead to the modern curse of eating disorders.The main two eating disorders, bulimia and anorexia, affect 6 to 11 million Americans and 1.6 million people in Great Britain. It is generally seen as a problem affecting women but a growing number of young men seem to be suffering too. If you are a parent and you are concerned your teenager may have an eating disorder, it is important to get professional help urgently.In reality nutrition is a very interesting subject and some parents have found a great way to ensure their children understand the need to eat correctly is to involve them in preparing and cooking food as early as possible. This gives them the opportunity to know how to look after themselves later in life and understand what a good diet looks like.During the period of massive changes between childhood and adulthood, a person needs to have the right nutrition to set him or her up for life. There is no doubt that it is worth while getting the intake of goodness right, whether from a healthy diet or from nutritional health supplements.

Nutritional supplements are very popular these days and because they are generally unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration board, it is not easy to know which ones work, which ones are a waste of money–and to some extent, are harmful for you. Evaluation of nutritional supplements varies greatly, depending on your current health, needs, and medical history. Below are some tips on choosing nutritional supplements. It is still best to consult with a physician, however, regarding the right nutrition supplements for you (or if you really do need them in the first place).1. Check labelsEvaluation of nutritional supplements starts with knowing and researching the product in question. Check the label of the nutritional supplements and see to it that it has all of the following:a. The name of the herbal supplementb. The net quantity of contentsc. The disclaimer: “This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”d. A Supplement Facts panel (including serving size, amount, and active ingredient)e. Other ingredients whose daily values have not been established, andf. The name and address of manufacturer, packer, or distributor.For an evaluation of nutritional supplements, check all the ingredients listed on the labels against potentially dangerous dietary supplements listed by the FDA, which can be viewed on their website.
2. Look for standardized supplementsA good practice for the evaluation of nutritional supplements is to look for a nutritional supplement that has a “USP Dietary Supplement Verified” seal– indicating that the supplement has met certain manufacturing standards for cleanliness, uniformity, and freedom from contaminants, as outlined by the U.S. Pharmacopeia.Other groups that also have their own standards of evaluation of nutritional supplements include NSF International, Good Housekeeping, and ConsumerLab.com.3. Buy supplements manufactured in the US or other countries which are reputable.
Be extremely cautious and wary when buying nutritional supplements manufactured in other countries. Some of them have been found to contain prescription drugs and toxic ingredients.4. GMP Compliance You should also see to it that a product is GMP compliant. This compliance validates that the manufacturer of said nutritional supplements meets good manufacturing practices, assuring safety of product and the accuracy of the amount of ingredients and content as stated on the label. This also assures that the product does not contain any known contaminants or prohibited drugs.

You’re a Fashionista with a capital “F.” You’re on a first name basis with the top designers. You predict fashion trends before they happen. So why not share your love of fashion design with the world through a blog? As you’ll see, there are just a few simple steps for starting your own fashion blog. Anyone can do it, but it’s going to be your passion that makes it special.Step 1: Sign up with a blog host. Don’t worry, this sounds technical, but it’s actually quite easy. By signing up with a hosting service, all your blog content is housed on that host’s computer. It saves you from having to do all the technical work yourself. Many of the hosts like WordPress and Blogger are free, and they have easy templates that you can use to set up your blog in minutes. When you sign up, you’ll also get to name your blog.Step 2: Decide on a niche. Fashion is a broad category, so consider focusing on a specific area of fashion that you are most excited about. Whether you’re an expert on shoes, the go-to gal on bargain hunting, or a fashion school student with advice for fellow students, choosing a niche makes you an expert in that field and increases your chances of being read.Step 3: Be an information sponge. Read everything: newspapers, fashion magazines, entertainment rags, the latest chick lit bestseller. Surf the web for other fashion blogs, websites of both established and up and coming fashion designers, shopping sites, and reviews of collections. You’ll never know what may inspire a blog entry. As you sift through articles and websites, save anything that catches your eye in an inspiration file that you can refer to later.Step 4: Write! Don’t let writer’s block keep you from posting your first blog entry. Think of writing a blog as writing a note to friends. Just write from the heart, and you’ll be fine.Step 5: Be a social media maven. Besides keeping people up to date on your own Facebook and Twitter accounts, you should also follow as many people as you can. Be active on their pages, commenting constantly on their posts, and they will return the favor. That goes for other fashion blogs as well. Be part of other people’s blog communities, posting comments and suggestions, and readers of those blogs will find out about you.Step 6: Get out there. There’s more to fashion blogging than sitting at your laptop. You want to be seen all over town attending every fashion event there is, from runway shows to trunk shows to sample sales. Print business cards that identify you as a blogger and hand them out. Pretty soon, people in the industry will be inviting you to their events in hopes that you will blog about them.Step 7: Set up an easy revenue stream. Why not let your blog make you money in your sleep? With just a few clicks, you can include an advertising program like Google AdSense, which places small, unobtrusive ads on your blog. When readers click on those ads, you make money. Or you can also set up an affiliate program with an online retailer like Amazon, in which you get a percentage of the sales when someone enters the store through your blog.After you follow these steps, remember that most important thing in launching a blog is to have fun. Because when you have fun writing your fashion blog, people will have fun reading it.