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| Protect Your Skin From The Aging Effects of the Sun By: Devina Hoff |
| The Magic Of Turning 40! by: Allie Ochs |
The countdown begins and soon you will
no longer belong to the 30-something
group. While some may dread crossing
40 threshold, others may greet the event
with anticipation and excitement.
Regardless of how you feel, you will
probably do what everyone does at this
juncture: take stock of your life. What
have you done with your life? Are you the
person you intended to be and are you
living the life you want? For Margo, taking
stock yielded regrets and disappointment
as she compared her life to that of her
friend, Jillian. Happily married with 2
children, Jillian has the life Margo desired.
Margo, once-divorced, just ended a toxic
common law relationship. This meant that
she would wake up alone on her 40th
birthday. No lover to give her roses, gifts,
take her for dinner or throw a surprise
party. Margo felt like a classic failure on
the love front. Hitting this milestone, she
wallowed in self-pity for all her
shortcomings in life.
It is true, certain things may never
happen at 40. It is unlikely that Playboy
will want you as their centrefold, just as
the likelihood of ever being a grandma
fades. While you cannot turn back time
“turning 40” suggests something exciting!
The simple phrase “turning” means you
can turn into anything you want to be.
You can turn to anything that you want to.
It also means you can turn on your
passion, turn on your greatness, turn the
page, turn the corner and move on! You
are halfway through life, but you still have
the second half. No matter where you are
in your life, there are no rules where you
should be. It does not matter whether you
are happily married, single or divorced 5
times. It does not matter if you have too
many children, enough or none. It does
not even matter if you are highly
educated; college educated or barely
finished high school. At 40, the doors are
wide open and you can still do anything
you want.
In biblical terms the numerical number 40
has significant meaning. Think of the 40
days and 40 nights of rain floods. It took
the Israelites 40 years to find the
Promised Land, and Jesus spent 40 days
in the dessert before his crucifixion.
Maybe it takes 40 years to grow into an
awesome woman. You are about to enter
the most amazing time in your life. The
past 40 years were all about preparation.
Now you are both credible and incredible.
40 is the pivotal power age and here is
why:
You can become a doctor or lawyer and
still have time left to practice;
You can fall in love like a teenager and
still have the time to grow up;
You can marry a younger man without
first having a facelift;
You can have your first wedding
anniversary;
You can have children and still have the
time to raise them
You can shop at Victoria Secret without
looking silly
You can move to another country and still
have the time to make it your home;
You can take up a new sport without
worrying about arthritis;
You lived long enough to be sure about
some things;
You can say what you want and others
will listen;
You can still have fun without being
medicated;
You can do something that you have
never done in your life.
And remember this motto to live by:
Life should NOT be a journey to the
grave with the intention of arriving safely
in an attractive and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate
in one hand, martini in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming ~ "WOO HOO, what a ride!"
© 2006 Allie Ochs, Relationship Expert,
Coach, Speaker and the Author of “Are
You Fit To Love?”. Her articles are
published in numerous magazines and
newsletters. She has appeared on radio
and TV. To order her book or to take the
"Fit 2 Love!" test, visit her website at
www.fit2love.com.
no longer belong to the 30-something
group. While some may dread crossing
40 threshold, others may greet the event
with anticipation and excitement.
Regardless of how you feel, you will
probably do what everyone does at this
juncture: take stock of your life. What
have you done with your life? Are you the
person you intended to be and are you
living the life you want? For Margo, taking
stock yielded regrets and disappointment
as she compared her life to that of her
friend, Jillian. Happily married with 2
children, Jillian has the life Margo desired.
Margo, once-divorced, just ended a toxic
common law relationship. This meant that
she would wake up alone on her 40th
birthday. No lover to give her roses, gifts,
take her for dinner or throw a surprise
party. Margo felt like a classic failure on
the love front. Hitting this milestone, she
wallowed in self-pity for all her
shortcomings in life.
It is true, certain things may never
happen at 40. It is unlikely that Playboy
will want you as their centrefold, just as
the likelihood of ever being a grandma
fades. While you cannot turn back time
“turning 40” suggests something exciting!
The simple phrase “turning” means you
can turn into anything you want to be.
You can turn to anything that you want to.
It also means you can turn on your
passion, turn on your greatness, turn the
page, turn the corner and move on! You
are halfway through life, but you still have
the second half. No matter where you are
in your life, there are no rules where you
should be. It does not matter whether you
are happily married, single or divorced 5
times. It does not matter if you have too
many children, enough or none. It does
not even matter if you are highly
educated; college educated or barely
finished high school. At 40, the doors are
wide open and you can still do anything
you want.
In biblical terms the numerical number 40
has significant meaning. Think of the 40
days and 40 nights of rain floods. It took
the Israelites 40 years to find the
Promised Land, and Jesus spent 40 days
in the dessert before his crucifixion.
Maybe it takes 40 years to grow into an
awesome woman. You are about to enter
the most amazing time in your life. The
past 40 years were all about preparation.
Now you are both credible and incredible.
40 is the pivotal power age and here is
why:
You can become a doctor or lawyer and
still have time left to practice;
You can fall in love like a teenager and
still have the time to grow up;
You can marry a younger man without
first having a facelift;
You can have your first wedding
anniversary;
You can have children and still have the
time to raise them
You can shop at Victoria Secret without
looking silly
You can move to another country and still
have the time to make it your home;
You can take up a new sport without
worrying about arthritis;
You lived long enough to be sure about
some things;
You can say what you want and others
will listen;
You can still have fun without being
medicated;
You can do something that you have
never done in your life.
And remember this motto to live by:
Life should NOT be a journey to the
grave with the intention of arriving safely
in an attractive and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate
in one hand, martini in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming ~ "WOO HOO, what a ride!"
© 2006 Allie Ochs, Relationship Expert,
Coach, Speaker and the Author of “Are
You Fit To Love?”. Her articles are
published in numerous magazines and
newsletters. She has appeared on radio
and TV. To order her book or to take the
"Fit 2 Love!" test, visit her website at
www.fit2love.com.
Are you as careful to protect your skin
from sun damage as you should be? Do
you wear sunscreen every time you go
outside for prolonged periods? Or do you
think you're safe for some other reason?
Most people are aware of the dangers of
skin cancer resulting from overexposure to
the sun. While people who rarely burn are
less likely to contract skin cancer than
people who burn easily, everyone is at
risk. Even with no family history. And our
collective knowledge about skin cancer
risks is constantly changing. For example,
dermatologists used to condone minimal
use of high-pressure tanning beds (which
use UVA rays almost exclusively, with very
little of the UVB rays) for people who tan
easily and rarely burn. The tan from these
beds was thought to protect your skin from
natural sunlight. Now dermatologists are
finding that UVA rays cause deeper tissue
forms of skin cancer, which are more
difficult to detect and treat.
Even if you never contract skin cancer,
overexposure to sunlight also accounts for
a surprising number of the signs of aging
we think of as normal. Tanning produces
deep skin wrinkles, makes the skin texture
leathery, and can cause discoloration
such as "age spots". Avoiding sun and
tanning bed exposure will help keep your
skin tone even, your wrinkles fine and
your skin texture soft.
Broad-spectrum sunscreens provide
excellent protection from natural sunlight
exposure. Even if you're not going to be
out in the sun for long, it's a good idea to
put some on exposed skin while dressing
in the morning, particularly in the summer
time. If you're concerned about potentially
dangerous chemicals that have been used
in sunscreen, such as PABA, you should
be aware there are sunscreen products
available now that don't include harmful
chemicals. In fact, many are comprised
mainly of natural ingredients, including
moisturizers, which are the basis of any
good anti-aging routine. If you already
have skin damage resulting from sun
exposure, there are a number of products
available to even skin tone and soften
deep wrinkles.
Devina Hoff reviews online skin care,
cosmetics and hair care vendors for
Cochesi Skin Care and Beauty. Find what
you're looking at from www.cochesi.com
from sun damage as you should be? Do
you wear sunscreen every time you go
outside for prolonged periods? Or do you
think you're safe for some other reason?
Most people are aware of the dangers of
skin cancer resulting from overexposure to
the sun. While people who rarely burn are
less likely to contract skin cancer than
people who burn easily, everyone is at
risk. Even with no family history. And our
collective knowledge about skin cancer
risks is constantly changing. For example,
dermatologists used to condone minimal
use of high-pressure tanning beds (which
use UVA rays almost exclusively, with very
little of the UVB rays) for people who tan
easily and rarely burn. The tan from these
beds was thought to protect your skin from
natural sunlight. Now dermatologists are
finding that UVA rays cause deeper tissue
forms of skin cancer, which are more
difficult to detect and treat.
Even if you never contract skin cancer,
overexposure to sunlight also accounts for
a surprising number of the signs of aging
we think of as normal. Tanning produces
deep skin wrinkles, makes the skin texture
leathery, and can cause discoloration
such as "age spots". Avoiding sun and
tanning bed exposure will help keep your
skin tone even, your wrinkles fine and
your skin texture soft.
Broad-spectrum sunscreens provide
excellent protection from natural sunlight
exposure. Even if you're not going to be
out in the sun for long, it's a good idea to
put some on exposed skin while dressing
in the morning, particularly in the summer
time. If you're concerned about potentially
dangerous chemicals that have been used
in sunscreen, such as PABA, you should
be aware there are sunscreen products
available now that don't include harmful
chemicals. In fact, many are comprised
mainly of natural ingredients, including
moisturizers, which are the basis of any
good anti-aging routine. If you already
have skin damage resulting from sun
exposure, there are a number of products
available to even skin tone and soften
deep wrinkles.
Devina Hoff reviews online skin care,
cosmetics and hair care vendors for
Cochesi Skin Care and Beauty. Find what
you're looking at from www.cochesi.com
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