Getting to the root of premature skin aging

MANILA - It's time to put those highlighter and contour kits down for a minute and think about skincare.

It's not just about our daily facial cleansing regimen, but also about trying to prevent our skin from aging.

Our skin may still look young and healthy now, but it is never too early to be proactive about wrinkles and creases.

As the strong, independent, 21st century woman making your mark in the world, what can you do to prevent premature aging?

French luxury beauty care brand Clarins conducted a study on women in their mid-20s to gain a better understanding of their beauty concerns, and the two biggest factors identified were stress and lack of sleep.

When we're stressed and lack sleep, our body develops free radical cells that attack our Fibroblast cells, which produce collagen and elastin fibers that keep our skin looking young and
smooth. 

With the destruction of the Fibroblast cells, our skin begins to generate fine lines and develop a dull complexion.

Fortunately, premature aging and stressed skin can be readily targeted by a good skin regimen. By incorporating a lightweight but dewy daytime and a nourishing evening moisturizer, young women can drastically improve the condition of their skin in just a few weeks' time.

Never take for granted the condition of your skin because that extra effort to treat it is a simple, personal investment for the years to come.

Clarins Multi-Active line is available in Rustan's department stores.

source: news.abs-cbn.com

Why Renee Zellweger looks different

Actress Renee Zellweger broke her silence on Wednesday after people across the globe commented online that she is unrecognizable with her current look.

The actress, known for her movies such as “Chicago” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” explained the reason why she looks different in a statement released to People Magazine on Wednesday.

“I’m glad folks think I look different! I’m living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows,” said the 45-year-old actress, who appeared at the 21st Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in California last October 20.

Zellweger said she finds the conversation about her appearance “silly,” but she still chose to address the issue because “it seems the folks who come digging around for some nefarious truth which doesn’t exist won’t get off my porch until I answer the door.”

“My friends say that I look peaceful. I am healthy,” she added. “For a long time I wasn’t doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn’t allow for taking care of myself. Rather than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion. I was aware of the chaos and finally chose different things.”

In the statement released to People Magazine, Zellweger credited her new lifestyle and her happy relationship with her boyfriend, Doyle Bramhall, for her different look.

“I did work that allows for being still, making a home, loving someone, learning new things, growing as a creative person and finally growing into myself,” she said.

“Perhaps I look different. Who doesn’t as they get older? Ha. But I am different. I am happy,” she ended.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Memorial Day parade cancelled for first time in 152 years

Memorial Day parade cancelled for first time in 152 years because of aging veterans

•    Lack of veterans cited as reason for cancelling parade for first time since the Civil War
•    Younger veterans are often too busy to take part
•    Those upset by the decision find other ways to remember America’s fallen

Veterans in suburban Boston gathered in a park to mark Memorial Day this year rather than hold a parade because of failing health and dwindling numbers.

The city of Beverly called off its parade this year because so few veterans would be able to march.

The parade has been a fixture in the town since the Civil War.
Vietnam veteran Ron Innocenti tells WBZ-TV he hates canceling because of the message it sends to current service members. But he does understand the reason.

Many veterans who were gathered at the Herman A. Spear American Legion Post this weekend are upset by the decision.

‘It’s not right to me,’ says Ron Innocenti. He is a Vietnam veteran who has not only marched in the city’s Memorial Day parade in the past, he says he has also been its grand marshal.

He hates to cancel because of the message it sends to men and women serving now.

‘It’s a slap in the face to them that we’re not doing it,’ he says. ‘But on the other hand, I can see why we’re not doing it because of the age of the veterans we have now.’

That gets to the heart of the problem. In Beverly, there just are not enough veterans alive who are well enough to march in the parade anymore.

As for younger veterans – like the men and women who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan – they are often too busy to take part.
World War II Navy veteran Bill McPherson tells NECN he’s upset about parade cancellation but ‘there aren’t that many of us left.’
‘My wife and I have both been quoted as saying we are upset by the whole thing,’ said McPherson.

There are veterans that are OK with the fact there is no longer a parade. People like the town’s Veteran’s organizer Jerry Guilebbe
He says it can be difficult for older vets to take part.

‘It’s not about parades and down the street and waving flags, it is about what we did all week long, spending countless hundreds of hours putting flags on every veteran’s grave, and remembering who they were,’ said Guilebbe.

Tom Condon is the town’s oldest veteran, at 93, he recalls those who were lost.

‘That people remember, who left and never came back, which is a lot of them, that’s who I remember,’ said Condon.

Tom’s daughter Suzanne, believes that it is about more than older vets who can no longer march a mile.

‘It’s a little bit of a reflection to people who are in younger generations not really realizing how many people fought for us and how hard life was for them to make life great for us,’ she said.
‘It’s very disappointing to me; I think it’s a shame,’ says Robert Driscoll, a local veteran who served in Korea. ‘Hopefully maybe next year we can change that.’

City officials think that if enough veterans come forward to participate next year, or if the city can come up with another way to have them be a part of the parade, then the city will bring it back.

source: tomohalloran.com