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Leon is the admin of Leons beauty tips and secrets and also the author of the Leons Anti Aging Beauty Secrets.
I try to stay away from doing reviews, because honestly, most of them consist of recipes only and do not give you the insight into the effects the ingredients used to make these recipes. Most of you who read this website know that I like medical, biological, and chemical references or at least an indication of what the ingredients do or do not do. But this book is different from many I had a chance to read since starting this site, and here is why:
Leon offers 10 chapters in this 60-page ebook:
The first 4 chapters offer background information on the aging process and anti aging techniques and tips that can help you slow down the aging process.
Chapter 1 starts off with Anti-Aging Mantra, an overview of aging causes and then gives you 10 must do mantras that when done regularly, can help slow down the aging tremendously. Each one of these is absolutely practical and easy to do in your free time.
Chapter 2 moves on into an Anti-Aging Diet where Leon talks extensively about antioxidants and foods that contain them. She lists vitamin-rich food and also provides a list of ingredients known to contain antioxidants.
Chapter 3 is thrown in as a fun overview of the worldwide beauty secrets. You will find ingredients and oils listed and an explanation of their use in this chapter.
Chapter 4 talks about Ayurvedic Anti-Aging Secrets; Ayurvedic being quite popular these days. The reason it is so popular is because it is a holistic approach to life, so you deal with the state of both body and mind in order to look beautiful and healthy. Leon lists a few skin care recipes and then gives a couple of recipes for detoxification.
Chapters 5-9 are filled with my favorite topic: skin care recipes. You will find anti-aging cleansers (chapter 5), anti-aging exfoliants (chapter 6), anti-aging toners (chapter 7), anti-aging face packs (chapter 8), and finally, anti-aging facial serums, eye serums, and lip balms recipes (chapter 9).
Chapter 10, the final chapter, is the bonus chapter of this ebook. This chapter contains an eyelash and eyebrow booster recipe that is guaranteed to help you grow longer, thicker eyelashes and eyebrows.
Free Bonuses:
Bonus# 1 504 Beauty, Bath and Spa Recipes
Bonus# 2 1001 Beauty Tips
Bonus# 3 Wrinkle Reduction & Skin Rejuvenation
Bonus# 4 40 Tips To Prevent Or Get Rid Of Stretch Marks
Bonus# 5 11000 Recipes from Around The World
Leons Anti Aging Beauty Secrets can be bought for $15 for the next 9 orders; this book ordinarily costs $21.
Is it worth $21? - I would say yes if you are not looking into purchasing a magical, overnight solution. If you are genuinely interested in using natural, organic, affordable ingredients and resolved to use them regularly, then I have to say this book might be what you are looking for. I think Leon did a good job covering the basics and then offering some more in this book. It is a perfect gift to yourself or someone you know.
P.S. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page and take a look at Leons photo, wow I say!
Leons Anti Aging Beauty Secrets. Click here to read testimonials from readers like you and find out more about this book.

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First, let me say this — natural skin care is NOT just for females. But when you type in “Anti Aging Skin Care” or “Natural Skin Care” in Google, most everything will be female oriented. So, not to chase away my 38% male readers, let me continue…
A fellow blogger friend Leon has a natural skin care site and recently wrote a book on Anti Aging Beauty Secrets. These are all natural products you can make at home. Many of them are made with Ayurvedic Beauty Recipes.
Ayurvedic – now there’s a word that needs its own blog post – but for now , here is the definition:
The conventional Hindu system of medicine, founded chiefly on naturopathy and homeopathy.
I’ve heard lots of great things about her famous eyelash serum and I plan to try it out. Other fabulous recipes include solutions for dark undereyes, lip balms with a natural SPF, and a Chocolate Spa Face Pak that looks pretty yummy! (Oh, wait, it’s supposed to go ON the face)
You should definitely check out this book, especially if you are looking for some low-cost ways to get rid of wrinkles without damaging your skin or the environment in the process.
Here’s the book : Anti Aging Beauty Secrets
She has also just started a forum where you can get all your questions answered about organic skin care, makeup and hair care. She also lists some great contests for you to win monthly prizes. The forum is brand new, so go and sign up and start posting!
Here’s the forum:
Glowing Diva
Enjoy!

As you know, UVA and UVB's rays is one of the factor causes aging. That's why, we have to protect our bodies from this electromegnetic waves by choosing the right protector from head to toe.I divided this topic into two categories, protections for eyes and protections for skin.

Choosing the sunglasses to protect your eyes:
There's such a huge selection of sunglasses styles, prices and features that sometimes it's hard to decide which pair is the best. But, choose the best for your eyes because your eyes is the most important.

1. Choose the sunglasses that's providing protection from ultraviolet radiation, a component of sunlight that contributes to eye disease. According to FDA, the government agency that oversees sunglass manufacture and sales in the U.S., recommends the sunglasses with lenses that block 99-100% of UVA and UVB radiation for eyes protections. The label should read either UV 400 or 100% UV protection. 
2. Sunglasses lenses that wrap around to your temples keep out more light and UV radiation than typical lenses.
3. Frames with a close-fitting wraparound style provide the best protection because they limit how much stray sunlight reaches your eyes from above and beyond the periphery of your sunglass lenses.
4. The amount of UV protection sunglasses provide is unrelated to the color and darkness of the lenses. A light amber-colored lens can provide the same UV protection as a dark gray lens. Your optician can verify that the lenses you choose provide 100 percent UV protection.
5. In addition to sunglasses, wearing a wide-brimmed hat on sunny days can reduce your eyes' exposure to UV and HEV rays by up to 50 percent. 
6. Sunglasses are important especially in winter, because fresh snow can reflect 80 percent of UV rays, nearly doubling your overall exposure to solar UV radiation. If you ski or snowboard, choosing the right ski goggles is essential for adequate UV protection on the slopes.

For your information, not all sunglasses block 100 percent of UV rays. If you're unsure about the level of UV protection your sunglasses provide, take them to your eye doctor or optician for an evaluation. Many eye care professionals have instruments such as spectrophotometers that can measure the amount of visible light and UV radiation your lenses block.

Choosing the sunscreen to your skin.
Choosing the protections for your skin is important to make your skin youthful, elastic and healthy.You can protect your skin from premature aging and skin cancers by using sun protective clothing and sunscreen on exposed areas. However, for a sunscreen to be effective, it must be used correctly.There's a few tips on how you can choose the sunscreens for your skin.

1. You must select a broad spectrum sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB. In particular, choose a sunscreen that includes a good level (around 4% to 5% or more) of zinc oxide (also called micronized zinc), or titanium dioxide, or Parsol 1789 (also called avobenzone) among the list of active ingredients. Dermatologists at Duke University Medical Center have found that microfine zinc oxide is a more effective sunscreen than microfine titanium dioxide. It has been found to be stable, and it doesn't change in composition when exposed to the sun, or combined with other sunscreen agents.
2. Melaleuca's sunscreen Sun Shades Sport 45+ contains avobenzone, mentioned above, and three other sunscreen ingredients, to best cover the spectrum of the sun's radiation. The salicylates homosalate and octisalate provide protection from UVB radiation, and the benzophenone oxybenzone protects against UVA, while avobenzone provides protection from UVA and UVB (that's why it's called a broad-spectrum sunscreen). 
3. You must choose a sunscreen with a SPF 30 rating or higher – this is the minimum level now recommended by most dermatologists across America. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and measures the protection against UVB provided by a sunscreen. Futhermore, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, an SPF of 15 protects users from 93% of the sun's UVB rays. An SPF of 30 shields the skin from 97% of the sun's rays. SPF 50 provides 98% protection. The Foundation recommends using sunscreen with an SPF of at least30.                                                                      
4. Determine the activity you will be doing for the day and apply a product that will meet the task, e.g. water activities mean you should use a waterproof sunscreen. The water-resistant products must be reapplied every 40 minutes and waterproof ones every 80 minutes.  
5. Always choose a sunscreen that feels good on your skin – so you will be comfortable wearing it every day. The best way to be sure you like a sunscreen is to try a small sample on your skin. Once you have found a sunscreen or several that meet these four needs, use it regularly and properly and it will provide excellent sun protection. 
6. Avoid products containing musk, lavender oil, bergamot, sandalwood, cinnamates or the old standard sun protector call PABA (para-amino benzoic acid). Synthetic melanin is ineffective, offering little or no sun protection.
   
7. If exercising outdoors or going to the beach, opt for a water-resistant formula. These formulas tend to be stickier and last longer, but they should still be applied every two hours. Try Neutrogena's Ultimate Sport Sunblock Spray SPF 85.
8. Makeup wearers should invest in a face powder with high SPF, so that they can reapply protection without smearing their foundation or blush. Don’t forget a lip product with SPF too. Remember, lips are particularly vulnerable to sun damage and skin cancer.
   
   Recommended products:
   

   • Eucerin Everyday Protection Face Lotion, SPF 30, 4-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 2)
   • philosophy shelter broad spectrum sunscreen for face and body, spf 30
   • Olay Complete Defense Sensitive Skin with SPF 30 - 2.5 oz.
           
   How to apply sunscreen? 
   1.  The sunscreen should be applied 20 minutes before going outside to allow it time for it to penetrate or bind to the skin. 
   2. You need to use an adequate amount. If you under apply you are likely to get burned - this is probably the most common mistake made by sunscreen users. The recommended level is 2 mg sunscreen/square cm skin. For the average adult needing to cover themselves at the beach, this means using a shot glass full of sunscreen per application.
   3. Even if the label says "all day protection” you should reapply every two hours while outside until sunset. The term "very water resistant" means one must reapply every 90 minutes when swimming, "water resistant" means one must reapply every 40 minutes when swimming. 
   4. Do not use old sunscreen. Check the expiration date and throw away old sunscreen.    
   
   Sources:
   

   • Bark, Dr. Joseph, Your Skin… An Owner’s Guide, Prentice Hall, 1995.
   • Gordon, Dr. Marsha and Fugate, Alice E., The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beautiful Skin, Alpha Books, 1998.
   • Schultz, Dr. Neal, It’s Not Just About Wrinkles, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2006

• Andrenaline hormone - Stress creates the production of adrenaline, which takes blood away from the skin, sending it to the muscles to give them increased strength to handle an emergency. When you have stress over a long time that release of adrenaline is ongoing and eventually it will leave your skin looking sallow and pale. 
• Affect brain aging - Based on animal models and some human data, the adrenal stress hormone cortisol appears to play an important role in mediating the effects of stress on the brain. "Effects that we know about include impairment of memory, shrinkage of the hippocampus, impaired glucose utilization," he added. "We cannot yet pinpoint specific effects of chronic stress, measured by life events, but we do know that some people age more quickly than others in terms of brain function." Dr. McEwen is the Alfred E. Mirsky Professor and head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University in New York City.
• Break out skin -Intense emotion can cause your skin to break out. It can be excitement, frustration, or anger. That's because it stimulates the release of certain enzymes and hormones, which then send signals that cause the sebum to become overproduced, blocking the pores, and next thing you know you have zits.
• Immunological impairment - Stress can accelerate the effects of aging, with older adults often showing greater immunological impairment to stress than younger adults. Worrying experiences very early in life can alter the responsiveness of the nervous system and immune system. 
• Increasing cortisol - Cortisol is increased following several stress disorders. Cortisol is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that are involved in glucose metabolism (energy production), blood pressure control, maintenance of insulin release, suppression of inflammatory responses.
• Slower removal of dead skin - When you are stressed, the rejuvenation of your skin is hampered. When this occurs dead layers of skin are not sloughed away as quickly leaving room for new skin. That means before you know it you are looking years older than you really are.
• Degeneration of muscle mass - The research by scientists in the UK and the U.S. have discovered that a protein which responds to stress can halt the degeneration of muscle mass caused during the body's aging process.
• Stress causes Alzheimeir's disease - Over the course of a lifetime, the effects of chronic stress can accumulate and become a risk factor for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Several studies have shown that stress, and particularly one's individual way of reacting to stress increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease.   
• Effecting Telomeres -The researchers examined structures inside cells called telomeres. Telomeres are the caps at the ends of chromosomes that carry genes. Every time a cell divides, telomeres get shorter. In the natural aging process, the telomeres eventually get so short that the cell can no longer divide and dies. As more and more cells die, the effects of aging can be noticed. These include skin wrinkles, weekend muscles, eyesight and hearing fade, organ failure, and diminished thinking abilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  In conclusion, I'd love to share this quote with you all. I pick this from medscape.com about stress and aging. "They are very useful, but each of them has side effects and, in the case of antidepressants, they are not effective for everyone," Dr. McEwen said. "Lifestyle change is preferable but hard to achieve, yet regular exercise, social support, and finding meaning and purpose in life have benefits that include better mental and physical health and hopefully less reliance on pharmaceutical agents. Programs by government and private agencies that encourage these positive actions can only but help."   

Everyone wants to look younger, so do I. That's why, i think we should know how we can keep our 'younger' looks even we grow old. There are a lot of product at the market, selling and telling us that their products can keep the wrinkles away. One of the popular anti-aging products available known as HGH. It could be because HGH promises many benefits, the main being reverse aging. But, what is HGH?
HGH is an abbreviation for Human Growth Hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain. This hormone stimulates growth and cell production in human beings. HGH is not an anabolic steroid but has similar effects. Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances that do not exist in nature, HGH is made naturally by the pituitary gland in the body. There are advantages and disadvantages of HGH as an anti-aging solutions.

The advantages of HGH are:

• Conversion of body fat to muscle mass
• Tissue growth
• Energy boosting
• Tissue repair
• Healing
• Cell replacement
• Bone strength
• Brain function
• Organ health
• Enzyme production

The disadvantages of HGH are:

1. It's quite expensive and the insurance does not cover it.
2. The patient's pituitary gland becoming lazy (The injections provide the body with a full dose of human growth hormone so the pituitary gland will not need to release its own real HGH)
3. Acromegaly - A dangerous disease with increased incidence of heart attack and death. Acromegaly causes an unnatural overgrowth of bone in the extremities, forehead, and jaw, as well as other symptoms
4. Fluid retention
5. Carpal tunnel syndrome
6. Painful joints
7. Gynecomastia (enlarged breasts in males)
8. Liver damage

How's HGH works?
Maybe some of you know that HGH could be taken in tablet form only, but actually NO. There are a few methods on how HGH can effectively affect our bodies. Let me explain it here.

• The HGH Injection -

HGH injections are a synthetic substance injected into your body. These injections are typically taken two or three times a day and are very expensive. A single injection may cost as high as $25. Lower doses such as 4-8 IU per week are prescribed and are divided into 2 doses per day for 6 days a week. Patients are taught to give themselves a subcutaneous injection upon arising in the morning and at bedtime. No injections are taken on the 7th day. Learn how to prepare and inject HGH: http://www.anabolic247.com/articles/how-to-prepare-and-inject-hgh/

• HGH Oral Spray -

The primary function of the HGH oral spray is to simply increase the quantity of HGH in the body with the purpose of keeping aging at bay.It is sprayed directly into the mouth where it is then absorbed by the membrane of the mouth and delivered straight into the bloodstream where it is then dispersed throughout the body. This method of application is much faster than waiting for tablets to be broken down and metabolized. The oral sprays work just as any other steroid replacement therapy does.
HGH oral sprays repairs and reproduce living tissue such as muscle cells and vital organ cells. The HGH is slowly released in sporadic bursts around 4 – 5 times per day. Major growth occurs during deep sleep, therefore it is suggested that the largest hormone secretions happen while sleeping. Oral sprays are a convenient way of imitating the interval release of the supplemented HGH. The oral spray is a quick and easy method especially for athletes to use and there is not the stigma attached to it like steroids usage.

• Natural HGH Releasers

Simply put, HGH releasers are amino acids, or blends of amino acids, that form the "building blocks" of our body's own natural human growth hormone. Releaser products typically come in a capsule or spray form, and contain dosages of L-group amino acids, chiefly L-Arginine and L-Glutamine. These are the base components of our body's natural HGH molecule, a fragile amino acid structure made up 191 amino acids. Studies have shown that this method is indeed effective in increasing the levels of HGH in our bodies. These are very much like the vitamins and are taken in tablet form. They need to be taken just before going to bed, as the pituitary gland is most active during sleep.

• HGH Supplement

Just as you would take a painkiller or vitamin, these pills are easy to swallow, and deliver a time released dosage of HGH straight to the digestive tract. Hence, absorption can occur throughout the day - and hence high HGH levels can once again be attained. Best of all - there are no side effects here, as the ingredients inside the pills are natural. This is, of course, assuming that you choose the right supplement in the first instance. Perhaps the best HGH Supplements currently available in the market is GenF20 Plus. Visit GenF20 Plus websites for more info.

Remember, if you are considering taking a human growth hormone product, make sure that it complies with the FDA guidelines for nutritional supplements, which has very stringent requirements on the maximum amount of allowable somatotropin.