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Tips to Put a Stop to Early Aging Dermatologistscan’tstressitenough:Howyoutreatyourskinnowwillaffectitsfutureappearance.Whileitmayseemsillytoworryaboutwrinkleslongbeforeyouhaveany,it’struethatprepara-tionpaysoff.Accordingtodermatologists,morewomenintheir,twentiesareask-ingforanti-agingtips.So,whatcanyoudokeepyourskinlookingyoungandhealthy?Kiehl’ssince1851,acompanythatspecializesinskinandhaircareformulasderivedfromnaturalingredients,offersthefollowingtips:

Restup.There’sareason“youlooktired”and“youlookgreat”aren’tsynonymous.Butdidyouknowthatthepositioninwhichyou sleep can also affect your looks? If you sleep facedown,fluid can collect beneath your eyes. Try sleeping face-up with yourheadslightlyelevatedwithpillows.Ifyoudowakeupwithfacialswelling,trytappingtheskinbeneathyoureyesorapply-ingacoldcompress.ApplyvitaminC.YourskincontainsmorevitaminCthananyotherantioxidant,includingthemuch-toutedvitaminE.Tokeepvitamin C at an optimal level, make sure you are applying askincareformulathatcontainsplentyofvitaminC.

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“VitaminChelpskeepskinevenandbright,and itofferspo-tent antioxidantprotection fromenvironmental stressors, suchaspollutionandsunlight,”saidDr.AdamGeyer,fellowoftheAmericanAcademyofDermatology,InstructorinClinicalDer-matologyatColumbiaUniversityandKiehl’sBrandAmbassa-dor.Two of Kiehl’s products, “Powerful-Strength Line-Reduc-ingConcentrate”toimprovetoneandtexturealloverthefaceand“Line-ReducingEye-BrighteningConcentrate”formulatedspecifically for the eye area to boost radiance and minimize wrinkles,contain10.5percentvitaminC.Unlikemanyretinolproducts, they won’t cause photosensitivity and irritation andaregentleenoughfortwice-dailyuse.Applythemaftercleans-ing,bothdayandnighttoobtainthegreatestresults.Reduceyoursodiumintake.Youcanmakeyourdoctorandyourskinhappyatthesametime!Whenyoueattoomuchsodium,you can cause your body to shift fluid into extra cellular spaces, especially beneath your eyes.Avoid excess sodium intake tobenefit both your health and your skin.

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Innovations in Women’s Health Shine Brightly at Local Events Nationwide Prevention,diagnosisandtreatmentofwomen’shealthcon-ditionshavecomealongway,baby.Inhonorofwomen’shealth,thepopularhealthandwellnesswebsite,EverydayHealth.com,iswork-ing with the HHS Office on Women’s Health and da Vinci Surgery topresent“Women’sWorks:ToolsforaHealthierYou.”Freeedu-cationalprogramsaretakingplaceatover250hospitalsnationwidethroughoutthemonthofMay.Eachwillshinealightontheadvancesandinnovationsinsomeoftheconditionsthataffectwomen.“Fearpreventsalotofwomenfrommakingthenecessaryappoint-ments for medical tests to stay healthy,” explained Jenny Sucov,editor, EverydayHealth.com. “We wanted to focus on five major conditions affecting women -- from fibroids to breast cancer to osteo-porosis--anddispelsomeoldbeliefsaboutwhat’sinvolvedincertainprocedures.Ultimately,wewant to educatewomenandencouragethemtotakechargeoftheirownhealth.”Here’s a glimpse at some of the findings:

HeartDisease.Researchersareworkingonbetterwaystoeval-uate heart disease in women, and even routine assessment ofrisk factors likehighcholesterol.Forexample, a recent studyshowedthatawoman’smenstrualcyclecanimpacthercholes-terollevels.

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Breast Cancer. A new Computed Tomography (CT) scanner,customdesignedforthebreast,eliminatestheneedtocompressbreasttissueandproducesa3Dimageinaslittleas10seconds.TheCTscannercanalsodetecttumorsassmallas3mmthataredifficult to see on a mammogram.Fibroids. Some fibroids don’t need treatment, or can be managed bytakingbirth-controlpillsorotherdrugs.Butothersdorequiresurgery,insomecasesahysterectomy.Inthepast,ahysterecto-mywouldrequiremanyweeksofpainfulrecovery,leavinglargescars.Thanksinparttonewerroboticsurgerytechniques,likedaVinciSurgery,hysterectomypatientscanleavethehospitalthenextmorningwithonlyafewtiny(1/2to1inch)incisionstoheal,reachingfullrecoverywithindays.Osteoporosis&Osteoarthritis.Advancesarebeingmadeinthetreatmentofosteoporosis,includingnewdrugs,likeForteo,de-signed to increase bone mass rather than just prevent bone lossGestational Diabetes. Left untreated, gestational diabetes canlead to overweight babies. New testing standards announcedin March, according to the American Diabetes Association,maymeanmorewomenaffectedbytheconditionwillhavethechancetoreducetheirblood-sugarlevels.

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Lighting Can Be Your Eyes’ Best Friend As You Age Everyoneexperienceschangesintheireyesightastheyage.Formany,itmeansbuyingreadingglassestoreadamenu,newspaperorothersmallprint.AccordingtotheAmericanLightingAssociation(ALA),changingthelightinginyoursurroundingscangoalongwaytoenhancereadingabilityandincreasecomfort.“Often, the first thing people notice as they get older is their loss of abilitytoseedistance,”notesTerryMcGowan,directorofengineer-ing& technology forALAandownerofLighting Ideas inCleve-land.“Thathappensaroundage45andiscalledpresbyopia.By60,mostpeople have a ‘fixed focus’ optical system and need glasses. After age60,eyeandvisualsystemchangesaccelerate,sothatlesslightreachestheeye.Therefore,”McGowansays,“peopleneedmorelighttoseedetailsastheyage.” PaulEusterbrock,presidentofHolktter International,a lightingmanufacturerthathaschampionedlightingdevelopmentsandprod-ucts to help aging eyes, agrees. “The main issue is the quality of

light,”hesays.“Researchshows thata60-year-oldneeds twiceasmuchlightasa30-year-old.Mostof thecommonlyfoundlightingguidelines are written with the 30-year-old user in mind,” Euster-brockexplains.Isthereamagiclightbulbthatwillworkforeveryone?McGowanand Eusterbrock say no. “This may sound strange, but the perfectbulb is whichever one the user finds works best for them,” McGowan says.“Individualvisionvariessomuch--especiallyaspeopleage-- that it’s difficult to develop lighting recipes that are one-size-fits-all,”hesays.Whetheryouareoldoryoung,thebasicrulesofgoodlightingapply:have sufficient illumination with little or no glare, and use diffused lighting tominimizeshadows. Ifenergysavings isaconcern,Mc-Gowan recommends selecting compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and LEDbulbswithwarmtones(lookfor2700-3000Konthebox)andahighcolor-renderingindexof90ormore.

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