Joie de vivre makes you beautiful!
If you think well, you stay young longer. A study from the University of Texas found that optimists retain their positive aplenty for much longer than people who think heavy thoughts in their heads. Study Director Glenn Ostier believes that "there is a connection between thought and body". Christoph Bamberger, head of the Medical Prevention Center at the University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, argues: "Anti-aging is like anti-birthday celebrations, and anyone who poses an anti-natural process does not create a good basis." Good reason to increasingly talk about "pro" dating. We can easily integrate a positive mood in our everyday lives. By not taking everything so seriously. You quickly have the sympathy on his side. An anecdote, a little gag - humor makes us look fresher and younger. When laughing, plenty of oxygen gets into the blood, facial muscles are moved and stress hormones are broken down. At the same time endorphins, happy hormones are to be released.
Staying mobile is important. Not only in the head, but also physically - while talking use your hands and gesticulate. Brain researchers also recommend a "living hobby". Try a drum class, juggling or salsa dancing to train the coordination of brain and movement.
He who does good, has a better charisma. How about more self-love? A nice breakfast at home, treat yourself to a cappuccino on the way to work in the café. Or put a bouquet of flowers on the desk. Especially if you always go through life responsibly, you should allow yourself one or two small "debauchery". Pasta with cream sauce, chocolate, the glass of red wine - enjoy it! Doctors then like to talk about a "work-life balance": For the family and professional life a balance in the free time is important, the fun brings and provides for relaxation.
Movement and sports, which one makes with pleasure regularly, without pressure and stress are optimal for the daily balance. "All endurance sports are suitable because they are good cardiovascular training," says Christiane Wilke from the Center for Health of the German Sport University Cologne. Cycling, jogging, walking, aqua aerobics, cross-country skiing or hiking are perfect. Yoga also contributes to a better body feeling, keeps it supple, trains the upright posture and the sense of balance. In the sports club make sure that the course is under professional guidance and is tailored to individual needs.
Who knows his opponents, is easier through life. Too much sun damages tighter skin, closely followed by nicotine. Both promote the increased formation of cell-damaging free radicals that cause premature aging of the skin. An American study by the University of Michigan has also found that smokers' skin ages even faster, with hardly ever daylight coming.
With a healthy diet, plenty of vitamin C and E - they are in fresh fruit and leafy vegetables - you can offer the attacks of free radicals from the inside stand up.
If you style the haircut, it looks fresher. When coloring hair rather do not make big leaps. What nature has given us is still best for us, in case of doubt we prefer to choose a shade lighter, it harmonizes softer with the skin tone. Highlights should not be too contrasting, mingle with the natural sound. If you only want to cover a few gray hairs, you can use washable tints at home (eg "Brilliance tinting cream" by Schwarzkopf). Thus, the renewable approach is not so visible, and the hair shines beautifully. Even natural hair colors now cover the gray quite well with dark brown and blond tones (eg www.marcbooten.de), they also give volume and maintain the scalp and hair. The right hairdo is of course type-specific. Nevertheless, there are a few rules: Hard contours make you look older, better are softly falling hairstyles and fringe cuts. Short hair makes you look younger, more active and athletic, too short hair can again be too severe. With long hair, a skinned pony makes for an open face.
Anyone who enjoys grooming will be rewarded with beautiful skin. When creaming she gets pampering pampering at the same time. And because the skin is getting drier over the years, the care should be correspondingly rich. Urea creams donate moisture to the body (e.g. "Iso-Urea" from La Roche-Posay, "Eucerin Repair Lotion 10% Urea", Eubos "Dry Skin Urea 10%" / all at the pharmacy). For cleansing products on the face instead of foam and gel better rich milk or cream use. Lotus leaves should have a self-cleaning power, a corresponding active ingredient is in a cleaning series (eg, "Issima Secret de Pureté" by Guerlain).Allow time for creaming: It works like a mini-massage, blood circulation and freshness.
According to recent findings, minerals should play an important role in moisturizing, so day creams are mixed with calcium (eg "Age Re-Perfect Pro-Calcium" from L'Oréal Paris) or a cocktail of magnesium, B-phosphorus and calcium (eg "Reminerale" from Biotherm). Scientifically proven is the anti-aging agent retinol. In the skin it is converted into vitamin A acid and reduces small wrinkles and pigment spots. Beware of sensitive skin, it could irritate you. Suitable for all skin types is a cream with radical scavengers from grapevines, it should prevent and correct pigmentation spots (eg "Vinoperfect Crème Eclat Anti-Taches IP 15" by Caudalie). And please also cream the neck and décolleté. Because the skin is much thinner and has less subcutaneous fatty tissue, dryness lines appear faster.
Who pays attention to trifles looks altogether younger. The hands are mostly exposed to sun, wind and rain unprotected, so wrinkles or pigment spots appear here first. Even if it is sometimes impractical: Wear the best rubber gloves for extensive cleaning or washing. Then cream (eg with "Thyme Honey Hand Cream" by Korres). The nails should not be too long and look natural. In the paint colors, light tones and French manicure look fresher than dark nails. Our feet are often neglected in winter. They can please us with soft soles - if they get off in the evening a dollop of foot cream and stuck in socks overnight. Tip: A podiatrist every few weeks is not that expensive. Meanwhile, there are in many cities lunch salons, where you can incidentally order the pizza from across the street.
If you want a clear complexion, trick with make-up tips. It's not just make-up that matters. Well-styled eyebrows give a younger touch. Because the skin above the eyes follows gravity with age, neatly plucking the hairs on the bottom line and styling the bow outwards is a little fresher. If the fine fluff on the upper lip is more noticeable, a beautician removes the hairs with warm wax, brave ones can even taste it at home (eg from Halawa). Depilate in the evening if possible, the skin may be red afterwards.
Make-up is governed by the rule of thumb: Anything that is dry or shiny, emphasizes wrinkles. Better are anti-age primers that provide a more even complexion with light-reflecting pigments (eg "Repairwear Anti-Aging Makeup SPF 15" by Clinique). It is better to choose a shade lighter than too dark and to adjust it to the complexion; as you get older, it will turn yellowish. Schlupflider conceals the "banana": Apply dark eyeshadows (eg gray or brown) only on the upper lid, along the eyelid fold. Very good wipe and waterproof cream eyeshadows adhere (eg "Perfect Eye Shadow" by Max Factor by Ellen Betrix). To do this, lashes the eyelashes, that opens the view. Lips that get narrower and paler get more color and glossy glossy lipsticks. Colorless lipliner defines the contour and keeps the color in place (eg "D'finer D'liner" by Benefit). For lipstick, set to lighter to rich reds, dark colors reduce the mouth and work hard. Rouge in delicate rose or apricot - without glitter pigments - makes natural-fresh. (Consultation of professional make-up artists is available, for example, in Mac stores.)
