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PRO-AGING INSTEAD OF ANTI-AGING!
We need to be pro-aging instead of anti-aging.
Ageism is alive and well in our country. From the day that a little girl gets her first Barbie doll, the quest for unreasonable appearance for girls begins. Everything that is promoted to her is thin bodies, large breasts, shiny hair and flawless skin. All of this is promoted with the label anti-aging; whether it is in health and beauty products, vitamin supplements, leading magazines and books, television shows and movies, and the list goes on. It is no wonder that we have a society of people who are willing to spend enormous amounts of money for the latest and greatest product, spa service or surgery to maintain their youth. It is no wonder that ageism is rampant. Would we not all be better in an culture that promotes pro-aging and the status of elders for the benefit for all generations?
Find Your Way to the PROs!
- Pro-Aging, Pro-Family, Pro-You!
- Have You Seen These ANTI - AGING Ads?
- Wake Up Women!
- "Just Older" by Jon Bon Jovi
- One example of a major company making the switch from anti to pro!
- REAL GIRLS, REAL PRESSURE ----
- Body Image and Pro-Aging
- Body Image Mastery
- Love Who You See In The Mirror!
- HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR?
- Why Worry About Wrinkles!
- HELP ME PROVE MY POINT
- HOW CAN YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO AND NOT BE PRO-AGING!
- YOUR TURN!
- THE BODY KNOWS:
- See What Others Are Saying About PRO-AGING!
- YOU CAN HELP WITH JUST ONE CLICK!
- PRO-AGERS UNITE!
- This is Pro-Aging in it's finest form!
- "A Love Letter to Aging Bodies"
- Let's Not Take Ourselves Too Seriously!
- DISPROVE MY POINT (fine, be that way)
- Positive Aging on Amazon
- Hey, Monkeys, Speak Up Somewhere.
- RELATED NEWS: FODDER FOR ARGUING MORE
Pro-Aging, Pro-Family, Pro-You!
I wish it could be seen by every age.
Okay, I will give it the SunScreen angle; but to me that is more pro-health than anti-aging.
Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen! (ORIGINAL VERSION + ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
To download "SUNSCREEN", complete song lyrics and a parody version, please visit MIKHARAM™ website at http://www.mikharam.com ENGLISH SUBTITLES? This exclusive version comes with both English & Portuguese Subtitles. To turn ON the English Subtitle: 1- Click the "up arrow" button on the bottom right of the video player. 2- Click the "CC" menu button. NOTE: Don't forget to Rate 5 STAR, Leave Comments and Share it with your Facebook Friends & Family. WHAT IS SUNSCREEN? Wear Sunscreen or the Sunscreen Speech are the common names of an essay actually called "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997. The most popular and well-known form of the essay is the successful music single released in 1999, credited to Baz Luhrmann. Mary Schmich's "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" was published in the Chicago Tribune as a column on June 1, 1997. In her introduction to the column, she described it as the commencement address she would give if she were asked to give one. The column soon became the subject of an urban legend, in which it was alleged to be an MIT commencement speech given by author Kurt Vonnegut in that same year (in truth, MIT's commencement speaker that year was Kofi Annan). Despite a follow-up article by Mary Schmich on August 3, 1997, in which she referred to the "lawless swamp of cyberspace" that had made her and Kurt Vonnegut "one", by 1999 the falsely attributed story was widespread. When the column was later turned into a song, Schmich's "wish" came true when the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing started to play the song Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) at every graduation ceremony. The poem-like piece has drawn frequent comparison to the Max Ehrmann poem Desiderata, which was also the subject of an urban legend misattribution. The essay was used in its entirety by Australian film director Baz Luhrmann on his 1998 album Something for Everybody, as "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)." The song sampled Luhrmann's remixed version of the song "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" by Rozalla. The song was subsequently released as a single (with the opening words changed to "Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99"). Luhrmann explains that Anton Monsted, Josh Abrahams and he were working on the remix when Monsted received an email with the supposed Vonnegut speech. They decided to use it but were doubtful of getting through to Vonnegut for permission before their deadline, which was only one or two days away. While searching the internet for contact information they came upon the "Sunscreen Controversy" and discovered that Schmich was the actual author. They emailed her and, with her permission, recorded the song the next day. The song features a spoken-word track set over a mellow backing track. The "Wear Sunscreen" speech is narrated by Australian voice actor Lee Perry. The backing is the choral version of "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", a 1991 song by Rozalla, used in the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. The chorus, also from "Everybody's Free", is sung by Quindon Tarver. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland, partly due to a media campaign by Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles. It was a part of the end credits in John Swanbeck's film The Big Kahuna, starring Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Peter Facinelli. The video which uses the 1999 single edit of the song was directed and animated by Bill Barminski. The video aired on all major networks in the United States and was featured on the The Tonight Show, The Today Show and The View as well as VH1 and MTV. Here is the "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" Official Video from the album Something for Everybody. For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_Sunscreen
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Have You Seen These ANTI - AGING Ads?
*Hydroderm Platinum Collection-with before & afters.
*iQ Derma Flawless Face-with before & afters.
*Dermitàge system-with before & afters.
To say that the before & afters are unbelievable is an understatement! And yet we fall for it.
Contrast those ads with the Pro-Aging ads done by
pro·age | Dove® products.
It is easy to see who is marketing to our negative rather than our positive side. Google the names above and tell me what you think after seeing their ads. I'll stay on the pro side.
Wake Up Women!
Don't get bitten by the "anti-aging" cosmetic bug!
Have you seen the Dermitage ads that just come up when you are surfing on the browser?Have you seen it and the other cosmetic ad that use the "mouse move over" to see the wrinkles get brushed away to fine smooth skin?
* Do we really believe anything can really do that?
* Do we really believe we have to continually try do that?
* Do we really believe that outer beauty is better than inner beauty?
When women start getting older they also start to look for the best anti aging facial creams after noticing first signs of wrinkles appearing on their faces. As soon as they try out one of the highly promoted "anti-aging" beauty creams and find out that one does not work as well as promised, they see another highly promoted cream and try that one, and another one, and another one... the hunting for the best anti wrinkle facial cream has never been cheap nor easy.
Our society is not very forgiving when it comes to the way we look. The pressure is especially hard on middle-age women. Everywhere you turn, you face a very high standards for the way you present yourself: be it your career or even personal life. There is little forgiveness for your age, tired and "less than perfect" look. Healthy, youthful and radiant appearance is in high demand these days. Middle aged women feel they must keep up with it.
With all this pressure on their shoulders, ladies are frantically searching for the solution - the best anti aging facial cream that would take all their wrinkles away as if the have never appeared on the first place. Sometimes we are willing to pay any price to achieve the desired results: women will pay lots of money as well as sacrifice their health in order to meet the standards of the society. Sometimes it's just the lack of time in our busy schedules that doe snot allow us to look a little bit closer at the solutions cosmetic companies readily offer to us in their jars and bottles of anti wrinkle facial creams.
Have you ever asked yourself this question: what is it exactly that makes anti aging facial cream do "the magic","the miracle" - remove these nasty fine and deep wrinkles off your face?
There are quite a few dirty secrets that these companies do not want you to find out about! They try and cultivate their ridiculous myths about their "wonderful" anti aging facial creams that brainwash us for decades. It is time to stop this right now. Wake Up Women.
"Just Older" by Jon Bon Jovi
One example of a major company making the switch from anti to pro!
Anti = against and negative
Pro = for and positive
Aging is a natural process and instead of fighting it we should be working to make it be the best it can be -- naturally.
REAL GIRLS, REAL PRESSURE ----
--- a National Report on the State of Self Esteem!
About Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State of Self-Esteem, commissioned by the Dove Self-Esteem Fund, was conducted online among 1,029 girls 8 - 17, and is representative of the U.S. based on census indicators (region, ethnicity and parental education.) An additional 3,344 girls 8 - 17 were surveyed in a targeted study that was conducted in 20 major U.S. cities representative of each DMA based on ethnicity and parental education. The research was conducted by StrategyOne, an applied research consulting firm, in collaboration with Ann Kearney-Cooke, PhD. Methodology: Interviews averaged 15 minutes and were conducted between May 6 and May 28, 2008 using the online field services of ResearchNow.About the Dove Self-Esteem Awareness Measurement
The Dove Self-Esteem Awareness Measurement was developed to provide an indicator of self-esteem encompassing an overall sense of self-acceptance, confidence and emotional orientation among American girls. Each girl surveyed was assigned a score based on how she rated herself in each of these areas. Based on their individual scores, girls were classified into three groups: high, average and low self-esteem. The high self-esteem group was comprised of girls whose scores fell within the top third of the distribution, the average self-esteem group included girls whose scores fell within the middle third of the distribution and the low self-esteem group included girls whose scores fell within the bottom third of the distribution.
The results from the REAL GIRLS, REAL PRESSURE Survey!
About Dove
The Dove mission is to make women feel more beautiful every day by challenging today's stereotypical view of beauty and inspiring women to take great care of themselves. Dove, manufactured by Unilever, is the No. 1 personal wash brand nationwide. One in every three households uses a Dove product, which includes beauty bars, body washes, face care, anti-perspirant/deodorants, body mists, hair care and styling aids. Dove is available nationwide in food, drug and mass outlet stores.
Body Image and Pro-Aging
When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? Most women do not and that has been the case since they were young girls. It isn't just because of what the media and advertising show us, nor just what our peers view of "image" should be; but worse---it is what we tell ourselves about our body image, both inner and outer. But that means that we can control what we think and how we look.Begin Where You Are Today w/ Laura Fenamore's Life Changing 12 wk Body Image Mastery Course. Let the Healing Begin.
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When you give up, you simply worsen your problems. Every time we quit something, we lower our self esteem, because we chalk up another failure, which in turn bottoms out our self esteem. And when our self esteem is lowered, we turn to our vices for comfort, as we see no reason not to. We don't see any problem gobbling down a gallon of ice cream straight from the container when we are already 100 pounds overweight to begin with. "What are a few more pounds?" we ask ourselves.
This is terrible attitude to have and a very destructive one at that. This behavior results in an endless cycle of self loathing and self destruction. We can't love ourselves when we don't respect ourselves. Thankfully, Laura Fenamore has "been there, done that" and is ready to help you get out of this rut and put an end to this vicious cycle.
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HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR?
No, thank you, I'd rather age the old fashioned way!
Why Worry About Wrinkles!
What I felt happened just this afternoon when I was doing my surfing through YouTube. I could not have created a better video with music and graphics than this.
HELP ME PROVE MY POINT
If you agree, add links (proof!) that help me make my case
Add a link that makes my case.
Generations United
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HOW CAN YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO AND NOT BE PRO-AGING!
YOUR TURN!
We need to be pro-aging instead of anti-aging.
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you're right!
pedro paulo says:
Of course,
Nobody can do the best without being the best.
Posted October 17, 2009
Daniel Jan says:
UH, HUH! In my 22-plus years on the air, in 2009, I'm celebrating my 6th year as the producer, director, and host of the very first, pioneer, original proto-type, eclectic, dynamic life-force, Euro-American multi-ethnic folk, world, nationality, and polka music program which combines the widest range of multi-ethnic music from two continents with the applied principles of music therapy in order to create the very first multi-ethnic music and wealth-of-health and wellness radio and internet show in the nation designed to SLOW DOWN the aging process of our aging society and nation. Is my show an original ANTI-AGING "fountain of youth" music and wellness show? I'll let you decide that...for "little did you ever think that ALL the happy music you first learned at your babcia's(grandmother's )knee, so many years ago, would become so important to you in your later years..." The program is designed to "connect the happy music WITH AND TO my inter-generational audience" on multiple levels and dimensions in order to reach all sides of both hemispheres of the brain by means of intellectual, mnemonic, and melodic stumulation of the brain. That's just for openers... if you or a family member are having any cognition problems, ranging from diminshed capacity, dementia, bi-polar disorder, and depression to temporary and chronic mental fatigue to Alzheimer's disease, perhaps the program might be able to help you renew and re-build some neural pathways in your brain. And, please take the time to read about the new studies on people afflicted with Parkinson's disease and what impact music has on the patients. That'll get your attention!!!
It's your choice...and it's for FREE! It's the program that is designed to put a smile on your face, a song in your heart, and makes you feel good...all over, both physically and mentally..."for all your health, heritage, music, and memories matter...Perhaps I'll see ya on the radio and Internet...Tuesday evenings from 7-10pm, Eastern Standard Time, at www.whrwfm.org
On my show on August 23, 2005, I changed the negative saying of "I'm having a Senior Moment " to a very positive statement as a means of redirecting senior citizen's self-esteem in a new direction and dimension.
I'm merely adding to and improving the quality of life of my audience , one song selection at a time, from more than a century of recorded music from two continents as I help my audience live longer and live better. And, yes, I do call my happy music show the ULTIMATE( ANTI-AGING )CULTURAL EXPERIENCE!!! Grandma(Babcia) would be so proud!!!
Posted October 08, 2009
missbliss says:
I am getting so tired of seeing really young women as models for so-called "anti-aging" beauty products. I also agree with you the some of the ads that are on every page of your emails showing this young face aging 40-50 years before your eyes and then wiped away with their cream--the Truth in Lending Police should get them. As for me I will use my favorite method to stay youthful in mind and body and that is YOGA! I wouldn't let anyone touch the wrinkles on my face; I earned each and everyone of them--from both good times and bad. Great site and love seeing the discussion. 5 yoga postures for you.
Posted July 01, 2009
TopStyleTravel says:
We cannot stop aging but we can improve how we look by staying active while young and eating right. And giving up bad habits like smoking & excessive alcohol. Which may increase our chance for healthful aging. It helps to be a good person inside and live a life that is unselfish. In this day too much emphasis is put on the outside appearance and not on being a better human being. Respect for the elderly is necessary, without it the younger generation will not interact or listen to them. Missing out on pearls of wisdom. We all need to learn to think more of other people than ourselves. That is humility.
Posted March 11, 2009
Pastiche says:
I;m pro-reality and being the best I can be at any age. I proudly wore my THIS IS WHAT 40 LOOKS LIKE more than15 years ago. Now I need a new one that says 55+ SO WHAT? I've never looked or acted some number, just who/what I am.
Posted February 28, 2009
Beaddoodler says:
By pro aging if you mean just letting yourself go, no. But if you mean paying attention to a healthy lifestyle and proper exercise and allowing yourself to age naturally, yes. Relatively few people look "young" at 50, but they are healthy, active and glow with life. That is real beauty, not the look of perpetual youth
Posted May 10, 2008
Pekemom says:
I believe this is more typical of our American culture than Asian, for example. We need to value age and equate it with wisdom and experience than can benefit the younger generation. Just the other evening at a dinner party, I was confronted with 'ageism'. Someone suggested (I'm sixty) that my appearance would be greatly improved with an eye lift. My lids were 'prominent.' The comment has disturbed me for two days. What about the value I bring as a result of my life experience? Doesn't that count more than a restored upper eyelid??
Posted May 10, 2008
Amanda_Blue says:
Of course! Experience counts for a great deal. If, in general, the American attitude toward older people were one of respect rather than one of indifference, our society would be all the richer for it.
Posted April 23, 2008
Denise_RN says:
As I approach fifty, it makes me smile to think that I probably once thought of this age as old! But it's only a number; I still feel the way I always have! If we take care of ourselves, getting older can be a wonderful time in our lives, and there is much to be said for "aging gracefully." I hate seeing women my age trying to dress like their teenage daughters - it just makes them look silly. There is a big difference between looking your best (which is important to me) and trying to look like something you're not. Feel good about yourself, and be proud of your accomplishments. True beauty comes from within.
Posted April 12, 2008
CHANGECOACHER says:
I'm for sure pro-aging, considering the alternative! My new lens www.squidoo.com/celebrageing is about that and I'm featuring this lens there so more people can come here and get involved in your duel...so happy you're here....
Posted April 01, 2008
famousmortimer says:
Not only am I pro-aging but I think we need to take it a step further. We should start taking creams and stuff to make us age faster! We should dye our hair gray and shave bald spots on the top of our heads. That would be so hot!
Posted March 20, 2008
says:
Given the fact that the majority of the population are Baby Boomers...and we're aging...I'd say "pro-aging." Besides the fact that every human being ages every day of their life. What is so bad about aging? Every decade has its season of good and challenging. I like being 50+ because there are things I know, things I no longer have to learn and many things I still want to learn and have the where-withall to do so. Nothing wrong with aging.
Posted March 11, 2008
ellaben says:
I do agree with you about articles and photos in magazines giving young ones an incorrect role model , and yes it does have an effect. If we look around us we can see that not many people actually look like any of the models, and looking like they do certainly doesnt mean they dont have problems-they certainly do. I am very comfy with who I am now although it didnt come easy. I believe that confidence and personality are the most attractive features in any human being.
Posted March 09, 2008
zoezuniga says:
And the more we respect ourselves as we age the better we feel and look as we get older. I am not saying we don't ever have to die but we can stay strong and vibrant for a really long time if we feel good about older people and see them as cool, wise and energetic instead of stupid and dottering.
In one tiny part of India I hear there are people who run marathons into their 90's because they can and it's considered cool! In some societies being older is considered very good indeed becuase you are wize and strong and fun to be around.
Posted March 08, 2008
MicheleMoore says:
Well, I'm young and beautiful, so right now, I don't really care!
Ha! Ha!
Seriously, It IS about the money PLUS our vanity. If we could pry ourselves free of the hype coming from the "vanity product marketers", like lipstick for example, then maybe we could shift things a bit.
Your article certainly does make us think tho', doesn't it. Thanks for that.
I don't think this is making the world awful though..."Vive la difference" ...Too much of anything is not good for humans, but women looking beautiful, men looking handsome; I don't think it's a bad thing.
I think aging people aging gracefully does more to create youth's respect and valuing aging. Aging people have SO much to contribute to youth if they could find the way to communicate.
Posted March 01, 2008
Moogie says:
Age = Grace and Wisdom
Posted February 28, 2008
Renegade-Dream-Builder says:
What does anti-aging products spell world wide. Money,Money,Money,Money,--- Money,Money,Money,Money and until the day people stop listening to the media and stop spending Money on anti-aging products pro-aging will be secound because Money drives the market and the people drive the Money. Bottom line, "If one stops the other one dies".
Posted February 28, 2008
auction2sell says:
We should promote healthy living and happiness than aging will be a positive thing.
Posted February 27, 2008
No way, Monkeybrain!
totalmuscle says:
Why so? Pro-aging means you support indoor tanning, obesity and bad dietary habits, a sedentary lifestyle, chronic stress, and lack of sleep, all of which accelerate the aging process. Besides, it's just plain ugly when you look like a crumpled-up paper sack.
Posted April 10, 2008
freedom geek says:
Being pro-aging is a very bad idea in these times. Aging is a slow loss of function in the body that eventually leads to death. In the past being pro-aging was rational as their was nothing you do to stop it. However we have reached a level of technology where it may be possible to stop aging. If we are too pro-aging then the research and deployment of anti-aging drugs may be hindered or even banned. We should be no more pro-aging than we are pro-cancer. Google "aubrey de gray" and "Sens" or for the really heavy stuff "technological singularity" and "ray kurzweil".
Posted March 18, 2008
Wayne says:
How about a third alternative: age acceptance? Why should we have to pick one side or the other? I think everyone, deep down, is anti-aging because the human instinct is to survive at all costs. It's embedded deep in the psyche, and no one wants to admit that the steady onslaught of time cannot be halted, only temporarily, and artificially, delayed. No cream, no lotion, no pill can alter the fact that aging is inevitable. So, in light of this, why can't we simply accept the fact that we will, in fact we must, age and our only recourse is to embrace the phenomenon as gracefully and intelligently as possible. Now, having said that, I'm not advocating that we go quietly! We can do what we can to look good and feel good, be it with a sensible diet and moderate exercise or simply by surrounding ourselves with people who make us feel good about ourselves, our appearance notwithstanding. It's probably sad but true that society will never allow us to totally eliminate the way negative views of aging and the elderly, but we certainly don't have to encourage it. Let's see who will be the first to go out and buy their daughter an Ugly Betty doll (Sorry, AvonGirl) and teach her that being Barbie isn't all it's cracked up to be?
Posted March 06, 2008
Maripa says:
Nobody wants to look like a prune,but there's no other way to become 100 years.I am a Christian and I know that this wasn't God's intention,we should remain young forever. So its not more than natural when people try to keep or regain their youth.I say you can't keep on fighting the wrinkles on your skin forever,but you must keep a youthful heart and mind!
I am Not pro-aging,but pro-youth:)
Posted February 28, 2008
dogbark says:
I always find "ageism" to be a ironic thing. The culture already shifts a large amount of time, resources, and benefits to the old. Its not the young that are affluent in this country, or even have real power. The surface fixation on youth quickly becomes trumped by the realities of our elders holdings.
Posted February 27, 2008
Kaphoen says:
Frankly Purplelady I don't think that many people who live in our, so called "civilised", society give a damm. This "organism" of ours is too busy trampling over the needs of others in an effort to maintain the perceived status quo - rather like a cancer.
Logic would say that one needs to be pro-aging instead of anti-aging because, unless you are prepared to take drastic action against your own life, you don't have a choice.
But then, who cares?
Posted February 27, 2008
MomwithAHook says:
Respect for the aging is what we need more than the pro-aging. Wisdom comes with age and experience (in most cases) but we are slowly loosing that thought/belief. We assume that looking good on the outside (beauty-youth) is equal to intelligence and wisdom. It's going to be hard to replace our cultures way of viewing the aging because it's starting to turn toward getting rid of the aging by hiding them away in retirement communities.
Posted February 27, 2008
Eric says:
I don't understand your argument. Ageism is quite different than Weightism and Uglyism.
Posted February 26, 2008
collagen says:
I don't thinks so because with today's propaganda it's almost impossible to go against the flow. This is the big problem we can't decide for ourselve we have to monkey others.
Posted February 26, 2008
AvonGirl says:
I think there's two issues here.
There's nothing wrong with trying to look your best so from that point of view I think there's nothing wrong with promoting anti-aging products, make-up and procedures etc. It gives an aging person more confidence that they look good. An older person who looks after themselves and works clothes and make-up to their advantage can look equally or more stunning than a person half their age...
However, how we treat and regard people is a different matter. I definitely believe in respecting older people - everyone is equally as valid - older or younger, richer or poorer and from any ethnic origin etc. I find it repugnant that a person over 50 will probably struggle to find a new job!
Hundreds of categories of people are discriminated against by the media all the time - which begs the question - is beauty really so subjective? Barbie is there for a reason because little girls see her as someone pretty and men see her as an attractive woman. If you were to give a little girl an Ugly Betty doll - I doubt she'd love it as much. Also just because barbie looks like she does, doesn't mean all little girls will end up looking like Jordan!
Posted February 26, 2008
pyle_mountain says:
There are a lot of great things about getting older (wisdom, kids, grandkids, etc.) but why do we need to rush / celebrate it? Instead of being pro - aging let's focus on not being "anti - aging"....
Posted February 26, 2008
poddys says:
I definitely don't believe people have to go and spend a fortune on plastic surgery to try and look younger as they get older. Life happens - ageing happens - deal with it!
However, just because you turn 40, 50 or 60 doesn't mean you have to let your hair go grey (or in my case white) and wear old people's clothing. There is no reason why you can't still look smart and attractive as you get older. There are plenty of stylish people out there. Sure it's ok to colour your hair and to use anti-wrinkle treatment etc, especially stick to a healthy diet, but I do draw the line at women wearing mini skirts and thing bikinis when they reach the age where their skin is all wrinkly - that's just nasty. And as for spandex - that's just unattractive at any age...
Posted February 26, 2008
freelief says:
I think we need to be pro-individual, pro-unique. So few people fit the "standards" we set, not even models can do it without makeup and retouching, personal trainers, drugs, etc.
Posted February 26, 2008
jon_h says:
Age discrimination would be awful. The rest is personal choice. Once your an adult, it is your own business how you want to age naturally or enhanced.
Posted February 13, 2008
NetworkingSmarter says:
I think you are both right and wrong. What about aging gracefully? I am proud of my age, have never had any plastic surgery (and never will) I use a skin care system that I am happy with, but beyond that I will age gracefully. I am happy and that is what counts.
Posted February 13, 2008
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Is it possible to actually slow down the aging process? Health educator and medical intuitive Caroline Sutherland says yes; and when you look at this vital, energetic woman who's in her mid-60s, you can tell she has a few secrets that are worth sharing.
This is a book that certainly comes along at the right time: With much of the population moving into retirement age, and billions of dollars being spent annually on vitamins and anti-aging therapies, men and women are eagerly seeking healthy approaches during their later years.
Men and women are often wary about what might befall them as the numbers tick away. Fortunately, Caroline has answers for the chronic degenerative breakdown that leads to mobility issues, decrease in hearing and vision, osteoporosis, and arthritis-not to mention memory loss. With her expert wisdom and sparkling sense of humor, Caroline covers the four components of a vibrant-aging program, showing in the process that the body has a phenomenal capacity to repair.
This book is perfect for you if you want to live a long and vivacious life and fulfill your destiny!
About the Author
Caroline Sutherland has a vast clinical background as an allergy-testing technician in environmental medicine, where her intuitive gift developed. She was raised in a medical family: Her mother was a dietitian, and both her father and grandfather were medical doctors. As a child, the blueprint of her family lineage created important seeds for her future career as a medical intuitive. For the past 23 years, she has lectured internationally on the subject, and her intuitive impressions have positively affected the lives of more than 100,000 people. Caroline is the founder of Sutherland Communications, Inc., which offers medical-intuitive training programs, weight-loss programs, and consultation services for adults and children. She is a frequent guest on radio and television.
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My primary reason for starting this was to find an outlet to express my frustration over the continued use of anti-aging as a label for natural changes. I am FOR extending the quality of our lives and enhancing our longevity; AGAINST slapping anti-aging on everything that falls under that.
This is Pro-Aging in it's finest form!
"A Love Letter to Aging Bodies"
Article written by Joan Price in an ssue of ELDR Magazine
Then it's time to challenge your own as well as society's perception that only young bodies and unlined faces are sexy and beautiful. We need to accept-no, celebrate!-our wrinkles and rejoice in all the pleasure these bodies can still give us.
Let's join together and practice rejecting society's youth-oriented view of beauty, keeping ourselves fit so that we feel happy with our bodies, and keeping a loud, buoyant sense of humor!
I love my 71-year-old husband Robert's face and body. I look into his vibrant blue eyes and I see the young man as well as the older man. The older man is no less sexy than the younger man must have been (I didn't know him then). In fact, he's more sexy, because he has learned how to live joyfully and love completely in ways that a young man can't know until he has lived a full life.
I look in the mirror, where new wrinkles seem to appear weekly. I try to walk my own talk, accepting my own face as I accept Robert's, telling myself these wrinkles are badges of living, laughing, and loving. I tell myself, this is the youngest I'll ever be from now on!
I asked my 103-year-old great aunt what it felt like to be more than a hundred. She said, "I'm the same person I always was."
So are we. Rather than trying to deny our aging-which is futile anyway-let's celebrate it.
Learn more about Joan Price »
Learn more about her book, Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk about Sex After Sixty (Seal Press, 2006).
Let's Not Take Ourselves Too Seriously!
Inside every older person is a younger person
wondering, "What the heck happened?"
from Larry, the Cable Guy
Pro-Aging = laugh lines.
Anti-Aging = frown lines.
As for me, I prefer my lines to be up!
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