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1001 1 01001 0 1 W A Y S T WAYS TO O S STAY YOUNG T BEAUTY A Y Y WAYS TO NATURALLY O U N STAY YOUNG G N A Tempted by botox or a little surgical T NATURALLY U enhancement? Here are 1001 reasons to say R no, and look great naturally. A L EXERCISE L Y Tips on rejuvenating superfoods • Simple steps to revitalizing exercise • S Easy-to-make, 100% natural beauty treatments u s • a Anti-aging remedies, from great sex to n n stopping smoking a h • M Smart ways to boost your immunity a DIET r No drugs, surgery, or expensive cosmetics r i o required: look great, stay young, and feel t t fantastic from the inside out! (cid:69)(cid:103)(cid:94)(cid:99)(cid:105)(cid:90)(cid:89)(cid:21)(cid:21) (cid:94)(cid:99)(cid:21)(cid:56)(cid:93)(cid:94)(cid:99)(cid:86) Susannah $20.00 USA Discover more at Marriott $24.00 Canada www.dk.com HEALTH 1001 WAYS TO STAY YOUNG NATURALLY Susannah Marriott LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, DELHI For Lyn, Jo, Mary, Anna, Sue, Nicoletta, Georgia, Stacey, Charlotte, Rosie, and Rachel Project editor Angela Baynham Project art editor Carole Ash at Project 360 Senior editor Esther Ripley Senior art editor Peggy Sadler Photographer Ruth Jenkinson DTP designer Sonia Charbonnier Production controller Clare McLean Managing editor Penny Warren Managing art editor Marianne Markham Jacket designer Vicky Read Jacket editor Adam Powley Publishing director Corinne Roberts Yoga tips Amanda Brown Homeopathic/herbal tips Julia Linfoot BSc MCPH MARH Caution: if you are pregnant or have a medical condition, do not use herbs (including herbal teas) without consulting a qualified herbal practitioner. Similarly, some oils should not be used if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have high blood pressure, kidney problems, or epilepsy. When using oils, take note of the manufacturer’s cautions and those on tips and recipes and never use more drops than is recommended. Avoid body masks, scrubs, very hot and salt baths during pregnancy. The advice and information on health matters given in this book is not intended as a substitute for qualified medical advice and neither the publisher not the author accept any legal responsibility for personal injury, or damage, or loss arising from its use or misuse. First American Edition, 2007 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London Text copyright © 2007 Susannah Marriott 07 08 09 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved under Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-0-7566-2571-9 Reproduced by GRB, Italy Printed and bound by Sheck Wah Tong, China Discover more at www.dk.com Contents 4 Introduction 6 Eating naturally Natural nutrition • Shopping for food • Healthy eating habits • What to eat when • Age-defying superfood • Food away from home • Eating from scratch • Drinking water • Organic juicing • Tonic brews • Age-defying alcohol • Beating cravings • When to supplement • Green essentials 46 Rejuvenating exercise Working the body • Which exercise? • Exercising the brain • Exercise essentials • Keeping motivated • Build exercise into life • Maintaining posture • Breathing essentials • Heart and lungs workout • Working with weights • Honing problem areas • Hand and foot mobility • Facial exercises • Building energy • Youthful spirit 90 Natural beauty Antiaging skin basics • Skincare in the sun • Eternal style • Superstar ingredients • Daily facial care • Organic nightcare • Scalpel-free face lifts • Emergency eye action • Lip treatments • Toothcare • Natural bathing & body buffs • Cellulite busters • Oiling the body • Pedicure & manicure • Natural haircare basics • Hair removal 140 Health & well-being Stop smoking • Destressing • Beating anxiety • Positive thinking • Life-affirming sex • A good night’s sleep • Community spirit • Detoxing • Healthy heart • Good digestion • Keeping a clear head • What menopause? • Healthy prostate • Protecting bones • Banishing backache • Keeping joints moving • Boosting immunity 189 Resources 189 Index 192 Acknowledgments  INtRoductIoN Introduction We are the generations who are determined to stay young forever. Whether you were part of the youth movements that created Woodstock and the Glastonbury festival, punk rock and rave culture, hip hop and the first and second summers of love or are simply facing up to your first gray hairs and wondering how to live a greener life, you probably feel as I do. How can we possibly grow old? Our role models are still living the life—writing classic tunes, designing show- stopping collections, becoming the face of global cosmetics companies—so why shouldn’t we? We have fought to do it our way. Believing individuals could make a difference, we campaigned for women’s and gay rights and against wars and the establishment. A worldwide study suggests this makes us more likely to be sexually satisfied into our 80s and beyond. Our embracing of eco culture—it was us folks who fought to ban the bomb, declared meat is murder and founded Greenpeace—means we demand that our youth-enhancing beauty products and foods be ethical and green. Recent years have seen a big change in attitude to aging and we can all benefit—we no longer have to grow old to order. Forty is now considered to be no age at all; 50 could be the new 40, and 60 is the time of your life. This book is packed with tips to keep us having it all as we move through the decades: how to eat well and defy aging through nutrition; how to build exercise into life to boost energy and beat fatigue; recipes for organic wrinkle erasers and nontoxic cleaners; quick ways to bat away stress, beat insomnia; and how to keep the heart, brain, bones, and joints working well so we look good and feel great forever. INtRoductIoN  Introduction As individuals, making small differences to lifestyle not only enhances well-being, but it may also increase lifespan. In a recent survey by Cambridge University of people aged over 45, simply eating a single apple or pear every day seemed to equate with an extra two years of life. Not smoking added five years; moderate exercise and eating five portions of fruit and veg a day three more each. Lifestyle changes don’t have to entail deprivation to have an impact on longevity. And often they come in the form of treats—a glass of wine and a little fine dark chocolate, a lunchtime massage, sociable nights out, and a funny movie may add years to our lives as well as life to our years. Since 1994, the New England Centenarian Study has been monitoring people who live to at least 100 to discover the secrets of successful aging. In doing so, it has disproved the theory that the older we grow, the sicker we become. To the contrary, it reveals that the older we get, the healthier we have been. Seventy-five percent of centenarians live independently to the age of 96. Factors they share include a lean body, years without smoking, destressing skills, and a history of giving birth after 35 (birth after 40 equates with a four times greater chance of living to 100!) And, of course, good genes. The secret might be to take the advice of the principal investigator for the study, Dr. Thomas Perls: instead of wondering how to stay young, we should think about how to age well. Here are 1,001 tips to start us off. Susannah Marriott Cornwall, England 2007 1 Eating naturally Take a natural approach to food and enjoy the gourmet experience. A diet that benefits the heart and keeps the brain youthful encourages you to add variety to your plate—to feast on ripe fruit and vegetables, herbs and spices, and to luxuriate in the taste of well-raised meat and wild fish bought fresh and prepared simply. Natural foods contain a startling number of antiaging ingredients. These include heart-friendly fats, protective plant substances, and youth-preserving antioxidants that can neutralize free radicals—the unstable molecules that kickstart the body’s aging processes prematurely and are increased in the body by exposure to stress, pollution, UV rays, cigarette smoke, and unhealthy fats.  eating naturally Natural nutrition Eating food in as close to its natural state as possible helps ensure maximum exposure to youth-enhancing nutrients, many of which are lost during storage, processing, and cooking. It also reduces your exposure to artificial additives used to enhance the flavor, texture, color, and shelf-life of processed foods, from preprepared meals to diet dishes. 1 3 Five a day Color combos Keep looking and feeling young A rainbow of colors on the plate and help ward off diseases of aging, ensures you are getting a good intake Eat unprocessed seasonal fruit to make from Alzheimer’s to stroke and heart of plant chemicals. Naturally deep the most of its antiaging properties. disease, by eating more fruit and green, yellow, and red foods contain vegetables. They are rich in antioxidant carotenoids that boost minerals, antioxidant compounds, antioxidants, and the biologically immunity and offer protection and other plant nutrients that are active ingredients of plant pigments against heart disease, cancer, DNA destroyed by processing. and flavorings have antiaging damage, and age-related sight 5 properties, too. Aim to eat a problems. Include peppers, broccoli, minimum of five portions of fruit spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, and and vegetables daily—and up to pumpkin in your diet, plus extra- Grow your own nine if you can. virgin olive oil to aid absorption. The best way to ensure the freshest, most flavorful organic fruit and 2 4 vegetables is to grow them yourself. Even a city balcony can provide a Fitting in fruit Fresh is best good supply of tomatoes, salad To boost the number of fruit Choose ripe, seasonal fruit and leaves, herbs, and soft fruit. servings you eat each day, slice fresh vegetables and grains in their whole 6 fruit or spoon soaked dried fruit form to ensure maximum flavor onto morning muesli. Snack on while retaining vitamins and grapes, dried fruit and berries, and Increasing variety eat an apple or banana midmorning Diversity is the key to a healthy or afternoon. Follow meals with a diet, since no one food can provide fruit salad, baked or poached fruit, all the nutrients and antioxidants or treat yourself to pieces of fruit the body needs. Be adventurous and dipped in fine dark melted chocolate. introduce new foods when you can.

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