Can You 'Buzz' Away the Signs of Aging?

I've been told I have nice skin, and while I'm happy to accept the compliment, the fact is I haven't done anything much to keep it that way. My usual routine is a mild cleanser plus some drugstore moisturizer ? and I'm good to go. But as I move through my 40s, I'm noticing a few faint lines on my forehead that I could swear weren't there just a few short years ago. So I was excited to test out the new "Naturally Ageless" anti-aging skin care line from Burt's Bees.

What's in this stuff? Burt's Bees is known for their natural products, and this new line is no different. Chief among the touted ingredients is pomegranate extract, which the manufacturer claims is an antioxidant that protects the skin. The package insert states that pomegranate is used to help prevent the signs of aging (like my pesky lines), but the other components can help "address" those signs. These include para cress, a type of herb, and Mexican wild yam, which is purported to have qualities similar to that of natural estrogen. Borage and evening primrose oil, which contains a natural form of an essential fatty acid called GLA, is supposed to increase firmness and is included in the Naturally Ageless Intensive Repairing Serum.

In addition to the serum, I tried a range of these products, including the Naturally Ageless Line Diminishing Day Lotion, Skin Firming Night Cr�me, and Line Smoothing Eye Cr�me. The day lotion had a thin, sticky quality when I applied it after my morning shower. While the night cr�me had a bit of that same tacky feel, it absorbed well after a few minutes, and my skin was soft and moisturized when I woke up in the morning. The eye cr�me and serum went on smoothly, but also sat on top of the skin after being rubbed in. One thing they all had in common ? the smell. I've liked other pomegranate-scented products, but I found the fruity fragrance in these to be very strong and slightly offputting ? reminiscent of a bowl of Froot Loops or a glass of punch.

So here's the million-dollar question: Did they work? After a month of trying out different combinations of these products, I haven't noticed any diminishing of my lines. While the moisturizing properties were good, it's hard to say over the long term whether they will stop any future wrinkles from developing. If you're used to having a sunscreen in your daily moisturizer, be advised that there's none in the day lotion, so you'll need to apply that separately (a real time-suck on a busy morning). But the real deal breaker for me is the fruity odor ? it's enough to keep me from using any of the Naturally Aging products on a regular basis.

Amy Solomon, Everyday Health Senior Editor

Source: http://www.everydayhealth.com/blogs/health-beauty-reviews/can-you-buzz-away-the-signs-of-aging

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Former OMB head Orszag calls power of default and inertia key to health reform

In his address to a n audience of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded community-based health alliances, former Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag sounded a fairly optimistic note on prospects for implementation of health reform despite the Republican surge. He also emphasized provisions of the law that address cost and quality, areas that [...]

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eHealth Initiative CEO Jennifer Covich discusses Regional Extension Centers (transcript)

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with eHealth Initiative CEO Jennifer Covich Bordenick. David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.� I?m speaking today with Jennifer Covich, CEO of the eHealth Initiative.� Last month the organization released a benchmarking survey of Regional [...]

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The Benefits Package blog carnival is posted

Evan Falchuk, who writes the See First blog and runs Best Doctors has posted the inaugural edition of The Benefits Package, a blog carnival devoted to the world of employee benefits. Federal health reform has taken center stage for the past couple years but Evan expects –and I agree– that employers and to a lesser [...]

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Link between asthma and prostate cancer

Men who take steroid tablets or injections for treating severe asthma could face 70 per cent higher risk of prostate cancer. Those who regularly use an inhaler or a bronchodilator to relieve wheezing are 36 per cent more at risk, says a new study.

Even having asthma appears to increase prostate cancer risk by around 25 per cent. But the chances of a tumour are significantly higher if people start medication, says a Daily Mail report.The study was undertaken by a team of scientists in Melbourne, Australia.

They decided to look at the link between asthma and prostate cancer because both arise from inflammation in the body, according to the journal Cancer Epidemiology , Biomarkers and Prevention.

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The downside of free health care sites

Thanks to a librarian relative who tipped me off, I started using Google early on, before the company started making money from ads. I remember thinking it was just a matter of time before Google started charging users for the valuable search service they provided. �But one reason Sergey Brin and Larry Page are multi-billionaires [...]

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Saucony?s Celliant Suit Soothes Sore Muscles

?But really, it?s a recovery suit that Saucony gave me. It?s got this stuff called Celliant in it, and it reflects the photons??

This is what you might very well say to your friends as they look at you dumbstruck for lounging around in a racing-striped black unitard. They?d probably laugh less if you said ?I?m now a masked vigilante.?

Really, I get it. It seemed nuts to me too. Had Saucony not been the company whose shoes enabled me to start running again, I would?ve written this off to snake oil. But Saucony gear almost never fails for me.  I figured I owed it to them to have an open mind to their recovery suit, right?

Aaaand? the suit really works. Seriously. I?m more shocked than you are.

I?m not even willing to admit that it?s because of the space-aged material. I can?t tell if it makes me strangely warm because it?s inducing a sort of self-perpetuated light therapy, or because it?s made from polyester.  I don?t know if my muscles are getting fixed faster because of the Celliant, the compression, or something else.

But, the bottom line is, I recover faster when I wear the Saucony AMP PRO 2 recovery suit after a hard workout.

I was so unprepared to believe that I tried it twice.

Last Tuesday, I ran a sprint drill. I haven?t run sprints since I was maybe 20. I had my friend Courtney with me to help coach my form. But still, we ran 3-4 miles of intermittent sprints. It was a sure recipe for shin splints, cramped calves, aching thighs and the worst-case scenario: reigniting nerve-shattering knee pain. So, I slept in the suit and hoped for the best.

The best happened. The next day I had nothing but a tiny twinge in my right thigh. I was almost completely recovered.

I refused to believe it. I figured that I must not have worked as hard as I thought. So, on Saturday, I hit up the Run A Muck Festival, a 5k mud run with obstacles, boulders, and water. I went as hard as I could in the race (I wore Saucony Razors, by the way ? great for bouncing off rocks. Would you believe I can swim well in them?), and I did not wear the suit that night. By Sunday, my legs were stiff and wracked with pain. I didn?t want to get out of bed, much less walk around, with this kind of conditioning pain.

So I put on Saucony?s recovery suit. Usually, if you?re this beat up after a race, you?re stiff and sore at least through the next two days. But after lounging in the suit for three hours, I felt limber again and the pain subsided to a dull ache. I could literally feel the thing working. I was almost recovered by bedtime, and that has never happened to me before, at least not without a masseuse involved.The down side: It is warm, so you might need to crank the AC a little when you wear it. Also, you step in through the shoulders, so there is no fly, adding an extra step to a 3 a.m. bathroom break.

Whether you?re a casual athlete like me, or training for something that makes mortals tremble, you should at least try some of Saucony?s forthcoming Celliant-based products and see if they help you as much as they help me.

Bryan Harris, Everyday Health Fitness Blogger

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