Menopause age

Many people enjoy being pampered when getting their nails pedicure.  One of the things I learned from my few pedicure experiences was that it is a wonderful feeling to just relax, read a magazine and be pampered. UnHapppily, it’s not a 5 minute affair.

Sooooo I have a few shortcuts that work great for those of us that are cash strapped and/or don’t have much time on their hands but still want great looking feet.
Keep a pumice stone in your shower or bath.

At the end of your bath or shower, rub your pumice stone gently over the soles of your feet, the heels and the dorsum (top part of your foot). Apply a little additional pressure over those parts that tend to accumulate the most dry skin.
Doing this at the end of your shower/bath gives the skin a little time to sfrequently before using the pumice stone. You can get one cheaply and easily at your local treatmentstore in the footcare section. Moisturize.

Give your feet 2 minutes before bedtime

Before you go to bed, slap some moisturizer on your feet. Use whatever you use for the rest of your body and apply generously. (I discover that all these fancy ‘foot creams’ are a total waste of money). Then apply some sweet almond oil (SAO) on top of that. Some people prefer additional virgin olive oil ( EVOO) because they discover it more moisturizing but SAO is lighter and still works for me. If you want to go all the way, you can top it off with a pair of socks (not glamourous or sexy, you may prefer to use this choice when you’re sleeping alone!.) Your feet will feel baby soft in the morning.

Slap on some nail polish

Keep your toenails short. Choose a pale shade of nail polish with some shimmer. I like to use a pale, slightly metallic shade of pink. Sally Hansen is cheap and gets the job done.I’m not good at putting on nail polish but paler colors are more forgiving if you make mistakes. They as well reflect light so they distract the eyes from any faults you may have with your feet. Complete the look with a transparent glossy topcoat. Some nail polishes have topcoat built-in which will save you one additional step.

Polishing toes is easier with a foam toe separator available at most dollar stores. Apply a clear base coat to help keep your nails from absorbing the pigments from the polish, two coats of colour and a clear topcoat. In a hurry? Try two coats of clear polish for an easy, elegant look. If you paint outside the lines, dip a Q-tips cotton swab in nail polish remover and wipe off the stray polish.

A recent epidemiological study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that long-term intakes of preformed vitamin A can be associated with increased risk of osteoporotic fracture and decreased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Levels of only 5000 IU (1,500 mcg) are enough to increase risk. This is well below the upper limit set at 10,000 IU (3000 mcg) per day. Only high intakes of preformed vitamin A, not beta-carotene, are associated with any increased adverse effects on bone health.
Older men and women may want to limit their supplemental vitamin A intake or take only the beta-carotene form of vitamin A. Many fortified foods such as cereal contain significant levels of preformed vitamin A. The vitamin A in fortified foods should be added to the vitamin A in any supplements to find the total intake.
On the other hand, low levels of vitamin A can adversely affect bone mineral density.
In older people, an intake of preformed vitamin A close to the RDA is safest.

The best way to assure safe levels of vitamin A is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and, if supplements are needed, to use the beta-carotene form.

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Your skin is very important for your look and health, and it makes sense to choose natural organic anti aging beauty products if you want minimize your exposure to potentially toxic chemicals while nourishing and protecting your skin.

Why Choose Organic Anti Aging Beauty Products

Everything you put on your skin has the potential to enter your bloodstream. This is why skin patches make such an effective delivery system for nicotine, nitroglycerin and hormonal birth control. The tiny blood vessels that sit just below the skin’s surface are able to absorb substances applied to your skin and transport them to the rest of your body. This is a wonderful system if you are applying treatment or other products to your body to benefit your health, but is less desirable when you are applying potentially toxic products to your skin on a daily basis. Personal care products are among the least-regulated products on the market. The diet and treatment Administration (FDA) does not currently regulate or review personal care products, and there is no third-party testing in place to make sure protectedty before products reach the market. This means that monitoring of ingredient protectedty is left to the manufacturers themselves.

Acoording of the Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, many of the most popular anti aging skin care products contain toxic chemicals that have been linked with cancer, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity and other health dangerouss. Just a few of the potentially harmful chemicals that you may discover in your treatment store brand moisturizer include:

• DMDM Hydantoin: Known to be toxic to human immune systems
• PEG-4 Laurate: Identified as a human skin toxicant, suspected neurotoxin and immunotoxin
• Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate: Strong evidence of neurotoxicity
• BHA: Established immune system toxicant, strong evidence of endocrine disruption, probable carcinogen, bioaccumulates in wildlife
• Hydroquinone: Known to be toxic to immune systems, suspected neurotoxin, probable carcinogen
• Triclosan: Bioaccumulative endocrine disrupter
• Eugenol: Proven immune system toxicant, probable carcinogen, brain, nervous system and respiratory effects at very low doses

The sheer number of potentially toxic components in ordinary treatment store brands is sufficient to make most health-conscious consumers want to switch to organic anti aging beauty products, but it is not always that simple.

Buying organic products

Just as ingredient protectedty is left up to the ethics of individual companies, so too is the use of the word organic. While there are strict laws regulating organic labelling claims for diet, there are no such regulations in place to control how the term is used for organic health and beauty products, says the organic Consumers Association.

Manufacturers can legally use the term even if the basic components in your anti aging cream are petroleum-based. To be sure that you are choosing products that are 100 percent organic, look for the United states Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic Seal, which means that the product has met the same criteria set out by the USDA and the National organic Program as organic diet products.

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A review of eight clinical trials published in 1998 found that black cohosh
(Remifemin) is a safe and effective alternative to HRT for menopausal patients in whom HRT is contraindicated.

Menopause symptoms responding to treatment with black cohosh include hot flushes, vaginal thinning and drying, night sweats, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression.

Two clinical studies have been conducted in recent years with the black cohosh extract. A double-blind, randomised, multicentre study compared the effects of  Black Cohosh extract (40 mg/day)  to conjugated oestrogens (0.6 mg/day) and placebo on climacteric complaints, bone metabolism and endometrium.

The study involved 62 postmenopausal women who took their allocated treatment for 3 months. Black Cohosh extract proved to be equipotent to conjugated oestrogens and superior to placebo in reducing climacteric symptoms and both active treatments produced beneficial effects on bone metabolism.

Vaginal superficial cells increased with both active treatments; however, Black Cohosh extract  had no effect on endometrial thickness, which Black cohosh was significantly increased by conjugated oestrogens.

A randomised study (Hernandez & Pluchino 2003) was also performed with 136 young premenopausal breast cancer survivors experiencing hot flushes as a result of tamoxifen therapy.

When black cohosh (Menofem/Klimadynon, corresponding to 20 mg of herbal drug) was used together with tamoxifen for 12 months, the number and severity of hot flushes were reduced, with almost 50% of subjects becoming free of hot flushes, and severe hot flushes were reported by only 24% compared with 74% for those using tamoxifen alone.

One study has investigated the effects of a fixed combination of isopropanolic black cohosh  and ethanolic St John’s wort  in women with menopausal symptoms with pronounced psychological symptoms.

Commission E has approved the use of black cohosh herb as a treatment for menopausal symptoms.

Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognises its use for the ‘treatment of climacteric symptoms such as hot flushes, profuse sweating, sleeping disorders and nervous irritability’.

The North American Menopause Society recommends black cohosh, in conjunction with lifestyle approaches, as a treatment option for women with mild menopause-related symptoms.

Standardized Black Cohosh Extract

Standardized Black Cohosh Extract 2.5 Black cohosh (cimicifuga racemosa) has traditionally been one of the most important herbs for women. Modern research has focused on its ability to support women through menopause. Planetary formulas standardized black cohosh extract 2.5% contains broad spectrum of the valuable triterpene glycosides considered to be responsible for black cohoshs action.

Black Cohosh Meno-Relief

Black Cohosh Meno-Relief 1650 Used traditionally to relieve the physiological changes associated with menopause, Black Cohosh helps to reduce the occurrence of hot flashes. Features standardized black cohosh, to reduce the severity of hot flashes and support a positive mood. Also includes standardized kudzu extract, providing 40 mg of isoflavones per tablet, with a 4:1 extract of alfalfa and red clover herbal powder, for additional isoflavone support. Includes the uplifting benefits of lavender essential oil.