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Ever since Eve took that first bite of the apple, the human race is obessed with beauty.

The truth is we begin the aging process just as soon as we pop out of the womb. Every day of our lives Slough off our bodies and regenerate new cells. The speed of the processes that take place when we are children is certainly different as we get older.

Every day you are bombarded daily with commercial messages and beauty tips that attempt to lure you into the belief that the most recent miracle drug is just what you need to fight the ravages of Mother Nature.

We are living longer as a whole. Singularly, which can be a curse or a blessing, depending on your perspective. The best route to natural beauty and healthy skin is to take care of what you have. Sounds simple, does not it?

True 7 Beauty Tips for Looking Better than Younger

• Stay hydrated and do it with plenty of water! That does not mean soda, caffeine or any other type of liquid, even if it is low Cal. Soda "even diet soda" has a high concentration of sodium. Sodium maintains fluid. Need continuously hydrate and flush your body free of toxins. Be sure to drink at least 8 glasses a day!

• Protect your skin from the harmful Ultra Violet rays. We love all day. We love being in it and we adore having a good tan. The truth is you can poison yourself with too much sunlight. UV rays cause skin cancer and if that was not bad enough it causes your skin to age faster than it should, contributing to unsightly wrinkles. If you need to play in the sun, make certain you are using an adequate sun screen. Do not leave home without it!

• Keep your skin clean. Use a soft red fabric. Skin does not require Silicon Valley. You will do more harm than good if you do.

• The best cure for wrinkles is to never have them in the first place! If you're like most of us, do not listen to your Mom when she tried to tell you to stay in the shade, stand up straight and stop squinting.

• Eat healthy. Knowing how and what to eat, can make a big difference in how you feel. Improper eating habits can cause depression, weight obtained, illness and an overall lethargy.
  Loss of acquired causes your skin to stretch. As you get older, it loses it's elasticity and you're done left with sagging skin. The best solution to this is to maintain a proper weight.
  
  The criteria for eating habits are, do not eat more calories than you consume. Do not go a single day without doing something extra and physical for at least 30 minutes each day. It can be three ten minute walk. Or 30 minutes of vigorous aerobics, or 12 minutes of weight lifting and 18 minutes of walking.   

Do not worry, be happy. A happy outlook appears to trigger the release of endorphins. Endorphins relax the cardiovascular system and cytokines which alert the immune system to pay attention to finding abnormalities like cancer cells. Listen carefully to yourself. If you put yourself down since childhood, over a lifetime, negative subliminal messages can take their toll by-turn you into a pessimist. Spend a week writing down the phrases you use in your "self talk." Most likely you will find that you repeat a dozen or so phrases repeatedly reinforce that negative image. If you know about it, you can change them. Outer beauty and inner joy go hand in hand.

Here are some quick tips for increasing joy, hope and Optimism that work no matter what your age:

 Make a list of at least 50 good things that happen to you every day.      

 Laugh a lot. You'll heal your body and your mind.      

 Discover a new challenge each month.      

Try meditating for five minutes every day.

Is beauty skin deep?

The answer is yes and no. It is a paradox, right? True beauty begins from the inside out. Would not you like there was any way to "get rid of the nose" and regain that soft skin you had as a kid? Well, until someone comes up with the real "fountain of youth" we stayed here with what we have.

Just remember that aging does not have to mean getting old.