Old Elvis

Elvis may have left the building, but the clock, she keeps on tickin'... come on, clock - "Don't be Cruel!"

Fast forward to the 74 year old Elvis,  courtesy of Photoshop Guru 'mrmo2' and the Freakin' News website.

As for the anti-aging regimen?  It's now or never, baby!  (Still a hunk tho, despite all the donuts, meds and white bread peanut butter sandwiches, no?)

Burning Love,

~The Anti-aging Analyst

St. Patty's Day Beauty Goodie Bag at Beauty 360

What's at the end of YOUR rainbow?  For most peeps, it's that shining pot o' gold.  But gold can come in many different forms....like.....FREE STUFF!!

Sigh...a goody bag with purchase is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have!  So when I heard about the St. Patty's goody bag giveaway at Beauty 360 in Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills Estates, I just had to share the green!

If you are chuggin' down your colored beer in the GREEN area of Palos VERDES on St. Patty's Day, follow the rainbow to the Beauty 360 store next to CVS at:

901 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274

This upcoming Thursday (St. Patrick's Day) from 12:00pm to 5pm, Beauty 360 is having a multi-vendor sale featuring these lines:

Philip B Haircare
IT Cosmetics
Mavala Nail Care
Mario Badescu Skincare

Product line reps and celeb makeup artists will be there.  Make any purchase - remember, on St. Patty's Day only and at the Palos Verdes Beauty 360 only - and get a goody bag from that vendor!

What a great way to check out some new products, get a few beauty/anti-aging tips AND get a little piece of a St. Patty's pot o' gold free goodie treasure.

Beauty 360 is owned by CVS.  In fact, you find them right next door to CVS.  It specializes in higher-end, prestige and niche cosmetics, spa skincare and celebrity makeup artist products carrying names like Paula Dorf, Laura Geller, Vincent Longo and more. 

There are about 25 stores across the country with several in California.  In Los Angeles, there are 4 stores nearby:

Palos Verdes Estates
Manhattan Beach
Yorba Linda
Mission Viejo

If you are too busy drinking, fighting and getting on some serious Irish carousing this green holiday, don't fret!!  All the Beauty 360 stores have all sorts of freebie-with-purchase promotions and events, so hit it up often.

Try THIS on... REWARDS people!  And this is ALL the time:  for every $250 you purchase in a spending quarter using your CVS card, you get a FREE 30-minute facial!  Ahh, time to relax and pamper after all that hard shopping! (A 30-minute facial there is around $50.00 so this is a nice perk.  You can always upgrade it to an hour to REALLY treat yourself.)

This JUST in!  SAVE THE DATES:  March 24th, April 7th, and April 21st.  Go ahead....write it DOWN!  On these days and these days only, use your CVS card, spend $75.00 bucks and score yourself a free facial.  THAT is pretty cool.

So, if you're out stocking up on beauty and anti-aging products for a new look or are simply runnin' on "E",  why not shop at a place that's going to give you personalized service from licensed skincare specialists, special goodies with purchase PLUS a special free facial reward?  I'd call that 360 service!

Magically Delicious!

Erin go "Goody bag"...

2011's Best Anti-aging Products To Date

Not even a full three months into "Twenty-Eleven" (as they say), and already there's a list of the best of the best anti-aging products of the year.  Kinda like an early Oscars.

And the winner goes to....  Well, there's not just one - there's like a dozen.

With some of these anti-agers being seriously cool and under a Jackson, the question then becomes:

"Are YOU using one of the best anti-aging products for 2011?....

well, WHY NOT?"

Check this clip: It's a piece from The Today Show where Linda Wells, Editor-in-Chief from Allure Magazine, shares the love and spills 6 of the 12 best anti-aging products for 2011... (Allure does some serious research for this and give out "best" awards for beauty products too.)

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1- Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System ( around $30 bucks)





We've all seen this in the aisles of Walgreens and CVS and with similar cleansing systems going for tons more, it kinda makes sense to snatch this one up.  It cleanses and exfoliates your skin and also allows serums to penetrate into the skin deeper because it oh-so-slightly stretches those pores.  Their advertising says it better: "helps maximize the immediate hydrating effectiveness of your anti-aging moisturizer."  Since it has no cords and it's water resistant, it sounds like a great way to save time - do your facial cleansing in the shower!




2 - Rodan and Fields AMP MD system (around $200 bucks for all)



This is the system I am currently using and loving! A roller with 200 micro-needles helps to deliver the products beneath the surface of your skin and creates collagen.

Your own little collagen factory!  A cleanser mask, toner, a night cream, night serum capsules, sunscreen, your roller and little tablets to clean the roller are all part of the system.  Watch for my full review on this soon!






3- Dermadoctor PhotoDynamic Therapy (around $85 bucks)




What in god's creation is a "sunlight-activated lazer lotion"?  Not totally sure, but it sounds RADICAL.  This sunscreen converts the sun's rays into visible red light, a proven energy source for eliciting anti-aging effects on the skin.  That is, something bad gets converted to something good.  SPF 30.  It's like solar panels for your face.  Again, RAD.







4 - Priori Coffeeberry Natureceuticals 100% Perfecting Minerals (around $55 bucks)

This is a makeup powder that they say "protects your collagen" by protecting against both dangerous free radicals and the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays.  SPF 25 and all natural.  Know that OTHER mineral makeup line?  Well, it doesn't have Coffeeberry and it puts their minerals in those little plastic containers.  Shame on them!  Priori is uber-green -- it has eco-friendly packaging made from biodegradable plant plastics—not from oil.  And they say THAT means:

5 - Origins Plantscription Anti-aging Serum (around $55 bucks)




OF COURSE Origins is on the best list -- it's fierce!  This serum features a plant-based product that duplicates the effects of retinals - leaving out any harsh irritations! Go plants!  Get on in to your local Origins and ask for a sample.  Tell them the Anti-Aging Analyst sent ya!









6 - Living Proof Full Thickening Mousse (around $20 bucks)



If you're not using a thickening mousse invented by an MIT engineer, why bother? This mousse is designed to make thin, fine, flat hair look and feel thicker with no 80's sticki-fest.  Have not tried this yet, but HAIL YEA...WANT to!   When I peeked at reviews, gals everywhere are "shouting it out" that this is the best thickening mousse they've ever used.  Pump Up the Volume!








See the full list of The Best New Anti-Aging Products here!   Go ahead, get just one so YOU can say you use the best....you deserve it!!

You're Soooo Alluring,

~The Anti-Aging Analyst

See You Barefoot at the Longevity Now Conference

I love love this video of health-pro David Wolfe. He shares his passionate thoughts about the most destructive invention in the history of human kind.

THAT of course.....is the common shoe.

Watch David Wolfe Blame Shoes For Health & Aging Probs

Attention HARD-CORE Longevity Lunatics!  Now you can see David Wolfe in person.  This video is 
C R A Z Y !! But I've seen some of his on-line seminars and he's super scientific and full of knowledge.  Maybe there IS something to be said about ditchin' those shoes.

Look out for The Longevity Now Conference Friday, April 1st to Sunday, April 3rd, 2011. Over 1,200 health enthusiasts from all walks of life will be gathering at The Orange County Hilton in Costa Mesa, CA to learn the latest cutting-edge strategies in the field of anti-aging and longevity. The topic is Whole Body Balance and Optimal Peak Performance. 

So, if you're on a raw food diet, drink only Spring water, wear magnet rings to bed, HATE shoes and love to visit websites that have BIG RED FONTS and lots of sales lingo, here's the link:

Longevity Now Conference

Tickets are $247...but the longer you live, the steeper the price. It goes up to $297 after Sunday, February 20th.

Three Cheers for Cherries - plus you can win $500!

MOVE over blueberries, there's a new high-antioxidant drink in town and some even say it can help you sleep and reduce pain.   So, reach for the red...with Tart Cherry Juice.

This fruit is packin' some powerful antioxidants called "anthocyanins."

Remember that scale called the ORAC Levels I talked about?  (Link to anti-aging foods article.) ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and the higher the ORAC number, the more erasing of free radical damage there is, and that slows down age-related degeneration and disease.

Tart cherry juice blocks the enzyme that creates inflammation in your body, so if you have any kind of  pain, especially in your joints, it's worth a try.  It also can help fight heart disease in that it can lower your tri-glycerides.  It's been linked to reduce belly fat!  (I'm soooo on board with that.)  It's a natural source of melatonin, which will help you sleep.  I bet it also makes you make funny faces after you drink it, too!

Brunswick Labs discovered that tart cherries contain a class of compounds that act like super oxide dismutase (SOD), which is a powerful enzyme and cellular antioxidant.  This is cool cuz very few natural foods contain SOD.

Okay, so I guess there's a Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) that did its homework on tart cherries:

"Ongoing research shows that tart cherries are a rich source of antioxidants, including melatonin, which may help to relieve the pain of arthritis, gout and possibly fibromyalgia . To date, no other fruit or vegetable has been found to have the pain relieving properties of tart cherries. In addition, the antioxidants in tart cherries can help fight cancer and heart disease. Research also shows that tart cherries contain significant amounts of melatonin, a powerful antioxidant that is considered more potent that vitamins C, E, and A because it is soluble both in fat and water." (Source: CMI)

Well, there ya go.

Got pain?  Choose cherries!  There's even a Red Recovery Routine to help athletes manage and minimize their pain.

Now, there's still a few Tart Cherry toppers on the ORAC scale, but these are a little more obscure:

Acai berry, freeze-dried - 102,700 ORAC

Maqui berry, juice  (a purple berry from the Patagonia region of South America) - 40,000 ORAC

Cool to go for a higher ORAC, but if you need a remedy for pain relief or want to lower your cholesterol, makes sense to GO RED !

  













Here are the ORAC values for some top fruits:

Acai berry, freeze-dried          102,700 ORAC
Maqui berry, juice                    40,000 ORAC
Goji berries                               25,300 ORAC
Tart cherry juice concentrate    12,800 ORAC
Dried tart cherries                       6,800 ORAC
Prunes                                         5,770 ORAC
Blueberries                                  2,400 ORAC
Blackberries                                2,036 ORAC
Frozen tart cherries                     2,033 ORAC
Canned waterpack tart cherries  1,700 ORAC
Strawberries                                1,540 ORAC
Raspberries                                 1,220 ORAC
Plums                                             949 ORAC
Oranges                                          750 ORAC
Red Grapes                                    739 ORAC

If YOU think cherries are red hot and have a new cool recipe, you can win $500!  The Cherry Marketing Institute wants cherries to be America's New SuperFood and is having a cherry recipe contest. Hurry, deadline is February 20, 2011. Three winners will win $500, a set of high-performance cookware in cherry RED and professional photography of your winning recipe!

Get caught red-handed with this one,

The Anti-Aging Analyst

Anti-Aging Pills

Got gas?   Pop a pill!

Depressed?   Pop a pill!

Wanna live longer? Feel younger?

It sounds like a schlocky Sci-Fi flick, but YES, you can pop a pill for that too!

Researchers are making giant leaps and bounds in the science of anti-aging - including lifespan extension and treating the diseases of aging.

But is there a "magic" fountain of youth pill out there yet? 

I'll let YOU decide! Here's the 4-1-1 on a few options:

Resveratrol

Got wine?

We've all seen Doctor Oz sing the praises of one or two glasses of red wine each night for the effects of this ingredient - Resveratrol.  It's an anti-oxidant found in the skin of the grapes of red wine (go lushes!) and also mulberries, peanuts, and Japanese knotweed.

What's so hot about Resveratrol?   First off, it can lower your risk of heart disease.   Heard of the "French Paradox?"  That mysterious question:  "Hey, how come those French people are always eating high fatty foods, and they aren't dropping like flies from heart attacks?"  Researchers figured it was something in the wine... Cheers !

Secondly, in lab studies, resveratrol has lengthened the life span of worms, fruit flies, and let mice nosh on super-fatty high caloric food to their hearts' content, counteracting the harmful effects of overeating and cutting the risk of early death in these critters by 31 percent. 

The revolutionary news is this:  resveratrol triggers the gene in your body that controls the aging process -- SIRT1, or Sirtuin.  Sirtuin rejuvenates damaged cells and delays cell death.  Somehow, it's "turned on" by resveratrol.  So, resveratrol delays age-related deterioration too.

Now, don't grab the ho-hos and a case of "2-Buck Chuck" Merlot just YET -- How much wine are we talking about drinking to get these benefits?


The Wine RX would be:  1,000 bottles a day !   Ouch that's an expensive bar tab!  Not to mention the liver transplants you would need...that's where concentrated resveratrol supplements come in.

In a Barbara Walters Interview, Dr. Sinclair, the biologist who made the discovery of the anti-aging properties of resveratrol, stated that in the future, with something like resveratrol supplements,  human lives could possibly be extended by an extra decade or two.  Geez!  (Lifespan is extended through the prevention of disease.)  Resveratrol supplements would thereby virtually eliminate age-related diseases like diabetes and Alzheimers.

Of course, the studies continue...and human studies are in the works as well.

Some doctors say "go for it" with Resveratrol supplements and some say to wait for further research.   If you WANT to take a supplement, there are a flood of options.

Just GOOGLE Resveratrol supplements and you are bombarded with a slew of brands by indi manufacturers.  But watch for  gimmicks!  Nothing's regulated by the FDA so every supplement maker is trying to cash in...

* FREE TRIALS - Careful, it may not really be a FREE TRIAL, it may be enrollment in an expensive auto-ship program which can be impossible to cancel, so, read the fine print.  Just visit the Oprah blog to see how many peeps got scammed in free trials for resveratrol by Resveratrol Ultra!

* On-line articles - Well, sometimes, the article LOOKS un-biased, but after careful review, it's an advertisement!  So, try to get your info from medical reports or reputable medical sites.  And deal with reputable companies you've heard of.  

* Celebrity endorsements - You'll see celebrity photos next to some ads when the celebs have never endorsed the product ! Remember, Doctor Oz doesn't endorse a specific resveratrol supplement, so be careful about misrepresentation.

So, how do you pick a good Resveratrol supplement?

Well, I've heard there are really two parts to the Resveratrol compound - Trans-Resveratrol and Cis-Resveratrol. Studies showed that only the Trans-Resveratrol part has the positive health benefits. So, when you look at an ingredient list you want to make sure you see Trans-Resveratrol. 

Prices range all over the place depending on manufacturer and purity, but start at around $20 and go up from there.

Here's a clip of Doctor Oz speaking about Resveratrol and other amazing extreme longevity techniques which are a blink of an eye away.  (The OTHER thing that triggers Sirtuin, Dr. Oz says,  is a calorie-restricted diet - so horray for Resveratrol! )


Diane Sawyer Dr. Oz interview on Resveratrol and extreme longevity techniques


TA-65 (Telomerase Activation)

This one sounds high tech, huh?

Telomeres are located at the tips of your chromosomes.  The T.A. Sciences website says:

"Telomeres have no genetic function; they are simply stretches of DNA (repeats of base pairs) that protect the rest of the chromosome. These little bits of DNA are critical to healthy cell function and have been likened to the plastic tips on shoelaces because they prevent the chromosome from “fraying.” However, telomeres become progressively shorter each time the cell divides. When they get too short, cells reach replicative senescence and can no longer divide. The result can be the various conditions associated with old age."

TA65 is a molecule in Astragalus, an ancient Chinese herb. It's refined and purified. You can get Astragalus extract in a health food store, however it has little or no TA-65.  Hence, here's this supplement, which claims to activate telomerase in normal cells and increase telomere length, improve functional capacity, and promote the cell lifespan.

Little Miss Oprah Winfrey exclaimed on her show one day "I want longer telomeres" and bam!  Word got around.

For $600 big ones, you TOO can take this supplement...

http://www.tasciences.com

cheaper alternative here:  http://www.antiaginganalyst.com/product/jeunesse-finiti-telomere-lengthening-support-2-bottles-60-capsules-per-bottle/

Your lovely neighborhood Anti-Aging Analyst is NOT a doctor and not telling you to run out and purchase cases of anything of the above.  It's here for your info. What can I say, I like to share :)

Are you an Anti-Aging Junkie who's tried or is using Resveratrol, Protandim or TA65 supplements?
Please comment and share your experience!

Peace out,

The Anti-Aging Analyst

A Star Remedy For The Blotchies...

In a recent interview, Denise Richards and Ali Landry recently spilled their "celeb" beauty secrets.

DO tell....

Both of them dutifully recommended drinking plenty of H20 - but Miss Richards buzzed about a treatment called Cosmelan.  It sounds like a foo foo martini drink, and I haven't heard of it so thought it was worth a post.  It's a treatment for hyperpigmentation and melasma, which is just a fancy- schmancy word for sunspots and the blotchies.  Cosmelan decreases melanin from the skin by inhibiting an enzyme called tyrosinase, which is involved in the manufacture of melanin.  Richards also claims it's great for minimizing pore size.

THIS sounds like the miracle treatment I'm looking for to fight the little brown patches that seem to keep sprouting up !  Minimized pores?  B O N U S !

It's a two step dealy - the first step is a mask applied by your derm doctor.  It's left on for a whopping 4-8 hours ....then the second step, called Cosmalen 2, is a topical cream you apply at home to prevent more brown spots from surfacing.

Cosmelan 1 - Mask (10g) ingredients:

• Azelaic Acid, Kojic Acid, Phytic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Arbutine, Titanium Dioxide

Cosmelan 2 – Maintenance Cream (30g) ingredients:

• Titanium Dioxide, Kojic Acid, Phytic Acid, Ascorbic Acid

Mesoestetic - Hydra Vital Factor K Cream (50ml). This pack includes:

• Hydro nutritional cream for face and neck. Hydroviton, Vitamin K, Vitamin E, Amniotic fluid, Glycerine, Silicone oil.

Hydroquinone (usually used in lightening creams and not so good for you) in my book, is a no-no, and the Cosmelan treatment does NOT have it, so you can use it long-term to even prevent pigmentation irregularities from coming back.  HOWEVER, quoting from a press release, Titanium Dioxide has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans''.  BUT this is based on research that pertains to the Titanium Dioxide DUST (powered) where rats developed lung cancer upon breathing it in.  Crappity Crap....isn't it always SOMETHING?  So best to ask your doctor about any associated risks.

Now get this - Results in most cases start after ONE WEEK with significant results after  2 to 4.  So this is a faboo alt if you are sick and tired of doing that home lemon juice wipe, or if you simply have zero patience to wait the expected 8-12 weeks with other lightening creams.  Or perhaps if you have a birth mark that you really want to clear.

Cosemelan is NOT a chemical peel so it IS milder than a peel, however afterwards, your skin may turn red and look like a mild sunburn.  You may flake a little too, but this skin is replaced by new lighter colored skin.  You may have some burning and itching sensation for up to 48 hours if you have sensitive skin.  After the first 48 hours these side effects disappear for most people.  Way less downtime than a highly acidic chemical peel....

Nothing painful about this treatment...until you get to the price tag.... 600-800 smackers.   But for some of you, if the price point isn't bothersome, it's a super quick, albiet temporary way to remove blotchy spots with limited side effects (redness and itchiness) just lasting two days.

The Cosmelan.org site says:  "For noticeable results, it is advisable to use it subsequent to a Cosmelan treatment. But people may obtain the desired results even by using Cosmelan 2 independently." 


Mmmmmmmhhh - so that brings the pricey tag down a couple pegs to....I dunno.... REALITY ?  You can even purchase Coemelan 2 from Amazon but need to see a dermatologist for the full Cosmelan treatment.















OH, one last pickey note:  The interviewer asked Denise Richards:  "What's your beauty REGIME?"

HELLO, girly, a "regime" is a mode or system of rule or government...what you meant to ask is "What's your beauty REGIMEN?"

I'm just sayin'!!   At least everyone understood the question and it resulted in some advice that gives the following groovy results:

Wicked fast results - and shared and recommended by a Hollywood beauty.... worth a look-see.   Nothing like sharing secrets to spread the beauty wealth...  THANKS DENISE !  And please tell your friends to share too!


If you have a beauty secret you'd like to share, please COMMENT here, or drop a note on the Anti-Aging Enthusiast Facebook Group Page -- we'd all love to know !!