So the celebrations may be over and we’re probably still cleaning up after the New Year’s excitement dust but that’s just it isn’t it? Once all the dust settles, it won’t be thoughts of how we’re going to live up to our resolutions or how we’re going to be in permanent bliss over the hopes and dreams that we feel will materialize out of a New Year’s wish that stays with us, instead it will be reality that will kick in and we’ll awaken to realize a New Year is just another year’s passing – i.e. time catching up with us. It’s probably great if you’re a young lady of 20 going on 21 but if you’re a silver haired woman, ripened with age, probably 49 going on 50 – it’s a different story.
Yes, for some a new year is synonymous with the gift of another body part reaching its best sell by date and this revelation sends many into a great depression and sets about the disillusion that we need cosmetic fixing. I think if you did a study you’ll find that sales of youth enhancing products probably triple during this season.
But here’s the thing, your body’s best sell by date is not a defined date and you don’t set back the clocks by going under the knife or swallowing commercial pills or slapping on layers of potent toxic creams. They might look like they work but did you ever stop to think why you can’t for a day stop using those products or how even surgery needs rework? Most of the products sold to treat wrinkles, sags, fine lines, etc are just maskers/fillers – meaning they are an artificial layer that goes on top of your ‘faults’ to hide them, once they wear off…your lines wear back in.
Of course I don’t have the ultimate green solution to it, but here’s the thing – prevention is always better than a cure so if you’re 20 going on 21, now’s a good time to embrace a sustainable green lifestyle because while we may not have the cure for ageing, we do have the fail proof way for you to age well beyond your years – live precariously and fuel your body with synthetics.
But back to fillers – I don’t deny that for some of us the lines are very bad and seeking some help for them is not always a question of vanity. Natural dermal fillers are usually either made from collagen or hyaluronic acid – both natural occurring chemicals in the body; that sadly decreases with age. However don’t be pre-obsessed about wearing everything on the surface and nurture from within. Use a natural filler facial product but at the same time replenish your body by consuming food sources of these fillers.
Most of all be happy and embrace ageing with grace.
