Lively Women

October 30th, 2007

Acne: It’s Not Just for Teens

If there’s anything better than breakouts and fine lines at the same time, I don’t know what it is, man. I’m at that age where I’m starting to see where my first real wrinkles are going to be, yet I’m still dealing with zits. Not pimples, not blemishes, zits. ZITS. Seriously, are we not too […]

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October 12th, 2007

Want to Stop Wrinkles? Take Vitamin C

That’s right, vitamin C (the nutrient, not the singer) may be linked to fewer wrinkles, according to a WebMD report that states, “In one of the first studies to examine the impact of nutrients from foods rather than supplements on skin aging, researchers reported that people who ate plenty of vitamin C-rich foods had fewer […]

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May 31st, 2007

10 Reasons to Quit Smoking Today

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, so what better day to talk about why you should quit smoking right now?  Here are 10 compelling reasons to kick the habit today.

Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer cases (source), and lung cancer kills more women than breast and ovarian cancers combined. (source)
Smoking causes wrinkles all […]

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March 26th, 2007

Want to Slow Your Skin’s Aging Process? Quit Smoking

The results aren’t conclusive, but a new study from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has associated smoking with fine wrinkles all over the body — not just on the face. 
“We examined nonfacial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and […]

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