Look Young, Feel Young

All women over 40 have only one wish: To feel young and look young. And for me, there is really nothing wrong with that. After years of slaving at work, taking care of our children, and trying to b the best person for everyone – and I mean everyone – I am declaring 2010 as the “Year of Looking Young and Feeling Young”. And with the advancement in the field of skin care and nutrition, there are definitely tons of reasons why you can.

Anti-aging The New Age Style

Maybe you don’t have the zest of Jennifer Aniston or the skin of Maura Tierney, but all women over 40 agree on one thing: growing old doesn’t mean you should look old. Our generation is all about believing in this mantra: Faking it. And why should you just say it too? Because there are at least 39 million women out there who believe and live by it. Today, any woman over 40 doesn’t need to say surgery so she can look young; today is all about meaning, positivity, and redefining youthfulness. Feeling and looking young again shouldn’t be expensive: The meaning of being young again is all about defying limits, your physical boundary, and the extent of what you think not only about your age but who you are as a person.

Definitely More Good News

Today, women over 40 live way past menopause than their ancestors, notes Vivian Pinn of the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. It’s really not only about the supplements, surgery, and other invasive products why women today live longer and better; we have better chances of enjoying our lives because of the unprecedented opportunities in improving our health given our way, according to Pinn.

Science and your health

There are unprecedented number of facilities and experts that focus on improving women lives – and this is definitely one of the reasons why we should strive to live happy and better. From cures to breast cancer to prevention, women stand in the receiving end of all the hustle and bustle in labs and halls of science.

Free information, better health

Thank the internet for all the mind-boggling information thrown your way, notes Florence Haseltime, founder of Society for Women’s Health Research. From supplements to the really practical ways to look young again, the internet is one golden box of helpful information so women over 40 can just be the best they can be.

I encourage women who are in the perimenopause period to the baby boomers to just take advantage of all the information offered by the internet. When you are informed, you can make better decisions, informed decisions about your health and life. So google your way to better health.

There is 'alternative'

And, by that, we mean we want you to see the alternative. Today’s generation of women over 40 are more aware of the benefits of alternative medicine. In fact, at least 7 out 10 Americans who subscribe to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) every year. From natural supplements to breathing exercises, people of all backgrounds use and rely on CAM not only for faster recuperation but also healing, according to the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in the December 2008 survey.

Studies show that women over 40 feel that they are freer, happier, more blessed, and just better now more than ever. Yes, they don’t have the same level of energy back in their 20s or the same drive to experiment on new bed moves just to please their partners, but hitting the big 4-0 has its own set of perks too. In fact all those years I have spent in research, I have only find that women over 40 are living happier, more fulfilling lives, notes Dr. Mary Guidon of Lawrenceville in New Jersey.

So discover what you want to do today. Find something that truly excites you, or better yet, rediscover that hobby to have wanted to do for so long. Because believe it or not, we, women over 40, are really going to be here for long.