When it comes to beauty and looking after our skin as it ages, many people concentrate on beauty products to apply topically. However, it makes a huge difference if you also apply some help from within. In the article below, Shabir Daya (pharmacist at Victoria Health) explains how the skin functions and why certain supplements can really benefit your skin …
Why I’m embracing mat Pilates
I’ve been charting the start of my Pilates Journey and I’m now four months in. I’m also now on the road with a play and getting into a studio to go on the reformer machine is going to be difficult. As a result I’m going onto the mat and doing mat Pilates. However, I know people who ONLY do the …
Fulvic Acid – the elixir of life
Have you heard of Fulvic Acid? I’ve used the fabulous Fulvic Acid shampoo by Victoria Health but was unaware of it as a supplement. Shabir Daya, pharmacist at Victoria Health, explains why we all need to know about it’s many benefits. He has also created a supplement that harnesses the power of Fulvic Acid in his DoSe range: IoniCell by …
The 3 steps to improve an uneven skin tone
Nothing will age your skin more than an uneven skin tone. Unfortunately, this is something that’s inevitable as we age. The main cause of this is pigmentation Most of us will have spent time in the sun and from mid life and beyond is when we pay the price. Dark spots and mottled patches of brown begin to appear. It’s a …
Why I switched from yoga to Pilates
No one has ever needed to talk me into doing exercise. I spent my childhood running around outside playing all sorts of ball games with the local children. I did ballet from the age of three and had to go to class in my party dress as there wasn’t a leotard small enough to fit me. And then there was …
How I’m rehabilitating my knees with Pilates
I started my Pilates journey a few months ago and have been doing mostly one to one sessions with a couple of instructors. One of them is Serkan, who specialises in medical type pilates and injuries. He is working on all the muscle groups in my legs to try and strengthen the area around my knees, which we are attempting …
Your ultimate guide to more youthful and refreshed eyes
One of the things I get asked the most about, is how to help maintain and freshen the eye area. We tend to get lines around our eyes before any other area ( I was 18 when I started getting mine) as the skin is much thinner here. It’s also a very expressive part of the face and I’m convinced …
Why I love these 3 supplements
I do love a supplement. I think they’re an important part of a healthy lifestyle. The world is now so full of pollutants both inside and outside our homes, on your foods and in the air we breathe, that our bodies have much to deal with. Added to that, the soil in which our foods grow, has been much depleted. …
Top tips for losing weight – without dieting
This is the expanded version of my recent article in Hello magazine. Useful tactics to make you more healthy and gain less weight without actually dieting. Society has become a lot more health conscious since I started my Ageless website 12 years ago. Whereas I often felt like a lone voice beating the drum for healthy living, now I find …
Navigating dating apps at 60
It may seem odd that I’m writing about dating and dating apps on Ageless. specially as a married woman, and as it’s not obviously a health issue, but I think it’s incredibly apt. I’m interested in every aspect of a woman’s life as she navigates through life “Navigating” is the key word. If you’re not navigating one thing, it’s another. …
The benefits of tongue scraping
I have to admit that tongue scraping is not something I’ve even thought about, never mind tried. However, Shabir Daya, pharmacist at Victoria Health, has convinced me otherwise. Who knew the benefits that could be had? What I did know, is that oral health is now recognised as being incredibly important. Our overall wellbeing is connected to it, as poor …
New peptide treatment lip glosses
I’m so excited to share that Studio 10, my favourite makeup range for mature skin, has just brought out a range of sheer lip glosses infused with peptides. Peptides are the key to boosting ageing skin What a brilliant idea to add them to a lip gloss to give lips a collagen boost. Also containing hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, jojoba …