Want to look young, gorgeous and glowing? Well, prepare to get carded! Our Following stay-young secrets will put time on your side. Goodbye wrinkles! Begin With A Girlish Grin

• Swear off foods that stain — anything with a dark pigment, such as red wine, soy sauce or steak will make your teeth not so pearly white. Instead, chomp on apples, carrots and cucumbers;
• the cellulose in their skins and their slightly acidic compositions actually cleanse teeth.
• Pick whitening toothpaste with fluoride to help prevent decay. Can’t brush after a big meal? Chew sugarless gum with a whitener for 20 minutes. Recent studies suggest it reduces plaque by 20 percent.
• Have your sun fun, but get defensive with a daily SPF on any exposed skin — even in the dead of winter.
• Get glowing with top-to-toe exfoliation three times a week and use a heavy night cream all over
• Go fishing. Saltwater varieties (salmon, tuna, cod and halibut) are highest in omega-3 fatty acids, which help regulate skin’s glow, luster and shine.
• Green tea time! The soothing beverage helps boost the quality of skin’s elastic tissue.
• Stock up on antioxidants. Vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene found in foods like tomatoes, squash and carrots protect cells from the ugly effect of oxidation (think the weathered-leather look).
• Pass the olive oil. It’s loaded with natural chemicals that may help prevent age spots.
• To beat the bulge that creeps up with age go on with a minimum of four 20-minute sessions of cardiovascular exercise weekly.
• Pump iron to build bone density, increase muscle mass and fight osteoporosis. Lift a weight you can do manageably for 10 to 12 reps. If it’s not challenging enough, increase the weight.
• Restore your locks’ youthful luster. Hair dehydrates with age. To get make your mane beautiful again, use a hot-oil treatment weekly, and massage a deep conditioner into your scalp to replenish the moisture.
• Find a happy medium. Super long or super short hair adds years to your face
• Give skin a moist, dewy finish instantly with a brightening product which can be worn under or over foundation.
• Lids a little droopy? Slightly tilt eyeliner at the outside corners of the eyes and add a wash of highlighter along the brow bone. Use an eyelash curler and volumizing mascara for a bonus
• boost.
• After 25, lips begin to thin. Plump up your pout using a neutral pencil to line, and fill them once you’ve prepped with a balm. Polish ‘em off with a moisturizing lipstick that contains an SPF.
• Prominent pores a problem? Hormonal changes in the 20s and 30s cause them to enlarge, making the complexion appear rough and uneven. Use oil-blotting papers and toners with ingredients like chamomile and witch hazel to temporarily swell the skin around the pores, which makes them seem smaller.
• Laugh lines making you frown? Forehead creases giving you a headache? Talk to your doctor about injectables like Botox, Restylane or collagen.
• Treat wrinkles, brown spots and stretch marks with a doctor-recommended dream cream.

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