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Former jet-setting stewardess Katy Hull on why you should love your skin

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Former Virgin Atlantic stewardess Katy pictured ten years ago when her skin problems started.

In her first blog for Elixir – Treat the Skin You’re In – Katy Hall reveals why she has a passion for helping people solve their skin concerns.

Hello and welcome. I’m Katy Hull and anti-aging is my passion! I get so much satisfaction and joy from helping people with their skin concerns, studying skin health, nutrition, skincare ingredients, supplements and basically anything that contributes to us feeling and looking like the best version of ourselves!
However, it wasn’t always this way. Rewind several years and I was far from a skin angel. I was a long haul Air Stewardess for Virgin Atlantic, travelling the globe. I had a great deal of fun and experiences I will treasure forever, but the lifestyle I led took its toll on my skin. In truth, it probably wasn’t just the lifestyle because had I been more educated beyond ‘cleansing and moisturising’ then my skin may not have ended up in the awful state it did.
A love of sunbathing – with not enough regard to a high SPF cream, and a love of partying, combined with night flights, a lack of sleep, dehydration from flying and an erratic diet did not make for skin that glowed like a goddess. My skin was prematurely ageing and it seemed to happen overnight! If you saw pictures of me from that time it probably wouldn’t even be apparent.

The worst damage was lurking deep down in the skin, not visible to the naked eye and unbeknown to me at the time. It’s pretty amazing what makeup can do…. although it can’t hide lines and wrinkles. My uneven and dull skin tone was well covered and makeup with a glow gave me a false radiance. Barefaced, I was starting to lack confidence in myself and was beginning to realise the error of my ways.
It was a UV skin scan that revealed the extent of the damage. It wasn’t pretty and a very hard pill to swallow. Sent away from the clinic with around £400 of products and some big promises – that didn’t deliver. My journey of discovery with regards to skin health began. After jumping from skincare brand to brand (never satisfied with results). I eventually found my skincare holy grail that I’m fiercely loyal to – it changed my life and transformed my skin!

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I got educated on skin health – I gained a level 4 qualification in Advanced Skin Science. I studied skincare ingredients and all of the things that make up a part of the jigsaw that is skin health – It’s more complex than simply using an amazing serum! My education is a continuous journey that I’m dedicated to, so that I can help more people with their skin. Eventually I set up my online business treattheskinyourein.com. If you’d like to read my more detailed story of why I set up my business, you can read about it here.

My philosophy is very simple – ‘Treat the skin you’re in’.It’s about being kind to yourself. Listening to your body and your skin, and respecting it. Our skin is a living organ that deserves to be treated with care and respect, and if you treat it that way you’ll have your goddess glow!
With regards to the skincare products I love and believe in. They’re clean (no chemical nasties) and packed with very effective active ingredients that really pack a punch in rejuvenating the skin. Combined with some simple beauty rules that I apply to my own life – they help to support the products in working to their optimum. I believe skin can be improved, transformed and be healthy and more youthful looking. Who doesn’t want that?

My aim with this blog going forward is to share whatever knowledge, experiences and tips that I think will be beneficial to you in some way. It might be a supplement that I’m feeling the benefit of. It might be a skincare ingredient I absolutely love! Or a smoothie recipe that is total skin food…. I will only ever share information about products that I use myself and absolutely love and believe in! That way you know you’re getting a genuine experience and opinion.

So on that note I’ll say goodbye and I’ll be back soon with some anti-aging tips!

Grape anti-ageing in Bordeaux – comic Dom Jolly reveals all

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Famous for its fine red wine, packed with anti-ageing resveratrol, Bordeaux is one of the world’s best known wine travel destinations. But you may surprised to learn that the region has more than just wine tours on offer for the huge number of tourists it attracts annually.

While it’s true that Bordeaux is blessed with perfect grape growing conditions resulting in vineyards overflowing with not just red, but white and rose wines; this coastal city has become more than just a hub for wine connoisseurs and wine lovers alike. The miles of incredible coastline on the west coast provide plenty of opportunities for long strolls along sandy beaches, while the oldest streets of Bordeaux are rich in architecture and have excellent shopping for market lovers.

After experiencing this beautiful city first hand, comedian Dom Jolly for one would agree that Bordeaux has plenty to offer travellerslooking for a wonderful French experience with a difference.

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Log onto our l WebTV show, where Dom will reveal manyof the hidden gems he uncovered while discovering the French wine capital and you will be able to see for the first time footage from his trip.

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ASK YOUR ANTI-AGEING HEALTH & BEAUTY QUESTIONS HERE

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Get answers from world-leading experts on anti-aging topics here – whether is about preventative healthcare, the latest rejuvenation treatments or the best spas and doctors…

Get younger eyes with Swiss o Par – reader offer

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Get rid of the grey and emphasis your beautiful brows and eyelashes with Swiss o Par…

This is the only totally peroxide free eyelash and and brow tinting product approved for home use.

Guaranteed waterproof, non-smudge and semi-permanent – it lasts several weeks, and grows out with your natural lashes/brows growth cycle.

A pack for £8.95 does around 10-12 applications which means it lasts for a whole year. You can’t get better value than that.

Well you can with Elixir – take advantage of the special Elixir offer of £6.95

Very very easy to use – it only takes about a minute to do the brows and all the lashes of both eyes. Just two actions and its done

All the details are on www.eyestodyefor.co.uk/elixir or call + 44 (0)117 968 1414 and quote ‘elixir’

About Makeover Miles

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ELIXIR MAKEOVER MILES – PINK (UK products and services)

ELIXIR MAKEOVER MILES gives you exclusive access to the best beauty and aesthetic practitioners in the UK and elsewhere in the world.

Our privilege card gives you discounts (10-25%) in the best clinics and salons of Harley Street, Knightsbridge and Belgravia and elsewhere. You also have the assurance that the practitioners and clinics who are included in this scheme are all known to us and have the highest professional ethics and reputation. In addition you will be helping a major UK charity, Changing Faces, which helps to manage both the distress of facial disfigurement and manage our perceptions of it – 10% is donated from each membership. Membership costs $102 (£50) for the pink privilege card(UK services ) and $202 (£100) (international services) for the platinum.

For every £250 spent you will receive a Makeover Mile which entitles you to spent it on range of free beauty gifts – so, for example one Makeover Mile would entitle you to pick a gift such as a face cream with a retail value of £25 etc. You will be able to pick from a selection of gifts in our regular newsletter update. newsletter@elixirnews.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS TO QUALIFY FOR SPA TREATMENTS AND OVER 21 YEARS FOR AESTHETIC TREATMENTS, UNLESS YOU HAVE A RECOGNISED MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS ACNE, AND YOU HAVE OBTAINED MEDICAL APPROVAL. NO COSMETIC SURGERY IS OFFERED WITH THIS LOYALTY CARD.

ALL TREATMENTS ARE OFFERED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER ON CONDITION THAT YOU MAKE A CONFIRMED PRIOR BOOKING BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL. TREATMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

Buy your ELIXIR privilege card online at www.thevitalityshopuk.com. info@elixirnews.com

TREATMENTS
These are just some of the treatments and conditions that you will be able to receive at a discount using the ELIXIR MAKEOVER MILES PINK (Terms and Conditions Apply). Please note that no surgery/cosmetic surgery forms part of this offer or is being offered by us:

Acne Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Aesthetic Fillers – Harley Street Skin Clinic London; BA Clinic London Cosmedics London,
Aesthetic procedures for men – BA Clinic London
Age Testing – Dr Daniel Sister, Beauty Works West Nottinghill London
Amelan Treatment – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Anti-Ageing therapies – Dr Daniel Sister, Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
BIOLUSTRE HAIR REJUVENATION – Paul Edmonds Hair & Beauty Knightsbridge
Blue Vein Treatment – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Botox – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic London, BA Clinic London, Cosmedics London; Dr Daniel Sister, Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Carboxy Skin Rejuvenation – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London; Dr Daniel Sister, Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Cellulite – The Face & Body Clinic Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London;
Cheek Enhancement – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London;
Cosmeceuticals – Dr Denese of New York
Cosmetic Laser– Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Cosmetic Radio Surgery – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Dental – Harley Dental Implant Centre, London;
Dental Implants – Harley Dental Implant Centre, London; Forma Cosmetic Dentistry, London
Dermaquest Lip Plumper – SkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester
DETOX – Nosh Detox (delivery within M25 area)
EVLT Laser- Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Endermology – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Facial Peels – Harley Street Medical Skin ClinicSkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester
Facials – Brigitta Lark Bespoke Organic Beauty
For Men Only – BA Clinic London
Gel Nails – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Hair Beauty – Neville Hair & Beauty Belgravia, LondonKarine Jackson, Covent Garden, London
Hair Removal – The Face & Body Clinic, LondonHarley Street Medical Skin Clinic Cap City Cosmetic
Hair Restoration (surgical and non-surgical)- The Harley Street Clinic
Invisalign (invisible dental brace) – Forma Cosmetic Dentistry, Harley Street, London
Hormone Balancing – Dr Daniel Sister, Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Indian Head Massage – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Laresse – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, Cosmedics
Laser Micro Peel – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Laser Hair Removal – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Laser Teeth Whitening – SkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester
Lunchtime Peel – SkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester
Manicure – Neville Hair & Beauty, Belgravia, London
Massages – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Medical Peels – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Medical Microdermabrasion – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Mesoglow (surgilift) – BA Clinic London
Microdermabrasion – SkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester
Mole & Skin tag removal – Cosmedics, London
Obesity Management- Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Organic Facial rejuvenation – Brigitta Lark Bespoke Organic Beauty, Mayfair, London
Organic Hair Colour – Karine Jackson, Covent Garden London
Oral Hygiene – Harley Dental Implant Centre, London
Osteopathy – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Mineral Makeup – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Nutraceuticals – www.thevitalityshopuk.com
Pedicure – Neville Hair & Beauty, Belgravia London
Personal Training – Karl Johnson Personal Training – Birmingham
Photo Rejuvenation – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Reflexology – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London;
Restylane – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, Cosmedics
Riding, yoga and spa holidays – The Riding Company
Sculptra – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, Cosmedics
Semi-Permanent Makeup
Smartlipo – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Snoring – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, Harley Street, London
Surgiderm – BA Clinic, Knightsbridge, London
Surgilips – BA Clinic, Knightsbridge, London
Surgilift – BA Clinic, Knighsbridge, London
Tanning Treatments – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Teeth whitening – Harley Dental Implant Centre, London;
Teeth Polishing – The Toothplace, City of London
Thermage – Wimpole Aesthetic Centre
Thread Lifts – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic, London
Threading (eyebrows) – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
TriaActive – Harley Street Skin Clinic
Vein Treatment – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London
Veneeers – Harley Dental Implant Centre, London;
Velasmooth – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Visia Skin Analysis – Harley Street Medical Skin Clinic
Voluma – BA Clinic, Knightsbridge London
Wax Hair Removal – Beauty Works West, Nottinghill, London SkinGenesis, Chester, Leeds & Manchester

ELIXIR MAKEOVER MILES – Platinum – all of the above and more

Watch this space – the new products and services of our partners are being added daily!

Abdominal and duodenal ulcers – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Aesthetics including facial fillers and volumisers, Botox, lasers and dermabrasion – Raj Chopra MD, Beverly Hills, California; Dr Elizabeth Roche MD MediSpa, New JerseyClínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Anti-aging Medicine – Dr Nick Delgado, Huntington Beach, California the Kurotel Longevity Centre & Spa, Gramado, BrazilClínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Arthritis & Joint problems – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Astigmantism – Eurocanarias Oftalmológica, Gran Canaria
Back pain/spinal disc problems – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Breast Disease & endometriosis – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Cataracts – Eurocanarias Oftalmológica, Gran Canaria
Cellulite Treatments – Clínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Complex symptoms of ill-health that do not have clear diagnosis – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Cosmetic Dentistry- Dr Jeff Golub Evans at theNew York Center for Cosmetic Dentistry in Manhattan
Cornea Transplants – Eurocanarias Oftalmológica, Gran Canaria
Diabetes management – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Erectile dysfunction – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Eye health – Eurocanarias Oftalmológica, Gran Canaria
Glaucoma – Eurocanarias Oftalmológica, Gran Canaria
Hair transplantation – Clínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Heart Disease – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Hepatitis including C – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Dr Nick Delgado
Hormones – The Kurotel Longevity Centre & Spa, Gramado, Brazil
Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments – Oxygen Zone -Serbia
Immunodeficiency – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Lung disease – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Mesotherapy – Clínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Migraine, dizziness and headaches of uncertain origin – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Multiple Sclerosis – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Pancreas and intestinal disorders – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Psorasis and eczema – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, MoscowClínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
SmartLipo – Oxygen Zone – Serbia
Threadlifts – Clínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Thyroid Disorders – The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, Moscow
Weight Management – The Kurotel Longevity Centre & Spa, Gramado, Brazil; The Clinic of Cybernetic Medicine, MoscowClínica San Roque, S.A. Gran Canaria
Yoga & Horseriding holidays, The Riding Company
Nutraceuticals – www.thevitalityshopuk.com

SPAS
Austria – The Organic Spa – home to the largest stud of Lipizanna horses;Reiters Burgenland Resort The Riding Company
Brazil – The International Kurotel Longevity Centre & Spa
Cyprus – The Columbia Beach Resort and Spa, Pissori Beach, Paphos
Grand Canaria – Hotel Cordial Cordial Mogán Playa Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & SpaTALASOTERAPIA CANARIAS AMADORES – Gloria Palace Amadores Thalasso & Hotel and TALASOTERAPIA CANARIAS SAN AGUSTÍN Gloria Palace San Agustín Thalasso & HotelThalasso Corallium Villa del CondeSpa Corallium Costa Meloneras, Gran Canaria
Singapore – The Estheva

CLINICS & SERVICE PROVIDERS participating in the scheme:

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Red wine the elixir of youth?

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Boston: A substance in wine could prove to be an elixir of youth that holds back many of the effects of ageing, new research suggests.

Obese mice on high-calorie diets lived longer and had healthier hearts and livers when given the compound, resveratrol.

The molecule reversed gene activity patterns associated with diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related conditions.

Dr David Sinclair, one of the US researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, said: “The ‘healthspan’ benefits we saw in the obese mice treated with resveratrol, such as increased insulin sensitivity, decreased glucose levels, healthier heart and liver tissues, are positive clinical indicators and may mean we can stave off in humans age-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, but only time and more research will tell.”

Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant produced by certain plants as a defence against the effects of injury and fungal infection.

It is commonly found in grape skins, peanuts and mulberries, and is especially plentiful in red wine.

Drinking red wine has been suggested as one explanation for the French Paradox – the fact that heart disease death rates are lower in France than in other industrialised countries with similar risk factors.

In 2003, researchers found that yeast treated with resveratrol lived 60 per cent longer than normal. Later experiments showed that the compound also extends the lifespans of worms and flies by almost 30 per cent, and fish by nearly 60 per cent.

The new findings, published in the journal Nature, are the first to show increased survival in mammals.

“Mice are much closer evolutionarily to humans than any previous model organism treated by this molecule, which offers hope that similar impacts might be seen in humans without negative side-effects,” said Dr Sinclair.

The scientists found that at 60 weeks of age, overfed mice given resveratrol began to survive three to four months longer than those not receiving the compound.

This trend continued, and at 114 weeks, which represents old age in mice, more than half the animals not treated with resveratrol died.

In contrast, at least two thirds of those in the resveratrol group continued to survive.

Overweight treated mice were generally healthier than overweight mice that were not treated.

Untreated mice had higher blood plasma levels of insulin, glucose and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), all markers that in humans predict the onset of diabetes.

At 18 months of age, the livers of high calorie, untreated mice were twice the size and weight of those given resveratrol. The treated mice had livers similar to those of animals on standard diets, and their livers were more normal at the cellular level.

Tests also showed that mice fed resveratrol were physically more co-ordinated and had better motor skills.

Dr Richard Hodes, director of the US National Institute on Ageing (NIA), which took part in the research, said: “There is currently intense interest in identifying interventions that can be applied to improve health and survival, especially as our society ages.

“Today’s basic science findings are a notable step in this effort.”

Dr Sinclair is a co-founder of Sirtris, a company which has developed a formulation of resveratrol now being used in an early clinical trial involving diabetes patients.

Americans living longer than ever before

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New York: Life expectancy in the US has almost doubled in the last century. When the US population reached 100 million in 1915, the average lifespan was 54 years. When the population hit 200 million in 1967, it was around 70.

Today, with a population of 300 million the average lifespan of someone living in the US is nearly 78.

Some experts on aging believe that within 50 years, the average person living in an industrialized nation with good access to health care will live to be at least 100.

During the first half of the 20th century revolutionary advances in medicine and public health were responsible for raising the average life expectancy in the U.S. by more than 20 years — from age 47 in 1900 to age 68 in 1950.

According to the CDC, the 10 greatest medical and public health achievements of the 20th century were:

* Vaccination against disease, resulting in the eradication or elimination of major diseases of the early 20th century, such as smallpox and polio
* Control of infectious disease through improved sanitation, clean water sources, and the introduction of antibiotics
* Improvements in motor-vehicle safety
* Improved workplace safety
* Improved food safety
* Decline in deaths from heart disease and strokestroke
* Smaller families with longer birth intervals due to family planning
* Better prenatal care
* Fluoridation of drinking water
* Public health efforts to reduce smoking

The biggest single factor in the increase in life expectancy during the latter half of the 20th century and beyond has been the improvement in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the experts agree.

In just the last 25 years, there has been an almost 50% reduction in deaths from strokestroke and heart attacks in the U.S.

Cancer deaths are also declining, driven largely by public health efforts to educate Americans about the dangers of smoking. Lung cancer deaths among men have been declining since the mid-1970s, and increases among women have begun to stabilize.

Dramatic reductions in infant mortality and easier access to emergency care have also helped increase life expectancies in the last three decades of the 20th century.

Americans are living longer but are they living better? Are the extra years worth it in quality-of-life terms? Or are they filled with avoidable suffering related to failing health?

Certainly, most people who make it to their eighth decade experience age-related health challenges. The average 75-year-old has three chronic health conditions, and the list of chronic diseases that are linked to aging seems endless. Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetesdiabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseaseParkinson’s disease, and arthritisarthritis are just a few.

But there is some intriguing clinical evidence that in spite of their health problems, older people today really are happier, healthier, and are functioning better than their parents or grandparents.

Dr John Moran, anti-ageing, menopause & andropause – Wimpole Street, London

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Dr John Moran, RD, MBBS, DPsSC, DFFP, P.G.Dip Nutr.MED
Holistic Medical Clinic
19 Wimpole Street
London W1G 8GE
T: +44 (0)20 7631 1111 F: + 44(0)20 7631 1112
doctor@hmc-holistic.demon.co.uk W: www.holisticmedical.co.uk

Cats

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Animals have unique physiological structures, and therefore need specific food and nutrients to keep them in optimal health. No longer considered just animals, household pets require special attention. Filling the need, the pet food industry has grown tremendously over the years. But are you getting the best nutrients for your dog or cat?

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Cats have been domesticated since early times, essentially to catch rats and mice. Today, they are mainly household pets that, like dogs, require special attention when it comes to their nutrition and care.

Cats are carnivorous. But, unlike dogs that can eat some plant-based foods, cats need animal protein to survive. Amino acids like taurine and arginine are important to a cat’s health; without them cats could die. Taurine, for one, is a must for heart, kidney, and eye health.Arginine detoxifies ammonia in cats’ kidneys and is also important for heart and pancreatic function and keeping the gut healthy.The essential fatty acid, arachidonic acid, is another must for cats—it is used in every cell in the body.And, just like humans, they need B vitamins to support their cardiovascular system. Cats also have problems metabolizing certain amino acids from other nutrients, like the conversion of niacin to tryptophan, or vitamin A from beta-carotene, along with limitation in enzyme systems. For that reason cats have a more stringent need for specific nutritional requirements than for omnivores such as the rat, dog, and man.

So how can you be assured that you are giving your pet the best nutrition? Besides high quality commercial foods that are nutrient-enriched, feed supplements are the best option to make sure your pets are getting all the vitamins and minerals they need to live long healthy lives.

Life Extension Dog Mix and Life Extension Cat Mix are among the best products for protecting your animal’s health.Just two scoops per day provide the vitamin insurance your pet needs to stay healthy and strong.Life Extension Dog Mix contains significant amounts of high-grade nutrients usually reserved for the most expensive human supplements. It contains flavonoids, amino acids, antioxidants, probiotics, essential fatty acids, methylation enhancers, and more.

Resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant, has been added to both mixes. Resveratrol is an extract from red grapes and other plants. A tremendous number of studies indicate that resveratrol provides multi-faceted health benefits. Among resveratrol’s many benefits is its ability to help treat pain, regulate bacterial growth,20 support immune system, protect DNA,and many other conditions.

In fact, many commercial pet foods do not contain the vitamins, amino acids, phytonutrients, and advanced antioxidants found in Life Extension Dog Mix and Life Extension Cat Mix. Life Extension pet supplements contain the same pharmaceutical-grade nutrients used in the products consumed by Life Extension Foundation members. Note: Do not give pets supplements meant for humans as they may not be compatible.

They are available at www.thevitalityshopuk.com

Stem cells could delay menopause

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New York: Researchers from the University of Tennessee have developed early stage human eggs have been developed from stem cells for the first time that could that it could lead to the natural menopause being delayed by up to 12 years.

The team led by Antonin Bukovsky took ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) cells from the outside of the ovaries of five women aged 39 to 52 and grew them in a lab for five to six days. Some were exposed to a growth-stimulating oestrogen medium called phenol red.

Cells cultured without phenol red differentiated into immature small cells of various different types while the exposed ones completed the first stage of the division needed to become mature human eggs, capable of being fertilised and developing into an embryo.

They went on to become mature human eggs capable of being fertilised and developing into an embryo. The team say the OSE cells can be easily harvested from the surface of the ovaries, using a laparoscope, a flexible telescope-like instrument.

They said the discovery could help those women with poor fertility or who are set to go through an early menopause, who lack follicles in their ovaries, to have a better chance of conceiving through IVF.

“Development of numerous mature oocytes (eggs) from adult ovarian stem cells in vitro (in the laboratory) offers new strategies for the egg preservation, IVF utilisation, and treatment of female infertility,” Bukovsky added.

Get checked out with the experts

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Each year more than a million people die from old age. Experts in the field of anti-ageing medicine, are at the fore-front of what is actually preventative medicine. Most ageing diseases are caused by lifestyle – things that we do to ourselves either by a poor diet, lack of exercise, too much alcohol or smoking. The world’s leading anti-ageing experts are here.

Starting with a simple blood test medical specialists can determine what diet and supplements you need to look better from the inside out and help you live a better quality of life for longer. Other experts can assist with motivation and feelings, cosmetic surgery and rejuvenation.

United States

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Anti-Aging Group
21485 E Dixie Hwy
Aventura, FL 33180
T: 800-325-1325
Email: General@antiaginggroup.com
Web: www.Antiaginggroup.com

The Anti Aging Group offers a wide range of customer services and superior products through its medical facility, specially trained medical counselors and network of partner physicians who are all specialists in HGH and Testosterone treatments and protocols.

Dr. Kadish M.D., N.D., A.B.M.
2612 East Barnett Rd.
Medford, OR 97504
T: 541 773-3191

Longevity Centre of Houston
4126 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1620
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: (713) 522-4037
Fax: (713) 623-8007
Email: longevityhouston@aol.com
Web: www.longevityhouston.com

The physicians of the Longevity Centre of Houston provide advanced treatments in anti-aging and skin sare. Anti-Aging medicine is a medical specialty founded on the application of advanced scientific and medical technologies for the early detection, prevention, treatment and reversal of age-related dysfunction, disorders, and diseases.

Consultation on diet and exercise (weight loss), nutritional supplementation and hormone modulation (natural replacement of declining hormones such as Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone or HGH, DHEA and Melatonin.

State-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics are used to help eradicate the debilitating and disabling diseases of aging. Longevity Centre of Houston can also provide results oriented aesthetics. Using our advanced Intense Pulsed Light system coupled with Botox will eliminate hair, age spots, wrinkles, and vascular lesions such as Rosacesa and Spider Veins. It also offers Brava, the non-surgical breast augmentation (enlargement) system.

Mexico

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COLONIA FUENTES

Marco Dominguez, MD
Carcuito Fuentes del Pedregal 410 Suite B
Colonia Fuentes del DF
Mexico
CP 14140

GUADALAJARA

Eleazar A. Carrasco, MD
Chapultepec Norte 140-203
Guadalajara, Jalisco 44600
Mexico
T: 825-16-55

F. Navares Merino, MD
Lopez Mateos Nte 646 S H
Guadalajara, Jalisco 44680
Mexico
T: 36-16-88-70

Pablo Huerta Rivera
Bruselas No 159 SJ
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico
T:825-53-81

JUAREZ

Humberto Berlanga, MD
Insurgentes 2516
Cd Juarez, Chih 32330
Mexico
T: 6-13-4359
F: 6-13-8023
e-mail: berlanga@prodigy.net.mx

MATAMOROS

Frank Morales, Sr., MD
1 a y Nordos, Cal Jardin
H Matamoros, Tamp
Matamoros
Mexico
T: 3-31-07

MORELIA

Jorge H. Ortiz Arellano, MD
Artilleros de 1840 No 640 PB
Col Chapultepec Norte
CP 58260
Morelia Mich
Mexico
T: 52-451-140830

PUENTE DE PIEDRA

Joaquin Gonzalez Aragon
Instituto Mexicano de Estudios
En Longevidad S C
Puente de Piedra 150C P
14050 Puente de Piedra
Mexico
T: 52-5-7-84-64-78

TIJUANA

Jose A Calzada, MD, DC
David Alfaro
Siqeiros 25-404
Zona Rio
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 52-66-342266

Frank/Cheryl Durand, MD
406 Paseo Tijauna Ave. No 201
Tijuana, BC 22320
Mexico

Jeffrey Freeman, MD, AAFD
Hilda Sonia Rodriques, MD
Europa Institute of Integrated
Medicine
No. 406 Ave.
Paseo Tijuana
2nd Floor, Suite 201
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 52-66-82-4902
F: 52-66-82-4920 fax
e-mail: freeman@infosel.net.mx

Francisco Rique, MD
Azucenas 15
Frac del Prado
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 52-66-813-171

Alfredo Rivera Rueda, MD
Rio Lermo No15
Fracc Ind. Tlanepantia
Cp 54030 EDO
Mexico
T: 5-65-55-99

Rodrigo Rodriguez, MD
Azucenas 15
Frac del Prado
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 706-681-3171

Geronimo Rubio, MD
420 Granados
Fraccionamiento La Mesa
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 52-662-17602

Norma Nino Sulkowska, MD
Paseo Pedregal 2763
Casta Hermosa
Playas de Tijuana
Mexico
T: 52-66-301-276

Roberto Tapia, MD
Azucenas 15
Frac del Prado
Tijuana, BC
Mexico
T: 706-681-3171

TORREON

Carlos Lopez Moreno, MD
Tulipanes 475
Colonia Torreon, Jardin
Torreon, Coahuila 27
Mexico
T: 52-17-138140
e-mail: clopez1940@hotmail.com

Brazil

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AMAZONAS

Fernando M. de Souza, MD
R. Fortaleza 201
Adrianopolis, Manaus
Amazonas
Brazil
092-2367733

CURITIBA

Oslim Malina, MD
Rua Casemiro de Abreu 32
Curitiba
Brazil
041-252-4395

PELOTAS

Antonio C. Fernandes, MD
Rua Santa Tecla 470A
Pelotas, RS 96010
Brazil
0532-224699

PORTO ALEGRE

Moyses Hodara, MD
Rua Vigario Jose Inacio
368, Sala 102
Porto Alegre-RS
Brazil
512-24-3557

Carlos J.P. de Sa, MD
Marcilio Dias – 1056
Porto Alegre-RS 90060
Brazil
512-33-4832-49-3495

Jose Valdai de Souza, MD
Av. Carlos Gomes, 328/501-514
90480-000 – RS – Brazil
Porto Alegre – RS
Brazil
051-328 4928 or
051-328 9517
051-328 4928 fax
e-mail: jvaldai@terra.com.br

RIO DE JANEIRO

Helion Povoa Filho, MD
Rua Martins Ferreira, 75
Botafogo
Rio de Janeiro – RJ
CEP: 22 271 – 010
Brazil
21-539-0906 fax
e-mail: helionp@liveinrio.iis.com.br

Jose G. Furtado, MD
Rua Jardim Botanico
295 – Terreo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
021-286-4800

SÃO PAULO

Jose DeFelippe, Jr., MD
R. Conde De Porto Alegre, 1985
CEP04608 São Paulo
Brazil
543-8833
533-9959 fax

Fernando Luiz Flaquer, MD
Professor Artur Ramos, 183 cjs
121/122
Jd. Europa
01454-011
São Paulo-SP
Brazil
55-11-3814-3395
55-11-3819-3442
55-11-3814-3455 fax
e-mail: genesysflaquer@uol.com.br

Dr Pierre Cloutier MD – Quebec

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Dr Pierre Cloutier MD
Member of the American Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine
2457 du Versant
Magog, Quebec, Canada
T/F: 819 847-8478
drcloutier@cgocable.ca
http://sites.rapidus.net/pieclout/

A specialist in anti-ageing medicine, Dr Cloutier uses blood testing and health/lifestyle questionnaire to determine the correct treatments. He will advise on lifestyle changes, nutrition, vitamins and minters, hormone replacement and medication.

About Elixir

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Avril O’Connor is the Editor of Elixir News and Elixir magazine. It has been developed from a passion which began in 2002 when there was a proliferation of web sites selling anti-ageing products and services….but few with an independent voice.

In April 2005 Elixir News was born. It is editorially independent enabling consumers to better make informed choices about their health and anti-ageing products and services.

We do not accept payment to write endorsements of products and services or for the inclusion of experts and services in our directories. This enables Elixir News to be a credible and independent news source, as well as including all the services and professional experts that we consider relevant to our readership. Nevertheless inclusion is not an endorsement by us and should it come to our attention that any business mentioned on our site is being conducted in an illegal or unethical manner we will remove it from our directories.

Visitors to our site should also bear in mind that many claims are made for anti-ageing products and services that are not necessarily substantiated by scientific evidence and should always take the expert advice of a qualified medical doctor.

It is the intention of Elixir News to fairly report and investigate the facts. If we consider that any claims for products/services are bogus or unsubstantiated we will say so. If you have had negative experiences with businesses in this sector please let us know and we will take up the challenge. We also report on our positive experiences with products and services. Advertising or sponsorship is clearly labelled as such.

We hope that you will find our web site useful in arming you with knowledge that can help you live a longer and happier life. But once again we do advise anyone with persistent health problems to consult a qualified medical practitioner/doctor. Anyone embarking on a intensive anti-ageing programme should, in particular, seek the advice of a qualified specialist about the supplements they plan to take and in what quantities, as they may conflict with drug therapy and certain medical conditions. The doctor may advise certain blood and other tests to determine your individual needs.

Please do let us know about your experiences and feedback on the information within this site. Email us at info@elixirnews.com

General Advice

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Warning: Certain supplements and hormones may pose health risks for some individuals. You should also be aware that many claims for health and anti-ageing products are not always substantiated by medical evidence and/or long-term studies. Always take the advice of a qualified medical practitioner/doctor, particularly if you have persistent systoms.

Care should be taken not to take high doses of some vitamins and supplements, particularly Vitamins A and D which are stored by the body and can be toxic in large amounts. The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA ) or Reference Daily Intake (RDI) varies (although the US/UK recommendations are similar ) but does not take into account, gender, age, current state of health or environmental factors. For this reason Elixir News does not state these doses. It is therefore wise to consult a doctor or nutrionist rather than rely on RDA or manufacturers guidelines.

Taking more than 1,000 mg of vitamin C a day, for example, could cause diarrhoea, while high intakes of calcium (above 1,500 mg a day) and iron (above 17mg a day) may result in similar symptoms in some people. Vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid) may cause facial flushing if taken at high doses, while excess zinc can reduce copper absorption, leading to anaemia. While many women take doses of around 100mg of vitamin B6 to ease PMT symptoms, high levels could cause nerve damage. Such damage has only been noticed at 1,000mg, but the US’s FDA recommends people take no more than 10mg a day. Similarly with minerals care should be taken not to exceed recommended doeses. There are also concerns over the mineral chromium picolinate as it has been linked to cancer.

Where we know about concerns over a supplement or where it has been banned outright we will post these details on our banned/redlight section. You should also reassure youself that the supplements you buy are of the highest quality.

The advice of a specialist doctor should be sought for guidance on the right supplements for you. A doctor may advise various blood tests to determine these -see AntiAgeing Tests.