I mean it is 2010, not 1950. The Millennial generation is now starting to turn 30. We are not like Gen X. I see people all the time who are over 30 that look 18-25, and a lot of people think I look much younger than my actual age(29). I still get asked if I am attending school by people I meet. People are living much longer these days(the average lifespan is now 80, up from around 68 in 1960) and we have more anti-aging treatments. So why is there still this medeival idea that 30 is old?? Again, this isn’t 1310, it is 2010. I mean look at this: http://www.ehow.com/how_4684098_deal-tur… He makes it sound like turning 30 is like turning 65. Heck, why don’t I pre-order one of those power chairs while I am at it?? Of course that guy is like 40, but still. Heck, the TV shows I remember from my youth were Seinfeld and Friends, not I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. But what are your thoughts?? The baby boomers revolutionized retirement age from playing chess at the local senior center to skydiving and taking exotic trips around the world. We millennials need to revolutionize 30.

Oh and 35 is when a woman can stop reproducing but science has been changing that. Lot more women over 40 are having kids these days. Again, get out of the middle ages!

We are aging since the day we are born. You must be a person of the previous generation.
I know I will probably get old and gray someday, but I don’t want it to be at freaking 30! At least after 40.

and their the one that vote the most often. young people don’t vote (only a small percentage do)
compared to the eldery young people vote way less. i know a lot of young people vote.

I wonder at times if there is a special way of removing all grey hair on ones body at old age.

Does anyone have advice for coping with an aging grandparent? Im in college and live with my elderly grandparent. They are increasingly needing more help and its making me nervous and is more than i can handle. I asked my parents if I can come home and they said yes, but its quite obvious to me that my parents and aunts and uncles are all a little more at ease having me there. Its alot of pressure and I dont know how to deal with it.

I’m almost 18 and I feel as though I have lots of wrinkles. They are "expression lines" but I feel like they look very deep. i’ve always worn sunscreen so I know it isn’t sun damage. I look at my friends and theirs arent nearly as deep as mine. Is this normal? Does anyone else have these?

I’m a 15 year old girl, and something tells me I should be doing what everyone else is doing, hanging out with friends and going out with boys. I’m at an all girls’ school, so maybe I’m a little hindered in the boy aspect, but it hasn’t stopped many others. Two of my closest friends are on anti-depressants, and I’ve had to support both of them through pretty naff times in the past year, whilst everyone else was socialising and networking.
It’s gotten to the point where I always get anxious being in the town centre where everyone else my age stands and talks. It doesn’t seem that interesting, but then why do so many people do it? I get really nervous, chewing my lip, inside of my cheeks, cracking my knuckles, pressing the tips of my fingers and fidgeting like a little freak. I can’t bring myself to walk slowly past all these people, and some have commented on how I always have my head down.
I’d like some confidence, but how do I "come out" if I can’t leave my friends behind?

I’d hope for some actual answers from believers here…

How would you react in the event of the success of recent anti-aging drug research?

Would drugs or treatment resulting in, say, a 120-yr old man who lifts weights at the gym three times a week upset you or make you happy?

Would this be a happy accomplishment of the discipline of medicine, or a sinful intrusion into the affairs of God?

Would you respond negatively the way many of you respond to abortion clinics or genetics labs, as embodiments of evil, or would you think of it as just a sort of powered-up version of blood pressure medicine?

Is it sinful in your interpretation of "God’s will" to seek longer life?
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ANYBODY give me a straight answer? Anyone?

Please? I’m not interested in trading insults with anyone.
For those who are interested, I am strongly in favor of such things but I have given a thumbs up to everyone who gave a straight answer regardless of whether I agree with them or not.

Thank you

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I really admire women who are over forty and still look good: granted, they were always pretty to begin with but they have great, smooth skin with little wrinkles, their bodies are in shape, and they usually wear flattering make-up and classy yet stylish clothes, and their hair is nice. Can anyone give me tips on how to maintain myself or any things I can do now (I’m 19) to make sure I age well? Like, moisturizing creams, etc… please advice!

Thanks : )

I am 28 and recently, seems like over night, literally, my hands are looking far older than I am. Id go as far as saying they look like they belong to a 60 or 70 year old. Coincidently it happened when I started using this anti aging product on my hands. I have read about home made chemical hand peels and how to make them. If you have experience with them or with spa microdermbrasion treatments, I would be very interested with your results especially since its not exactly in the budget but I will if need be. Any other info on seriously aged hands and reversing the problem will be so appreciated.
I never smoked
I do drink often,though

Most people think I’m 18-??, I have slight wrinkles under my eyes and bags and discoloration
people have let me go into a casino, i can buy r rated movies without any problems
but like 2 years ago I couldn’t even buy a pg-13 movie

is this premature aging

oh btw i just turned 14

I am 26 and have 6 yr. In school I see all kind of older ladies with children of my age. In my opinion its disgusting and sad to be such an old mothers.
i MEAN THEY LOOK LIKE S***.
By the way, I was married when we decided to have a child. Also I havegraduated from university 2 years later with Bachelors. Later I changed My profession to the medical field cuz it was smth I was always interested in, I became a Nurse. So a child is not an obstacle to get education. The reason I making mistakes in building sentences is I wasn’t born in U.S. and moved here only 6 years ago.
Majority of older mothers look like matrons, out of shape and obviously older, even those that are trying too hard to look young like wearing pink, fake tits etc.
It just very shocking how many older woman having such a young children and when your children become a teenagers and young adults they look like grandmothers.

For years, I’ve been thinking about a major career move. I have this idea of becoming an anti-aging specialist. I’ve discovered three different schools and or courses that would help me achieve this goal.

I would have to become a qualified personal trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, go to school for aesthetics (figured Skin Science in Utah might be the best choice) and receive a certification from the American College of Anti-Aging Sports Medicine.

With all of these combined, I’d plan to open my own practice. Rather unique, because I actually have a passion for health, fitness, skincare etc. One Problem!

How do women feel about having a male aesthetician? No waxing or make-up, although that’s in the curriculum, but I’d be more concerned with doing facial services, skin evaluations and various other spa treatments, along with doing personal training sessions, and teaching fitness classes.

The idea is to help others maintain and preserve their natural beauty without drugs or medical procedures.

In my mind, this could be really exciting, and an extremely lucrative business. I just want to know what the women think, considering spa and wellness is a female dominated industry.

Be honest.

Ok so I have the sims 3 for the computer and I have 7 people in my family and me and my wife are almost elderly and I don’t want them to be. I would like to turn off aging for them COMPLETELY (not "days till aging 960") but not for my kids because my wife’s lifetime wish is be surrounded by family (raze 5 children from baby to teenager) so I want them to age help me PWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESEEEEEEEEE

I am not mentioning that user out of respect for his elderly age

claiming he is a EVERTON Reject

but here is a clue: Tell a Neverton fan forever they are 2nd to Liverpool

My husband is 23yrs and has been type 1 diabetic since the age of 7yrs. Normally his health has been relatively good, but with his recent diabetic review has been told he has exceptionally high cholesterol. He was previously a vegetarian, but the doctor believes his change in diet over one year has nothing to do with the sudden rise, and puts it down to stress at work. This is also stopping the production of creatine, essential for muscle development and maintenance. He is fit and exercises by running on average 10 miles a day (to and from work) and eats home grown veg and lean meats etc. What are we doing wrong I wonder? Stress really can kill! Does anyone have any advice on what more we can do to drop his cholesterol in a healthy manner? At the moment, we cannot reduce his stress at work, but maybe someone has good advice for anti stress tips at home or particular foods and exercises specifically designed to lower cholesterol? He also has a heart murmur, so we are even more keen on lowering the cholesterol levels. Most grateful to any help. Thank you.

From a wife that wants her husband to stick around.

My boyfriend of almost 20 years of age has the weirdest symptoms happening to him at once…I don’t know what he could be suffering from. He had an infected lymph node and received treatment for it with anti-biotics. The next day he noticed pimples starting to form all over his body. I told him it was an allergic reaction, but he says that he started to break out before he started taking his anti-biotics. What sickness could he have?

Face and body products please!

Okay, now that I’ve got your attention, can you please give me links to other websites that say this? Or just tell me your opinion? Don’t go into a rant if your opinion contradicts the above statement, just say you don’t agree. If you do agree with the above statement, please explain why.

Elderly man age 79 is served court petition for credit charges from his deceased partner. What can and should he do? It looks like the firm wants to settle but the elderly man has no money to pay the entire thing. He was extremely harrased before by lots ofcredit companies before this lawsuit came so would this count that he can file a counter suit?

Quite a few of you have written asking about the rather prominent
ads for the product TNS Recovery Complex (9 for 0.6 oz). Increasing number
of topical products hitting the market claiming they can diminish or reduce wrinkles without "painful injections," I certainly understand the
curiosity.

I wrote about TNS Recovery Complex (SkinMedica) in a previous newsletter, when a reader asked about its ability to diminish the visible signs of aging, such as wrinkles, fine lines and uneven skin texture. SkinMedica claims that NouriCel is derived from Advanced Tissue Sciences’ patented process for growing bioengineered human tissue for treating serious burns and wounds, and help diminish wrinkles. That was SkinMedica’s
original marketing claim to fame, though the fame was all self-promoted,
as there is not a single independent, peer-reviewed study to prove that
TNS Recovery Complex is an effective option for repairing and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles. The studies that do exist about TNS products with (Nouricel) for treatment and diminishing wrinkles were paid for by SkinMedica, the company that distributes TNS products.

According to the company’s latest ads, they were surprised to find that
not only was TNS Recovery Complex healing wounds and burns, but
also that somehow their facial lines and wrinkles were going away, too. For that
reason, we now have the astounding "anti-wrinkle breakthrough of the
decade." Regrettably, no supportive research needs to be available to sell
this kind of hyperbole. All it takes is to promise women that a product
will get rid of their wrinkles and they will buy it in droves, no
matter how many other product lines, infomercials, advertisements, or
cosmetics salespeople pledge the exact same thing.

SkinMedica’s ad continues with " rebel, rebuild, and reborn” via The active formula Nouricel. Nouricel recently been shown in clinical trials to significantly reduce fine lines and facial wrinkles without irritation, painful injections, or surgery." One more flourish is the statement that "in fact, [TNS Recovery Complex and TNS Family Products] are the only topical formulation clinically proven to effectively confront every aspect of wrinkle reduction." It is easy to debunk all of this overblown nonsense by pointing out the product’s lack of sunscreen; perhaps SkinMedica overlooked the research about sun exposure’s deleterious, wrinkling, and
discoloring effects on skin.

SkinMedica has parlayed these claims into what appears to be little
more than an effort to spin off the popularity of wrinkle reduction skin care, wrinkle reduction concerns as well as recent use of Botox to its own
benefit. "The compounds in NouriCel-MD have been shown to aid in the healing of burns and wounds, so it’s no surprise that they rejuvenate aging and sun-damaged skin," said Richard Fitzpatrick, MD, founder and chairman of SkinMedica. "The addition of TNS Recovery Complex with NouriCel-MD to our product line will enable us to satisfy growing patient demand for a natural, non-invasive and proven anti-aging product." It is funny how the founder of SkinMedica can claim this and yet there is no other physician or scientist to claim this via actual research. TNS Recovery Complex is supposedly preferred because its long-term results
versus the short-term results (and repeated treatments) of Botox. Apparently, SkinMedica has conducted a research with over 200 people and the results were due in late 2002. For some reason, they do not have the result of the study yet. I wonder why?

Please note that in order for a growth factor or any hormone therapy, special ingredients like Nouricel-MD to work, it needs to reach the cellular level. There’s absolutely no scientific evidence that collagen, elastin, or hyaluronic acid – the three main components of your dermis – can penetrate the epidermis (top layer of the skin which is dead skin). Even "nanotechnology" has not been proven to be able to get these substances into the skin.
The molecules are simply too large. (Quick science lesson: The epidermis is your topmost layer of skin. The dermis, the next layer of skin, is where wrinkle-causing changes take place.) Be wary of creams and lotions that claim to topically replace, repair or produce collagen, elastin, or hyaluronic acid.
Growth factors applied to the epidermis (top layer of the skin which is dead tissue) will not rejuvenate, replenish or produce more cells. SkinMedica Claims that “NouriCel-MD contains multiple human growth factors including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEG-F) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), as well as natural antioxidants, soluble collagens and matrix proteins. Together, these compounds have demonstrated the ability to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, while also helping to increase skin elasticity and texture in as little as 45 days”.

If you were to ask how would any of the growth factors mentioned above penetrate the epidermis to actually stimulate collagen formation for wrinkle prevention and reduction, not one scientist will back SkinMedica in this theory. Not one ingredient mentioned above would even penetrate the skin to stimulate a cell for production of collagen.

So is TNS Recovery Complex better than any other over the counter skin care prodcut? The short answer is no–and that
means no way, and nohow. It isn’t even better than the daily use of an
effective sunscreen! TNS Recovery Complex is merely a moisturizer. Botox prevents the use of facial muscles, and that instantaneously smoothes out the skin.
TNS Recovery Complex won’t alter the wrinkling on any part of your face, not in
the long term, and not in the short term.

There is no published research substantiating the results, and SkinMedica declined to send us any documentation at this time.

Are the elderly revered or seen as increasingly obsolete in your society, using your own culture’s perspective?
Most importantly, in defense of your answer, why do you think this is so?