Eight Ways to Age Gracefully Without Surgery

Long before collagen, botox and cosmetic surgery, aging gracefully was still a hot topic among women. Some did it better than others, knowing herbal secrets that had been passed down from generation to generation. Now you can share these secrets, and spare yourself the pain and expense of modern methods!

1: Herbal tea. Cut down on coffee and drink herbal tea. Coffee has no specific varieties that will help you beat the years, but herbal teas offer a huge variety of flavors specific to aging gracefully. Sage is an excellent anti aging tea, which helps keep the mind and memory functioning properly. Rosemary also boosts the immune system and keeps your heart healthy. Corn silk tea is an aid in weight loss. Adding lemon to herbal teas will boost their anti aging properties.

2: Evening Primrose Oil. Taken in capsule form, Evening primrose oil is a wonderful supplement which can ease menopausal symptoms and help in the process of aging gracefully. The oil is also an excellent moisturizer for aging skin, softening fine lines and helping to prevent dryness.

3: Oatmeal. Since ancient times, oatmeal has been one of womankind’s most potent anti aging secrets, and the secret of luminous skin. Soak a handful of oatmeal in two cups of water overnight and strain off the oatmeal `milk’ in the morning. Use this to cleanse your face with a cotton wool pad. Add oatmeal to your bath to extend the treatment, by putting oatmeal in a muslin or cheesecloth sachet and dropping it into the water.

4: Hats and scarves. Yes, it’s time to Bring Back the Hat. This vintage fashion did more than boost a woman’s self esteem by shopping for a new hat, it also protected her complexion from the sun and helped prevent wrinkles. If you want your skin to age gracefully, wear a shady hat – or make sure your moisturizer contains sun block.

5: As above the best way to stop your hands giving the age game away is to keep them covered, in the sun and when doing dirty work. If you really can’t stand gloves, use sunscreen outdoors, and waterproof barrier cream indoors. Keep your hands smooth and soft by massaging a teaspoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of salt into them daily. Rinse off with warm water.

6: Herbs for hair health. Long before volumizing shampoos and conditioners, women had wonderful thick hair that was really their `crowning glory’ – and they kept it that way well into their later years with natural herbal treatments. Fair hair was kept shining with a chamomile rinse, while dark hair was persuaded to keep its glossy appearance with a rosemary rinse. Grey hair was created with sage. Just make a very strong tea of the dried herb (about 1-2 tablespoons to a cup of hot water) and allow to cool before using. Indonesian women still use coconut milk as a hair treatment – it keeps the hair thick and glossy, and leaves a lovely fragrance. Olive oil, warned in the hand and massaged through the hair, is another secret of long, thick, glossy hair. An added bonus is that, while you are doing this, the oil will be helping keep your fingernails strong as well.

7: One hundred brush strokes. The other secret for beautiful hair was a thorough brushing every night, and it is still the best way to stimulate the scalp and keep hair thick and glossy. It is important to buy the right brush – a bristle brush is essential, a plastic brush won’t do. Keep the brush scrupulously clean.

8: Counting Your Blessings. This was always Grandma’s best advice for keeping a positive attitude and slowing down the aging process and it still works today. For everything you have to be thankful for, give thanks, and pass on the blessing by helping someone else. Focusing outside yourself is a tried and true way of keeping the years at bay.

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