Cynthia Rowland is widely recognized as an expert in all natural facial fitness. She has appeared on The View, NBC 4, Fit TV, HGTV and other popular shows. This author, speaker and television personality is leading the crusade to keep men and women looking vibrantly younger through natural techniques without spending their children's inheritance.
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Articles by Cynthia Rowland
Maybe when you look in the mirror you see a resemblance of your Mom looking back at you. You probably see more than just sagging or fullness under your eyes; you most likely see jowls, pouches, a downturned mouth, spongy skin, the dreaded wattle, sagging cheeks and more in the mirror.
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There is a very simple yet specific exercise program designed to lift, strengthen and tone the face. Just as resistance exercise works for the body; resistance exercise can work for the face. Not contortions, twists or puckers that may cause additional woes, but a proven, reliable exercise program that works to reshape and contour a sagging face.
Many women who exercise regularly say that they wish their faces would match their bodies. After months, even years in the gym their bodies look youthful, sleek with improved posture and tone. Unfortunately, the exercise used for their torsos have not lifted or toned their faces and as a result she suffers from "Butter Face", as in her body looks great but her face…
Double chins are move prevalent now than ever before as people exhibit the telltale signs of weight gain. Yes, obesity is a world wide health epidemic and it affects more than just our waist lines.
Many people who desire a younger looking face have decided to choose a path that involves an all natural, alternative method – one that does not create health risks and one that guarantees that you will look exactly like yourself only younger and certainly recognizable.
There is certainly nothing wrong with wanting to look as pretty as possible; after all, your face is your calling card, your power suit and for a very long time, it is a well-known fact that a beautiful face is a powerful asset - an asset that can propel a woman through the glass ceiling and beyond when her brains and is transcend the stratosphere.
Facial exercise is deep muscle conditioning that does not use contortions, twists, puckers and scrunches. If you scrunch or twist or contort your face hoping to see lifting and toning, you will be disappointed. This type of exercise may even increase and accentuate existing lines and wrinkles..
No one ever believes it will happen to them. No matter how many articles published or television news items aired, men and women continue to engage in risky behavior that is not well thought out when it comes to altering their faces and bodies using surgery and other invasive modalities.
Just like muscles in the body respond to exercise, the face responds to exercise, too. In the body muscles reposition, contour and tighten with exercise; the facial muscles also lift, tone, tighten and contour when the principles of resistance and contractions are applied
Poor Valerie Bertinelli. Here she loses a great deal of weight, probably thirty pounds, maybe more, and instead of the media congratulating her on her new, svelte body, they are maligning her face, saying that she looks older now than she did two years ago when she still wore a size twelve.
Facial exercise, not twists, puckers or contortions, is a safe and sane alternative for a healthier, younger looking face. The exercises are painless, there is no risk and you look like you did ten to fifteen years ago.
Beauty, many people believe, is purchased. Consumers go for most new lotions and potions offered in beautiful, slick magazines; they query one another at every outing to determine if they are up-to-date on the latest and greatest hype that separates them from their money. Walk by most any table with a group of gals and you will hear discussions of the steps they are taking to stave off the march of Mother Nature's footprints across their faces.
Many people avoid looking in the mirror. Why? Because their face does not portray the youthful look they would like to see.
Our physical looks fade as we mature; our skin tone is different, our hair shows gray and our once beautiful faces begin to lose tone, vibrancy and radiance.
You have probably heard that facial exercise can safely and easily transform an aging face into a more youthful visage but you may not know which type of exercise program provides the most benefit for a drab, sagging or droopy face.
When you closely examine your face what is the biggest detraction or the neon light that calls attention to your facial imperfections? Is that looming chin – the dreaded wattle – tops on your list?
Double chins can occur even when you haven't gained an ounce but wearing an extra roll of flesh can make you look pounds heavier.
Wearing a double chin cannot be disguised with turtlenecks or scarves. A double chin cannot be concealed with makeup or other cosmetic preparations. Double chins are a result of muscle atrophy. That's right – muscle atrophy as in no activity.
Margie thought her marriage would last forever; whenever she heard or read statistics concerning divorce, she brushed them aside never believing for one moment that she would ever find her husband boring or inattentive to the point that she would even consider divorce, let alone become a divorcee.
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Ever sit in amazement while you listen to the list of contraindications and the looming significant complications that exist when you watch an advertisement touting the latest and greatest prescription drug? Do you ask yourself, "Who would take this drug knowing how harmful the side effects might be?"
If you are one of the 190 million people in the USA who use anti-depressants you may not be aware that the prescription you are taking is most likely making you look older.
Men of the twenty first century have certainly transformed their regard for personal upkeep. Gone is the Neanderthal thinking as most of them have no problem having their hair and nails professionally cared for and a lot of them have discovered facials, waxing and more that add to their good looks.
Looking beautiful if you are on a budget has never been easier.
Giving up those expensive, needless trips to the plastic surgeon for temporary injections that plump and paralyze or painful nips 'n tucks that may not deliver the enhanced face you purchased just got easier when you consider that facial exercise is the very green alternative.
How many times did you stand in front of your mirror this week only to gently lift the sides of your face up and back into the hairline? This futile action may have temporarily "lifted" your appearance but if you want to have lasting results, those sagging cheek muscles need a rescue regime and they need it now.
Desperate people do desperate things and surgery is one of those desperate things that aging Baby Boomers hope can "fix" their sagging faces.
This is exactly what the practitioners that dispense paralyzing and plumping injections along with surgeries of every kind hope you believe. Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching!
Imagine taking a big wad of hundred dollar bills and flushing them. If you use injections that plump and paralyze you are experiencing the equivalent of doing just that.
What do celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, David Gest, Kenny Rogers, Jill Saward and others regret?
Do other celebrities such as Priscilla Presley, Cher, Joan Rivers and Melanie Griffith have the same regrets?
Are Michael Jackson, his sisters Janet and LaToya and Jackie Stallone related or do they, too, harbor regrets?
What do these celebrities have in common that causes them angst? Why, plastic surgery, of course!
The Baby Boomers always knew they would look younger and indeed they have. Whoever coined the phrase "Sixty is the New Forty" certainly must have been a Baby Boomer who grew up defying anything that reeked of old.
Safe, sane exercise wins again as nips and tucks have been outed. Speeding up the aging process is just another contraindication of surgery. That's right, if you choose surgery, and allow your beautiful healthy face to be cut; your face may never look youthful again due to skin discoloration, unnatural draping and evident scarring.
If your face has stopped you from looking in the mirror because you cannot fathom how in the world your face could droop and sag in so many directions; just know that you are not alone.
If you have tried facial plastic surgery, injections that plump and paralyze and liposuction for those hard to exercise places, you may be less thrilled with your results now than even six months ago.
The smorgasbord of anti- aging choices may have you baffled. After consulting with those who specialize in plastic surgery, dermatology, skin care, those you love, friends who have had procedures and those who haven´t; you now are armed with the latest and up-to-date arsenal of anti-aging procedures and methods that promote an illusionary promise to turn back the clock.
Oh dear, it's true! Plastic surgery and injections that paralyze and plump are creating a world where those who have used these procedures have begun to resemble one another.
The "done" look is so prevalent especially in certain areas of the country where entertainment, music and fashion abound. The trickle down effect has begun to permeate the ranks of ordinary folk as school teachers, secretaries and wanna-bes go into debt to buy a piece of the American Dream that woos naïve men and women into believing that they too can look younger if they just allow certain procedures to be performed.
In the quest for youthfulness John Q. Public has been the proverbial guinea pig.
It is true. For the past ten years or more injections that plump and paralyze have become the mainstay of many physicians including plastic surgeons, derms and now even OB/GYN´s, dentists and proctologist have jumped on the cash cow bandwagon to fatten their wallets.
A new industry within the industry of Plastic Surgery has arisen and it is called "Revision Surgery".
Under the Revision heading are many sub-headings but they have one thing in common: more surgery, more cutting of healthy tissue, more pulling, more tightening, more repositioning, more strings, more sculpting, more sutures, more injecting, more risks, more deaths and more dollars out of your wallet.
Facial plastic surgery does not boost your career.
Brains, desire for achievement, willingness to succeed as well as looking young, healthy, serene and fresh boosts your career.
Career advancement has long been linked to owning a handsome or pretty face; it is well documented that if you are one of those people who make the bigger strides in today's business climate, you probably are above average looking and stand over 5'9" tall.
Buying good looks is very common. No matter if you are a boardroom executive or a bored housewife, you have probably given some thought to creating a better looking face. After all, Mother Nature isn't always kind to faces over forty.
Looking younger is an international epidemic resulting from the idea that we are living longer than our ancestors and that if we want to successfully compete in today's world we must continue to look young and vibrant.
The Beauty barons have certainly jumped on the proverbial band wagon because we see ads for lip enhancement product advertisements in the drug stores, on tv, magazines, web pages, ezines and more. The choices are astounding and you just might be confused by all the hype to create fuller lips.
After perusing Awfulplasticsurgery it is no wonder why people are saying, "Enough Already!" For a while the sway, the lure of youthfulness was in our consciousness with entertainment television shows depicting desperate people clamoring to change their appearance.
Serious complications from cosmetic surgery procedures have been speculated about for years. The untimely death of Donda West, mother of rap artist Kanye West, who wanted several procedures performed - one right after the other while she lie oblivious to her impending death due to several health issues she evidently ignore - has spiked more interest in the pitfalls of surgery.
Stress shows on faces. Sometimes it can look like a frown and sometimes stress makes us look tired, drawn, mad and upset. One thing for certain, when you allow stress to continually affect your face, you are destined for down-turned mouth corners and a perpetual scowl.
Wrinkles on our faces and sagging skin can indeed provoke us to take extreme measures in hopes of stopping the dreaded look of old. Men and women over the age of 25 have become targets for anti-aging products; we are inundated daily with slick, beautiful ads that point out apparent flaws like crow's feet, droopy features and dry, lined, parched skin.
Do you loathe looking into the mirror? Do you cringe when taking pictures knowing that photographs capture your aging face? Are you considering drastic measures or have you given up, thinking that your face will never, ever look youthful again?
No matter what your age, you have choices to make regarding your good health and how you age gracefully. If you love your body you have decide that wearing bangs is the best option.
No matter the time of year, going out for the evening whether for dinner, drinks, dancing or just a movie, fresh looking skin is desirable. Even if you have worked all day at home or the office, when it comes time to present yourself at night, you want to look fresh, vibrant and well rested.
Seeing a sagging, less youthful face looking back at you in the mirror can cause your psyche to do a double take … all of a sudden your confidence leaves you as you realize that your jaw line is no longer firm and taut. You see slackness that cannot be disguised. The heavy, droopy eyelids, the cheeks that are sliding downward and that developing double chin are all tell-tale signs that age is showing on your face.
What are your secrets to looking young? Is it your exercise, diet, clothes, hair, make-up or attitude? Injections and surgeries are temporary at best because aging continues to affect the downward slide of the muscles.
Surgery is forever so once your healthy tissue is cut and sutured, you never really look like you again. Common sense dictates that fooling with your God-given good looks may result in disastrous consequences.
Ever stand in front of a mirror and wish that the image looking back at you didn't look so tired? So old? In fact, you probably are beginning to realize that the tiredness you are seeing is not going away even though you get plenty of sleep, eat well and exercise regularly.
Maybe you realize t...
Contortions, puckers and grimaces are the basis of a new facial movement genre that is being touted as yoga for the face. Not only is this an insult to our common sense, it is easy to imagine that every yogi could be offended by these movements that produce lines and wrinkles.
Over the years sn...
Not long ago, in the previous century/millennium, women and men aged gracefully. They proudly accepted the fate of their faces; no one was bothered by wrinkles, crevices or even gray hair.
The flower children are surely to blame. Those hippies of yesteryear firmly believed that they woul...
Another young, vibrant woman died in late September during a recent liposuction procedure in Toronto. How sad that this talented, successful, single mother lost her life hoping to rid her tummy of a little mound of fat.
It is most bizarre that her surgeon had no specialties and no hospital privi...