We live in a mad world right now where injecting poison into our faces, fillers, implants, Botox and other sometimes unknown, unidentified substances is becoming normal practice in order to retain youth and fight off aging but at what cost?

Some foods do way more than you'd ever imagine, even down to making you more attractive to the opposite sex.
 

Most men have huge hang-ups about their bodies and dread going to the gym because of their fears about body image.

Drinking alcohol to excess like any other addiction is lethal. If you are trying to forget your misery, you have to learn how to be happy sober, to ever be a happy drunk. The irony once you're happy sober, drinking or fake spirit as i like to call it becomes redundant.

The goal of an antiaging mentality is to help increase your lifespan as well as help make you feel vibrant, happy and full of life once again

You only have to look to the Red Carpet in Hollywood to recognise the 1st key to looking younger when you're older is  not showing too much skin, it's a dead giveaweay. The second key is stay in shape. The 3rd key is stay engaged.

Forty is most definitely the new hot age to be, old enough to be wise but still young enough to look twenty with the right attitude, energy and confidence.

When my nephew, who is tall, handsome, 30 and not a people pleaser tells me I could pass for 45 almost 20 years less than my actual age and asks me how I do it, he's interested in my anti aging strategy for himself, I know I have the secret.

Did you know flossing your teeth could mean you live longer? And a healthy mouth limits your risk of cancer? Health stats aside whiter teeth mean more smiling and more confidence but in Hollywood a professional whitening experience can set you back several hundred dollars.

Losing your waist ruins your styling and is not inevitable in middle age.

Since the stock market crash of 2000, when Shirley Yanez lost her millions virtually over night she has been discovering new ways to enhance her beauty regime without money in a world were the pressure for youth and wrinkle free beauty usually comes at a very high price.

When I started to have a completely honest conversation with myself about my life and my choices, asking myself actual questions, the answers I got weren't pretty but the truth does set you free.

I love the autumn and winter when it comes to my style and fashion choices. At mid-50 I always cover my age by choosing black staples like three quarter length sleeve T shirts, longer in the body and perfect black good quality leggings. My favourite winter outfit has not changed for years because when you find what works, you no longer have to waste time worrying about how you look. This outfit consists of a soft black leather jacket, black Venus Cow T shirt, my PBL...