What is really sad is that this "obsession with looks", has caused us to forget what is really important in life. Our bodies are not built to look the same until we die, we are aging and there is nothing that can prevent that. While we are obsessed with trying to keep the outside preserved, the inside is dying. We need to grow up and spent time on things eternal and not on our bodies. We need to stop treating it like a "billboard" for all to see and spend more time developing some sense about our true purpose in life and it is not about "how much younger we can look our age". Because we are dead, we are just gone. Only what we do for others will really last. As the saying goes, "beauty is only skin deep" but the soul of a person is a lifetime.

What I got from this article is that these problems are mostly things we can control to a degree, but to an extent we must also be able to accept and adapt as we age. I think that is a good thing.

As usual, these "stop aging" tips apply only to women. The message? If you're female, don't dare let it show that you're getting older. Male? Why would you worry about something so trivial?

I think articles like this always bring to mind the double standard of man and women. That being said I have always paid attention to my skin and have only had two tans in my lifetime (I am 56 now) But my life practicing medicine I had chaotic eating, sleeping, even rare personal time. People think I am in my 30's and I have always been "just the girl next door" otherwise. But I always loved what I did, and excercised. It helps tremendously I think if we really enjoy our lives as well. sunscreen was never pushed when I was young, but my Mom was a daily excerciser and had a great figure and face after raising seven children, and being a busy minister's wife. She loved her life too and I think the inside is so much more important than any outside affectations.

While a lot of this is silly and trite, I am glad they made mention of the symptoms associated with PCOS--the only thing that troubled me was that many of these "issues" that PCOS can cause can crop up much sooner than 30 (thinning hair, unwanted hair in very odd places, etc).

I like the way they have both men and women in the picture gallery that they used. I don't think this is a women's issue at all, but an issue of taking good care of yourself.

I find it interesting that the people who look the best (to me anyway) are the ones who haven't had any work done. Plastic surgery makes you look just that... plastic. People with wrinkles and some loose skin look so much better than tightly stretched and surprised-looking plastic surgery victims. Particularly for actors, your face and body are your instruments. Why ruin your facial expressions with Botox when you can say so much more with a glance from a normally aged face?

photo examples are a poor choice when it is public knowledge they both get cosmetic surgery.....

I could never understand the thinning hair part. I was balding at 22 and bald at 26 and it did hurt my social life for a while to be sure. It made work harder so kept play basketball and tennis at a high level, did triathons, worked hard, invested in property, taught at night and generally self improved. Tried to be charitable as well. Married in mid 30s and have teenagers who are amazed at how i can play in tennis touranments against 25 yr olds. The little pretty boys of 30 years ago have pretty much fallen by the wayside. Play the hand you are dealt.

You can't do better than to just take care of yourself and not worry about it. Take care of your skin, take care of your body and take care of your mind. Aging is a fact and it happens to us all.

I also don't get the plastic surgery thing. It doesn't look natural and a lot of times people just come out looking freakish. They'll start off with something not so noticeable and as time goes on the surgeries get more drastic.

So in light of the "clown look" which seems to be so popular I think those of us that let age happen naturally definitely look better in the end anyway.

There is a simple answer to this health issue especially the skin and cellulite issue, STOP the intake of FOOD ADDITIVES such as MSG, Glutamate, High Fructose corn syrup etc. I'm 40 and I was overweight for more than half of my life with all of the conditions that this article states. Two months ago I stopped eating ALL food additives wheat and soy and now my weight and skin are almost to the point that they were in my early Twenties.

So while this article means well it skips the issue of food additives altogether.

News media bought and sold? You decide.

To me, the biggest question is: With all of these "celebrities" having all of this work done, are kids going to grow up with a new definition of what looks "normal." Is the over-surprised, I-just-got-stuck-in-the-bunghole look going to be a "normal" look?

Appearance is important and knowledge about it is welcome. But if the writer is truly worried about people's ability to take care of their bodies, then they should concern themselves about the state of the health-care system.

This article is stupid.

Excersice, eat right, try to find something to be happy about every, single day and you will look and feel young no matter how old you are.

take off that damn makeup, then we see the real deal.

Did anyone else notice that not one of the celebrity before and after photos showed anyone with yellow, uneven or broken teeth? Yet, the long-term health and beauty benefits of following a good dental care program and getting problem teeth fixed weren't even mentioned in this article. Very strange.

IMO a friendly smile that shows even white teeth and healthy gums makes anyone seem more youthful and attractive.

As far as you guys who are worried about going bald...2 names for you : Sean Connery and Jason Statham. YUM!

The writer of post #11 spoke to avoiding all food additives. However, if you look at pictures of our ancestors from a couple generations ago, it's clear that while they didn't ingest the additives forced upon us today, they had PLENTY of wrinkles!

Several months ago; CBS News said that was a connection between a lack of the enzemye Catalase, and the increase of hydrogen peroxide, and the greying of hair. Has anyone found a way to restore Catalase to the body and make grey, or white hair, go back to it's normal color again. It's not just about hair color. This might help to add a few years to life, since hair turning white is a sure sign of growing old. The are artifical hair dyes, such as Just for men, however, Catalase supplements, might actually reverse the greying of hair, not just color it.

Forget all the expensive cremes and prescriptions. If you don't want to look older, there are two simple steps. Use 30 sunscreen and stop smoking. Okay, stopping smoking is not so easy, but it will improve more than your appearance; it will eliminate that chronic cough and extend your life. I swear my hard-living 29-year-old daughter is starting to look like my good-living 53-year-old wife.

A key to good health is dental care. Ironically, dental care is never discussed in any of the health plan propositions either.

Living in South Texas changes a lot about how you live. I have always used moisturizer on my face daily and tell my daughter that this is probably the most important thing she can do for her skin, besides staying out of the direct sun. This is quite difficult, of course, down here. For some reason, I think the humidity seems to help the skin. I'm pushing 70 and even my doctor tells me I've got good skin. Grey hair is genetic, as is balding. I've been blessed with a full head of natural curly light brown/red hair and one grey streak. Go figure...I never planned it that way. My son and daughter both have natural curly hair. It's all genetics. Just learn to take care of and be happy with what you have. I wear very little, if any, make-up, and just do the best I can with what I have. I try to eat right and before my arthritis got so bad, I always exercised. I taught my kids these same things.

I was taken aback that they would even suggest that someone only thirty to get botox. I don't know but if you start doing something like that , do you not have to continue to do that forever? I know when I was young older people looked older to me, but now that I'm 57 even people in their 70 look great. Sometimes it seems that the cosmetic / plastic surgery people make aging appear to be a sickness that we need to cure rather than a natural passage of time. Only miserable people tend to look miserable HA!

I am 32 and I am told I still look like I am in my early 20s. I credit that to both my parent's genes. When my mom was in her 40s, she looked the same as she did in her wedding picture when she was in her 20s. My father is in his 60s now and he easily looks 15 years younger than my father-in-law, who is the same age. I still am carded when I buy lottery tickets if that says anything...not that I am complaining by any means. I think if you enjoy life, live it to the fullest and never have regrets, do a few wrinkles or specs of gray hair really matter.