What is the most used part of our body…that we take for granted and abuse…

........hardly ever think of its complexity…is very youthful early in life…and is the most difficult to keep young looking? Below you can learn how YOU can help keep this body part more youthful.


YOUR HANDS! (I know…you knew that! I believe you!)

Don’t “click off” because you have great looking hands now—I’m talking to you too! If you don’t start following a certain routine now, you will, no-doubt-about-it, have old looking hands before you know it! Please read on….
There is so much we can do to keep our hands younger looking for a very long time. The hands start aging long before they look it. Here’s why and what you can do about it.

The skin on the back of your hands is extremely delicate. This skin is very, very thin, there is almost no fat under it at all, which is why the veins are so visible.
As we grow older, any fat that is there lessens; the skin becomes dry and loose, exposing the veins even more. As if that’s not enough, on top of it all, we begin to develop ugly age spots and sunspots.
Not only are our hands the first to show age, they are complicated appendages, consisting of twenty-seven bones, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, a lymphatic system and, of course, nails. They need extra care because they’re always doing so much for us and, unfortunately, so often taken for granted.

Here’s Anti-Aging Information For The Hands

Although my hands look OK for my 76 years, there is much I did not know to do “back then” that I have since learned and would like very much to share with you.
The sun is the biggest culprit for aging skin. I shudder when I think of all those times, years ago, I went fly-fishing, horseback riding, gardening and walking without protection on my hands. At least, when skiing I was forced to wear gloves.
You don’t have to be silly about it, but protecting the thin skin of your hands from the sun, as often as you can, will go a long way toward retaining their youthfulness. For example there are fishing gloves I wear now. When gardening, I wear some sort of glove, depending on what I’m doing. Horseback riding….I buy inexpensive gloves…cut the finger tips off…hop on my horse and don’t worry about my hands.
You can also apply a good SUNBLOCK on the back of your hands. A SUNBLOCK, as opposed to a sun screen, doesn’t look pretty, but it does protect from the damaging rays.

For a few weeks, try noticing how often your hands are exposed to the sun. More than you think, I’ll bet! I even keep sun block in my car too, because I’ve learned that it’s usually in the “other place” when I need it!
Another culprit is water. It is quick to dry out the thin skin of our hands, by removing their natural oils. Our hands are in water much more than we realize; washing dishes, bathing babies, washing our hair, etc., etc. …all throughout every day.
You know this remedy, but we hate doing it: Wear rubber gloves whenever you can. I hate it too. So, in addition, I keep a hand cream, face cream, body cream, any kind of moisturizing cream in as many places as I can so I don’t have to go looking for one.

Keeping the thin skin of our hands moisturized is very important. You can put some cream in small containers. Carry one in your handbag and put the others in strategic places around the house.
Don’t forget to take care of those nails too. You can give yourself a home manicure or go to a professional. I do my own hair, but love to have my nails done by a good manicurist where I can just sit back and relax. That’s a treat I give to myself. If you have weak nails use a liquid collagen nail treatment and a product that helps keep the nails hard.


Wishing you a long healthy life with beautiful hands to match.

The mind is your most powerful weapon against aging. Keep yours young!

Oleda - 78 years of age.  LIVING PROOF that your mind is the MOST powerful weapon AGAINST aging!!!!

You might think the most important deterrent to brain cell deterioration is engaging in mind-bending games or doing the daily crossword puzzle. Taxing the brain and learning new skills are excellent activities, but they usually don’t get your heart rate up and pump blood to your brain cells.

Perhaps the most striking brain research discovery of the last decade is that physical exercise can forestall mental decline. It may even restore memory. Animal studies have shown that aerobic exercise increases capillary development in the brain, increasing blood supply, which carries more oxygen to the brain.

But it doesn’t have to be formal exercise at the gym. You can play tennis a couple times a week, ride a bike, or walk a mile each day. If you want to get really serious about it, though, a combined program of aerobics and weight training will produce the best results.

Fit people have sharper brains; and people who are out of shape, but then get into shape, sharpen their brains along with their bodies.

It was once thought that brain cells do not regenerate as do other cells of the body, but more modern science proved that neurons do continue to form in the brain, even into old age.

Memory does begin a decline when we reach our 40’s, but the progression is not as steep as people make of it. Indeed, forgetfulness may be due less to brain cell loss than other influences, such as taking care of the kids, the job, paying the bills, doing chores, everyday living all competing for cognitive time.

To keep your brain young you need to give it lots of varied stimulation and challenges. Like a muscle, it needs to be exercised, to “strain the brain,” so to speak. Repeating the same mental functions over and over, such as playing cards or watching television, doesn’t help slow cognitive deterioration. Mental stimulation is as important for your brain as physical exercise is for your body.

Nutrition for a Healthy Brain
Foods that contain antioxidants, which neutralize harmful free radicals, are especially good for your brain. Free radicals break down the neurons in your brain, so the many colorful fruits and vegetables that are packed with antioxidants are good for you in more ways than one.
Too much alcohol has been linked to brain atrophy, because it can cause direct injury to the cells. The good news is that these cells can be rebuilt when people eliminate alcohol from the diet.
Scientists have shown that certain nutrients are essential for human brain function. Serious deficiencies in vitamin B12 and iron, for example, can lead to impaired cognition. Paying careful attention to diet helps protect the brain from developing problems with nerve cell signals that are involved in memory and cognition.
Food with high oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) scores are thought to help improve brain function. An ORAC score of around 5,000 units per day can have a significant effect on blood and tissue antioxidant levels.

The following fruits have the highest ORAC scores (numbers are based on 1/2 cup of each):
BLUEBERRIES: 6,500
BLACK PLUMS: 4,500
BLACKBERRIES: 3,800
RASPBERRIES: 3,000

Other fruits and vegetables have good ORAC scores as well, but somewhat less punch. Some food producers place ORAC scores on their products, so you can look for them as you shop.
There is promising evidence that using Ginko Biloba as a dietary supplement enhances memory. It doesn’t have any harmful side effects, but it should be used with caution by those on anticoagulant therapy, or about to undergo some surgical or dental procedures. Drink plenty of water, too. Your brain is about 80 percent liquid and needs to be well hydrated to function well.
The following is a drink…or Smoothie some people would say… that I have taken for years in order to get my antioxidants. I have it for lunch 4 or 5 times a week. If you do the same, you’ll be giving the cells in your body, including your brain, a real boost. Of course, you could interchange the berries to taste.

Here’s what you need:
- A blender
- Large container of Vanilla Yogurt (32 oz.)
- 2 to 3 cups of blueberries
- 1 to 1/12 cups of strawberries (I keep both berries in the freezer at all times).
- 1 or 2 Bananas
- Honey

Here’s what you do:
- Put defrosted blueberries and strawberries into blender. – Add cut banana in large pieces and drop in blender. – Put about ½ of the container of Yogurt in blender to start.
- Mix well, then add more yogurt to almost fill blender leaving room for honey…sweeten to taste. (I like mine on the sweet side) Before pouring into containers turn blender to Liquefy or Puree for best results. If you still have yogurt left pour Health Drink into one glass and add remaining yogurt to blender, mix again.
This will produce 4 to 5 glasses of delicious, fortifying health drink. Have one
glass now and put plastic sandwich bags over each of the others. Refrigerated, they last for several days.
Until next time,

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This Takes the Cake…I Mean Bread!! I Say EAT Bread!... It’s A Great Diet!

I’m tired of hearing people say that bread is not good for you, especially someone overweight, sitting next to me in a restaurant, lecturing me about how bread is fattening, while I watch them ingest a 300g steak, baked potato with butter and sour cream, and anticipating dessert …but they would not touch the bread!

I like to remind such people—who say, “bread is not good for you, how can you eat it when you’re a beauty/diet/anti-aging expert,” - that, at age 78, having eaten lots of bread - at almost every meal - I still weigh the same as I did back then, and I’m extremely healthy and agile, with normal blood pressure without a bit of medication…and with the bone density of someone in their 20’s, according to my doctor, not to mention how young I feel and how young people say I look. Forget about Atkins, No Carb, South Beach, and all the other many diets. I say, try The Bread Diet!

I love bread, and I really have eaten it all my life almost every meal. One of the biggest mysteries to me is why people on a diet will pass on the bread, or rolls, because they are on a diet…yet order food heavy with tons of calories and fat and eat it all. 

It’s simple. Bread is not fattening. An average slice contains 70 calories; an average roll is 113 calories. Bread is filling, helping to reduce the craving for higher calorie foods during the meal. A baked potato, for example, (104 calories) with butter (100 calories) and sour cream (150 calories). It’s easy to see how a roll or 2 slices of bread, with just a little butter (or, better, none) can replace many calories (and fat) during a meal; in the baked potato example, as many as 200.

An 8 oz Porterhouse Steak has 450 calories! Yes, one dinner roll has 20.1 carbohydrates and the steak has none but the “fat” content is more dangerous and certainly more fattening in the long run. When the No Carb diet became very popular, doctors saw how unhealthy many of their patients became…some developing heart problems…they were told to get off the No Carb diet. It’s a terrible diet to be on for more than a short time.

So the next time you go to a restaurant, eat more tasty bread and less fattening food…you will lose weight… and even save money! My favorite meal? One or two rolls or bread, two appetizers, one of which I take as a main course, and then sometimes a dessert, which I often share with my tablemates. Once in a while, if I decide to have an appetizer and a main course, I will steal a bite of someone else’s dessert...but I always eat my bread.


For family dinner dieting buy the best rolls or bread…maybe it’s worth it to find a good bakery. Choose your bread as carefully as you would linger over a piece of meat to serve for dinner, or pick over the vegetables to get the best. Encourage your family to eat a roll or two or one or two slices of bread and, at the same time, cook and serve less meat and other high calorie foods at the table. It’s healthier and you’ll save money. Americans are not losing weight; we’re getting fatter by the day. So let’s use some logic…what do we have to lose…but weight? Bread is a good diet aid.

For lunch have a sandwich. Choose nutritious bread. Whenever possible, I choose breads for extra nutrition, as well as its stomach filling qualities. Be careful though if you are on a strict diet, some bread products are higher in calories, such as a 2 oz. muffin, 165 calories, and a 2 oz. croissant, 240 calories.

One slice of whole wheat has 56, one slice of white enriched has 62, and pumpernickel has 79 calories. Put a little fresh cold cuts in between the bread…keep the butter and mayo low…use a little mustard for added flavor if/when appropriate and put some lettuce and tomato on it…yum, yum…and look at the low calories…take that, diet! Compare that, calorie and health wise, to a Big Mac (590 calories) or a Double Whopper w/cheese (1010 calories)… no, no’s for health and weight.


The texture, flavor and the taste of bread should be savored, eaten slowly…enjoyed. I’m sure you know that a great restaurant is known for and by its breads…not so tasty bread probably means it’s not the greatest of restaurants.

Don’t underestimate bread…it is more than just a bread. If you feel deprived, or it isn’t the best of breads being served, then put a little “flavor” of butter on it…believe me it will taste just as good, even better, once you become accustomed to NOT piling on the butter.

DO AT HOME - Strong, beautiful nails..

So many people write to me that they’re having a serious problem with their nails . . . what to do?…what to do?, they ask. Some have problems even when they keep their nails short. You will learn here how to take care of the top surface of the nails, as well as the nutrition it takes to develop strong healthy nails from the inside. This part does not happen overnight – but stick with it and it will work. You will also learn the best way to give yourself a home manicure.  HOW TO GET THE NAIL TO GROW STRONG AND HEALTHY.... Fingernails—and toenails, too—are products of your epidermis and are composed of the protein keratin. Each nail grows outward from a nail root that extends back into a groove of skin. Fingernails normally grow at the rate of 1/8th inch a month, approximately 2 or 3 times faster than toenails. Growth slows in old age. Sudden or significant changes in the appearance of the nails can be a first sign of illness. Abnormal or unhealthy nails may be the result of a local injury, a glandular deficiency, or a deficiency of certain nutrients. Contrary to common belief, the structure of the nails is not related to the structure of bone, and taking extra calcium will not strengthen brittle nails. Neither will taking gelatin. With severe malnutrition, after an injury or during a course of some kinds of chemotherapy, nail formation is impaired. During the several weeks of such impaired formation an area of thinning of the nails can be seen. The width of this zone of thinning of nails corresponds to the duration of the injury or the use of, for example, chemotherapy. A protein deficiency can cause opaque white bands to appear on the nails or cause them to become dry, brittle and very thin. Insufficient amounts of complete proteins and/or vitamin A slow down the rate of nail growth (which is also affected by various drugs). A shortage of vitamin A in the diet may also cause dryness and brittleness. A lack of the B vitamins causes nails to become fragile, with horizontal or vertical ridges appearing. The B complex is also a factor in fungus infestation found underneath the nails. Frequent hangnails usually indicate an inadequate intake of vitamins C, folic acid, and protein. An iron deficiency can disturb the growth of the nails, causing dryness, brittleness, thinning, flattening and eventually the appearance of moon-shaped nails. White spots can be caused by a zinc deficiency. Any nail abnormality indicates that the diet is not adequate; a well-balanced diet supplying all essential nutrients is recommended.  Nutrients that may be beneficial in treatment of nail problems: Vitamin A, Vitamin B complex, Folic acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, and Protein. I also recommend VEGGIES & FRUIT Concentrate. to alkalize your body.) If you have a nail problem that is the result of poor diet or illness, and you plan to do something about it, think in terms of three months because that’s how long it will take before you see the results of improved nutrition through your diet and supplements. Meanwhile, here are some measures that will help strengthen your nails and keep them that way: 1. Wear rubber gloves whenever you use soap and water or do any kind of manual activity; and have them larger than your usual glove size. 2. Use your fingers, not your nails, to pick things up. This, of course, is easier said than done! If you have long nails, use the sides of your fingers. 3. Carry a small Band-aid in your handbag. If a nail cracks, put it on immediately, then mend your nail as soon as you return home. You can buy a “mending kit” of some kind in almost any drugstore. 4. Always keep a coat of some type of polish, even clear polish, on your nails for protection. 5. For extra strength and proper conditioning apply Oleda® Nail Bed Healer and use Oleda® Hard Hard Nails. Please read about how these products help to develop healthier, stronger nails. HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF A PROFESSIONAL MANICURE AT HOME Allow yourself about an hour of time and assemble everything you need before you begin: clean hand towel cuticle cutter hydrogen peroxide cotton polish remover bowl of soapy water emery board cuticle oil orange sticks - sometimes called cuticle sticks nail polish top-coat sealer Step 1: Clean off old polish with cotton pad soaked in polish remover. Take care not to push the old polish into the cuticle by starting from the base of the nail and working down to the tip. Step 2: Be sure your nails are dry before you file them. Begin at the side with the emery board and sweep to the center. Never use a “saw-like” motion, and don’t round off the nails too much for that can cause them to break easily. The longer you want your nails, the more “square” they should be. But always take the “square” off the corners. Step 3: Soak your fingers in warm soapy water for 2 to 3 minutes to help clean the nails and soften the cuticles. Clean your nails with the orange stick dipped in hydrogen peroxide. Step 4: Apply cuticle remover or oil to your cuticles. Wrap a tiny piece of cotton around the tip of the orange stick and gently work it around each nail to loosen the cuticle. This is also the time to clip away any loose cuticle. Do this gently or you may hurt yourself or cause hangnails. Step 5: Apply a base coat. This semi-transparent “polish” puts a smooth protective layer on the nail and is especially helpful for brittle and weak nails. Use strong brush strokes from the base of the nail to the tip. Step 6: After the base coat is dry, apply your polish. (Of course, it can be clear). Thin it down if necessary with polish remover. This is one of the secrets for professional-looking nails. Wait until each coat of polish dries before applying the next (if it’s thin polish, it won’t take long). In applying polish, brush the color across the base of your nail first, keeping clear of the cuticle, then make two strokes along the edges of your nail from base to tip. Finally, fill in the middle with one strong stroke from the base to the tip. Never go back over wet polish or you will get ridges. If you smudge a nail, apply a little polish remover on the smudged part while the nail is still wet, then smooth it over ever so lightly with the nail polish brush. Step 7: Apply top-coat sealer. Sealers prolong the wear of your polish, delay chipping and make your nails thicker and stronger. Let nails dry for twenty minutes. Note: If you only want clear nails you can use the two nail products for health and strength if you wish.