Health Blog

Dark spots or age spots can start to appear as we get older, particularly over the age of fifty, with the appearance of small, flat dark areas on the skin.  Younger people can also develop these age spots if they spend a lot of time in the sun.

Dark circles under the eyes are a common cosmetic concern that can make you look tired, unhealthy, and older than your actual age. 

Find out more about dark spots on your face and dark circles under your eyes

A recent study by the US National Institute of Health has been published in eBio Medicine.

This study on the benefits of good hydration tracked sodium levels in the blood of over eleven thousand adults.  For obvious reasons, sodium levels increase when less fluid is consumed.

Those with higher sodium levels were sixty four percent more likely to develop chronic diseases - those such as heart failure, lung disease, diabetes, stroke and dementia - than those in the medium ranges.

Age spots as well as wrinkles will often appear naturally as we age. 

But understanding why they occur can be the first step in our quest to prevent and event treat them.

While many people in the Western World can now expect to live for far longer than ever before, we need to ensure that our extra years of life are spent in as good health as possible to ensure our continued independence and quality of life.

We share our suggested top ten tips to slow down that aging process.

While smokers are usually well aware that cigarette smoking puts their health at risk, they might not realize that their skin can be seriously affected too.

 Sadly, our hands will often be the first area to show our age.  They can betray us more than our neck, our chest, our face or even our gray hair!

As we age, the skin on our hands grows thinner and slacker with obvious bulging veins - and age spots.

We would all love to have a luminous, glowing skin which of course helps to build our self confidence.

On the other hand, when we suffer from age spots, from wrinkles and from other skin conditions, our self-esteem can be badly affected.

When we try to treat such skin conditions, we might be wasting our hard-earned cash on those cosmetics and treatments that could make our skins worse.