lxx11

stacked heel shoeSummer’s almost here, bringing with it the usual bikinipanic, accessory envy and makeup meltdown. Don’t get leftbehind with these fantastic on-trend wardrobe, beauty and accessorytips from 10 Years Younger presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones. Maire Bonheim chatted to style guru Nicky Hambleton-Jones about thehottest statement accessories to update your summer look, the bestsummer beauty products and the best way to ban muffin tops. What are your essential summer wardrobe must haves? If you want to invest in just a few things to spruce up lastyear’s wardrobe, I would say one of the key pieces is anoversized clutch handbag – it’s the must-haveaccessory, so it’s definitely worth investing in somethingpatent, mock crock or a bright colour that will set off any outfit.Platform wedge heels – we get wedge heels every year but thisyear particularly we’ve got stacked wooden platform heelsthat are very popular, but also interesting wedge heels, so cut outwedges, narrow wedges and anything that’s a wedge heel isgoing to update your look. Gladiator sandals, for those with veryslim calves and elegant feet – they’re not for everyonebut again are a very on trend accessory. Waisted belts, and alsostars, spots, stripes are a very key look – and that can beanything from tops to belts to shoes to bags, a necklace, anythingthat’s got the element of stars, stripes and spots. What summer fashion disasters should women avoid at all costs? Don’t flash too much flesh. We’ll get a hot summer dayand next thing you know the strappy tops come out and we just getboobs tumbling forth, muffin tops or love handles on show –so think about your body shape when it comes to summer. Yes, itmight be hot, but you can still wear something that’s fittedwithout being too clingy or too short or just too revealing. What High Street shops are your favourites? I change from season to season but Zara is always a big favouriteof mine because their collections change so regularly and theydon’t have a big collection of something so you can get aone-off piece that’s quite unique even though it is a highstreet store. I think places like French Connection are fantasticfor basics, and places like Joy – Joy is great if you wantsomething that’s a bit more eclectic, edgy and different– it’s great but affordable. What’s your one essential style tip for women of differentshapes? Whatever body shape you are, always try and create a waist, whetherit’s with a tailored jacket or a waisted belt. The minuteyou’ve got a waist, the rest of you will look in proportionand you look curvy, which creates a much slimmer physique. What’s the worst thing you can do to affect your looks? The worst things you can do for your skin are definitely sun damageand smoking – that causes 80% of premature lines andwrinkles, so you definitely want to avoid that. Also, wearing baggyand shapeless clothes. That piles the years on. Would you recommend surgery to everyone or can you prevent ageingwith beauty products? I think you can prevent ageing with beauty products and also byreducing your exposure to UV rays and environmental pollution.That’s the main thing to be honest, and you can do thatthrough great beauty products that are filled with antioxidants andhave some protectional factors, and also eating a diet that’shigh in antioxidants so you can actually protect your skin from theinside out. Drinking lots of water as well can make a bigdifference. What are some of your favourite summer beauty products? I love Clinique’s Superdefense moisturiser – which hasSPF protection but is still quite light, so it’s perfect forsummer. Johnson’s Holiday Skin all over glow is great on thebody, and Avon have got a fantastic new dual eye cream that’sgot sun protection 30 in it for the day, which is great because Ithink people put SPF in their moisturiser but forget aboutprotecting themselves around the eye area, so I love that. And thendon’t forget it’s important to exfoliate your skinregularly. I’m all over Dr Sebagh’s Deep ExfoliatingMask once a week. It gives me a much more youthful glow. Would you ever have surgery? If I needed it yes, I’m not against it. But I think you haveto be careful about the choices you make and do it for the rightreasons. Have you ever done a makeover that’s gone wrong? No. I have never failed. All our makeovers on 10 Years Younger havealways succeeded. I think we are just so committed and sopassionate and so determined to succeed no matter what. So far sogood!

comfortable walking shoesJoseph Chavez started walking three years ago. He walks the AlpinePedal Path from the East Boat Launch Ramp to the Big Bear DiscoveryCenter five times a week. “It’s very difficult to findgood shoes,” he said. Some sneakers are too tight and othersmake your feet hurt after long walks, he said. “Nylon sneakers don’t break in and tend not tostretch,” Epting said. Nylon sneakers need to fit the firsttime you wear them, he said. Chavez finally settled on a pair of Columbia cross training shoes.“These are really comfortable,” he said. Mike Clifton’s shoes look like he has owned them for years.“It’s because I coached softball in them,” hesaid. Don’t be fooled by the dirty Reeboks’ appearance,Clifton swears by his sneakers. “I believe you get what youpay for in shoes, but there is a point where you spend so much youdon’t get any more out of it,” he said. “People buy $60 shoes and expect to run in themeveryday,” Epting said. The key is to know how much youintend to do in the shoe. “You never want to run in walkingshoes, but you can always walk in running shoes,” he said.Walking shoes are made for older consumers who are less likely tospend a lot of money on sneakers. The trade off is cheapermaterials that don’t hold up, he said. Jack Watson swears by his New Balance sneakers. The sneakersaccommodate Watson’s wide heels and are a perfect fit, hesaid. That’s important because Watson is a diabetic.

comfortable walking shoesWhy is it that some people are thin and others prone to obesity? Hundreds of books have been written to explain this dilemma. Someblame the underactive thyroid. Others cite genetics. But Dr. JamesLevine, an endocrinologist and professor of nutrition at the MayoClinic in Rochester, Minn., has a "NEAT theory" supported by "magicunderwear" to explain the difference. In Nutrition Action Health Letter he reports a unique experiment.He gathered together a combination of thin people and obese couchpotatoes who never went to the gym. He then gave both groups anextra 1,000 calories a day above their usual caloric intake foreight weeks to see what would happen. They were also fitted with underwear equipped to monitor everymovement and posture change. It was impossible to roll over in bedor scratch an ear without this magic underwear picking it up. Andit showed that obese people moved two-and-a-half hours less perday. This meant they burned 350 fewer calories every day. You don'tneed to be an Einstein to conclude that these calories, stored asfat, were the problem. So what is NEAT? Levine says it stands for "non-exercise activitythermogenesis," a fancy name, but the message is that you have tokeep moving, either shopping until you drop, tapping your toes orbeing a little twitchy. Levine doesn't like to use the word "walking" to explain thedifference. He says for most people this means putting on joggingshoes. He prefers the term "ambulation" to stress that just amblingaround in a variety of ways burns more calories for most peoplethan jogging. So how much of our daily energy expenditure comes through NEAT?First, remember we can't change our basal metabolic rate thataccounts for 60% of our daily energy. We use this amount of energyjust to keep our organs functioning. Then we use another 10% ofcalories to absorb, digest and store food. This leaves 30% forNEAT. Levine says NEAT is like disposable income which you can spend orsave. It's wise to save money for a rainy day. But here's onesituation where it's better to spend, spend, spend. Staying in bedall day saving NEAT means you're storing it as fat. So is it off to the gym to rid yourself of excess NEAT? It helps,but Levine says, "Most people don't like going to the gym and don'tgo even if they do like it." Moreover, it takes 15 minutes to get to the gym, 10 minutes tochange and 30 minutes on the bike to burn 100 calories. Doing thisthree times a week burns only 300 calories, just 42 calories a day. Levine suggests the best approach is to get out of your cushy,comfortable chair. He practises what he preaches by integratingwalking into his work. He answers telephone calls while walking onhis treadmill and responds to e-mails this way. He also talks withpeople while exercising on a $50 stepping device. You may haveguessed by this time that he has no chairs in his office. He standsto work. The Mayo Clinic shares Levine's enthusiasm for encouraging peopleto be more mobile. Its staff now employs "Movologists" to train people to increasetheir physical activity, to use walk and talk meetings to expendNEAT. And they're designing offices, schools and furniture toencourage mobility and reverse a lethal static trend. Remember, it's taken millions of years to evolve the human body,but only the last 100 years to develop the lethal rust of obesity,diabetes and other degenerative diseases by using modern technologyand devices that keep us immobile. I know NEAT could reverse this trend. I've recently returned fromKenya where I visited rural villages. All the school children werethin, largely because they were walking miles to school every day.And they did not return home to watch TV, sit on riding lawn mowersor stand on escalators. So, Dr. Levine, I like your "NEAT" idea. I recently wrote about InterceptCS, a non-prescription device thatprevents cold sores (Herpes Simplex), and many readers can't findit. InterceptCS is sold only at Shoppers Drug Mart. Have all the news delivered to your door 7 days a week. Next story: Low-fat mountain