Following the double page spread in the Daily Express yesterday marketing the wonders of 'cosmetic surgery gift vouchers' and BBC news' invite for Linzi Boyd to appear on television to discuss the merits (or not) of this shocking sales tool for plastic surgery... I feel the urge to 'blog' my thoughts on this appauling subject. Liza Minelli herself decided to advertise the wonders of Cosmetic enhancement on Parkinson recently - unable to move anything on her face other than her eyes and (barely) lips. Enhanced you have been baby! You look more like your 'spitting image' puppet than you do yourself...
So then the conversation about the use of botox came about with one of my clients telling me that her friend had begun to sell it in her shop. We discussed the obvious: 'quick fixes' don't work, but we also discussed the general feeling that women think all a man is looking for is looks and beauty and that he doesn't care about what's on the inside! Poor blokes, I ask you? The trouble is, have a think why most relationships end, and most after 2yrs or 7 yrs etc. because the people involved didn't take the time to get to know each other from the inside out. So after the initial phase of looks and naughtiness start to wear off, you realise you've got yourself a right numpty and nothing in common. Bugger!
If you are into botox or cosmetics covering up your inner problems, issues, feelings (which is what ultimately makes you unhappy with yourself) then you are asking for trouble. The botox is simply a cover up. A solution to a problem you manifested yourself. A decision to hide away from the person you really are as opposed to facing up to 'you' and the respect you have for your self. Your face is not what's important; what's on the inside is.
If the leaves of a tree go brown, it's a sign of ill health. Do you get the tree surgeon in to paint the leaves green or do you find out what's wrong with the soil, the nutrients in the soil or try to give it more/better nutrition and water supply? Think of yourselves as a tree. Are you painting your leaves green or are you paying attention to the bigger picture and beginning to understand the root of your problem?
Instead of injecting your face with nerve stopping ingredients, try drinking water! Most of us do not drink enough water to sustain daily living never mind to sustain the quality of your skin.
Water intake = your body weight (kg) x 0.033 DAILY
This will leave you requiring somewhere in between two and three liters of water a day. AND for every cup of coffee or tea or soda or alcohol you need to add another glass on top. Your body is 70% - 80% water. If you are dehydrated, your organs still need water to function so the body (clever thing it is) will draw water from your cells around the body. The first place it will draw from is your skin, leaving you dry and wrinkly and thinking that botox is a good idea. If you think you are in need of botox and have not been drinking water for a a long time now, then, you have to begin to wonder where your body is drawing it's water sources from now? Your digestive system? Your bones? Forget botox... if this is you, you should be thinking more about long term health than what you look like on the outside. Because take it form me, what's on the outside is ultimatey nothing!
Not convinced, what does botox do for you?
- it freezes the nerves to tighten your skin - all muscles have a function, and if you deny a muscle of it's function you create an imbalance which leads to other muscles over working. In a short amount of time you will over work other muscles which soon will require painting green as well (more botox for you, more money for them!!).
- The addition of any substance into your body other than those you have required throughout the history of your evolution will stress the body and cause adverse reactions to your system.
- Botox can also be used to stop your armpits from sweating. Brilliant! Genius! Why do we sweat? Why do obese people smell? Sweating is a way of cooling the body and also a mechanism for releasing toxins. Botox, like anti-perspirants, simply block up the toxic release system - keeping the toxins INSIDE! What major disease can anti-perspirants be linked to? Breast Cancer. Go on ladies, I dare you to go and have your armpits blocked up now! I wonder how many people on the Race for life have had their armpits done?
- Many of you will be exposed to toxins in your body fat if you eat commercially farmed foods, have poor digestion, a fungal problem or are simply dehydrated (amongst others).
My point is: you aren't being told the facts because botox sells easily and quickly and is a mass financial generator. If you put anything into your body that isn't supposed to be there, you risk serious knock on effects with the worst case scenarios being diseases as mentioned above.
And all can be avoided if you drink plenty of water. Eat right. get your sleep. manage your stress levels and focus on your self. Nobdy else.
The only person you have to spend every day of your life with, is YOU... and if you aren't happy with that then you can expect your health to deteriorate very quickly indeed.
Sometimes I don't put the happiest messages out in my blog - which I should as laughter is key to being healthy. And I apologise for that and shall endeavour to do so from now on, but also there are some seriously whacky subjects out there that are simply trying to kill us and our planet in the process merely for financial gain.
Love yourself for who you are and just maybe when you die; it won't take you twelve years for your body to decompose and pollute the soil! If you are thinking of any form of cosmetic surgery... think again... seek some help, from a holistic health practitioner, a nutritionist, a psycho-therapist, a lifestyle coach or a life coach. Learn how to feel good about yourself and improve yourself... naturally.
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