Have you
stopped to ask yourself, “Why am I still dealing with skin concerns at my age?
I’m not a teenager, but I still have a tough time when it comes to my skin.”

Well, mature
skin is delicate and must be treated with proper care.

Herbal Teas – A Possible Skin Care Solution?

Did you
know that drinking herbal teas could improve your skin health? Maybe you have,
maybe you haven’t, but many underlying skin concerns can be addressed by
drinking herbal teas.

The
benefits include restoring skin hydration, reducing skin inflammation, and
focusing on providing your body with antioxidants to shield the skin from the
inside out.

You are probably asking yourself, “Herbal teas? Really?” But why not? Herbal teas have been around dating back to ancient Egypt and ancient China. They have been used for hundreds of years for their health and beauty benefits in addition to their great taste.

Many
herbal teas contain vital compounds that aid in the function of the
digestive system and create beautiful healthy skin.

They are a great addition to your morning routine as they provide, at a cellular level, many nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and proteins. Below is a list of the top herbal teas that can help boost your skin beauty.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is known for a variety of medical properties including,
analgesic, anthelmintic, antiarthritic, anticancer, antidiabetic, antifungal,
anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent,
bactericidal, sedative.

Cinnamon Tea

To make tasty cinnamon tea, use ground bark and chips. Infuse in hot
water and add a spoonful of honey for even more benefits. Cinnamon tea is
fragrant, sweet, spicy and warm.

Cinnamon Bark and Home Cosmetics

Cinnamon bark has anti-inflammatory properties and can be used to
eliminate the acne-causing bacteria from the surface of the skin.

A cinnamon
facial masque will help reduce skin redness and restore skin moisture, though
before application, you should first test the masque on a small area of the
skin for symptoms of irritation and skin sensitivity.

Mix ground
cinnamon with three tablespoons of honey and apply to your face but avoid using
around the eyes. Leave the mixture on the skin for about 3-5 minutes, then remove
with a cool cloth.

Calendula

The calendula flower possesses anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties, heals ulcers, wounds, and hemorrhoids, and improves oral health.

Calendula Tea

To make calendula tea, infuse fresh or dry flowers picked at just the right time. Calendula tea is sweetly aromatic and slightly bitter. It has an exotic floral scent.

Calendula in Home Cosmetics

The
calendula oil is naturally extracted from the marigold flower (Calendula
officinalis). its antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties are
useful in healing surface wounds and redness, soothing eczema, and relieving sun
rash.

Jasmine

Did you know that jasmine, the aromatic plant, has a variety of health benefits? It’s used as an analgesic and antidepressant. Jasmine has antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties, and is known to relieve flatulence.

Jasmine Tea

To make fragrant jasmine tea infuse the flowers in hot water. This brew
is sweet and may affect more than your sense of taste.

Jasmine and Home Cosmetics

As a natural antiseptic, jasmine provides powerful anti-aging benefits. It promotes healing and helps to even out the skin tone by reducing the appearance of age spots and sunspots.

Can’t Do Without Honey

Although
not an herb, honey is a plant byproduct and is used medicinally around the
world. It is an integral part of herbal teas and is just as healing. No cup of
herbal tea would be complete without adding a spoonful of honey for sweetness
and flavor.

Herbal Remedies Contraindications and Precautions

When properly
used, herbs have a natural balancing effect on the body. Always follow the instructions for
preparation and consumption.

Individual
sensitivity can also vary significantly, so if you are generally sensitive,
start with a low dose and build up slowly once you have determined your level
of tolerance.

What
herbal teas do you drink regularly? What benefits do they bring to your body?
How did you decide they would be a good addition to your routine? Please share
in the comments below.

Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice. Please consult with your doctor to get specific medical advice for your situation.

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Joan and Stanley went to visit their financial adviser, with the express intent of getting all their financial questions answered. Headed towards their late 70s, and facing a possible further two decades (or maybe more), they were concerned that their investments might not support them for this length of time.

“Now,” said Joan, after the adviser had told them about percentage changes in their various investments, “what about if I am left alone after Stanley dies? We know this is the most likely scenario, and we want to make sure that I will have enough money.”

The adviser squirmed. This was a difficult one – here was the kind of question his own wife had been asking him, and he simply could not contemplate it. It meant facing his own mortality, and while he dealt with planning ahead for the most part really well, when it came to more personal questions like this, that touched on his own life, he couldn’t really cope.

“You’ll be fine,” he stuttered, “let me come back to you later in the week on the fine details. In the meantime, have you seen how ___ company is performing?”

This is not an uncommon situation, even with professionals whom you might think would be perfectly placed to discuss this kind of thing.

But if someone is not at peace with their own death; if they have not addressed their own situation with an open heart plus the pragmatism needed to create a proper end of life plan, then how can they possibly help you?

Here are 3 important questions to ask your financial adviser (or prospective one) to discover if they really can help you with the more personal side of financial planning:

How Have You Dealt with This for Yourself?

This question can be applied to any situation, for instance, if you are trying to decide how to split up theoretical financial sums between your spouse and your children upon your death.

If your adviser is at all uncomfortable about their own situation, whether it applies or not, you will find yourself being fobbed off, or at best with an unsatisfactory answer. At the very least, they are unlikely to have done the necessary research to be able to advise you well.

What Would You Advise in Light of a Recent Early Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis?

Another really difficult one, for everyone concerned. But your adviser needs to be at least relatively comfortable with the topic, and discussing it in this personal situation, to be able to do their job properly.

If they haven’t thought about this for themselves and their family, then it will limit their ability to advise you – it is entirely possible that they wouldn’t even know about the costs involved in various nursing home situations, simply because it is too painful to confront for their own situation.

What Is Your Advice as to How Best to Budget for a Live-In Carer?

Again, this invites the obvious, which is that we are all aging, and it is very likely that at least one person in the room is going to need extra care at home. Especially if your adviser is a lot younger, it might be hard for them to contemplate this, not just for themselves and their own parents, but for their clients as a result.

All these scenarios bring the fact of aging in a deteriorating body into full view. It may be unpalatable for some, but it is a fact that, if ignored, can bring some really drastic consequences, which are entirely preventable – if only everyone involved is willing to talk about a potentially emotive subject with a practical head on.

How to get that practical head on? The easiest way I know is to prepare well in advance for later life by making sure all this is taken care of while aging is still at a ‘theoretical’ stage, so to speak. In other words, find out now what you need to constitute a good end-of-life plan for yourself and take the actions necessary to put it in place.

Have you been planning for end-of-life scenarios? How involved is your financial adviser? Are they comfortable discussing end-of-life issues in relation to financial planning?

A suggestion from my wise older brother several years ago resulted in spending a few days traveling with our other siblings. On the second day of our travels, it occurred to me that this was the longest space of time I had spent with several sisters and brothers since my late teens.

There are many reasons sibling relationships vary. In families where there are large age gaps between children, older siblings may have grown up when you were still a toddler.

In any case, brothers and sisters move into adulthood, develop different interests, move to distant locations, build families and careers. Then, the children are raised, you’ve retired from that demanding job and have the time and opportunity to revisit those relationships.

The suggestion from my brother was a visit to an aunt who lived several states away. The purpose was to help her celebrate a 90th birthday.

Beyond a visit with a wonderful aunt, there was a rebuilding and re-bonding of relationships with sisters and brothers. At this new stage in life, we were able to share some of those blank spots when we were out of touch. It was a good opportunity to get to know each other again.

We’ve done several “sibling road trips” since that initial one. They are remembered as precious time and hold many dear memories. I’d recommend a joint excursion among senior siblings and have five suggestions to help with your planning.

Have a Purpose

Do you have a purpose for your get-together? Are you traveling to a special family event or visiting a national park? A selected agreed-to destination and interest by all will help the plan move forward. Sometimes having a purpose for the trip can give it a special meaning and focus.

Decide on a Mode of Transportation

Trains and planes are quicker, but a vehicle will place all of you in a close conversation area for those catch-up discussions. In our case, we rented a very comfortable van, changed drivers frequently, and spontaneously made some pull-overs at interesting sights.

Plan Some Stops

Beyond the ultimate purpose of your destination, have some stops planned along the way that are fun and brief. We’ve gone a few miles out of the way to try out a restaurant recently reviewed to have the best burger in the Midwest.

Make the Trip Accessible

It’s seldom that each of your senior siblings will have the same level of flexibility and mobility. Plan so that comfort and interest works for all. Make the trip accessible for all. Plan for stops, respect mobility issues and make the trip a pleasant experience for everyone, regardless of their physical situation.

Create Your Own Sibling Circle

For those of you who are an only child, or because of circumstances have become one, create your own sibling circle from friends of many years past, cousins, whatever makeup works for you.

Have you had experiences rekindling sibling relationships? Have you traveled as a pack? I’d like to know how it worked for you so do share in the comments below!

In today’s episode of “Why Is This a Trend,” TikTokers are swearing by vabbing, a marriage of “vagina” and “dabbing,” which, just as it sounds, involves using your own vaginal fluids as perfume. The idea? To attract a date with those pheromones. The trend has taken off so much, Urban Dictionary added it to its website: “I’m going out tonight and I’ll be vabbing to get ready.”

According to The Tab, the term “vabbing” started in 2018 on a podcast episode of the Secret Keepers Club, hosted by Carly Aquilino and Emma Willmann. We first saw it on TikTok from users Mandy Lee (@oldloserinbrooklyn) and @jewlieah. (It looks like Lee has taken her video down.)

“I swear if you vab, you will attract people like a date or a one-night stand or you’ll just get free drinks all night,” Lee said in her video. Elle Woods should have been teaching vabbing instead of the bend-and-snap because it’s more effective.”

On the flip side, @jewlieah added “VABTOK” to her TikTok bio so she’s down to talk about it. “I’ve been doing it for a week and it’s been working out for me,” she says. She goes through the basics of vabbing, such as washing your hands before and after (duh) and holding off if you have an active STD.

So, does it work? Well, the pros say no. But of course, you can do whatever works for you! Dr. Jen Gunter, an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician, took to TikTok to speak about the trend. “Humans don’t have a functioning vomeronasal organ, which is the organ that you need to actually process pheromones,” she says. “There’s no evidence that human behavior is driven by pheromones.”

So, there you have it! Maybe instead go for an enticing perfume, like Phlur’s Missing Person ($96 at Phlur), that some say “smells like being in love.”