Everyone knows by now SMOKING causes wrinkles! Not only that, over eighty thousand deaths occur each year due to smoking according to the CDC. According to the American Lung Association, it causes lung cancer, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, asthma, reproductive problems in women, premature and low birth-weight babies, diabetes, blindness, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and over ten types of cancer including colon, cervix, liver, stomach, and pancreatic

Shockingly, reports show that for every hour you sit down, your life expectancy decreases by two hours. In comparison, for every cigarette you smoke, your life expectancy only decreases by eleven minutes. Sitting was not meant to be a way of life: inactive and stationary. Centurions in the 'Blue Zones' walk or bike everywhere, raise their own food and are highly social. When the body is crammed into a chair,  cellular mechanisms that push fuel into your cells get turned off. Sitting is not only making you age but also making you fat! The mere act of standing up activates the enzyme, lipoprotein lipase, which rushes out to attach to fat in your bloodstream and takes it to muscles to be used as energy. Stand up every twenty minutes and burn more fat.

There is more awareness now with flexible shifts, working from home, watches that tell you to stand, people trying to vape (not sure that is healthier), fake cigarettes, chewing gum, patches, etc. Yes, you need to move around more and trade out your chair for the giant ball occasionally. Stay physically active by walking around when on the phone, have meetings where everyone stands, walk at lunch, get a workstation that pulls up, and stand and stretch at your desk.

Smoking causes so much free radical damage that it depletes the Vitamin C in your body which is essential for maintaining collagen and collagen production. Double or triple Vitamin C supplementation and eat more Vitamin C-rich food like oranges, peppers, kale, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, strawberries, grapefruit, and guava. Combine fruits and veggies for great lunchtime salads!

PLANT STEM CELLS STIMULATE COLLAGEN PRODUCTION! As you age collagen production naturally slows down due to nutritional deficiencies and poor circulation. Applying plant stem cells to skin encourages 'new cells' in the dermis helping skin elasticity and youthfulness. Aloe also stimulates collagen production up to 8 times. Hello Gorgeous Antiaging Serums come to the rescue.