This Pro Gel Infuses Whitening Power Into Regular Brushing

Smileactives compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin

When she’s sweating it over a proposal at work, or heated up at a cycling class in the gym, Julie’s convinced she’s making progress. “No pain, no gain,” she chuckles. But when Julie couldn’t keep her teeth white without enduring continual sensitivity from the whitening strips, she quit trying! 

That isn’t the kind of pain I want to experience,”Julie sighed. She also wasn’t wild about the extra time it took to use the strips. 

Unsurprisingly, Julie jumped at the chance to bid adieu to her harsh whitening process, and started whitening her teeth at home – simply and safely – with Smileactives® Pro Whitening Gel. More on this super duper powerful treatment in a moment.

“Using strips became a vicious cycle. They’d whiten my teeth, but increase their sensitivity. So I’d stop using them, and my teeth would become yellow again,” Julie said, exasperated. 

for whiter, brighter teeth in just seven days*

*Average improvement of 3 shades whiter in 7 days. Results may vary.

Julie compares her experience to yo-yo dieting. “I lose weight when I’m on a diet, but the weight creeps back once I stop.” 

Yellowing teeth are as common as sneaky weight gain, especially as we age. Here’s why:

Dentin – a protective mineral/organic compound/water substance directly under each tooth’s enamel – is naturally slightly yellowish. 

Enamel is white, but it’s also somewhat translucent and can expose the dentin to create a yellow look! If your enamel is especially thin or translucent, due to good old genetics, your teeth will look even yellower.

Enamel can also thin over time, becoming stained from factors including smoking, and pigments in substances such as coffee, tea, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and dark-colored fruits and sodas.

Happily, beauty science has come a long way since strips hit the shelves. Thanks to advanced technologies, we can rejuvenate skin, beautifully color hair, and whiten teeth – safely and effectively – right at home. But finding the best brand among the countless formulas on the market can be challenging. Do you rely on reviews? A brand’s website? A friend’s recommendation? 

It’s smart to first check out the science behind a brand that promises to benefit your health or appearance. What are the active ingredients of a teeth whitener, for example, and exactly how does it work to eliminate discoloration? If you can’t find the answers, move on to another brand.

Smileactives Pro Whitening Gel checks all the boxes. Its active ingredient is the same substance dentists use to whiten teeth. And, its proprietary Polyclean® technology creates an extremely fine foam that whitens the whole tooth – back, front and top – and gets into all grooves and crannies. 

Smileactives also lifts and removes stains on dental work including crowns, veneers, and dentures. 

Easily used with your regular fluoride or non-fluoride toothpaste – no strips or trays necessary Smileactives can be applied every time you brush your teeth. It won’t add a second to your regular brushing routine. And, no worries for those of us with sensitive teeth or gums.

Make sure to try Smileactives Pro Whitening Gel with new Smileactives Tartar Control Fluoride Toothpaste. This cavity fighting pro is packed with cutting-edge, good-for-you ingredients, including amino acids, hyaluronic acid and vitamin C.

To authenticate its claims, Smileactives performed a clinical study of 52 users, whose teeth became 3 shades whiter on average in just 7 days. After 14 days, teeth became up to 8 shades whiter. Those are pretty impressive results.

I’ve been using Smileactives for about two months, and my teeth are definitely whiter. See for yourself. 

Besides its quality formula and advanced technology, Smileactives was developed by the same biochemist who invented the one-hour, light-activated tooth-whitening process. So you can be sure it’s the real deal when it comes to teeth whitening. 

Smileactives is so confident you’ll love its Pro Whitening Gel, it invites you to use it for 60 days, and if you’re not beaming from ear to ear, return the tube – EVEN EMPTY – for a full refund, less s&h!

There’s more. Buy one tube of Smileactives and get the second tube as a thank you gift, a $29.95 value. 

Your Legs Will Do A Happy Dance After This Superior Beauty Treatment

The Body Firm LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin

If our knees and thighs could talk, they’d surely beg us for more attention: “You baby your face with special products, but all we get is soap and water when you shower.  No wonder we’re thirsty, and look droopy and shriveled!” they’d groan. 

Even if these two body parts silently suffer from neglect when we’re young, their appearance as we age loudly tells us it’s time to take notice. 

That means retiring the soap, and applying the same quality ingredients to our knees and thighs that we use on our faces. Besides, drug store soap actually ages our skin even faster!

In its place, get your hands on the exceptional Crepe Erase® Advanced body kit. This two-step treatment embodies the must-have skincare ingredients our knees and thighs need to feel – and look – healthy and loved. 

I discovered Crepe Erase over five years ago, and it’s been an essential part of my beauty program ever since. My legs say thank you over and over again!

So YOUR legs will thank you, too!

More on the Crepe Erase dreamy duo in a moment. First, a quick four-pronged lesson on why areas like our knees and thighs need as much TLC as our faces:  

  1. The largest organ of our bodies, skin is stressed on the outside from decades of exposure to the sun, air pollution, tobacco smoke, and other environmental factors. 
  2. Elastin and collagen, the vital proteins on the inside that give skin its tensile strength and elasticity, start declining when we’re only 20! Our skin becomes lax and wrinkly all over, including on our  legs.
  3. Losing weight – after dieting or pregnancy – reduces fat tissue, but skin that’s been overstretched often doesn’t shrink adequately, leaving us with excess loose skin.  Since our legs bear our weight most, they often pay the biggest price. 
  4. Unless we faithfully exercise, our once well-toned muscles lose their ability to keep skin taut and firm.

This cluster of issues used to be impossible to treat without plastic surgery, but the science of skin care beauty now gives us valuable solutions in a jar. One of the absolute best is TruFirm Complex, the hero ingredient powering the Crepe Erase Advanced collection. An exclusive blend – including three plant extracts to help reinforce our skin’s netting – the formula makes skin appear tighter and firmer. 

Let me make that even clearer: Crepe Erase helps our skin look like it did when we were younger. And that’s precisely how I prefer my skin to look! 

Crepe Erase Advanced also contains nine Super Hydrators, including coconut oil, cocoa butter, olive oil, squalane, grapeseed oil, Vitamin E and a trio of glycerides to deliver 48 hours of intense hydration to dry, crepey skin. Quick absorbing without leaving a greasy residue, the light and airy moisture-rich formula works to visibly smooth and renew the skin. 

In the shower, I grab my bottle of silky Body Smoothing Pre-Treatment with gentle exfoliators to lift away dead, rough surface cells and make my skin look smoother and more radiant. (By the way, avoid long, hot showers because they’ll dry your skin even more!)

After showering, I massage the Advanced Body Repair Treatment into the crepey skin around my neck, chest, arms and legs. Just like its name says, this lightly whipped formula gives skin all over my body a healthier, firmer look.  Absorbs quickly and isn’t one bit greasy.

You’d be interested to know that hydrators like those in Crepe Erase Advanced help your skin absorb water from the environment, while moisturizers help seal moisture into the skin. Using a topical hydrator such as glycerin increases the moisture content of cells,  which helps to smooth the appearance of wrinkles. 

Moisturizers alone don’t do much good if your skin cells don’t have enough moisture in the first place. 

The Advanced 5-Piece Body & Face System also treats our skin above the chin!

Unlike typical moisturizers or lotions that don’t reach beneath the skin’s surface, Crepe Erase Advanced is a true treatment. And the Crepe Erase Advanced Body + Face System from Body Firm also treats the skin above my chin:

I massage the luxurious and rejuvenating Advanced Refining Facial Scrub from my forehead down to my neck to gently remove rough, dead skin cells. My reward: Visibly softer, smoother, firmer, and brighter skin. The scrub is paraben free, too!

Then I apply Advanced Restorative Facial Treatment, a deluxe, ultra-hydrating formula with TruFirm and a blend of moisturizing oils. Along with its sister products, it plumps, smoothes and firms, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Even after a late night, I can trust Flaw-Fix Eye Cream to instantly reduce the appearance of puffiness, dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles. It absorbs quickly and can be used at night and in the morning. Pro tip: Eye cream also works as a hydrating mask on and above the lips to make them look fuller and reduce the appearance of fine lines. 

Make Crépe Erase a part of your daily beauty routine for striking results

After 1 use

100% of women agreed their skin felt instantly more youthful*

After 1 use

80% of women saw an instant reduction in the look of crepey skin on the body**

After 4 weeks

86% of women saw a visible improvement in skin tone**

After 8 weeks

100% of women saw a lifted appearance of skin on the body**

*Based on 8-week user perception study for Crépe Erase Advanced

**Based on results of an evaluation by expert clinical grader measuring decollete, knees & arms

Crépe Erase is so confident that you’ll love its products, it invites you to use them for 60 days, and, if you’re not satisfied, you can return the tubes–EVEN EMPTY–for a full refund, less s&h! This offer even gives me more confidence that these are quality beauty products. Plus, the line is incredibly reasonable in the first place!

There’s more. When you order the 5-piece Introductory Deluxe Kit, you’ll receive 4-in-1 Line Smoothing Capsules and Anti-Aging Hand Repair Treatment – a $60 value – as free thank you gifts.

save 25% on Crépe Erase Introductory Deluxe Kit + get our two FREE GIFTS ($60 Value) + FREE SHIPPING

When The Leaves Turn, It’s Time to Turn To A Super Skin Savior

The Body Firm LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin

“You have beautiful skin,” gushed the hip, young makeup artist helping me select flattering blush and lipstick shades for the fall at a new beauty boutique in town. 

While I certainly enjoy compliments about my hair, glasses or clothes, I’m thrilled when someone notices my skin, especially as I’ve aged. I may have fine lines here and there, but my skin is visibly smooth, soft, firm, and even toned, thanks to Crepe Erase®.

I’ve been treating my skin year round to the exceptional Crepe Erase collection for about six years. Fall is the perfect season for you to start your love affair with it, too, since summer fun takes a toll on everyone’s skin.  

Dry skin is common in later life, when our glands naturally produce less oil.

Woefully, the activities that delighted us during this harsh summer, from playing in the pool to picnicking in the park, escalate the problem. Chlorine in the pool, saltwater in the ocean and air conditioning take natural oils from our skin, leaving it super dry. The sun’s UV rays are drying too!

What’s more, skin becomes looser and saggier as its strong collagen and elastin foundation naturally begins to weaken, starting in our 20s!

Even humidity can be harmful when we’re spending more time outdoors than during any other season.

Save 25% on Crepe Erase Advanced Kit + get 2 FREE GIFTS* + FREE SHIPPING today!

SECRET SKIN SABOTEURS: OPEN PORES AND DEAD SKIN CELLS

While moisture in the air helps hydrate our skin – which naturally becomes drier with each passing year – it also expands our pores. Larger pores are more likely to clog up with dirt, oil and other substances that cause breakouts and eczema. Even a brisk walk can be enough to congest pores and create a greasy feeling. Not a good look!

There’s more. Cell turnover slows down over the years, and dry, dead cells sitting on the skin’s surface can give your face a rough, dull appearance.

That’s why gentle formulas that clear pores, whisk away dead cells, and moisturize skin without weighing it down can be our skin saviors after summer’s punishing  heat and humidity.

Start  treating your skin right now, and you’ll also protect it when the harsh winds and stinging cold of winter return, not to mention overheated indoor air! 

Crepe Erase is my hands-down favorite skin care brand. If it’s as good to your skin as it is to mine, you’ll count on the uber effective formulas for visibly smooth, glowing and refreshed skin every season of the year! Year in and year out.

The hero ingredient powering Crepe Erase Advanced is TruFirm® Complex, an exclusive blend that includes three plant extracts to help reinforce our skin’s netting. This makes saggy skin appear tighter and firmer, and look like it did when we were younger. Crepe Erase Advanced also contains nine Super Hydrators, including coconut oil, cocoa butter, olive oil, squalane, grapeseed oil, Vitamin E and a trio of glycerides to deliver 48 hours of intense hydration to dry, crepey skin. Quick absorbing without leaving a greasy residue, the light and airy moisture-rich formula works to visibly soothe and renew the skin.

The five-piece Deluxe Kit also treats your skin above the chin!

THE SIMPLE STEPS TO SENSATIONAL SKIN ALL OVER!

In the shower, I grab my bottle of silky Body Smoothing Pre-Treatment with TruFirm and gentle exfoliators to lift away dead, rough surface cells and make my skin look smoother and more radiant. (By the way, avoid long, hot showers because they’ll dry your skin even more!)

After showering, I massage the Advanced Body Repair Treatment with TruFirm into the crepey skin around my neck, chest, arms and legs. Just like its name says, this lightly whipped

formula restores firmer, healthier-looking skin all over my body. Absorbs quickly and isn’t one bit greasy.

Next, I treat my face by massaging the luxurious and rejuvenating Advanced Refining Facial Scrub with TruFirm from my forehead down to my neck.  It gently removes rough, dead skin cells to give me softer, smoother, firmer, and brighter skin. Paraben free, too.

Then I apply Advanced Restorative Facial Treatment, a deluxe, ultra-hydrating formula with TruFirm and a blend of moisturizing oils. Along with its sister products, it visibly plumps, smoothes and firms, while diminishing the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Even after a late night, I can trust my Flaw-Fix® Eye Cream to instantly reduce the appearance of puffiness, dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles. It absorbs quickly and can be used at night and in the morning. Pro Tip: Great as a hydrating mask for my lips, too.

Make Crepe Erase a part of your daily beauty routine for gorgeous results

After 1 use

100% of women agreed their skin felt instantly more youthful*

After 1 use

80% of women saw an instant reduction in the look of crepey skin on the body**

After 4 weeks

86% of women saw a visible improvement in skin tone**

After 8 weeks

100% of women saw a lifted appearance of skin on the body**

*Based on 8-week user perception study for Crepe Erase Advanced

**Based on results of an evaluation by expert clinical grader measuring decollete, knees & arms

Crepe Erase is so confident that you’ll love its products, it invites you to use them for 60 days, and, if you’re not satisfied, you can return the tubes–EVEN EMPTY–for a full refund, less s&h! This offer even gives me more confidence that these are quality beauty products. Plus, the line is incredibly reasonable in the first place!

When you order the 5-piece Introductory Deluxe Kit, you’ll receive 4-in-1 Eye Renewal Capsules and Anti-Aging Hand Repair Treatmenta $60 valueas free thank you gifts.

save 25% on Crepe Erase Introductory Deluxe Kit + get our two FREE GIFTS ($60 Value)  + FREE SHIPPING

Dr. Google Is a Quack. Take Away Its Medical License.

I’m writing this for anyone who has frantically Googled the meaning of an unexplained ache or pain, sudden rash or new mole, abnormal blood test result, or other concerning medical issue.

Google is not a doctor, not even a mediocre doctor. The stark fact is, the internet is infested with irresponsible, egregious, horrifyingly misleading medical articles that should be taken down immediately.

Google’s algorithms may help us find a sofa or college roommate, but they’re god awful when it comes to giving us completely reliable medical information!

Despite doctor after doctor advising us not to use Google as a diagnostician, we can’t help ourselves. And, our fear increases with each article we read.

After my recent petrifying experience with Dr. Google, I have promised myself that I will not turn to it about medical matters ever again.

Consider my story: When my husband’s recent routine blood workup showed concerningly high liver enzyme readings, his internist recommended that he have an ultrasound of the liver, bladder and kidneys.

I immediately Googled the enzyme names and levels, and read that they indicated a good chance for liver disease. The laundry list of potential diseases included cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis, blockage of the bile duct, and, of course, the big C!

Statins can also raise liver enzymes, so Douglas was instructed to stop taking them.

The ultrasound showed a dilated common bile duct and pancreatic duct, called “Double Duct Sign.” New recommendation: Douglas should have an MRI because the ultrasound didn’t fully visualize the pancreas.

UH OH! THE PANCREAS!!!!!!

Back to Google: “Double-duct sign is the combined dilation of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct, often caused by cancer of the pancreas,” read a National Institute of Health website, repeated on one website after another.

Even though Douglas didn’t have a single symptom of pancreatic cancer, 80 percent of the cases don’t show symptoms until it’s too late. But early-stage pancreatic cancer is no picnic either, and carries with it a grim prognosis. A complex and painful surgery would probably mitigate the disease, but not cure it.

This is when the situation went from bad to worse: The MRI confirmed the double duct sign, and also revealed a subcentimeter “lesion” near the “ampulla of Vater,” which is the juncture where the common bile duct and pancreatic duct meet. 

New recommendation: An Endoscopic Ultrasound, which would involve a camera traveling through Douglas’s  mouth to photograph his pancreas, the ducts, and the lesion. The doctor would take a biopsy during the EUS, which would determine what’s going on (AKA malignant v. benign).

Back to Google to learn about ampullary cancer, which turns out is less vile than pancreatic cancer, but nonetheless horrible, too.

As far as I could determine from my hours Googling and reading articles, studies, and charts, Douglas would be lucky to live a few more years, but god knows in what state.

Now the real fun began: I had to find NYC’s most experienced gastroenterologist to do the EUS. Using my finely honed research skills from decades of writing and reporting, I made countless calls, sent scads of emails and test results to pancreatic specialists, to a friend whose dad had a related cancer, and to an old friend, who happens to be a gastroenterologist.

“I hate to tell you this, Geri, but I think it’s cancer,” he said matter of factly, “but you won’t know definitively until the EUS is done.”

Our friend must be in cahoots with Dr. Google.

My wonderful internist at Mount Sinai in New York – Dr. Beuria – immediately got on the case and put me in touch with Dr. Satish Nagula, a world renowned gastroenterologist who performs EUS procedures everyday.  His impeccable credentials – Yale Medical School, stint at Sloan Kettering, research papers, and much more – gave me a measure of comfort, even if Google did not!

After Dr. Nagula reviewed Douglas’s test results, he scheduled the EUS, which Douglas had yesterday.

Holding up a full color illustration of our GI organs – pancreas, liver, intestines, and kidney- after the procedure, Dr. Nagula explained what he found and where he found it.

Douglas DOES NOT HAVE CANCER or any of Google’s other dire predictions. The double duct sign had no relevance, Dr. Nagula emphasized right away. He sees it all the time, even when nothing is seriously wrong.

There’s a small round ball in the pancreatic duct, which is either a precancerous polyp or scar tissue, Dr. Nagula said. He will remove it at the beginning of September, after we spend a week with our son in Berlin and Copenhagen.

Colby lives in London, and hasn’t seen Douglas in almost two years. When I asked Dr. Nagula if we could still take the short trip abroad, he confidently said “yes.”

I’m firing Dr. Google. He’s a quack!

The Pro Gel That Adds Whitening Power to Routine Brushing

Hardly anything escapes the attention of my friend’s precocious four-year-old grandson. Watching me apply lipstick one morning, he blurted out: “Your teeth are a funny color!”

Aghast by a toddler’s observation (don’t kids always speak the truth!), I took a close look at my teeth in the mirror, and thought “yep, pearly white they’re not!”

While yellow (or pink) hair might be fun for a change, it’s not a good look in your mouth!

But yellowing teeth are fairly common. Here’s why:

Dentin – a mineral/organic compound/water substance directly under each tooth’s enamel that helps protect the tooth – is naturally slightly yellowish. 

While enamel is white, it’s also somewhat translucent and can expose the dentin to create a yellow look! If your enamel is especially thin or translucent, due to good old genetics, your teeth will look even yellower.

Enamel can also thin over time, and become stained from factors including smoking, and pigments in substances such as coffee, tea, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and dark-colored fruits and sodas.

Enter Smileactives®, a super duper Pro Whitening Gel that lets you safely whiten your teeth at home. More on this powerful treatment in a moment.

for whiter, brighter teeth in just seven days*

*Average improvement of 3 shades whiter in 7 days. Results may vary.

When I tried tooth whitening strips about 20 years ago, they made my teeth and gums sensitive.

Happily, the science of beauty has come a long way since then. Thanks to sophisticated technologies, we can rejuvenate skin, beautifully color hair, and whiten teeth – right at home. Choosing the best brand among the countless formulas on the market, however, can be challenging. Do you rely on reviews? A brand’s website? A friend’s recommendation? 

It’s smart to first check out the science behind a brand that promises to benefit your health or appearance. What are the active ingredients of a teeth whitener, for example, and exactly how does it work to eliminate discoloration? If you can’t find the answers, move on to another brand.

Smileactives checks all the boxes. Its active ingredient is the same substance dentists use to whiten teeth. And, its proprietary Polyclean® technology creates an extremely fine foam that whitens the whole tooth – back, front and top – and gets into all grooves and crannies. 

Smileactives also lifts and removes stains on dental work including crowns, veneers, and dentures. 

Easily used with your regular fluoride or non-fluoride toothpaste – no strips or trays necessary Smileactives can be applied every time you brush your teeth. It won’t add a second to your regular brushing routine. And, no worries for those of us with sensitive teeth or gums.

To authenticate its claims, Smileactives performed a clinical study of 52 users, whose teeth became 3 shades whiter on average in just 7 days. After 14 days, teeth became up to 8 shades whiter. Those are pretty impressive results.

I’ve been using Smileactives for about three weeks, and my teeth are definitely whiter. See for yourself. 

Besides its quality formula and advanced technology, Smileactives was developed by the same biochemist who invented the one-hour, light-activated tooth-whitening process. So you can be sure it’s the real deal when it comes to teeth whitening. 

Smileactives is so confident you’ll love its Pro Whitening Gel, it invites you to use it for 60 days, and if you’re not beaming from ear to ear, return the tube – EVEN EMPTY – for a full refund, less s&h!

There’s more. Buy one tube of Smileactives and get the second tube as a thank you gift, a $29.95 value. 

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Much More Than a Pretty Face

The Body Firm, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship to write this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin

The little black dress that once showed off my arms and legs!

I’ll never forget the little black dress that slid over my slender 50-year-old body, its spaghetti straps and abbreviated length showing off my toned arms and legs.

But while I was spending oodles on products to keep the skin on my face smooth, supple and bright, I never bothered to pamper the rest of my body.

Big mistake! As the years marched on, I became less and less eager to wear my LBD as the skin on my arms and legs became more and more crepey, saggy and flabby.

Whoever thought arms and knees could look old?!

If only I knew then what I know now: Nourishing and protecting the skin on your legs, arms, neck, hands – and every other spot on your bod – will keep it healthy and show-off worthy!

What’s more, the sooner you start feeding your skin the proteins, vitamins and other nutrients it needs, the better it will look for lots longer.(1)

Crépe Erase®: YOUR SKIN LIFELINE

Crépe Erase® came to my rescue six years ago, and it’s been my skin savior ever since. The lowdown on this exceptional skin care collection in a moment, but first here’s the scoop why our skin doesn’t stay bright and bouncy!  

save 25% on Crépe Erase® Introductory Deluxe Kit + get our two FREE GIFTS ($60 Value) + FREE SHIPPING 

Think about a new mattress filled with firm and resilient foam or coils. After years of normal wear and tear from the pressure of our bodies, it sags and loses support.

The largest organ of our bodies, skin is stressed on the outside from decades of exposure to the sun, air pollution, tobacco smoke, and other environmental factors. Additionally, elastin and collagen, the vital proteins on the inside that give skin its tensile strength and elasticity, start declining when we’re only 20!(2)

Like a mattress, skin is bound to sag, wrinkle and lose hydration from declining cell turnover. It also begins to look tired, dull, thin and worn as we age.

We can’t refresh and restore the support and appearance of a mattress. But treat your skin to the remarkable ingredients in Crépe Erase® Advanced, and you’ll see striking results in weeks. 

The hero ingredient powering Crépe Erase® Advanced is TruFirm® Complex, an exclusive blend that includes three plant extracts to help reinforce our skin’s netting. This makes saggy skin appear tighter and firmer, and look like it did when we were younger. Crépe Erase® Advanced also contains nine Super Hydrators, including coconut oil, cocoa butter, olive oil, squalane, grapeseed oil, Vitamin E and a trio of glycerides to deliver 48 hours of intense hydration to dry, crepey skin. Quick absorbing without leaving a greasy residue, the light and airy moisture-rich formula works to visibly soothe and renew the skin.

The five-piece Deluxe Kit also treats your skin above the chin!

THE SIMPLE STEPS TO SENSATIONAL SKIN ALL OVER!

In the shower, I grab my bottle of silky Body Smoothing Pre-Treatment with TruFirm® and gentle exfoliators to lift away dead, rough surface cells and make my skin look smoother and more radiant. (By the way, avoid long, hot showers because they’ll dry your skin even more!)

After showering, I massage the Advanced Body Repair Treatment with TruFirm® into the crepey skin around my neck, chest, arms and legs. Just like its name says, this lightly whipped formula restores firmer, healthier-looking skin all over my body. Absorbs quickly and isn’t one bit greasy.

Next, I treat my face by massaging the luxurious and rejuvenating Advanced Refining Facial Scrub with TruFirm® from my forehead down to my neck. It gently removes rough, dead skin cells to give me softer, smoother, firmer, and brighter skin. Paraben free, too

Then I apply Advanced Restorative Facial Treatment, a deluxe, ultra-hydrating formula with TruFirm® and a blend of moisturizing oils. Along with its sister products, it plumps, smoothes and firms, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Even after a late night, I can trust my Flaw-Fix™ Eye Cream to instantly reduce the appearance of puffiness, dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles. It absorbs quickly and can be used at night and in the morning. Great as a hydrating mask, too.

Make Crépe Erase® a part of your daily beauty routine for gorgeous results

After 1 use

100% of women agreed their skin felt instantly more youthful*

After 1 use

80% of women saw an instant reduction in the look of crepey skin on the body**

After 4 weeks

86% of women saw a visible improvement in skin tone**

After 8 weeks

100% of women saw a lifted appearance of skin on the body**

*Based on 8-week user perception study for Crépe Erase® Advanced

**Based on results of an evaluation by expert clinical grader measuring decollete, knees & arms

Crépe Erase® is so confident that you’ll love its products, it invites you to use them for 60 days, and, if you’re not satisfied, you can return the tubes–EVEN EMPTY–for a full refund, less s&h! This offer even gives me more confidence that these are quality beauty products. Plus, the line is incredibly reasonable in the first place!

There’s more. When you order the 5-piece Introductory Deluxe Kit, you’ll receive 4-in-1 Eye Renewal Capsules and Anti-Aging Hand Repair Treatment a $60 valueas free thank you gifts.

save 25% on Crépe Erase® Introductory Deluxe Kit + get our two FREE GIFTS ($60 Value) + FREE SHIPPING 

(1)https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/skin-care-secrets/anti-aging/reduce-premature-aging-skin

(2)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064677/#:~:text=Collagen%20and%20elastin%20are%20the,results%20in%20sagging%20and%20wrinkling.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-skin-wrinkle-wit/#:~:text=After%20the%20age%20of%2020,production%2C%20and%20less%20GAG%20formation.

First TV Network Being Created Expressly for ‘Fab Over 50’ Women

It might shock far too many TV executives that women in 2023 don’t die when they turn 50 years old!

What else but cluelessness would explain that while 63 million women in the United States are 50+ – that’s 20 percent-  they receive only 8 percent of on-air screen time? 

                Dorthy Miller Shore

Fact is, these women are “the most active, ambitious, and influential group of women in a generation,” stresses Dorthy Miller Shore, board chair and CEO of Prime Women Media. What’s more, they account for 27 percent  of all consumer spending, generally making household purchase decisions for video entertainment, wifi, mobile phones, and other products and services.

A popular digital community for women over 50, Prime Women tackles critical topics including health, fitness and beauty; small business, finances and retirement; volunteering and charity work;  grandparenting, and caregiving. Now, Dorthy is expanding Prime Women Media’s reach with a 24/7 linear television network bringing informative, entertaining, and inspiring content to women in their prime. 

Like Prime Women, the new TV network will embrace major subjects that impact women in their prime. It also will help redefine what it means to be a woman at this dynamic stage of her life. 

Menopause changes women over 50, mentally and physically. It impacts their careers, relationships, health, appearances, and libidos. “We are the most active, ambitious and influential group of women in a generation, “Dorthy said. “Yet no television network gives us the information and inspiration that  comes from seeing how other women like them are tackling these problems.”

Segments will cover subjects such as dating after divorce or widowhood; caring for a parent or spouse; overcoming ageism in the workforce; managing finances post-retirement, and discovering a second act. Building on the content of its online magazine, the Prime Women television network will educate and entertain viewers with documentaries, specials, and reality series, all featuring women over 50.

“Women over 50 embrace traditional television and love to channel surf. They may have a streaming service, but they are not cord-cutters. “This demographic is especially appealing to advertisers and to cable and satellite providers.”

The founder of Miller Ad Agency, an award-winning automotive and digital advertising agency, Dorthy is joined by four other accomplished women entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors:

Valerie Freeman is a leader in the staffing, recruiting, human resource, and outsourcing sectors. Jan Fletcher is an executive in the nutrition, wellness, real estate and investment businesses. Kristine Davis currently co-manages a family-owned diversified investment company. Deborah Kauffman is a residential and commercial real estate investor and owner, as well as a philanthropist and community volunteer.

A Surefire Solution to Mitigating Midlife Weight Gain

Dressing for work one morning in my mid 50s, I was stunned that one of my favorite button down blouses unexpectedly felt snug.

What’s going on, I thought. This blouse fit me last week!

Turns out, menopause was going on, so my body – and brain – were beginning to look and act in new and unsettling ways.

More disconcerting situations followed. Thinning hair. Poor sleep. Down moods. Decreased libido. And that brand new, expanding body shape – in all the wrong places – plus numbers ratcheting up on the scale.

What’s a woman to do?

I’ve learned a great deal about women’s health in midlife since then, and although I’m not a doctor, or married to one, I can confidently pass along sound advice.

First, don’t panic. That will only increase your anxiety, and won’t change a thing.

Second, please know you absolutely can take control over these unexpected and unwanted issues, not to mention feel physically and emotionally better than you’ve ever felt in your life. 

Happily for women today, menopause is moving out of the shadows. Smart solutions – like the exceptional Reverse Health app – are now here to help. Really, really help. More on Reverse Heath in a moment.

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Third, don’t try to deal with everything at once. That approach will have you running around in circles since many of your issues are interrelated – and the result of one major factor: Your body’s naturally declining level of estrogen.

Maria’s clothes weren’t fitting. She lacked energy. Her knees hurt when she climbed stairs. Her weight skyrocketed, along with menopause and the pandemic. Reverse Health changed everything. Maria lost over 25 pounds in six months. The program “incited a huge and positive change in my life,” she said.

ESTROGEN DECLINE CAN MEAN DECLINING HEALTH

One of a woman’s most essential hormones, estrogen does far more than regulate our menstrual cycle. It helps maintain the smooth functioning of the reproductive and urinary tracts, the heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes, pelvic muscles, and the brain. 

Estrogen also helps manage how our bodies convert foods and beverages into energy, a chemical process called metabolism. When estrogen declines during a woman’s mid age, coinciding with naturally decreasing muscle mass, metabolism slows down, which leads to increasing body and abdominal fat. No wonder my button down shirt suddenly felt tight! 

What’s more, if you exercise little and sleep poorly, it becomes a struggle to lose weight! Continuing to eat as you always have, without upping your physical activity, and you’ll likely gain weight. 

Menopause weight gain – especially around the midsection, where fat surrounds our organs – means more than roomier clothes. It can seriously impact our health, increasing our risk for issues including breathing problems, heart and blood vessel disease, urinary incontinence, joint disease, and Type 2 diabetes. It also increases our risk for breast, colon and endometrial cancers, among others.

NOW FOR THE (VERY) GOOD NEWS 

All this can no doubt be a distressing turn of events, but enough with the downside. These are the first unequivocally smart moves you can make for your body and brain when you’re confronting perimenopause or menopause: 

  • Consume the right foods, in the right amount – that can actually taste great. 
  • Move and think in the right way – with constructive mental and physical exercises. 
  • Interact with the right women – in an inspirational, motivating community.  

My advice may be logical, but surfing through the countless diet-exercise-menopause websites for guidance is a daunting exercise. Everyone eager to get your attention professes to be a health and wellness expert on midlife women because it’s a hot topic these days.

Germaine never thought she could lose 20 pounds at 66 years old and eat foods she loves! “The strain on my heart was reversed, and I have medical records to prove it. My cardiologist was ecstatic,” she said.

I assure you that genuine experts, however, are few and far between. I’ve been researching the subject for years, and am working with an exclusive consortium of world-renowned medical ‘Menopause Masters’ who will soon be educating thousands of women.   

Reverse Health is the real deal, with significant things going for it: In-depth nutritional knowledge & coaching experience specifically for mid age women. Plus, an exclusive, understandable, and uncluttered app that’s easy to follow and features tasty recipes, effective exercises, access to real experts, and the company of other motivated, terrific women.

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NO CALORIE COUNTING, THANK GOODNESS 

Matt Jones holds a masters in nutrition science and co-founded Reverse Health with Monika Friedman, a  certified health & life coach specializing in women’s health and wellbeing. When Matt’s mom wanted to start the Keto Diet during menopause, he told her “that’s no way to lose weight at your age, and it’s not a diet you’ll stick to.”  

Matt knew his mother needed to adjust energy and macronutrient intake (fats, carbs & proteins) to avoid gaining weight and fat, and maintaining good health. So he created a meal plan, and had it packaged in  an app to benefit her and other women like her. The plan features whole foods rich in protein and fiber, as well as micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) and phytonutrients (compounds found in plants and mushrooms).   

The nutrients in the diet are powerful anti-inflammatories and antioxidants to help decrease blood pressure, stabilize blood sugar, reduce fat mass, improve cholesterol levels, and increase bone and muscle density. Your energy level will rise. Your mood and sleep will improve. Your weight will stabilize. 

Offering moderate amounts of fish, dairy and white meats, colorful vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, nuts and whole grains, Matt’s plan is “similar to the Mediterranean diet,” he told me. “It’s not a secret or groundbreaking. It’s actually quite simple.”

Although you’re encouraged to track your meals on the app, you can forget about the dreadful practice of counting countries. “Food loses its identity when all you do is count calories,” Monika said. Besides, we develop unnecessary guilt feelings if we consume even an extra 50 calories. Instead, Reverse Health teaches us to think about the nutrients in the foods we’re eating. Nutritional info is highlighted right in every recipe. 

Each woman receives customized weekly meal plans based on her personal answers to a simple quiz. 

AND YES, WE DO NEED TO MOVE 

“Our goal is to give women the tools and knowledge to not only lose weight, but to sustain a healthy weight, increase lifespan, reverse symptoms of aging, and learn how to stay committed,” Matt explained. 

Besides the nutritional piece of the program, Reverse Health offers strength training and exercise segments for core, cardio, muscles and bones, neck and shoulders, and knees. You’ll also find yoga and chair workouts. 

Your body and a mat are the only things you’ll need. No weights. No costly equipment that you’ll use two times. Just uncomplicated movements that are designed to kick start your metabolism, and help you lose your menopause weight gain, not turn you into Arnold Schwarzenegger.

There’s more. Reverse Health also offers inspirational and motivational videos covering subjects including, all or nothing thinking and mindful eating; the opportunity to join a private and supportive group of like-minded women who share super recipes, as well as their challenges and triumphs, and chats with health coaches.

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Don’t Wait: Add Reverse Health to your life & give midlife weight gain the heave ho

A Tribute to the Sensational Skin Savior for Generations of Women

The Body Firm, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship to write this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin

My daughter Simone won’t listen to an iota of my advice about how to improve her young son’s questionable eating habits. But I quickly got her attention when I recommended what to feed her skin to help keep it looking fresh and young!

Words like collagen and elastin, anti-aging and UV rays weren’t on our lips in the 1970s or 80s. But today, even women barely out of their teens are embracing creams, lotions and serums that promise to stave off wrinkles, diminish worry lines, and jettison jowls.

Working with me on my website, FabOverFifty, 41-year-old Simone asked if she could try Crépe Erase® products after reading for the past six years why I love them.

I surprised her with a package of Crépe Erase® beauty goodies last Mother’s Day, and she’s been hooked ever since.

Don’t Wait to Feed Your Skin What it Needs to Stay Fresh & Young 

Simone knows that her skin’s collagen and elastin foundation is already weaker now that she’s in her 40s,  making it likely that she’ll start seeing sagging, fine lines and wrinkles before too long!

The sooner we feed our skin the proteins, vitamins and other nutrients it needs as we age, the better it will look for lots longer. This means the skin all over our bodies, not just on our faces. Think necks, knees, legs, underarms, and decolletage.

Crépe Erase® Ultra Body & Face System from Body Firm has the essential substances highly recommended by leading dermatologists and beauty chemists to keep skin soft, smooth and supple – with a healthy glow. Infused with Olive Oil1, Glycerin2, Hyaluronic Acid3, and Retinoids4, the formula immediately goes to work to treat dryness, crepiness and laxity, common issues that concern us as we age. 

The highly concentrated Crépe Erase® formula, powered by TruFirm+,  is an exclusive blend of plant extracts, dual peptides and 12 Super Hydrators. It helps reinforce the skin’s netting from head to foot,  giving it a firmer look with more ‘bounce back’, and delivers intense hydration for up to 72 hours.

The “Ultra” Skin Savior for Generations of Women 

Present a young woman in your life with The Crépe Erase® Ultra Body & Face System from Body Firm®, and she’s bound to become another glowing example of its powerful ingredients.   

While you’re at it, treat your skin to this exceptional beauty regimen, too, and join me in the ever-growing Crépe Erase® fan club. 

Before stepping into the shower, you’ll massage the luxurious and rejuvenating Refining Facial Scrub with TruFirm® over your whole face, down to your neck. It will gently remove rough, dead skin cells to give you softer, smoother, firmer and brighter skin. Paraben-free, too! 

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In the shower, you’ll grab your bottle of silky Crépe Erase® Body Smoothing Pre-Treatment with TruFirm® and gentle exfoliators to lift away dead, rough surface cells and make your skin look smoother and more radiant. The lovely, fresh scent is a bonus!  

Glycerin, a key ingredient, is a moisturizing agent that pulls water into the outer layer of the skin from deeper levels to increase skin hydration. It also relieves dryness, softens the skin, and refreshes its surface. 

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After showering, you’ll massage the rich Crépe Erase® Ultra-Smoothing Neck Repair from your collarbone to jawline to smooth deep creases, create a firmer, more lifted appearance, and restore elasticity to thin, fragile neck skin. 

Besides Glycerin and TruFirm+, Ultra-Smoothing Neck Repair includes Encapsulated Retinol and Sodium Hyaluronate.

Retinol reduces fine lines and wrinkles by increasing the production of collagen and speeding the turnover of new cells. It also stimulates the production of new blood vessels in the skin, which improves skin color; fades age spots, and softens rough patches of skin.

Sodium Hyaluronate helps skin stay supple and youthful looking. It can penetrate the top layer of your neck skin and improve hydration from the underlying layers to decrease wrinkle depth and creases and improve elasticity.

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While you’re relaxing in front of the TV, dip your fingers into the luxurious whipped Crépe Erase® Advanced Body Repair Treatment Ultra, and massage it into crepey skin on your arms, legs and decolletage. This dreamy formula will restore firmer, healthier-looking skin all over your body. Absorbs quickly and isn’t one bit greasy.

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil joins the exceptional ingredient Glycerin in this formula. We know about the great benefits of consuming olive oil, so it’s no surprise it would be kind to our skin too, not to mention it’s all natural. 

Brimming with large quantities of antioxidants, vitamins and fatty acids, olive oil is especially nourishing and moisturizing for dry skin. It helps reinforce the skin’s natural protective barrier – which weakens as we age –  to fight environmental stresses such as climate and sun exposure. 

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You’ll never leave home without applying Advanced Restorative Facial Treatment, a deluxe, ultra-hydrating formula with TruFirm® and a blend of moisturizing oils. Along with its sister products, it visibly plumps, smoothes and firms, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles. 

8 weeks after starting the Crépe Erase® Ultra System 

100%

of users agreed the skin on their necks looks noticeably younge

100%

agreed the skin on their necks looks noticeably less crepey

100%

agreed Crépe Erase® Ultra reduced the look of crepey skin better than anything else they’ve tried

100%

agreed they wished they’d started using Crépe Erase® sooner
(just like Simone and Kate)

**Based on an 8-week user perception study with 32 participants  

Crépe Erase® is so confident that you and those young women will love its Ultra System, you can use the products for 60 days, and, if you’re not satisfied, return the tubes–EVEN EMPTY–for a full refund, less s&h! This offer even gives me more confidence that these are quality beauty products. Plus, the line is incredibly reasonable in the first place!

There’s more. Order The Ultra 5-Piece Body & Face System and save 25% + get FREE SHIPPING + our Ultra Soothing Neck Repair ($49 Value) as a *free thank you gift. The newest innovation from Crépe Erase® and my new favorite. 

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(1) Olive Oil

(2) Glycerin

(3) Hyaluronic Acid

(4) Retinoid