The beasts within the beauty

THINK BOX

Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 02.00
Newspaper section: Life

I have to confess that after hitting 40, I have seen myself get sucked into a daily routine of using age defying products. This has been influenced largely by the innate subconscious desire to look presentable.

Without a doubt, age defying products, fast weight loss and everything that goes with it is hitting the markets at an accelerated pace. It's big business and believe you me, it is getting bigger.

Well, naturally, as the demand is increasing by the day and advertising agencies are raking in the moolah, and thanks to the media, young and old are faced with myriad choices for shedding those extra pounds, getting that clear baby skin and in short managing a complete overhaul.

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boons
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Discussion 2 : 13 Mar 2013 at 01.512
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Digging even deeper, one finds that Thai people have shifted to carbohydrate-rich, Western diets and the obesity epidemic has exploded here as it has in the West.

What's different here is the apparent ignorance of the dangers of sugars. I see countless fat Thai children sucking down large fruity sugar drinks and dining on cakes and pastries.

Just quit cola, fruit juice (it is *NOT* "good for you". Eat a piece of fruit instead) and sweets and you'll shed kilos and years.

Thais are not tall people. The road from slim and beautiful to rotund meatball is a very short one in Thailand. Ignore the "remedies" and focus on the ca
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Discussion 1 : 12 Mar 2013 at 12.421
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Yvonne, based on your BP staff photo, whatever you're using is working well !
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