September 21, 2011

There's a subject that I've been tempted  to address for some time but only after checking the pages of ads for  "facial exercises" on Google recently did I finally give myself permission to "go there."  I was astounded by the number of DVDs being offered that not only make phony claims but worse by far is that many of the exercises they are peddling will cause permanent damage to the skin by repetitive stretching.  Instead of removing wrinkles, the result you are more likely to get is more wrinkles along with sagging skin in the front of the neck.  One of the exercises calls for the mouth to be opened as wide as possible and kept open while counting to 25 or whatever.  I can only imagine what I would look like had I been doing this day after day, year after year!

Probably the most unique and beneficial feature of the Flexaway System is that it applies dynamic resistance without a great deal of facial movement. The little movement involved is mainly from the powerful orbicularis oris muscle surrounding the mouth which allows the skin to move with it instead of being torn loose from its underpinnings which occurs when the skin is held stationary while the underlying muscle is forced to move.

You probably are wondering how an exercise can be effective with less rather more movement.  The best way to answer that is by using the example of weightlifting and pushups, where motion is confined to specific areas but the entire body is radically affected due to tension.  However, facial exercise differs from body exercise because of the many tiny muscle networks that give expression to the face.
These tiny muscles must be coaxed along instead of being overwhelmed by the more powerful ones.

The morale here is that, like everything else, you can get too much of a good thing.

Beverly Hanna

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June 23, 2011

Several decades ago I was caught in a situation where I had to regularly listen to a popular syndicated columnist do a 15-minute radio commentary. I personally gave little credence to his opinions because he would frequently announce a breaking news story about a promising new cancer cure. I didn't keep track, but I often wondered what had become of the previous cures. He died not long ago, still dangling the cancer-cure "carrot" at the top of his broadcasts on a regular basis.

The anti-aging beauty industry has been dangling the same old mildewed carrot touting the wonders of their most recent wrinkle remover. And according to the many women I've talked to over the course of the nine years Flexaway has been selling, I have yet to hear of one that made any visible difference. I am constantly asked to recommend a skin product that actually works, but I won't because I know of none that live up to their claims.

I  have come to the conclusion finally (I must be a slow learner) that the best products out there are the NATURAL ones.  That is all I use – for my skin as well as my hair. And I no longer have to worry about what deadly chemicals are being absorbed through my skin.  That should be of concern to everyone.

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Mar. 15, 2011

While the economy may be in a recession, the majority of us are finding ourselves in what feels more like a depression, the kind that a couple dozen long-stemmed roses can't fix. When this happens, facing the bathroom mirror in the morning after a restless night can only make an already sad situation worse. If ever there was a time to do something to improve your appearance it is now, and nothing (other than falling in love) can lift the spirits like looking terrific in the morning. Fortunately, there is an easy and inexpensive system for accomplishing this.

In the time it takes to count to 60 each morning and evening, the Flexaway can lift your face and restructure it in a way that may make you wish you'd had it in high school. In this day and age when "miraculous" anti-aging potions are still flying off store shelves, why not make a logical leap of faith: that the right exercise can do for the face what it does for the body, but with much less work.

I take personal satisfaction in offering the Flexaway System now more than ever, because I believe it has the power to make almost anyone look better and younger, and in the process be happier than they would otherwise be. Which makes me happier than I would be otherwise!

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April 25, 2010

I had an unusual exchange with a newspaper editor the other day. She had emailed me a while back asking if I would be willing to submit Flexaway for a comparison test with other facial exercise devices. I saw it as an opportunity (having total confidence in the superiority of my product, of course) but what followed, or rather didn't follow, took me by surprise. When I inquired after a time how the test was going she emailed back the following:

"Nobody wants to compete... I contacted several others but never heard back."

And there is more to this story. About a year ago "The Rachael Ray Show" also contacted me with the same invitation, which was eventually abandoned for the same reason: They couldn't find any products willing to compete.

I have half a mind to hire my own comparison study, but my competitors would surely cry foul claiming bias. Stay tuned... I may do it anyway!

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Oct. 17, 2009

At the first sighting of a double chin, a common response is to look for a how-to book or do an internet search to find a quick cure, the most common of which calls for tipping the head way back while opening and closing the mouth. This method is certainly quick but the side effect is serious: Stretching the skin under the chin. What you are doing basically is swapping a double chin for a turkey neck.

Tilting the head back is essential to tightening the area under the chin, but to avoid loosening the skin make sure you lift it no more than two or three inches above the relaxed position.