Begin with one exercise, and see the results

by Linda King
(Barton, Canada)

At 59, with my darling husband

Twenty years ago, one of my eyelids began to sag downwards. It's a family trait, but I wasn't happy, looking like an ironic tortoise. I seriously considered plastic surgery, but while I was contemplating having my eyelid heaved back up, I stumbled across an article about facial exercises in a national newspaper. The article specifically mentioned a facial exercise book, and also gave a sample exercise for sagging eyelids. Well, what did I have to lose? I tried the exercise each day for a month, and miraculously, my eyelid strengthened and returned to normal. (I will add here that I try to remember to do the eyelid exercise every day. If I do forget for several days, my eyelid will begin to descend, again.)

Well, after the successful experiment, I bought the book and began to incorporate the remainder of the exercises, one by one, into my daily routine. It has to be one of the best things I ever did for myself.

I am now 62 years old, slim but with plump cheeks, a firm jaw, and very few wrinkles. Most people, including doctors, are usually taken aback when told how old I am. I married a man 8 years younger than myself 3 years ago, and I'm including a totally unretouched picture of the two of us after our wedding. I've never had any kind of plastic surgery, Botox, fillers, peels or any other facial enhancement. I simply do a set of facial exercises every day or so, a quick procedure that takes me less than 5 minutes. This investment in time over 20 years has cost me nothing, but brought me invaluable returns. My only regret is that I wish I could thank the unknown author of that original article for the knowledge she so kindly gave me.