Chew Gum for Quickness Skip caffeine when you need to be sharp. Its effects fade. Instead, chew peppermint or cinnamon gum or suck peppermint candy. A Wheeling Jesuit University study found a link between peppermint smell and better mood, drive, and athletic performance. Another study there linked cinnamon smell to brain boost and mental agility.
Fix Your Posture As we age, our spines curve and we hunch. Counter this by staying limber and keeping your spine straight.
Cut Hair for Youth A haircut can make you look younger. If you’re balding or have thin hair, remember less is more. Longer hair lies flat on the scalp due to gravity, showing more scalp. A shorter, layered cut hides the scalp. It’s an optical trick.
Beer for Fuller Hair Many volumizing shampoos exist, but a light lager works too. “The yeast sticks to hair strands, making them look fuller,” says Riquette Hofstein.