Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder and what's thought of as beautiful varies from person to person. Advertising and fashion has constantly championed the skeletal and flat-chested for promoting their clothing or wares, which has over time earned them lots of bad press. Good looks do in fact come in a lot of forms and the fashion and advertising industry haven't sussed this out yet.

All bodies have their own distinctive beauty; it's what the owners think of their bodies that may make the real distinction between being content with what you've got or eager to make changes. It is quite like emigrating or beginning a brand new life because you are unhappy or not pleased with your old life. However you are still the same person and you have got to take that person with you anywhere you elect to go.

Natural and organic beauty products have increased in popularity in recent times and if you haven't stepped on the bandwagon yet then it is time that you did. Applying chemical-based skin products isn't good for a person's health and beauty as it's potentially damaging substances are conveyed into the skin and into the blood stream and they may also lead to early ageing. Turning to organic products is also a quick and easy way to help the environment.

A lot of us spend a great deal on expensive beauty items to help keep our skin glowing and youthful. Nonetheless, the most successful way to perk up your look could be by making changes to your lifestyle. We all know that cigarettes causes early ageing, however alcohol, sugar, salty food and not sleeping can also take their toll.

In actual fact, eating lots of sugar is up there with exposure to the sun and smoking in the list of major causes of wrinkles. Try cutting out or cutting down on your biggest vice and witness what a change it makes to your looks. All this guidance and/or tips on maintaining your health and beauty will be found in the best health and beauty books on the market today.

Not every person is a great beauty, but even when you do fall short of perfection in the beauty stakes or possibly have long left your young-looking looks behind, it is always feasible to have a healthy and beautiful skin.

To do this you could go to a health and beauty bookshop to discover everything you ought to know regarding staying healthy and looking after your skin. Food can be a friend in that it can prevent ageing skin or it can be an enemy as oily, spicy and junk foods trigger spots, blackheads and acne.

Alas, no-one can prevent the natural ageing process, but no-one needs to give the impression of being older than what they really are - many of us aim to look younger for as long as possible.

Many unwanted and unattractive transformations take place as people age, grey hair and wrinkles being only two of them. For myself, I think greying hair ages a person considerably more than anything else and rather than dyes would appreciate a tablet that kept hair in its natural colour (scientists take note).

A person who was considered beautiful when they were younger can change into somebody completely different as the years go on. We normally connect youth with beauty and radiance, while ageing leaves us looking aged on the outside in spite of feeling youthful on the inside.

Books on health and beauty are useful resources for establishing the new you and we simply cannot have enough of them!