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spots on your skin often marks the onset of middle age and are called liver spots, age spots, senile lentigines or solar lentigines. They are all the same thing. Some people are predisposed to getting age spots genetically and others are exposed to skin damage from the sun.

Age spots can appear on any skin that has been exposed to the sun, such as the back of the hands, face, feet and back. Getting rid of them requires patience and time. There are home treatments as well as medical procedures performed by dermatologists. If you do not have age spots, how can you prevent them?

Two factors influence the development of age spots - age and the sun. Ageing can't be stopped so the only way to prevent age spots is by staying out of the sun. Prevention and skin protection starts in your 20's, preferably younger, as the earlier you start the longer you will look younger as you grow older.

Staying out of the sun isn't as so easy. Driving exposes the backs of your hands to the sun and potential sun damage. Preventative measures you can take when exposed to any sun include applying sunscreens. Use sunscreens with SPF 15 or higher levels. Wearing a hat while in the open offers good protection as well.

Protect your skin from sun damage by wearing protective clothing. If possible wear turtle neck shirts,long pants and long sleeves - if not possible use neutral smelling sunscreens.

People who have been exposed to excessive sun,like sun tanning, over 10 or more years will in all probability have sun damage. These age spots are scar tissue growth which is hyperpigmentation (over pigmentation) of the skin that build up and absorb sunlight and causes brown liver spots or age spots.

Common home creams are Alpha Hydroxy Acid (or AHAs) and are regarded as an age spot cream by many dermatologists. AHAs are acids from certain dairy products and fruits and topical application to the skin treats wrinkles, acne and scars. Bleaching creams are available from dermatologists and creams with AHAs are obtainable over the counter. Age spots develop slowly and likewise treatment is a slow process. Be patient, wear protection and stay out of the sun.

Vitamin A - commonly called Rentin-A, Retinoids or retinol helps regulate the growth rate of the skin. Higher doses of Vitamin A than that found in skin creams makes the body's natural exfoliating process to accelerate,causing the skin to dry and slough off leaving new cells free of scars and liver spots.

Doctor's can offer microdermabrasion or chemical peels to help remove scars and get rid of age spots.

How you align yourself when setting up to hit a golf ball has a critical affect on how good your golf shots are going to turn out. But don't believe me. Read what a golf legend has to say on this alignment issue

"It goes without saying that it is no good having a perfect setup, perfect grip and perfect golf swing if the whole thing is misaligned. It sounds obvious but many players simply do not spend enough time getting themselves on target."

Nick Faldo - Winner of 6 Major Championships

So hopefully you now understand the importance of golf alignment. And if you do, here's a simple exercise that you can quickly and easily do to check your feet alignment.

To do this golf alignment exercise I want you to setup to a golf shot as normal and get comfortable. Then just before you're ready to hit your shot, get two golf balls and without moving your feet place them directly behind your heels so they're touching your feet. Now take your feet away and go back behind your ball down the line of your target and see how good your alignment was.

The beauty of doing this golf alignment exercise is that it shows you exactly where you are aligning your feet and then you can simply change the golf balls so they align correctly and then setup with these balls touching your heels. If your feet have been aligned incorrectly for a while then it will feel quite strange when you align them correctly. But keep practicing and before long, your new feet alignment will become second nature.

So that is a great and easy way to check the alignment of your feet. But you still have to check the alignment of your knees, hips and shoulders as they also have a big affect on your golf shots success. And the absolute best way of checking this is to get a person to get a golf club and lay it across each part of your body once you've setup to a shot. But remember, you want each part of your body to be aligned parallel to the starting line of your golf shot.

You do NOT want your body to be aligned directly at your target. A good way to picture this is to imagine yourself setting up to hit a golf shot on railway tracks. Imagine the golf ball on one rail and you're standing on the other rail.

Golf alignment is critical to your success and consistency so check it often, because it's very easy to align yourself incorrectly without even knowing. But now you know exactly what you need to do to check your alignment so you have no excuse. So please make an effort to check it often...because it can only do your golf game good.

Nick Bayley is a professional golfer who has discovered just one golf swing fault that could be stopping you from ball striking consistency and success. But luckily for you, now you can take a simple 2 minute golf swing test to see if you have this swing fault or not. So don't delay! Go here to take The Golf Swing Test now