The London Sunday Times ran a story yesterday about Tom Cruise’ perpetually youthful appearance.
In it, Jonny Harris of the Belgravia Centre says Tom likely uses a combination of finasteride and minoxidil.
I have no idea if this is true. And if it is NOT, Tom is known for suing people, so we’ll see if he reacts to this “accusation.” If it IS true, it could explain his wacky behavior.
The full story here:
thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sty … 588995.ece
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The Sunday Times (London)
August 9, 2015 Sunday
WHY LOOKING THIS GOOD AT 53 IS NO LONGER MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?
TOM CRUISE HIT TOWN RECENTLY TO PROMOTE SO HOW DOES HE DO IT? HIS LATEST ACTION FLICK AND, BOY, DID HE LOOK GOOD. MICHAEL HENNEGAN REPORTS
THE BODY
He’s not afraid to take his top off, old Cruise, but as the body ages, it’s harder to maintain such an impressive physique. “The good thing is that you’ll have a lot of muscle memory,” says Daniel Ashley, founder of London’s HiBody training. “The muscles can snap back, but to get that you’ll need to work big muscle groups to encourage the body to release growth hormones and testosterone.”
Forget three-hour workouts. “He’ll need to do two or three 45-minute workouts a day rather than one long session to avoid the body releasing the stress hormone cortisol, which depletes testosterone,” Ashley explains.
THE FACE
Take a look at that face: it’s worth millions of dollars and has hardly aged in 20 years. “There are no obvious signs of work,” says Dr Michael Prager, a noninvasive prager, procedure expert on Harley Street. “I would suspect a street.” There’s also the chance that it could be natural. “If you spend an hour or two a day working the muscles in the face, it’s amazing what you can achieve,” Prager says. One likely option, however, is growth-hormone replacement therapy. “If I was in my fifties in Hollywood, I imagine I would go fifties down that route,” Prager adds. “If done properly under the supervision of a good anti-ageing doctor, it could turn back the clock by 15 to maybe even 20 years.” Where do we sign?
THE HAIR
There was a moment a few years ago when Tom’s hair loss around the temples was well documented. Not any more. “He could just be very genetically lucky,” says Jonny Harris, harris, hair-loss expert and joint managing director of the Belgravia Centre. “There are 50-year-olds Centre.who have that much hair, but I’d say it’s less than 20% of the population.” The other option is population."a combination of finasteride and minoxidil. “They’re preventative treatments that will stop finasteride minoxidil.your hair falling out and encourage regrowth,” Harris says. “I’d imagine he’s well advised and will have been taking one or both of these for years, to avoid any thinning in the first place.”
THE LOOK
Preppy, dishevelled hair teamed with a sharp suit keeps him $450m looking young, and there’s not a strand of grey to be seen in the luscious locks - impressive for a man of his age. “If his hair is coloured, it’s definitely not a block hair dye,” Estimated n" says the celebrity hairdresser John Vial. “That would be worth. He’s an instant giveaway. I’d say they’re either superfine made $40m in highlights or balayage, a technique that sweeps colour through the ends and leaves it looking extremely naturalAs a general rule, longer, dishevelled hair has more sex appeal. Just look at Mick Jagger.” Well, quite.
THE DIET
Mr Cruise may have filled out slightly since his Cocktail days, but there’s no middle-age spread here, thank you. “I would imagine he’s cut out alcohol and sugar,” says Nathalie Schyllert, director of the A-list fitness haunt Bodyism. “They’re the two biggest factors for love handles and belly-button fat.” A high-protein diet, with low-GI foods such as quinoa, plus core exercises rather than crunches, will “work like a corset” to keep the waist slim, she adds.
THE UNCHANGING FACE OF TOM
1983 Fresh-faced in Risky Business
1986 Naval heart-throb Maverick in Top Gun
1988 Easy Caribbean cool in Cocktail
1990 Smouldering in Days of Thunder
1994 Lustrous locks on the red carpet
2006 In his now-trademark biker jacket
2012 On the beach, still looking buff