Are you still faced with filling a lengthy Christmas wish-list and find yourself running out of time? Consider investigating the range of one-stop health-and-beauty gift options before you give up and buy those last-resort presents that lack imagination and personal suitability -- the candles, calendars and scarves that people give one another when they can't think of anything else.

Go to a really good pharmacy-cum-apothecary-cum- beauty/health shop and explore. You'll be surprised to find that there's usually something for everyone. There are also lots of great stocking-stuffers to be had in stores like these.

OK, let's have a glance at some of the possibilities. For the senior citizen on your list, how about an electronic massage device? These come in a wide variety of styles, and many are designed to be used on the knotted shoulder and upper back muscles that are so commonly the focus of complaints by those who are older. Other sure-to-be-appreciated goodies include electronic footbaths, Jacuzzi attachments for the bath and a broad range of rejuvenating teas, food supplements and foods.