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Everyday, our skin is assaulted by the environmental pollution, stress, smoke and sun. In fact, they have one thing in common, they create free radicals and therefore accelerate skin aging. So what’s the best way to disarm the free radicals? Simple, the answer is with Antioxidants!
Free radical damage is one aging factor that we can [...]
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Stress = Aging
Giving your skin a break
Learning how to keep stress under control contributes to your skin’s good health. While the human body is equipped to deal with a certain level of stress, when stress levels are pushed beyond where they should be, and if they stay elevated for a period of time, virtually every [...]
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If you ask ‘How free radicals cause aging?’ or ‘What damage can free radicals do to your body and cells? If you have not heard about free radicals by now, you certainly will very soon.
Free radicals have a major impact on facial aging and this topic is so important and the discovery of new relevant therapies [...]
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It is obvious that our diet plays a profound role in our overall health and in the aging process. There are excellent books on healthy eating and painstakingly detailed descriptions and other important elements.
The following are general dietary but critical guidelines for you to follow if you are serious about preventing and possibly reversing aging [...]
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Although it is inevitable to completely prevent intrinsic aging of the skin, one can develop certain health habits that will help delay the onset and possibly lessen the severity of intrinsic aging symptoms. And also, prevention of sun exposure is the biggest preventable factor.
Diet and exercise
This will not prevent all of intrinsic aging, but good [...]
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Expression lines are another symptom of intrinsic aging. Individuals will develop lines from consistent and repetitive facial movements. ‘Smile’ lines occur in the nasolabial area. ‘Frown’ lines may also occur in the forehead, eye and chin areas.
Any repetitive movement of a facial expression such as raising the eyebrows, frowning, smiling scowling, or any other facial [...]
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Lines. Wrinkles. Sagging!
Lines are generally the result of wear and tear to the areas of our face that are involved in its movement – its natural grooves or seams. The best examples are the lines around our eyes and in between our brows.
Wrinkles occur in the areas of the face that are stationary, such [...]
There are two types of aging, intrinsic and extrinsic.
Intrinsic Aging
Intrinsic (internal) aging is the rate of aging that occurs with the passage of time. It is genetically determined, but influenced to some extent, by diet and lifestyle.
Extrinsic Aging
Extrinsic aging is caused primarily by sun-damage and hence, also called photo-aging. Extrinsic (external) aging is also intrinsic aging compounded by external [...]
How we age is dependent on two factors : lifestyle and genes. If your parents aged well, then you will probably carry on looking good for a long time too. But how we live, even where we live, can also have a major impact on how we age. Here’s how some lifestyle factors can add [...]
When a woman hits a certain age, it’s only natural to feel pressure to resist aging that they begin to look for anything possible to make them look and feel younger. Before looking around for the best cosmetic procedures, why not get start with the correct skin care regimen at home.
Home care should be adapted [...]
