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DNA is the basic structure that controls all of the functions of every cell in our bodies. Thus, our DNA is the ultimate factor that determines when and how we age. Have you noticed how some people look young for their age? I have seen people in their 50s who look like they are 30 [...]
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Have you ever wondered why some middle-aged celebrities don’t look anything like the rest of us? Their posture, their trim, muscular figures, the way they move, all convey energy. And their lineless faces, thick hair, and strong voices belie their years. What do they know that most people do not? What do they do?
Well, they [...]
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Sprouts
Sprouts are one of the most complete and nutritional of all foods - they are nutritional superfoods. Their nutritional value was discovered thousands of years ago by the Chinese. Sprouts are fresh, living foods that amazingly continue to grow slowly and increase in vitamin content after you have harvested them. They are not like the [...]
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For those who like to use a toner, I have two recommendations. First, look for one that doesn’t contain an irritating, drying type of alcohol. (Not all alcohol is drying, and some types are actually hydrating, so again, “listen to your skin”) Witch hazel is often used, and I don’t find that it’s irritating for [...]
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The cheapest antiager around : a good moisturizer
Moisturizers are like aspirin: mini miracles that we take for granted. While they won’t have an effect on wrinkles per se, they do help protect skin from dryness, chapping and weathering, and keep it smooth, soft and healthy. And a good moisturizer will do more for you than [...]
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Don’t overfeed your skin
A lot of people don’t know that you can also overfeed your skin. Looking back on the women I’ve met up to now, those with skin problems generally do just that: overfeed their skin. Their skin is in a state of skin obesity, as it were. Bombarded with so many different products, [...]
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I’ve come across some websites that sell hyaluronic acid supplements that are taken orally. Will they improve my skin like injectable hyaluronic acid can?
Not likely. When taken internally, hyaluronic acid purportedly penetrates down to the deep inner layers of the skin where topical applications can’t reach. One problem with taking hyaluronic acid orally is that [...]
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Recently, some anti-aging creams costing thousands of dollars have come on the market. I suggest you save the money you’ve earmarked for the super-expensive Goo of the Month and use it to pay for a consultation with a qualified cosmetic dermatologist instead. (Sometimes, I’m shocked to say, a small jar of the Goo of the [...]
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I have had the opportunity to hear the conversations of many high-level executives in the cosmetics industry. They see their job as threefold :
to keep the cost of the expensive and effective key ingredients and the cost of production in general under strict control
to word the skin-care claims on the bottle carefully, to stay within [...]
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Aggressive cleansing doesn’t benefit any skin type, including oily skin. This is because when the protective shield of the epidermis is disrupted, the skin becomes more vulnerable to environmental damage and inflammation and precious moisture escapes. I have found that when a person with oily skin uses an appropriate cleanser, there is no harm in [...]
