What happens to the skin with aging and why?
To answer the “why,” it’s easiest to think of the skin as a product of the underlying cells. If the cells are healthy, the skin will be healthy. These cells are affected by the numerous hazards of life: ultraviolet light of the sun, smoking, a poor diet, and general poor life habits.
“Death by Chocolate” is not just a marketing tactic. Too much sugar intake can cause Glycation in the body, which ultimately could kill you. Reducing your intake of foods with a high glycemic index can greatly increase your bodies ability to utilize anit-aging products and natural healing, such as a good diet.
Glycation is a process whereby a sugar molecule binds very firmly to a protein molecule. ...
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Young hands have always been a sign of youthfulness and beauty. A person may look great after a facelift or facial procedure, but it is common to hear the statement that you can still tell a person’s age by looking at their hands regardless of how their face or body looks. Restore older looking hands and have young hands once again. There are several rejuvenation treatments out there to ...
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Look youthful through a healthy lifestyle and Aesthetics1. First, carefully choose your ancestors!! Those with thicker skin and more melanin age slower and have less skin cancers. Scandinavian families have thinner, less pigmented skin (from the pigment melanin) so less protection from the sun and less elasticity, thus experience more sagging and sun damage issues.
2. Avoid sunshine! ...
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The skin is the body’s largest organ and is responsible for protecting all other organs, fluid balance, temperature, protection from the environmental hazards, such as ultraviolet rays and harsh chemicals. But the skin needs protecting as well, and it is quite obvious when someone has been fastidious about skin care. It ...
Continue Reading →You probably have heard about the term “glycation” in the news lately. In fact, earlier this month, at the American Academy of AntiAging conference, Glycation and AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products) were named the leading factors in premature aging and disease.
So what is glycation anyway? Glycation is a by-product of our metabolism, and it’s bad news for aging gracefully. Consider it like the smoke from a fire. We may want the heat, but not the smoke.
Glycation happens ...
Continue Reading →Glycation is a major cause of rapid aging and can be described as the abnormal bond of a sugar molecule with a protein molecule or an abnormal protein to protein bond. This results in what is called Advanced Glycation End Products or AGEs, very prophetic since, as mentioned, it is a major cause of rapid aging. AGEs promote hardening of the arteries, which result in dementia, strokes, heart disease, kidney disease, and even cataracts and aging itself. ...
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