What You Eat Today You Wear Tomorrow
Our diet influences how we look, how we feel and, ultimately, how we die. Saturated fats contribute to heart disease; alcohol to liver disease; and refined carbohydrates to cancer. But one vital organ that rarely seems to get mentioned in all of this is the skin. It may be the only external organ, but it [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 7
The elixir of youth is exercise. But, it doesn’t work if you don’t do it. The Center for Disease Control recommends that we exercise at least 30 minutes most days of the week. However, one in four of you reading this post do not exercise at all. Yes, I’m talking about you. Don’t look around [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 6
Sleep is an important key to health and longevity. Studies have found that individuals who sleep an average of 7 to 9 hours a night have the longest life expectancy. Many of us, however, face sleep challenges such as frequent or occasional insomnia, a high-stress schedule, or a medical condition that keeps us awake at [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 5
While an occasional glass of red wine can confer some health benefits for a number of reasons, moderation is key. As a diuretic, alcohol causes the body to lose water quickly and makes the skin more prone to fine lines and wrinkles. To add insult to injury, alcohol causes small blood vessels in the skin [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 4
In part four of our series on avoiding threats to youthful skin, we address smoking. Along with several other risk factors, smoking leads to deep wrinkles and leathery skin. And, the telltale signs of middle age typically start in the early 30s in the form of wrinkles around the mouth and eyes. Cigarette smoke causes [...]
