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
January 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
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
January 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
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
January 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
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 to [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 4
December 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
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 the [...]
Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 3
December 25, 2008 By 1 Comment
Stress ages us. In today’s environment, we deal with countless small stresses each day — traffic, deadlines, getting kids to do their homework, jury duty, handling an unenlightened boss or slow employees, disagreements with a spouse, caring for aging parents. These challenges are built into life and if each one triggers the stress response, [...]