Are You Worried Your Skin is Aging
You?
Author: Dr. Flora Stay
No matter what age you are, the health of your skin can age
you. It can make you appear younger or older than you really
are. Today, men and women are experimenting with various ways
to look younger.
There are two ways to determine the age of a person. We all
have a chronological age and a biological age. The chronological
age is how many years old you are. The biological age is how
healthy or unhealthy you are.
You may have been born thirty five years ago, but due to
not taking care of your health, biologically you may be fifty
five and look it.
Many women go under the knife or get Botox injections to
help appear younger and fight the natural aging process. To
tell the truth, I haven't seen one person that looked fabulous
and appeared natural with plastic surgery or Botox.
Most that have had plastic surgery or had Botox injections
either appear like they have, or think they just need one
more of either form of treatment to look better. It is sad
and almost reminds me of the children's story "The Emperor's
New Clothes".
In this fable, as summarized in Wikipedia, an emperor who
cares too much about clothes hires two crooks who promise
him the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth.
This cloth, they tell him, is invisible to anyone who was
either stupid or unfit for his position. The Emperor cannot
see the (non-existent) cloth, but pretends that he can for
fear of appearing stupid; his ministers do the same. Everyone
pretends that the king's clothes look very royal but everyone
knows he is naked, but don't dare tell him.
I have seen even wives of plastic surgeons who look totally
'different', yet not younger looking after surgery or Botox
injections. I wonder if anyone dares tell them how they really
look. Many women continue to re-inject Botox although their
lips and face look puffy.
Another important fact to consider is that we have no idea
at this point, what the health consequences are of the multiple
Botox type of injections over many years.
So why do so many women spend millions of dollars on plastic
surgery or Botox injections?
Obviously the many skin care products in infomercials that
promise the fountain of youth from their actress or model
peddlers must not be providing the needed results.
The enemies to healthy skin are the following:
Excessive alcohol dries the skin, takes over your mind and
body.
Tobacco fills your lungs with smoke from cigarettes or 2nd
hand smoke, is obviously the opposite of breathing fresh air
that bathes the tissues with needed clean oxygen.
Sun exposure without adequate protection also dries and robs
the skin of collagen and elasticity. We do need the sun for
Vitamin D, but to prevent over exposure damage, early morning
for about ten or fifteen minutes is all you need.
Stress is a quick route to aging. Balance between fun and
work is important to a younger biological you.
Poor diet and nutrition high in sugar and junk food is certainly
not healthy for skin.
Harsh, toxic ingredients in skin care products and cosmetics
can also contribute to robbing the skin of elasticity and
aging you.
In summary, use common sense and moderation in food and drink
with the focus being on fruits and vegetables.
With skin care products, become educated and choose products
with natural and safe ingredients such as Shea butter and
antioxidants free of toxic ingredients.
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About the author:
Dr. Flora Stay is the founder of Cleure (fusion of Clean &
Pure) http://www.cleure.com
, the most trusted company for chemically safe personal care
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