| evious article I addressed the factors contributing to | | | | Most everyone has heard of the enzyme CoQ10. |
| the aging of our skin. In this article I want to address | | | | The absence of this enzyme is a marker for aging so |
| the more popular topic of stopping and/or reversing | | | | it makes sense to me to supplement it as we grow |
| the aging of our skin. Of course there is no such | | | | older. Collagen is used extensively by those seeking |
| thing as the long sought-never found | | | | their elusive youth. Estrogen makes the news |
| Fountain-of-Youth, but that doesn't stop the claims | | | | weekly. DHEA is one I have heard of ,but have |
| of the modern day snake doctors. | | | | found no research that impresses me. There is a lot |
| There is no lack of products available to treat our | | | | of hype about green tea, but if it was good for your |
| skin. Some are "clinically proven" while others that | | | | skin, seems to me all orientals would have great skin |
| have been around for ages have been proven | | | | since they drink so much of it. Aloe Vera is a plant |
| through repeated use over long periods of time. | | | | whose pulp has incredible healing power, especially in |
| Among the "clinically proven" we have alpha-hydroxy | | | | the case of burns. Tamanu oil is the South Pacific's |
| and beta-hydroxy acids; probably the best known of | | | | answer to Aloe Vera and the Melanesians invented |
| the bunch and both used as "peels". Almost all of | | | | pretty skin. Mexico has a tree that produces a similar |
| these products are acids,but I'm not sure that is | | | | product, but I would never attempt to spell it. |
| relevant. Several of these substances act as bleaches | | | | Coconut oil is a great moisturizer and smells as good |
| to "whiten the skin. Some act as fillers. Some such as | | | | as anything out there. Try a little Melanesian skin care |
| Retinol and the vitamins C, E, and K enhance the | | | | and and dream of sandy beaches in exotic places. |
| bodies ability to produce new skin and produce | | | | I often wonder what the ancient Egyptians did to |
| collagen and elastin. All of these work and most are | | | | their dead. Imagine having great skin thousands of |
| safe except you do need to check the allergy info | | | | years after you're dead and buried. All natural |
| on any product you use, "clinically proven" or not. | | | | substances for sure. Their living had to look fabulous. |
| "Clinically proven" excludes some really good stuff. | | | | |