Effective skin care products can make a huge difference. Most people make the mistake of assuming skin care products are all the same. Truth is, they’re not!
Dermatologists have known for years the most effective anti aging skin care program has three distinct and unique areas.
Nutrition
Lifestyle
Topical Skin Care
Nutrition
Heathy eating is at the core of true skin care. What we put into our bodies has a direct correlation to our overall health and the condition of our skin. Sadly, most our food is processed which means it is literally void of valuable nutrients if compared to fresh raw food. Our overall health and skin condition can gain a huge boost by eating a diet that has a wide range essential nutrients.
Researchers have found that if you are not receiving daily doses of vital nutrients your skin will lose elastin and collagen, in other words, the very structural components of your skin. When these two skin components decrease it directly results in sagging, blemishes, and wrinkles.
Bottom Line – We must take care of our skin literally, from the inside out.
Lifestyle
No secret here – our lifestyle choices have a direct influence on the health of our bodies and our skin. Studies have pointed to three lifestyle choices that will without a doubt – prematurely age your skin.
1. Stress – Of course stress resection is easier said than done however, statistics clearly show that if you make the effort to reduce the overall stress in your life it is one of the more powerful weapons in our anti aging arsenal.
2. Smoking – Research proves smoking accelerates aging, both internally and externally (your skin).
3. Exercise – We have all heard it time and time again, lack of exercise will age you plus your general health will deteriorate.
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Topical Skin Care
This is an area where it is easy to make the wrong choices and end up spending a lot of extra money and not making any true gains in your overall skin condition. Using skin lotions and creams is a great first line of defense but in reality if you are doing topical skin care without good lifestyle and nutrition choices you’re not being nearly as effective as you could be.
It is easy to fall prey to convincingly crafted marketing and end up spending a small fortune on skin care products that simple do not meet their marketing claims.
The best skin care products provide 3 distinct actions.
1. Help restore collagen and elastin
2. Increase levels of hyaluronic acid
3. Reduce free radical damage.