People notice when your skin is smooth and radiant. It says something about you. I am seventy, but people continually tell me that I look fifteen years younger than I am. Over the years I have discovered ways to keep my skin looking young and healthy.
I never smoked. If you smoke, get professional help and stop now. If is apparent that smoking will age you and injure your skin. The chemicals absorbed through your lungs from smoke decrease the flow of blood by narrowing the tiny blood vessels in your skin. This deprives the skin of oxygen and vitamin A, which is crucial to healthy skin. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin, which are the fibers that keep your skin strong and elastic. Smoking also significantly increases your chance of cancer and cardio vascular disease. Cessation of smoking may not be easy. So enlist the help of a physician who can prescribe aides to help you break this nasty habit.
As a teenager, I worked as a lifeguard. My fair skin was damaged and now I have need for semi-annual checks for skin cancer. I learned my lesson. Now I never go outside into the sun to work, play, swim or boat without applying high quality sun protection. There are such wonderful products on the market today. Generously apply water resistant protection every two hours. Your radiant tan will be a complement to your complexion.
Use common sense when you bathe. Hot showers or baths day after day strip your skin of important oils. It would be wise to decrease the temperature and to spend less time in the shower or bath. Use gentle cleaners, which contain moisturizers instead of strong scented soaps. When you shave, use a moisturizing shaving cream or gel, which allows the razor to glide over your skin. A blunt razor used with no cream or gel damages the skin removing essential oils, leaving cuts and nicks. After you bathe, shower and/or shave, dry your self by patting your skin rather than rubbing hard. The gentle patting allows some of the essential oils to remain on you skin.
Fad diets are damaging to the quality of you skin. Your body was designed to regularly receive a balance of protein, carbohydrates (particularly fresh fruits and vegetables) and fats. Along with those food items comes a supply of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, which are essential for good health and healthy skin. If you live in a cold climate and have periods of the year when your body is exposed to very little natural sunshine, vitamin supplements are a good choice. Healthy skin requires vitamins A, D3, and C.
The modern world is a fast paced world and with smart-phones, computers and ibooks getting faster. With the fast pace come stress. Some stress is good; it brings us to action. But too much stress damages our health and wellbeing. It damages the skin as well by changing the chemical balance of a healthy body. Adrenalin levels are raised when we experience acute stress or even chronic stress. When the adrenalin is flowing, it prevents other chemicals and hormones from flowing. (The old "fight or flight syndrome). Find ways to decrease your stress - (a daily exercise program, ten minutes of deep breathing when stressed, a relaxing hobby, yoga, a hour or two when you get totally immersed in something other than what causes the stress --- if necessary, discuss stress reduction with your physician). Your body and your family will thank you.
Article by
Will Keeney
I never smoked. If you smoke, get professional help and stop now. If is apparent that smoking will age you and injure your skin. The chemicals absorbed through your lungs from smoke decrease the flow of blood by narrowing the tiny blood vessels in your skin. This deprives the skin of oxygen and vitamin A, which is crucial to healthy skin. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin, which are the fibers that keep your skin strong and elastic. Smoking also significantly increases your chance of cancer and cardio vascular disease. Cessation of smoking may not be easy. So enlist the help of a physician who can prescribe aides to help you break this nasty habit.
As a teenager, I worked as a lifeguard. My fair skin was damaged and now I have need for semi-annual checks for skin cancer. I learned my lesson. Now I never go outside into the sun to work, play, swim or boat without applying high quality sun protection. There are such wonderful products on the market today. Generously apply water resistant protection every two hours. Your radiant tan will be a complement to your complexion.
Use common sense when you bathe. Hot showers or baths day after day strip your skin of important oils. It would be wise to decrease the temperature and to spend less time in the shower or bath. Use gentle cleaners, which contain moisturizers instead of strong scented soaps. When you shave, use a moisturizing shaving cream or gel, which allows the razor to glide over your skin. A blunt razor used with no cream or gel damages the skin removing essential oils, leaving cuts and nicks. After you bathe, shower and/or shave, dry your self by patting your skin rather than rubbing hard. The gentle patting allows some of the essential oils to remain on you skin.
Fad diets are damaging to the quality of you skin. Your body was designed to regularly receive a balance of protein, carbohydrates (particularly fresh fruits and vegetables) and fats. Along with those food items comes a supply of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, which are essential for good health and healthy skin. If you live in a cold climate and have periods of the year when your body is exposed to very little natural sunshine, vitamin supplements are a good choice. Healthy skin requires vitamins A, D3, and C.
The modern world is a fast paced world and with smart-phones, computers and ibooks getting faster. With the fast pace come stress. Some stress is good; it brings us to action. But too much stress damages our health and wellbeing. It damages the skin as well by changing the chemical balance of a healthy body. Adrenalin levels are raised when we experience acute stress or even chronic stress. When the adrenalin is flowing, it prevents other chemicals and hormones from flowing. (The old "fight or flight syndrome). Find ways to decrease your stress - (a daily exercise program, ten minutes of deep breathing when stressed, a relaxing hobby, yoga, a hour or two when you get totally immersed in something other than what causes the stress --- if necessary, discuss stress reduction with your physician). Your body and your family will thank you.
Article by
Will Keeney
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