Guess what? Not only are men and women different in the brain, but they are different in skin too!
How different? That’s what you’re going to find out today 🙂
Male skin is actually the same as female skin until puberty. There’s […]
It’s a good time to review aging before I move on to my next topic (acne). Here is a summary of the most important things to know. I have condensed the Anti Aging Guide (so far) into 1 page.
I hope that it gives you a […]
Aren’t these shiny links pretty? They caught my eye right away. I thought, hmm, might be nice on my neck. But definitely not nice in my skin.
Links like this are known as cross links. They make skin sag. Cross links are two things attached together, like sugar […]
Why on earth am I showing you a picture of crushed cans? On a skin care blog?? Not pretty! Welcome to the topic of cellular garbage.
Just as you might imagine, our cells accumulate waste simply from performing their everyday jobs. They do a pretty good job of eliminating […]
Mitochondria. What in the world is that? Your Body’s Source of Energy.
Mitochondria are bean-shaped structures inside every cell of your body (the green pods in the picture). ALL ENERGY is produced here. They’re your energy factories.
Mitochondria play a big role in aging but are rarely […]
In my last post, I talked about the effects of smoke on skin. Let’s continue with the theme of “What’s Bad For Skin.” Today’s topic is alcohol.
An excessive amount of anything is generally not good for our bodies. I think it’s safe to say that heavy drinking is […]
Think only smoking is bad? Well, I have bad news. Being exposed to someone else’s cigarette or cigar smoke is absolutely terrible for your skin.
This isn’t an easy post to write since it is such a sensitive subject for smokers, and I have friends who smoke. […]
Back to the topic of aging this week. We’ve talked a lot about how free radicals age skin. A second major cause of aging is inflammation – the chronic kind.
Chronic inflammation sustained daily and over a lifetime ages […]
It’s time to revisit Free Radicals again, the first cause of aging discussed in the Guide.
Free radicals are extremely reactive molecules that attack everything important in the cell. Cells become damaged or they die. The worst is DNA damage. Aging results […]