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The Effects of a Cup of ‘Joe’ and a Jog on Skin Cancer

A new study just released from the scientists at State University of New Jersey announced that coffee in combination with exercise can reduce your risk of certain skin cancers. Although on their own, coffee and exercise have been shown to have a minimal effect on reducing skin cancer, together they appear to create a […]

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Understanding the framework for beautiful skin: COLLAGEN

We all get them … those fine lines and outright wrinkles that seem to show up almost overnight. But how did they sneak up on us like that? In this first of a series of articles on understanding your skin and ways to keep it beautiful, I am going to explain the effect collagen has […]

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Removing the Mask - Supplementing Professional Skin Care at Home

Whether you have regular facials with a professional esthetician or dermatologist or if you regard facials as a special treat you rarely afford yourself, you can and should invest in some additional “face time” every month.
While professional facial treatments are often seen as a luxury, many women are adding them to their regular skin care […]

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A Show of Hands, Skin Care for Your Hands

Wrinkles on your face aren’t the only way nature gives away your age. Your hands can be a more obvious age tattle than you think. Wrinkles, saggy skin and brown spots are all signs that even though the skin on your face looks young and radiant, your hands may be screaming “neglect!”
Sun damage can affect […]

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Vitamin D and the Sunscreen Paradox

To D or not to D … that is the important question surrounding those who avoid the sun like the plague and those that understand Vitamin D’s importance in staving off diseases like bone loss, colon cancer, asthma and multiple sclerosis. The need for Vitamin D is especially important during menopause which puts many women […]

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Sticking Your Neck Out … Skin Care Tips for a More Beautiful Neck

At a particular age, you may notice some very alarming changes to the skin on your neck and upper chest. Often neglected, the skin of our necks becomes noticeably wrinkled and flabby resulting in the not so beautiful descriptions such as “Turkey Neck” or “Crepe Skin”. Reconstruction to the neck is extraordinarily painful as well […]

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New Antioxidant Report and Its Affect on Anti-Aging Skin Care

Once again, we are presented with a lesson in how to dig a little into the sensational news headlines that we are bombarded with. Earlier this week, a report out of Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark reported that not only were antioxidants not a valid free radical preventative, but that they may, in fact, hasten […]

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A Weighty Problem, the effects of dieting on your skin

Right about this time of year, thoughts turn to bathing suit season and the ghost of the long forgotten New Year’s Resolutions to lose those extra pounds rears its ugly head. Now comes warnings of the damage we may be doing to our skin while dieting. A decrease in food intake can often come […]

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Treating Menopausal Skin

It’s bad enough to wake up in the middle of the night in a full sweat or want to go running naked down the street screaming at the top of your lungs for reasons that you can’t quite remember. But about those wrinkles that seemed to pop up overnight and that Sahara dry skin … […]

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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Your Skin

While much has been discussed about the pros and cons of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), most of the discussion has addressed the mental and sexual effects the lack of or decline in certain hormones causes. The decrease in these hormones occurs as a woman ages and often effects the skin as well. The reduction of […]

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Red Carpet Skin Care

While most of us won’t be walking the Red Carpet or dancing the night away at the Governor’s Ball this Sunday, most of us have partied like a celebrity at one time or another. The result is usually bloated, blotchy or broken out skin the morning after.
You don’t have to be a pampered starlet to […]

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Hot Cocoa - The NEW Antioxidant

Speaking of antioxidants, just in time for the onslaught of freezing cold weather that many of us are experiencing, Cornell University has issued a study concluding that hot cocoa contains more antioxidants than a similar size glass of red wine. Of course, not many of us drink red wine first thing in the morning, so […]

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Antioxidants & Skin Care - Great Food For Your Face

Adding blueberries to your morning oatmeal or muffin and cracking open a juicy pomegranate has now been proven to do more than just satisfy your taste buds. Clinical studies have shown that certain antioxidants will fight off free radicals which cause many types of cancers. Many free radicals are caused by environmental conditions such as […]

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pH Balance - pHact or pHooey?

Just how important is it to balance the pH (power of Hydrogen) in your skin?
Science shows that each time you wash your skin, the balance of acidity in your skin is greatly reduced. While it might sound like a good idea to get rid of acid altogether on your face, the fact is that reducing […]

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