Search:
 
 
   
   See Related Products

Skin Care and Aging

Do you notice some wrinkles on your skin?
Our skin is the largest organ in the body. It is a thin layer of live body cells that try to protect us from the sun, the effects of harsh weather and the countless chemicals and pollutants and toxic materials found in the environment, in our work places and our everyday cleaning and beauty solutions. Our daily activities create sun-induced free radicals and affect collagen production which is necessary for maintaining an elastic, firm, smooth skin. The skin suffers from our own bad habits too, habits like smoking, frowning and the many chemicals we apply to it for cosmetic purposes or even protection! And then there is another reality: as we age, our skin loses its elasticity, smoothness, and its protective outer layer so that our blood vessels show more readily through the skin. Our skin also becomes more delicate and more easily bruised. But there is help! Changes to our diet and nutritional intake, changes to our lifestyle and changes to the products we apply to our skin can help make our skin more elastic and maintain a more youthful appearance.

One of the simplest and cheapest way to keep your skin healthy and young looking is to stay out of the sun. Sunlight is a major cause of the skin changes we think of as aging — changes such as wrinkles, dryness, and age spots. Your skin does change with age. For example, you sweat less, leading to increased dryness. As your skin ages, it becomes thinner and loses fat, so it looks less plump and smooth. Underlying structures — veins and bones in particular — become more prominent. Your skin can take longer to heal when injured.

You can delay these changes by staying out of the sun. Although nothing can completely undo sun damage, the skin sometimes can repair itself. So, it’s never too late to protect yourself from the harmful effects of the sun.

( Page of 6 | Read More... )
 

Top Selling Health Products:

A high percentage of radioactive fallout is in the form of radioactive iodine. Potassium iodide provides enough safe iodine to completely fill the thyroid's binding sites, blocking any radioactive iodine from binding there.
Life Extension, Potassium Iodide, 130 mg, 14 tablets (LEF-00577) [free shipping*]
  $5.21  View More
  
Vitamin D is necessary for utilization of calcium and phosphorus. The vitamin D3 supplied by the Life Extension Foundation is synthesized, but its form (cholecalciferol) is identical to that which is derived from cholesterol in the human body.
Life Extension, Vitamin D3, 1000 IU 250 Caps (LEF-00251) [free shipping*]
  $9.38  View More
  
Digest RC is a multiple herbal extract formulation, which was introduced in Europe over 46 years ago, and today sells more than 100 million doses annually.
Life Extension, Digest RC, 30 tablets (LEF-00458) [free shipping*]
  $10.50  View More
  
Peter Proctor, M.D., Ph.D., the world's foremost authority on hair loss and baldness, is the only hair treatment practitioner in the world who has developed unique, patented multi-ingredient hair formulas in the balding process.
Life Extension, Dr Proctor's Hair Formula Shampoo , 8 Oz (LEF-00320) [free shipping*]
  $18.71  View More
  
The effects of shark liver oil include stimulation of blood leukocyte and thrombocyte production and the activation of macrophage and anti-tumor activity. Other effects include the ability to protect against damage during radiation therapy.
Life Extension, Norwegian Shark Liver Oil, 1000 mg, 30 softgels (LEF-00284) [free shipping*]
  $13.50  View More
  
The active ingredients in Adapton (Garum armoricum extract) represent a class of unique polypeptides which act as precursors to endorphins and other neurotransmitters that exert  a egulatory effect on the nervous system.
Life Extension, Adapton, 30 capsules (LEF-00285) [free shipping*]
  $18.00  View More
  
The latest dental research shows that tongue cleaning is one of the most important remedies in preventing bad breath, it helps in over 80% of cases.
Life Extension, Dr. Tung's Tongue Cleaner (LEF-00376) [free shipping*]
  $6.35  View More
  
Forskolin may be helpful to control the underlying cause of glaucoma. The successful use of  it to reduce intraocular pressure may be due to its ability to stimulate adenylate  cyclase activity and increase cyclic adenosine monophosphat.
Life Extension, Forskolin, 10 Mg, 60 Caps (LEF-00300) [free shipping*]
  $11.25  View More
  
HepatoPro contains polyenylphosphatidylcholine (PPC), a soy extract that is listed in the Physician¡¯s Desk Reference of the United States.
Life Extension, Hepatopro, 900Mg 60c (LEF-00656) [free shipping*]
  $37.13  View More
  
Lactoferrin appears to have a wide variety of uses in biological systems and is considered a first line immune defense in the human body. Studies suggest that the superior form to supplement with is apolactoferrin.
Life Extension, Lactoferrin, 300Mg 60 Caps (LEF-00513) [free shipping*]
  $30.00  View More
  
DMSO spray
Life Extension, DMSO spray (dimethylsulfoxide), 8 fluid ounces (LEF-03103) [free shipping*]
  $11.25  View More
  
Overweight people are trying to curb their intake of high-glycemic carbohydrates, yet despite ever-greater consumption of
Life Extension, PGX Soluble Fiber Blend, 180 capsules (LEF-00673) [free shipping*]
  $26.21  View More
  

Related Clinical Studies

UV-induced skin changes due to regular use of commercial sunbeds.
Read More  
posted 3/15/2004 1:49:49 PM

Sunscreens Inadequately Protect Against Ultraviolet-A-InducedFree Radicals in Skin: Implications for Skin Aging and Melanoma?
Sunscreens are employed to mitigate the adverse effects of sunlight on skin but are primarily designed to prevent ultraviolet-B-associated burning and damage. The increasingly recognized role of ultraviolet A in aging, and possibly melanoma, highlights the need to include ultraviolet A screens.
Read More  
posted 11/28/2003 8:09:58 PM