The simpler, the better, I always say. As someone who has bookcases full of beauty books and magazines, here are some of my favorite tips that seem to appear, time and time again. But don't take my word for it. I've added some facts straight from the mouths of the pros.
Eat young - Dr. Nicholas Perricone, adjunct professor of medicine at Michigan State University says, "people who eat more fresh fruits, vegetables and protein-rich fish, tend to have fewer wrinkles."
From A to Z - choose beauty products that have vitamins A, C and E, and also ingredients that have free-radical-fighting antioxidants like green tea, alpha-lipoic acid and grapeseed extract.
Get to bed - Dr. Andrew Weil, director of the Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona says that many factors effect skin's aging, including "....how we handle stress, [and] how we rest or sleep...." Use an overnight eye or facial cream at night to help repair daytime damage while you sleep. If you don't have enough repairative sleep, you are not allowing your skin enough time to rehydrate and heal itself.
Be smart about the sun - Dr. Lisa Donofrio, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine says, "With too much skin exposure, blood vessels in the skin grow, and the stimulation from UV light causes enzymes in collagen and elastin to break down. Sunburns set up an inflammatory response that breaks down proteins in the skin, accelerating the loss of collagen and elastin, which can cause the skin to wrinkle."
