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Age is beauty and wisdom. Therefore, wrinkles and laugh lines should be cherished and seen as marks of beauty, of a life truly lived. However, in an ever increasingly ageist world, more and more people want to stop the natural aging process, making Botox and face-lifts a popular trend. These dangerous procedures have many downsides, so are they truly worth the risk? Besides health risks and extreme side effects, a common side effect is that you lose your skin’s elasticity that allows for fac

Pumpkin Spice Lattes…pumpkin scones….pumpkin muffins….pumpkin pies…Jack-O-Lanterns…It’s Fall and that means pumpkins abound. Between Halloween and Thanksgiving, pumpkins get tremendous attention. Don’t limit your enjoyment of pumpkin season to indulging in the yummy, spicy treats because there’s even more reason to love this popular fall squash: its marvelous skin care properties!Rich in vitamins A, C, and E, and in the mineral zinc, pumpkins are incredibly healthy to eat—and to wear! The sam

“Beauty is on the inside.” That old adage is very true, especially when you combine it with “you are what you eat.” Skin care products work great to make your skin glow, but the true secret for flawless, glowing skin resides in your food. Here are five must eat foods that are great for your skin, while being easy, and delicious, editions to any diet.Blueberries: Blueberries are one of the richest sources of antioxidants, which are important protection for the skin from harmful damage caused b

Cosmeceuticals are the new kids on the Dermatological block and boy have they made an impact! Hybrids of cosmetics and drugs (pharmacologicals), cosmeceuticals are intended to enhance the health and beauty of skin – and they do.. The very concept of the cosmeceutical was developed by Dr. Albert Klingman who stated that “The Cosmeceuticals are topical agents that are distributed across a broad spectrum of materials lying somewhere between pure cosmetics (lipstick and rouge) and pure drugs (penici