Anti-Aging Supplements

If you believe the television advertisements for skin care products, then, your answer would be a definite yes. These TV commercials suggest that if you use this or that product that you too can have a flawless and beautiful complexion and, by subtle inference be happy.

But, is this reality or an illusion?

It's a combination of both a partial reality and illusions. With the majority of skin products it is definitely an illusion as most women over thirty would attest to. Many products can certainly make your skin look better at the time of application but the real test is when all the make up is washed off. Generally the fine lines, wrinkles, blemishes and sagging of skin still remain!

Having said that, there are however a few natural products that will help with firming up the skin and reducing fine lines and blemishes but you have to accept that there are limitations to what they can do on their own. More about this later in the newsletter!

So, what is the answer... plastic surgery? Many people obviously think that it is, given the booming cosmetic plastic surgery industry. But is it? In my opinion definitely not! I have met quite a number of people that have had plastic surgery and I have not been impressed. I remember just a few years ago meeting up with some old friends from St Louis for dinner at Palm Beach Florida. My friends who were in their late 70's brought along a friend who would have been in her early 60's. It was apparent that this friend had had a number of plastic surgery procedures on her face and not all of them were successful. I remember thinking at the time that she would have looked better without them.

Of course that is not always the case. Some people get really good results, but they are very much dependent upon the skill of the surgeon. So, the risks are high.

So, what causes skin to age which results in sagging, wrinkles and blemishes?

If you want to maintain clear healthy and firm skin into old age you need to know this. So... here is the brief version... FREE RADICALS. That's it in a nutshell. I am sure that you have heard about free radicals and you may even know exactly what they are, but nonetheless I will give you a quick briefing about them. Read more...