| Anti-aging skin care products are very popular today; | | | | preventing blood clots and inhibiting cancer. The RDA |
| and why not, who doesn't want to look young as long | | | | of Vitamin E is 25 International Units (I.U.), but the |
| as possible? Several vitamins such as vitamin C, | | | | optimum dose is 400 I.U. in order to help prevent artery |
| vitamin E, and several B vitamins are common in | | | | disease. Great sources of Vitamin E are vegetable oil, |
| anti-aging skin care products. We'll discuss those in | | | | margarine, meats,nuts, and leafy greens. |
| theparagraphs that follow. | | | | B vitamins help to maintain healthy skin tone. They are |
| Vitamin C is essential for the synthesis of collagen, a | | | | also helpful in relieving anxiety and stress. Stress can |
| key structural protein of the skin. Adding vitamin C to a | | | | be bad for skin because it is known to be a cause of |
| culture of skin cells dramatically increases the | | | | acne. The B vitamins should always be taken together. |
| synthesis of collagen. Secondly, vitamin C acts as an | | | | The vitamins in the B complex are Thiamine, Riboflavin, |
| antioxidant, protecting cells from natural destruction that | | | | Niacin (Nicotinic Acid, Niacinamide), Pantothenic Acid, |
| occurs with aging. When vitamin C is properly delivered | | | | Pyridoxine and Cyanocobalamin. Each one of these |
| into skin cells, there is a good chance to reduce | | | | vitamins has a specific role in promoting healthy skin, |
| wrinkles and improve skin texture. The normal | | | | as well as overall health. Chicken,fish, pork, liver, eggs, |
| Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin C is | | | | spinach, potatoes, bananas,whole wheat bread, peanut |
| 250-1,000 mg. Vitamin C should be taken 2-3 times a | | | | butter are just few of the foodsthat contain ample |
| day to get the best results because it is water-soluble | | | | amounts of B vitamins. |
| and is quickly excreted by our kidneys. If you eat fruits | | | | The field of anti-aging skin care products is vast and |
| or vegetables every day; especially citrus fruits, | | | | needs a lot of research. Though the currently available |
| broccoli, leafy greens, red and green peppers, your | | | | products are effective, they still have challenges to |
| vitamin C intake should be where you need it to be. | | | | combat. However, anti-aging skin care products should |
| Many researchers and anti-aging physicians would | | | | be used only as a supplement to the natural ways of |
| agree that Vitamin E is probably the most important | | | | skin and body care. Be sure to drink a lot of water, get |
| vitamin to help slow down the aging process. Vitamin E | | | | plenty of sleep, exercise regularly, maintain healthy |
| is a fat-soluble anti-oxidant that is found in human blood | | | | eating habits and keep stress at a low level to ensure |
| and helps the body build resistance against infection. | | | | you are doing what you can to help delay the aging |
| Vitamin E appears highly effective in preventing heart | | | | process. No anti-aging skin care product can replace |
| disease and protecting cells from natural destruction | | | | these healthy natural habits. |
| that occurs with aging. Vitamin E also is helpful in | | | | |