Thursday, February 26, 2009

Want to Look 10 Years Younger? Follow These 3 Simple Steps

By Evelyn Louise

If you're like me, you probably want to erase wrinkles and look younger. Although growing older gives us more life experience and wisdom, we don't necessarily want to look older, too. Is there a way to restore our youthful appearance?

The wrinkles you see spreading across your face are due to a decrease in collagen, an essential skin protein that serves as the "glue" that connects other bodily tissues. Collagen works in tandem with elastin, another protein, which, gives your skin its elasticity. As we age, the amount of these proteins present in our body decreases, resulting in the fine lines and baggy skin that we wish to eliminate.

Do you want to start eliminating fine lines and wrinkles, and start looking 10 years younger? All you have to do is put into practice these three easy rules.

1) Apply an anti-aging gel that increases your body's supply of collagen.

That's right, you don't need collagen injections. A good wrinkle removal face cream can help your body grow new collagen cells.

I personally use a natural skin care cream that's been clinically proven to improve skin elasticity by 42% in only 18 days. To say it's worked wonders for me is an understatement.

2) Reduce sun exposure.

Spending too much time outdoors in harsh sunlight damages and ages skin. The most potent wrinkle removal treatment in the world can't prevent the harmful effects of excessive UV radiation.

To bolster your efforts to turn back the hands of time, limit your sun exposure, especially at peak times of the day. Be sure to use a quality sunscreen, too. If you must venture outdoors at the hottest times of day, remain in the shade--only five minutes in direct sunshine can damage your skin.

3) Your anti-wrinkle skin care system should use antioxidants.

Oxidative stress, from free radicals, causes skin to lose its natural vitality and look older. Antioxidants help skin cells battle these free radicals, and can dramatically rejuvenate your appearance.

To erase wrinkles, use a skin care treatment with a high amount of antioxidants. Something even more powerful is an anti-aging cream like mine, which increases the body's own antioxidant properties, for extra protection against free radicals.

So, go ahead and put these easy steps into practice today. I guarantee you'll see those wrinkles fade, and your skin will once more become smooth, radiant, and youthful. - 16036

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