November 15, 2007

Anti Aging Pills - What You Should Know Before You Take Them

Humans today are a pill-popping species.
Can’t sleep?
Pop a sleeping pill.
Aches and pains?
Take some painkillers.
Depressed?
Take anti-depressant pills.
Caught a cold?
Take more pills.
See lines appearing on your face?
Pop in an anti aging pill. Makes sense, right?
But can anti aging pills. Give you a wrinkle free face?
What causes wrinkles in the first place?
A baby’s skin is soft and supple. When you are young, your skin is firm and supple due to its rich moisture stores and collagen which supports your skin is plentiful. Healthy skin is made of 70% water, 25% protein (namely collagen and elastin) and 2% lipids. That means for skin to be healthy and young looking, your body needs sufficient water, collagen, elastin and fat.
As you grow older, your body produces less collagen, leading to less support for your skin. Skin loses its firmness and wrinkles form. Exposure to the sun’s UV light causes collagen to breakdown more quickly, speeding the appearance of wrinkles.
Undereye wrinkles could also be due to the rough handling of the skin around your eyes when you put on or remove makeup. Smoking speeds up the appearance of lip wrinkles, from the way a smoker take a puff. Not to mention the multiple aging effects cigarette smoke […]