SMOKING MAKES YOU LOOK OLDER—IT’S A FACT
Not that we had any doubts, but a recent study confirms the honest to goodness aging effects caused by smoking.
In a twin study conducted in Twinsburg, Ohio, researchers verified that smokers show more premature aging, including wrinkles, nasolabial folds, and sagging upper eyelids. The study appears in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
The study began with the researchers visiting the annual Twin Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. There, they identified 79 pairs of identical twins who had different smoking histories—either one twin smoked and the other didn’t, or one t
THE OXYGEN CURE
Oxygen is vital to every breath we take, but did you know it also plays a key role in aging of the skin? Oxygen deficiencies can lead to inflammation, a major cause of many signs of premature aging as well as inflammatory disorders like rosacea, according to the creator of O2Concentrateâ„¢ ($145), a supplemental serum from intrafusionsâ„¢. O2Concentrateâ„¢ is formulated to deliver an infusion of pure and stabilized oxygen as far down as the dermal layer and reportedly provides a multitude of benefits including stimulation of collagen and elastin and fighting off acne causing bacteria.
“Oxygen is nature’s most vital nutrient and primary defense against aging and ot
