Wrinkle Cure : Unlock the Power of Cosmeceuticals for Supple, Youthful Skin

English

ISBN: 0446617172

EAN: 9780446617178

Category: Medical / Nutrition/Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming/Medical / Clinical Medicine/

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Release Date: 08/26/2005

Synopsis: Plastic surgery isnt the only way to keep the aging process at bay.With the proper care you can have fabulous skin in your forties, fifties,sixties and beyond, promises author Nicholas Perricone, M.D., assistantclinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine. In hisopening chapters, Perricone explains why skin wrinkles and sags--a combinationof factors including the passage of time, stress, poor nutrition, excess alcoholconsumption, sleep deprivation, and exposure to cigarette smoke, sunlight, andpollution. Ultimately, however, it all boils down to damage caused by thoserenegade free radicals.The bulk of his book is then devoted to a clearly presented skin care regimenthat involves oral and topical antioxidant therapy. On the oral front, heemphasizes eating antioxidant foods, such as cantaloupe and dark green leafyvegetables, and avoiding bad carbohydrates (high in the glycemic index) suchas pasta, sugar, and pancakes. And if you want to look good for a big eventwithin a few days he suggests eating fish, fish and more fish.On the topical level, he recommends nutritional skin products such as his DMAE(dimethylaminoethanol) cream (an instant anti-aging face-lift), a product thatcan only be purchased at specific places, such as selected Nordstrom stores orwww.Sephora.com. Perricones tie-in with his personal line of cosmeceuticalsmakes the book feel a tad self-serving. (He even includes an index of where tobuy his products.) However, most of his advice is based on solid research andcommon sense, which gives this celebrity doctor credibility as well as a hugefollowing. --Gail Hudson

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Wrinkle Cure : Unlock the Power of Cosmeceuticals for Supple, Youthful Skin

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.62 inches

Width: 4.13 inches

Length: 6.75 inches

Weight: 4.16 oz

Pages: 240