Transform Your Skin, Naturally : Groundbreaking Alternatives to Exfoliation and Other Damaging Anti-Aging Strategies

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781935297352
• ISBN10: 193529735X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Active Interest Media, Inc.

Summary

The skin is a wondrous and complex organ, designed perfectly to protect the body from harm. It is self-healing, continuing to renew and repair itself when harmed-but only if we don't interfere with its normal functions. Unfortunately, that's exactly what skincare practices of the past three decades have done: interfere with the skin's natural intelligence. We slather on so-called antiaging creams and scrub our faces with exfoliators that promise skin renewal. The truth, though, is that most of these therapies actually damage the skin and speed up aging. These last 30 years have not resulted in younger, healthier, or more beautiful skin. In fact, most skin conditions, including skin cancer, are on the rise.

Author Biography

Ben Johnson, MD, is a practicing physician and the founder of Osmosis Skincare. He lives in Evergreen, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. IX
State Of the Skin
Back to Basics: How Healthy Skin Functions	p. 3
Skin Care Today: Where We've Gone Astray	p. 19
Be Good to Your Skin
Common Cosmetic Procedures	p. 41
What's in Your Makeup Bag? A Look at Popular Ingredients in Cosmetics	p. 59
Dr. Johnson's Plan for Youthful, Healthy Skin
The Basic Plan: Work with the Skin	p. 75
Healthy Skin from the Inside Out: Nutrition, the Digestive Tract, and Our Skin	p. 89
Sun and Sun Protectionp	p. 107
Solutions For Problem Skin
Turning Back the Clock	p. 125
Skin Conditions, Common Approaches, and Preferred Treatments	p. 141
Conclusion Fixing Problem Skin-For Good	p. 175
Appendices
Top 50 Skin Questions Answered	p. 181
Glossary	p. 195
Selected References	p. 203
Index	p. 210
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