Interest in resveratrol has waned a bit. When research first showed that it extended life in organisms like yeast and the fruit fly (Drosophila), it was everywhere. Plus it didn’t hurt that one source is red wine. Though it is clear that resveratrol has a range of benefits in many organisms, evidence in humans has [...]
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Drinking Tea Better Than Water?
April 30, 2010 – 8:28 am
The previous post talked about how high levels of phosphate in soda and junk food may increase the rate of aging. So if we are going to cut down on our soda consumption, what are we going to drink instead? How about tea? A headline on the BBC website is Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water. [...]
Eating Flavonoid Rich Foods Help Reduce Harmful Effects Of Bad Meals
April 5, 2010 – 12:47 pm
When you eat a high fat, high carbohydrate meal, the body shows signs of stress. There is an increase in both oxidative stress and inflammatory stress. To find out more out inflammatory stress and atherosclerosis see the post Why is Belly Fat Bad? New research suggests that eating foods that are high in flavonoids, may [...]
Lactobionic Acid: A New(ish) Less Irritating Skin Peel Agent
March 4, 2010 – 9:38 pm
Recently, there has been s search for acids for skin peel applications that are not as harsh as glycolic acid. A newish alpha hydroxy acid that is gaining some good reviews is lactobionic acid. Another alpha hydroxy acid that has been found to be less irritating, and is in a few products, is mandelic acid. [...]
Polyphenols In Skin Products
February 7, 2010 – 9:52 pm
Every new skincare product seems to have several botanicals in its ingredient list. As an avid researcher of ingredient lists, I do quite a few searches to find out what the botanicals are, and what their potential benefit to the product may be. There is seems to be new “wonder” plants in the news every [...]
Red Anti-Aging Sugar-Coated (Lycopene) Tablet For Skin
January 20, 2010 – 9:03 pm
How about an anti-aging sugar-coated tablet that slows aging of skin? A red pill that has a sugar coating is already available in parts of Europe and in South America. The pill is an extract of tomato, and is high in lycopene. The red color of tomatoes is due to lycopene. It is a carotenoid, [...]
A Few Of The Less Mainstream Skin Product Ingredients
December 3, 2009 – 7:09 pm
2009 has been a year with virtually a new wonder ingredient for skin products every week. There must be lots of companies checking out botanic gardens, Chinese medicine cabinets, South American Indian tribes and who knows what else. Many of the new ingredients are extracts that contain antioxidants of various types. Read the labels on [...]
