Healthy skin and looking younger
Intrinsic aging, also known as the natural aging process, is a continuous process that normally begins in our mid-20s. Within the skin, collagen production slows, and elastin, the substance that enables skin to snap back into place, has a bit less spring.
Collagen fibers are made from protein, and they are somewhat unusual in having large amounts of two amino acids, called hydroxylysine and hydroxyproline. These two amino acids seem to be important for formation of all types of collagen and are needed to provide the different collagen types with their appropriate amount of strength and flexibility. There are things you can do to try to help your skin by eating healthy and supplementing where needed.
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August 30, 2011 No Comments
Get on your bicycle and ride
Albert Einstein said, “Life is like a bicycle and to keep balanced you have to keep moving.” I don’t know if there are many truer quotes that I have heard in the last year. I hear a lot about balance in my practice, and often people really don’t seem to get the vision of what balance really is. Balance doesn’t mean that you have a perfectly fitted life every moment of every day. When you are looking at a balanced life you’ll see that truthfully it’s a lifestyle choice that in return can bring about a pure and abundant energy. And if you are continuing to stay in the ruts, you’ll never get on your bike and through the triathlon of life. Nutrition allows you to find a balance when you know what your body needs to move it through life’s struggles. There are many things that can throw you out of balance nutritionally – age, illness, depression and even environment.
So, how do you start to move forward when you are completely stressed out and feeling like the tasks ahead are overwhelming. First you need to address your nutritional needs and look at how your eating patterns connect with your stress related behaviors, career or relational imbalances. Your body is your temple. You’ve heard that before. And if you do not have a clean temple, there will be no spiritual awakenings coming your way. Correct?
So the first step is to get on your bicycle. Start cleaning out the ruts. One step at a time. Don’t try to do it all at once because that will just throw you even more out of balance. Listen to your body. If you are feeling disconnected and depressed, don’t allow those emotions to feed your imbalance. I give you step one – eat something healthy or write out how you are feeling, or in the beginning do both. The next time you feel that stress balling up don’t grab a cookie, or twelve. Next time you are stressed grab a carrot. Just try this first step this week and see exactly how you are feeling, and how food plays into that.
November 6, 2010 No Comments
