Tag: vitamins for the skin

Enough Sleep = Beauty

sleepHow many of us are finding it more and more difficult to fall asleep at night, and stay asleep? Most of us blame it on some sort of stress, or find some other excuse to blame it on. But stress isn’t the only cause of not being able to fall asleep at night.  For years we have all been aware of the role that the hormone Melatonin plays in our lives and especially the role it plays in getting a good nights sleep.

Melatonin has also been used to protect our cells from free radical damage, combat jet lag, boost our immune system, prevent cancer and more. Melatonin is one of the hormones produced by the pineal gland in all vertebrates.

Melatonin is also found in plants, bacteria, unicellular eukaryotes, and invertebrates.Nocturnal secretion of Melatonin is at its highest during childhood, and then decreases as we get older.

Normal melatonin secretion is suppressed by light and stimulated by periods of darkness. Melatonin also functions as an important antioxidant, and is involved in the body’s immune response.

Amazing Photofacial: Dark Spots Are Gone!

After spending hours in the sun year after year can cause dark spots on our skin; our faces,  our chests and hands. Usually the spots don’t appear until after our sun exposure is curtailed for a certain amount of time.

There is a fairly new treatment which can restore the skin to its original natural and youthful appearance. Called “photofacial” the new technology delivers a flash pulse of light to the skin surface, to restore a more even skintone by precisely targeting the darker pigment of the skin, with a focused wavelength of light that travels directly to the melanin in the dark spots causing them to gradually fade out. The dark spots tend to darken for a couple of days after each treatment, then fade to less than what they originally were. Four to six treatments spaced three weeks apart yield significant improvement with no downtime.

Thermage Skin Treatment

Thermage is a revolutionary cosmetic procedure designed to provide patients with a more youthful facial appearance in a quick and easy fashion, and unlike surgical facelifts, Thermage skin treatments require no incisions and little, or no downtime. This allows the patient to return to work right away or the next day, and is performed by a certified physician. As we grow older, the collagen that provides structure to our face begins to break down. As a result, fine lines and wrinkles begin to form.

Thermage  stimulates the gradual growth of new collagen and the procedure reduces wrinkles and lines and renews facial contours. Most treatments are fast with the procedures taking anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more depending on the size of the area being treated.

Thermage is quickly becoming a popular choice for anyone looking for an ‘instant’ face lift without surgery and there is no extensive downtime, and the anti-aging treatment is now available at cosmetic dermatology offices across the country.  Now the Thermage technology can be used to zap away cellulite as well.  Thermage has released a cellulite tip that works with the radiofrequency device to penetrate deep within the skin’s layers and stimulates the treatment area to smooth out the skin’s surface. If you’ve been struggling with unsightly cellulite on the thighs, abdomen, back or arms, a Thermage treatment may be able to break down cellulite and firm up the surrounding skin – all without surgery.