Added: May 21, 2008
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What causes wrinkles and sagging skin? Sun damage, sure, but also inflammation, according to renowned dermatologist Dr. Nicholas Perricone. His recommendation: an anti-inflammatory diet.Dr. Nicholas Perricone's philosophy and research suggests that the best way to fight wrinkles and aging skin is to change your diet! Dr. Perricone advises that adopting an anti-inflammatory diet can not only make an immediate impact on how your skin looks, but can decrease the risks of other age-related conditions like Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes. According to Dr. Perricone, here's what you need to know: * Daily living and basic metabolism cause a low-grade cellular inflammation in the body. This inflammation occurs at a microscopic or sub-microscopic level, and you can't see it, or feel it. However, over time, it shows up in all our organ systems — wrinkles in the skin, cardiovascular disease in the arteries, senility or Alzheimer's in the brain or diabetes in the pancreas. * Fighting this microscopic inflammation is not only the best way to look good, but it is the key to feeling good and being healthy. Real beauty comes from the inside out, and to have beautiful and radiant skin you must be healthy. And staying healthy through an anti-inflammatory diet is the best way to fight the onset of wrinkles. (Conversely, eating a pro-inflammatory diet accelerates aging and increases the risks of age-related diseases.) * The basics of an anti-inflammatory diet are simple. Use common sense and eat what you've always know is a prudent diet: 1. A variety of high-quality lean protein like fish — especially cold water fish such as wild Alaskan salmon that are rich in essential fatty acids — Omega 3s and 6s. (Keep in mind that you need some fats in your diet in order to feel healthy, burn existing body fat, and keep your skin looking radiant. The "no-fat/low-fat" craze of a few years ago produced an epidemic of obesity, diabetes and depression). 2. Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. The more different colors the better, as colors in vegetables indicate that they are rich in anti-oxidants, and anti-oxidants are natural anti-inflammatory agents. 3. High-quality complex carbohydrates such as legumes, beans and lentils. These provide energy, and convert to sugar at a slow rate, which keeps your insulin in check. Elevated insulin, the body's reaction to high-glycemic foods, puts a 'lock' on body fat and interferes with you body's ability to burn it off. (The "no-carb/low-carb" craze is also counter-productive as the absence of carbohydrates causes your body to go into ketosis. Ketones are toxic to the body and cause inflammation). 4. Eliminate processed and junk foods.According to Dr. Perricone, the anti-inflammatory diet can make a difference in how you look in as few as three days. And he says, as the skin is a 'perfect barometer' of what's going on inside your body you'll know that when you look better, your body will be better and healthier.
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