The top 9 things that damage our skin and how can we protect it?

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The top 9 things that damage our skin and how can we protect it?

  • Skin is an organ that protects us from damages that can occur. Stops bacteria from entering our bodies, regulates our body temperature by the process of sweating,
  • It is estimated that over 50% of the damage that is done to our skin are the effects of our environment
  • Not that there is not chronological aging involved, and that there have many theories behind what the natural process is.
  • But Climate: for example dry air, causes moisture to evaporate and therefore giving us dry skin
  • Ozone layer: keeps getting thinner and thinner and therefore exposing us to UV damage
  • Foods
  • Smoking: which constricts blood vessels therefore slowing the delivery of nutrients to the skin
  • Alcohol: dehydrates skin
  • Stress: causes hormonal shifts

How to protect skin from all those damages

  • High usage of antioxidants :
  • Wear sunscreen when going to the sun
  • Eat functional foods: we will define these in details in the next show. But think about them as food that not only have nutritional value but also, serve as part of skin care