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The Answer is the Question ... Asking the right questions!
We all have questions about our lives, directions, and destinies. It is the curiosity of the unknown that intrigues us to "ask" of the future. It is the stress of the present and events of the past that cause us to "wish" for a future. But,...
The Importance of Water for Your Skin and Health
Water makes up to 98 percent of our body, and without this
life-giving fluid, you and I would not survive. The human body
can survive for up to three weeks on water alone. Try surviving
without the water and you might make it four to five days....
The Revolution in Anti-Aging Skin Care
Arbonne International of Irvine, California introduces a REvolutionary new anti-aging skin care line ... NutriMinC® RE9. This U.S. & Swiss patent-pending system combines 9 REsult oriented elements to combat the visual signs of aging in 9 unique...
The Truth About Acne Skin Care
Let's face it, you are engaged in an ongoing battle when you are afflicted with acne. While acne treatments for a mild case of acne are usually successful, moderate acne is a greater problem. Even dermatologists cannot cure a severe case of acne but...
Your Guide To Acne Skin Care
Contrary to popular belief, acne is not caused by dirty pores or eating chocolate. Acne is actually caused by overactive sebaceous glands. Hormones in you body cause acne to appear. Acne is extremely common in people ages 12-24, when our hormones...
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Can Smoking harm My Skin?
Skin is fed from within. The foods we eat are broken down into nutrients and waste. The nutrients are absorbed by the bloodstream which transports them around the body to the various organs, the largest of which is the skin. Oxygen is also transported and delivered in the same way. The cells absorb the oxygen and this is vital for the health of the organs and the life process itself. This whole process takes place automatically when we breathe........
Except when we are breathing in smoke!
When we inhale the smoke from a cigarette the carbon monoxide from the smoke is absorbed by the hemoglobin in the blood. Carbon monoxide is a colorless odorless highly toxic gas also found in the smoke from car exhausts. The blood can absorb carbon monoxide 200 times as fast as oxygen so a lot of the oxygen is displaced by carbon monoxide. The organs including the skin are starved of life giving oxygen and slowly poisoned by the carbon monoxide.
But that's not the end of it. Cigarette smoke also contains the following deadly cocktails of chemicals.
Ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, butane, nicotine, carbolic acid, collidine, formic aldehyde, lutidine, parvoline, prussic acid, pyridine, arsenic and cadmium. This list is by no means complete.
The affect on the skin of all these is
catastrophic. The liver goes into overdrive trying to expel these chemicals from the body and cannot perform its normal functions properly. The skin loses its healthy glow and takes on a yellowish-grey cast. The more cigarettes smoked, the worse your skin will look.
Smoking also causes premature aging in two ways. It uses up vitamin C in the body, about 35 mg for each cigarette. Vitamin C is an unstable vitamin and cannot be manufactured by the body. One of its functions is the preservation of the collagen in the skin, the substance that gives skin its plump and youthful appearance. The collagen beaks down causing premature wrinkles around the eyes and mouth.
The physical act of smoking causes us to squint, exaggerating the wrinkles around the eyes. Every time we purse our lips we deepen the wrinkles around our mouth as well.
Do yourself a favor! Stop poisoning yourself. Save the money you spend on these toxic weeds and go out and treat yourself to a facial or a new skin cream instead.
Your skin will thank you for it!
About the Author
Wendy Owen has had a lifetime interest in skin care, skin health and general health. She is in her fifties and still has a great skin. She believes good skin can only come from good health. Visit her at:
www.holistic-facial-skin-care.com
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