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§ January 31st, 2010 § Filed under Lifeoxylin, Uncategorized § Tagged Aging, Anti Aging, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Apriori Beauty, ATP, Cancer, Candace Keefe, Celloxylin Skin Care, Chronic Diseases, CoQ10, Diabetes, Elizabeth Vervynck, Fruits, Genes, Heart Disease, Immune, Lifeoxylin Elixir, Nutrient Reservoir, Nutrigenomics, Nutrition, ORAC value, Oxidative Stress, Phytonutrients, Susan Twellman, Vegetables, Wrinkles § 6 Comments

In today’s market, the demand for anti-aging skin care continues to grow rapidly!   While Baby-Boomers look for new methods to slow aging and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, a younger generation is increasingly seeking out preventative anti-aging strategies to help them look younger longer.  Topically applied products are undeniably an important tool for supporting skin appearance, structure and function – we love to slather cream everywhere it seems!

While incredible advances in anti-aging technology are making skin care products more and more effective, for many people, fighting the clock is a losing battle.  Why?  No matter how many “Potions and Lotions” we spread on our skin, the single most important – and BASIC – step in maintaining healthy, beautiful skin is taking care of it from the inside out!

“YOUR SKIN IS THE FINGERPRINT OF WHAT IS GOING ON INSIDE YOUR BODY, AND ALL SKIN CONDITIONS, FROM PSORAISIS TO ACNE TO AGING, ARE THE MANIFESTATIONS OF YOUR BODY’S INTERNAL NEEDS, INCLUDING ITS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS.” Georgiana Donadio, PhD, DC, MSc, Founder and Director of the National Institues of Whole Health in Boston

Skin is our largest organ, and as such, feels the effects of everything going on inside our body.  Just as exposure to the sun and pollution damage skin from the outside, neglecting fruits and vegetables means that we do not have enough vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to combat the negative effects of environmental exposure to our systems.  Eating poor quality, processed foods can often lead to inflammation as our body reacts to irritating and damaging chemicals.  More seriously, modern times have seen a dramatic rise in the incidence of diet related diseases, with studies linking diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and countless other health issues to poor nutritional choices.

Dull, dry, irritated, inflamed, and old-looking skin may be the first sign of more serious conditions beneath the surface.  

Today, our choices are unlimited as we can shop at open air farmers markets, or the organic produce aisle at our local grocery chains.  Restaurants offer a wider variety of healthy choices, many noting the healthiest fare on their menus!  Unfortunately busy schedules, and the convenience of processed, prepackaged, and fast foods influence the quality of our day to day eating habits.  Over time, our diet is reflected in the lines, sagging and dullness of our complexions.  We can take an important step in slowing down the process of aging by making proactive, holistic choices in our diet and lifestyle, to live longer, and healthier resulting in reducing the symptoms of aging.

At Apriori Beauty,  we recognize that aging does not just occur on the outside.  We also realize the challenges many people face in making healthy decisions on a daily basis.  This is why we created Lifeoxylin Cellular Defense Elixir, a highly concentrated belnd of phytonutrients from plants, fruits and vegetables, and advanced anti-aging  ingredients designed to support complete wellness and beautiful skin from the inside out.

Each 1 ounce serving is jam-packed with antioxidants (the equivalent to 6 servings of fruits and vegetables! ) and ingredients to support health at the cellular level.  Very simply, Lifeoxylin Elixir offers an ideal supplement to our daily diets!  Instead of simply treating the symptoms of aging, we are addressing the cause with a systemic, internal and external approach!  Take care of yourself inside and out, and even aging will be beautiful!

Did You Know? Nutrigenomics is new field of science focused on understanding the relationship between nutrition and the repsonse or expression of our genes.  Under certain circumstances, and in some individuals, diet can be a serious risk factor for a number of diseases, and some diet-regulated genes, are likely to play a role in the onset, incidence, progression, and/or severity of chronic diseases.  Research in the area continues to show that nutrition can play a major role in maintaining  cellular health and homeostasis.  As this field grows, it will provide a valuable tool for understanding how dietary lifestyle influences our health. 

A recent study found that supplementation with a combination of  CoQ10 (Ubiquinone), antioxidants, and minerals, decreased skin roughness and fine wrinkles by an average of 21.22%.  The effect was likely due to a reduction in oxidative stress that damages cellular DNA. 

Regardless of your genetic makeup, aging occurs as we become more susceptible to years of exposure to inflammatory substances and reactive oxygen species.  Foods that are high in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances can help mediate exposure on a daily basis, and may even reverse the effects of past exposure.  The key is making smart dietary choices that give your cells the best chance at maintaining their healthy form and function!

How can Lifeoxylin Cellular Defense Elixir help YOU look and feel younger?

~ Jam packed with natural ingredients from fruits, vegetables, and plants!

~Eat your colors! Contains a wide variety of phytochemicals (many of which have antioxidant properties) due to the full spectrum of colors represented by the fruits, vegetables, and plants present in the formula!

~Contains ATP and CoQ10 to support cellular energy production, health and skin structure!

~Supports immune system health!

~Contains natural ingredients to help mediate  fluctuations in hormone levels as we age!

~Supports digestive health!

~Convenient – 1 ounce per day provides you with 2400 ORAC units, the antioxidant equilvalent of 6 servings of fruits and vegetables!

~Contains the Nutrient Reservoir to support the Celloxylin Anti-Aging Skin Care line and help maintain healthy radiant, younger looking skin from the inside out!

~ Tastes Great! Just like sweet concentrated grape juice!

Why not take advantage of the Beauty Benefits of Lifeoxylin Cellular Defense Elixir together with the Celloxylin Skin Care System today!

My own personal testimonial – besides that I love its energy producing effects all day long, my teenage son was having hormonal mood swings that made his life life an emotional roller coaster. Within 2 weeks of starting to drink Lifeoxyin Elixir, his mood swings were gone, he is smiling a lot more, and has emotional consistency! We are all a lot happier now!

Here is the link to the complete ingredient list, and please leave a comment or email me your questions!

http://www.aprioribeauty.com/FIC/candace/products/lifeoxylin

Thank you for stopping by and “Making My Life Beautiful!!

XO Candy

Adapted from Apriori Beauty’s Did You Know “Beneficial Beauty” developed by Candace Keefe, Elizabeth Verveynck, Susan Twellman, and Katy Meunter, PhD

Nope, Not Looking Old Here!

§ October 19th, 2009 § Filed under Uncategorized § Tagged Aging, Aging Process, Apriori Beauty, External Aging, Internal Aging, Nurse, Nutrient Reservoir ((tm), Skin § 1 Comment

 Just yesterday, I received another reminder that I am aging – and fast! I don’t feel a bit over 30, but my body is giving out signs all over the place warning “Detour ~ Icy Roads Ahead!” My orthopedist gingerly described the condition of my swollen hand yesterday like this: “When you have “seen a few days”, the veins on the back of your hands are more fragile.” Seen a few days? More fragile veins? I pictured my grandma when she was 97 years old, with bruises all over her arms and hands! No sir, this is not  for me in the prime of my middle aged youth! Ha!

 On my first day back working in the hospital after an 18 year “rest”, I was amazed to see many of the nurses I had worked with still there…..looking very, very WRINKLED!! Smugly, I said to myself, “It’s sad that they look so old”, thinking that I must not look a day over thirty! I was shocked back to the reality of the cold, hard truth – I was right there with them! Arriving in the cafeteria, another nurse and I met someone from my past, and the two of them began talking. When I joined in the conversation, she looked at me in utter amazement and said “Candy, I didn’t know it was you until I heard your voice!” Thank you very much! Have aged beyond all physical recognition from anyone in my past? It was time to reinvent myself, starting with my skin! Here are some tidbits from what I have gathered during my “pull yourself together” intervention!

 While heredity plays an important part, there is PLENTY we can do to protect and preserve our skin! The first step is to understand what our skin is made up of, and the best way to nourish it for a long and healthy life!

 Skin is the largest organ in the body, (YES! It is an organ!) measuring about 12-21 square feet. That’s a lot of skin! It is like an envelope that protects everything inside, working to maintain our body’s temperature, providing resistance to the “germy” world, consisting of skin cells, nerve endings, blood vessels, oil glands, and hair follicles. Collagen and elastin offer support within our skin, giving it flexibility, suppleness and the firmness to hold its shape when we move. Skin holds everything together in a nice, tidy package that makes up our body. Most importantly, our facial skin moves to form the expressions that make up our unique character and communicate emotions to the world around us, forming our identity. Yep, skin is important!! 

There are two ways our skin ages ~ internally (intrinsic aging) and externally (extrinsic aging). Let’s look at how we age from the inside first!

 Internal aging is the result of changes in how our skin functions and looks like over time. As nature takes its course over the years, our bodies experience hormone fluctuations, slowing metabolism (I’ve had this since 3^rd grade!), and shortened cell life. Collagen production decreases and elastin loses its spring, resulting in less skin fullness, with skin that sags and wrinkles easily. Moisture loss occurs naturally, and our skin becomes thinner, drier and less capable of healing itself. Dead skin cells do not shed as quickly, and the turnover rate of new cells begins to slow.  Dry, flakey skin is a result of changes in levels of hormones that reduce the amount of natural oils produced.

 Picture three different rubber bands: one-inch, half-inch and a quarter-inch wide.  When we try to stretch the thickest one, it is difficult to expand and pops right back into shape with a snap! The half-inch rubber band is a bit easier to stretch, being a little less springy when let go. The quarter-inch band is much easier to expand, and goes back to its original shape without much snap. The thickest rubber band resembles our skin when we are younger, springy with lots flexibility! The other two show how our skin responds as we age, losing much of our elasticity.

 External aging is responsible for about 90% of the aging that we actually see. This type of aging results from exposure to the sun, pollution, smoking, poor nutrition, stress and gravity. We see it in age spots, blotchy pigmentation, fine and deep wrinkles and a rough, leathery skin appearance.  Heard of oxidative stress?  Oxygen has a deteriorating affect on our skin, similar to what rust does to steel, accelerating the aging process.

Today, we CAN age more gracefully by caring for our skin, inside and out, avoiding all the harmful factors. Protecting and encouraging skin cell growth with specific essential ingredients to prolong the life of every skin cell is of utmost importance. Feeding and nourishing the deepest layers of cells (our grapes!) will promote the long and healthy skin cell life, fighting the existing damage and reducing the visible signs of aging. It is essential that you are protected from the 4 Core Influences of Aging with:

 -         ANTIOXIDANTS (reduces the effects of Oxidative Stress)

-         ENDOCRINE SYSTEM MODULATORS (mediate hormone fluctuations)

-         ENERGY ACTIVATORS (help promote Mitochondrial and Metabolic Efficiency – Mitochondria are the power house of the cell – gives energy to all cell functions)

-         LONGEVITY GENE SUPPORTERS (extending the life of healthy cells- living longer, healthier, preventing cell changes into diseases)

 Apriori Beauty is complete with all of these in the Nutrient Reservoir ™  within every single product. No need for skin injections or plastic surgery! Check the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics website, and you will see Apriori Beauty has joined as a company that goes all out to give you the safest, non toxic products available! (www.safecosmetics.org)

 Now, my skin looks and feels so much better – well hydrated with more “spring” to it, the rough, dry patches are completely gone, and the wrinkles are diminished! 

When you look at my picture, you don’t see the 89 year old woman that I am, do you?

                                    Gotcha! Have a Fabulous Looking Day, now!

 For more information about the Process of Skin Aging, and the Apriori Beauty Products, visit Candy Dye’s Apriori Beauty website at www.aprioribeauty.com/fic/candace.

 For more information on Skin and the Aging Process, browse through some informational “Did You Know” library by clicking on each topic link:

http://www.aprioribeauty.com/FIC/candace/back_office/did_you_know

 You may contact Candy Dye by email at aprioricandy@gmail.com.