Top 5 Anti-Aging Treatments for Flawless, Youthful Skin

today we will talk about so-called anti-aging treatments for skin that is the things that can be done to help reduce the degradation of the protein components in skin that give skin its youthful or in some cases non- youthful appearance to induce the formation of as well as other proteins that relate to the formation of denovo skin new skin and can replace old degenerated skin our skin is an incredibly important organ not just for our appearance or because it serves as a barrier to the other organ systems of the body but because it actually reflects the

health status of all the other organs and systems in our body including our brain and if you think about it you've seen this relationship in action before when any of us is feeling fatigued or sick the color the tone of our skin tends to be a bit quote unquote off at least for us relative to what it normally is conversely when we are feeling particularly well rested and vibrant and healthy our skin reflects that I think it's worth paying attention to a few things that you can potentially take that can really improve the youthfulness of

your skin for which there is excellent science to support it so when I spoke to board certified dermatologist what people can do to improve the youthfulness or the appearance of youthfulness In Their Skin they mentioned hydrolized collagen protein in combination with vitamin C and they mentioned supplementing with niacinamide niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3 and I was told that when taken at twice per day at a dosage of 500 Mig per dose for a total of 1 G or 1,00 Mig per day niacinamide supplementation can increase the production of ceramides which relate to the

lipids in skin that improve the moisture in skin and by the way moisture in skin is a key component of the youthfulness or plump appearance of that skin and when I say plump I don't necessarily mean outwardly rounded plump I mean the fact that the skin looks like the outermost layer of the skin which you now know as the epidermis is kind of taut and the skin looks hydrated and smooth at the level of its outer appearance all of that is improved by niacinamide supplementation but that the supplementation has to be carried out for 3

to 6 months or more before that effect is noticed but for those of you suffering from rosacea so rosacea being a rening of the skin from acne almost always involves some rening often painful rening of specific pox on the skin sometimes even the appearance of you know pus-filled bumps this sort of thing that nicomide supplementation may also assist there regardless of whether or not you suffer from rosacea acne or not at all nicomide supplementation May benefit you also because nicomide supplementation appears to balance the level of oil production in the skin you need oil in

the skin you need oil down in those pores but not too much and that it can definitely help reduce the appearance of clogged pores and if you're concerned about pores that appear too large this typically happens in the face around the nose on the upper cheeks although other regions of the body as well nicomide supplementation May assist with that as well there's also a number of people out there that are concerned with specific spots that they see as hyperpigmented spots so regardless of whether or not overall your skin is very light or very heavily pigmented

supplementation with niacinamide can reduce the appearance of accumulation and maybe even the actual accumulation of melanin at particular spot so-called dark pigmented spots that some people decide that they don't want for whatever reason usually just cosmetic reasons now if you decide to supplement with niacinamide you have the option of either taking that th000 milligrams and 2 500 milligram dosages per day you also have the option of using any number of different topical niacinamide ointments or serums that exist out there keep in mind that many skincare products already contain niacinamide so check the label and there

the dermatologists tell me that to be effective the nicomide needs to be present at at least a two and as high as 10% concentration within those ointments or serums keep in mind that many serums and ointments also contain what's called hyaluronic acid hyaluronic acid is a natural component of the skin that provides a phys physical substrate for holding in water so moisture within the skin it does a bunch of other important things too within the extracell Matrix and elsewhere the regions between the cells that is and supplementation with hyaluronic acid or ointments or serums that

contain hyaluronic acid and nicomide are pretty common out there because of the already stated effects of niacinamide and the fact that hyaluronic acid can serve as what's called a humectant something that serves to sort barrier in moisture at the level of the skin okay so it gives that kind of um Plumping um moist look of skin that's characteristic of youthful skin as opposed to aged skin I told you I consulted with a fairly large and Diversified Group of folks all agreed that supplementation with collagen vitamin C niacinamide and hyaluronic acid was something that they suggest

to their patients the other supplement that dermatologists recommend if the goal is youthful appearing skin are things within the so-called retinoid pathway such as retinol why why are these used for skincare why are they used to increase the youthfulness of skin well vitamin A gets into skin cells and is converted into something called retin aldhy then into something called retinoic acid so when retinoic acid gets into cells it can activate what's called transcription factors transcription factors bind to DNA okay your genetic code and can induce the transcription and translation of DNA into RNA and RNA

into proteins of particular types so think of transcription factors is sort of setting a menu of different proteins that ultimately will be formed okay by to DNA and then you get DNA to RNA RNA to protein and you're getting a set of proteins related to a particular process that's generally how transcription factors work and retina Treno and things similar to that are going to induce the formation of collagen protein within skin as well as other proteins that relate to the formation of denovo skin new skin and can replace old degenerated skin so the dermatologists that

I spoke to were really bullish about the fact that believe it or not they felt that people starting in their 20s could very well as long as they're not pregnant or lactating or planning to get pregnant could take retina or things similar to it in order to stimulate the production of more skin and look more youthful now for people already in their 20s they're already youthful but that they could initiate the use of these compounds at least in one's 20s and continuing on really as long as they wanted through life and they told me about

quote remarkable results so I said well why isn't everyone aware of this why isn't everyone taking them well it turns out that these different compounds can also increase sensitivity to light make you more prone to sunburn to some of the other effects of light on skin even from screens or from artificial lights so one has to be careful about inducing too much skin sensitivity to light of all kinds not just sunlight that they can also induce some redness or dryness so one has to get the dosage right the frequency of use right and they can

be a little bit tricky to work with but that if one can home in on the right dosages the right frequency Etc the dermatologist felt like this was one of the best things that one could do to improve the youthfulness or the appearance of youthfulness in one's skin and while all of this sounds a little bit too good to be true the mechanisms by which it's asserted to work all hold up so that's always reassuring right mechanism isn't everything but it's really nice to see there for instance these compounds are known to get into the

nucleus of cells right to impact gene expression we talked about that before you have receptors on the surface of cells okay so cell surface receptors you also have nuclear receptors and the ability of certain things we call them lians but these are chemicals right in this case you you know in the vitamin A pathway to get into the nucleus of cells and impact gene expression this is actually how hormones like testosterone and estrogen change the way that people look so dramatically during puberty they actually you know they operate by binding the cell surface receptors they

also get into the nuclear compartment of the cell they bind to nuclear receptors and they turn on entire genetic programs that cause for instance deepening of The Voice or the growth of hair or breast tissue Etc so these are powerful compounds but these compounds get enough positive support from the people that have tried them reporting improved youthfulness of skin Etc that some of them are becoming quite sought-after and um people let's just say are very enthusiastic about them and I will say that in discussing the various mechanisms of this with these cosmetic surgeons and some

dermatologists the logic holds up [Music]