Aug 11 2008
Did You Know A Lack Of This Vitamin Can Make You Age Faster.
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Let’s face it… No one wants to get wrinkles.
And there’s certainly no shortage of anti aging creams, serums and lotions meant to help fight them.
The answer to those lines on your forehead and in the corners of your eyes may be a whole lot simpler (and cheaper) than those products.
A recent study in the Netherlands found that vitamin K plays a key role in protecting the skin against the effects of a disease called pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE).
Just one of the symptoms for this illness is severe wrinkling of the skin.
The researchers discovered vitamin K activates one of the enzymes responsible for protecting the skin’s elastic fibers.
Based on previous research, they also knew that people suffering from PXE are unable to metabolize vitamin K.
So, putting two and two together, they concluded that this nutrient must be involved in the elasticity of skin.
While this particular study didn’t investigate it directly, the researchers speculate vitamin K could play the same protective role in healthy subjects as well.
Of course, they also didn’t study vitamin K in terms of anti-wrinkling effects.
But preventing wrinkles from occurring in the first place is an even better approach than fighting them back.
And since vitamin K is so good for you in so many other ways, it certainly won’t hurt you to try it.
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I read somewhere that vitamin K was a farce…what do you have to say about this???
Sharon
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Hi Sharon,
Any vitamin or medication for that matter taken for the wrong reason will not work. Our bodies needs the nutrient preferably in it’s natural form, failing that we are forced to find alternatives which also comes in good and bad forms, so you have to do your home work. But to answer your question I do not subscribe to the farce theory.
Is There a Connection Between Wrinkles and Estrogen?
Did you know that besides using the best wrinkle creams money can buy, for women of a certain age, estrogen or natural plant based hormones can also be used in the war against wrinkles?
Menopause or Premenopause starts with a decline in hormones which also causes a decline in:
• skin moisture
• collagen production
• elastin production
All of this leaves us with wrinkled, thin, dry itchy skin. Not fair is it?
But There May Be Hope After All
When plant based estrogens - called phytoestrogens - breakdown in the body they convert to estriol. Although estriol is the weaker of three main estrogens produced in the body, it is an important anti aging skin cream for women experiencing a decline in estrogen production.
Studies have shown that a drop in hormone production causes elastin and collage and production to drop - leaving us with wrinkly, sagging skin.
The Journal of International Menopausal Society has stated that estrogen decline has a profound effect on skin and found that when postmenopausal women received estrogen treatment - they had an increase in collagen, elasticity, and dermal thickness.
Other studies found that in women who took estrogen replacement, the chance of having dry wrinkled skin was 30% less, than those who did not. They also took in to account life style habits, such as smoking and sun expose, adjusted for these two factors, and still found the benefits of estrogen on skin health were significant.
So What Can You Do?
Try Natural Estrogen Creams
While hormone replacement therapy may not be for everyone, there are safe alternatives you can try to help relieve or prevent menopausal skin deterioration. You can try over-the-counter natural estrogen (estriol) creams containing plant compounds with phytoestrogenic activity.
Dr. John Lee, a pioneer and international authority in the use of natural estrogen and progesterone creams for natural hormone balance. He found that phytoestrogen creams applied to the skin can help reverse wrinkling and should be considered an important anti aging skin care treatment. He also found that estriol cream can be helpful for acne and acne scars.
Try Natural Progesterone Creams
USP natural progesterone creams are also sold over-the-counter and are derived from plant fats and oils - a substance called diosgenin - which is extracted from wild yams or soybeans.
A study published in The British Journal of Dermatology documented the beneficial effects of using 2% natural progesterone cream on skin texture of women during and after menopause. The impressive results showed a 23% increase in skin firmness, 29% wrinkle reduction around the eye area (crows feet) and almost 10% reduction of the depth of laugh lines.
Some companies sell both natural estrogen and progesterone together in one cream product; however, you need to find which one is best suited for your needs.
Please be sure to speak to your gynecologist or health care professional before trying any topical hormones.
Again, please be sure to speak to your gynecologist before trying any topical hormones, especially if you have and hormone related health issues.
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