The term detoxification means eliminating harmful substances like alcohol, excess minerals, pesticides, food additives, and other dietary and environmental toxins from your body. But your body has its own detoxification systems in place and is quite capable of purging toxins by itself. “The liver filters the blood coming from the intestines before passing it through to the rest of the body,” says Adrienne Youdim, MD, recognized expert in weight loss and nutrition and preventive medicine. “The liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal system, lungs, and even the skin are all involved in detoxing or cleansing the body of unwanted waste or substances.”
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For actors, models and the idle rich, Botox and laser treatments have long been a mainstay of their regimen to remain youthful. But a Calabasas clinic has found a new customer base in workers looking for their next job.
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When it comes to skin care, it’s a known fact that some of the most popular anti-aging products have been tried and tested in a lab. While that may be all right for some–we’re all for looking and feeling young, after all–others may not be too keen on the idea. So if the thought of smearing your face with ingredients you can barely pronounce (much less understand) is making you feel uneasy, then it’s time to shift the focus to natural anti-aging skin care.
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You know what it feels like when you’re stressed–but do you know what it looks like? The uncomfortable experience of feeling overworked, under pressure and stretched thin doesn’t just make your stomach rumble and your heart race, but it’s illustrated on your skin, your nails and your hair. As holistic esthetician Tammy Fender explains, stress affects all of our body systems, our mind, emotions and sense of wellness, but symptoms often arrive first in our largest organ–our skin.
Because stress causes our body to fire off more cortisol, you begin to develop poor habits–like turning to salty, fatty foods or wrestling with the sandman–lowering your overall state of health. Not only dangerous for your waistline and your productivity at work, but also, your skin’s elasticity and appearance.
Here, some clear ways your skin, hair and nails are impacted by stress–and, more important, what to do about it.
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Much like your bestie prefers red wine and you’re more of a dirty martini gal, everyone’s skin reacts differently to products. While experimenting and evolving your skin care routine is part of the process of maintaining healthy skin and–ahem–fighting age, it’s important to pay attention to how your pores react to formulas. Considering our skin is the largest organ of our body, dermatologist Anna D. Guanche MD says it’ll be the first to alert you when it’s unhappy with your new face cream, moisturizer or baggy eyes battler.
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You wake up, look in the mirror, and see dark circles under your eyes. But how did that happen? You slept for 8 hours last night — isn’t that enough? There are actually many factors that cause under eye circles but fortunately, there are also many easy fixes.
INSIDER spoke with celeb makeup artists and dermatologists to find out what simple lifestyle changes you can make to reduce those dark circles.
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Dr. Anna Guanche, a dermatologist and partner at Bella Skin Institute in Calabasas, is used to performing cosmetic procedures on actors and actresses for whom a youthful look is often a critical part of their marketability. But in recent years, she’s noticed a trend: More and more job seekers outside the entertainment industry are coming in to request Botox, wrinkle fillers and other non-surgical aesthetic enhancements.
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“In that effort, we created the “EyeBall,” an annual fundraising gala for our non-profit charity, the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration for which all participating doctors donate our services. The EyeBall combines the spectacular beauty of ballroom dancing with the critically important need to help the blind to see. When you come to an EyeBall, you see people in ballgowns and tails, and breathtakingly elegant and beautiful ballroom dancing, which reminds us how important it is to have sight since without it, we would not be able to see any of this beauty, so we are reminded of how important it is to help those who have lost their sight. We love that the name “EyeBall” is fun and meaningful, and it is a clever way of combining the beauty of dance and music with the beauty of sight.”
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Picture this. You’ve landed in the California desert and are stoked to pitch that tent. You’ve got the lineup pulled up on your phone and you’re arguing with your travel companions about whether you’ll catch Beyoncé’s must-see headlining set or catch a one-of-a-kind performance from Japanese rockers X Japan, who play at the same time. And you still haven’t worked out if you’ll see Portugal. The Man or Kamasi Washington. Mid-argument, out comes the six-pack and now there’s a tougher choice to make.
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After months of enduring dry air and chilly temperatures, the land isn’t the only thing that needs some much-needed renewal this spring. We’re talking about your skin. Your face may have kept its radiant glow, but some of us are guilty of neglecting the rest of our body. A crime–really–considering we naturally shed between 30,000 to 40,000 skin cells every hour that, when left unaddressed, build up on the skin’s surface and can lead to ingrown hairs and acne. But not to worry–that’s what exfoliation is for.
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