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Lacamas Life Magazine
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Your Skin: Anti-Aging From Within
You already know about topical anti-aging products. We’ve all bought them, we’ve all used them: AHAs, retinols, proteins, cleansers and creams, lipids, serums, and amino peptides. Some of us even turn to dermabrasion, chemical peels, Botox injections, and cosmetic surgery.
We’ll do almost anything to keep our skin looking younger, firmer, healthier—anything to protect it from the sun and the bombardment of environmental pollutants that hasten the normal aging process.
In 2004, consumers spent $44.6 billion on anti-aging products and services. That figure is projected to nearly double by 2009, jumping to $72 billion. Worldwide Botox sales in 2004 topped $705 million. Skincare products dominate the anti-aging retail market, controlling 52% of retail sales.
The force behind this anti-aging boom originates with the routine of topically applying and reapplying. However, the known topical remedies for sagging skin aren’t permanent. The skin regenerates itself about every 27 days, leaving new skin that needs new treatment, which leads to another trip to the skincare counter.
It’s impossible to get ahead. Or is it? What if you could have firmer skin without expensive, repeated topical treatments? What if your skin were healthy enough on its own to look the way you want it to look?
It can be, and it starts with taking a look at your skin from the other side—the inside. Recognize that your skin is a system of the body (the largest, in fact), and recognize that it needs nourishment, and you’re on your way, not only to looking younger, but to actually delaying the aging process itself.
Aging isn’t just skin-deep. It’s a complex biological process that involves every, single cell in your body. According to clinical pharmacologist Dr. Monica G. Marcu, “We all function according to a biological clock, ultimately dictated by our cells.” These cells divide and grow a fixed number of Arial, then they stop multiplying and die. As this process slows, the systems of the body degenerate in the natural aging process.
Nobody wants to think of it this way. Cell degeneration? How morbid. But that’s really what’s happening when the body ages. It’s what’s happening when you take a stumble and think, “Wow, that kind of hurt.” It’s what’s happening when you sleep less soundly and have indigestion more often. And cell degeneration is to blame when crow’s feet creep up around your eyes and when your skin, in general, just doesn’t have the elasticity it used to.
Every system - every cell of the body - ages every minute of the day. There’s no magic, fountain-of-youth product that can stop it, but you can delay it with proper nourishment and antioxidants with anti-aging compounds. When you do, it will show in your face regardless of what you did or didn’t buy from your beautician.
The way to do this is with cytokinins, plant hormones that promote cellular growth and delay the aging process. They stimulate cell division, delay the aging and destruction of tissues, protect against cell oxidation, and postpone cell death. Now studies show that the potent, protective, anti-aging effects of cytokinins work the same way in human skin. When you include these phytonutrients in your diet, your body as a whole can now fight aging, beginning on the cellular level.
The most potent cytokinin is zeatin. Found in most plants, zeatin is more abundant in one plant than in any other. This plant is Moringa oleifera, and it contains thousands of Arial more zeatin than any other known plant.
Now, the million-dollar question: Where do I get Moringa and the vital zeatin? The answer: Zija™.
Zija is the only beverage available commercially that is made from the Moringa plant. It’s the best way to get zeatin naturally and in large amounts.
Current Zija users are reporting not just that they feel better and have more energy, but that this rejuvenation is showing in their skin: fewer age spots, disappearing fine lines and wrinkles, and increased elasticity.
As Dr. Marcu explains, “By comparison with other anti-aging substances, cytokinins do NOT induce peeling, dryness, or exfoliation with consequent thinning of the skin. In other words, youthful skin without risks!”
The fact is, Moringa has many nutrients and beneficial compounds in addition to zeatin, including calcium, vitamins A, B complex, C, and E, iron, beta-carotene, amino acids (18 of them), omega-3 oils, chlorophyll, and 46 compounds with antioxidant properties plus 36 with anti-inflammatory properties. Moringa is touted as a source of compounds that benefit the immune system as well, and it has been shown to improve digestion, vision, and respiratory health. It’s also known to boost energy.
So there’s really little question as to why Zija is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after nutritional supplements on the market. Because Zija is made from five parts of the Moringa plant, synergistically combined, it is able to actually promote cellular health and delay the aging process for every system of the body.
Dr. Marcu attests, “Zeatin protects the skin,” and further, “cytokinins have proven to delay biochemical modifications associated with aging in cultured human cells.”
When human skin cells are nourished with zeatin, Marcu continues, they “retain their functions longer, do not accumulate biochemical damage associated with aging, and are more resistant to environmental stresses.”
So in your quest to look great for your age, forget the Botox party. Skip that visit to your plastic surgeon. And quit dropping wads of cash at the skincare counter. Shift your focus to cellular health—something you can control with your diet. This is conscious aging, and it starts on the inside.
Look for Zija. It’s the best source of zeatin out there, and it’s a great way to find beauty from within with long-term benefits. It’s not just something that’s going to help you look younger until your next treatment. It will actually help you be younger, healthier, more rejuvenated, more energetic, and more vibrant.
I have noticed fewer
wrinkles. My skin looks younger and smoother and has a healthier
color—even smaller pores, less dryness, and more elasticity.
I feel a few years younger, and I have healthy, soft, vibrant skin. I get lots of compliments! Melissa L., Nevada
My skin feels more refreshed, more hydrated. I’m only using half the moisturizer and lip balm that I used to. Sandra M., California
My skin feels firmer and pores seem tighter. Anne P., Virginia
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