Can you really have younger-looking skin? - Health - MSNBC

Hundreds of products claim to have “anti-aging” benefits or “wrinkle eraser” attributes. But do they work? Is there a magic potion? Can you turn back the clock and reduce the signs of aging? The answer is no, but Dr. Berson says that some of these products can help your skin look better.Three essential anti-aging products: Sunblock, Moisturizer, and Antioxidant cream.

I, Mike, would also add that to have healthy skin you need to eat good food sources of Vitamin A: carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, spinach, broccoli, collard greens, and milk. Sue and I eat spinach every day. I drink at least three glasses of milk a day.

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Cell change 'keeps organs young'

Toxic proteins build up in organs over time

Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades.

A US team thinks it may have found the genetic levers to help boost a system vital to cleaning up faulty proteins within our cells.

The journal Nature Medicine reported that the livers of genetically-altered older mice worked as well as those in younger animals.

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