The Dr. Oz Show
Airdate: November 1, 2012
Dr. Oz: How To Drop A Decade – 5
Secrets To Cheat Your Age
- Anti-aging secrets to help you looks 10 years younger
- Foods to reduce the appearance of cellulite
- Secrets to banish cellulite
- Winter proof you skin
It's a whole hour devoted to cheating
your age with five inexpensive secrets to looking your best. It's
never too late to turn back the years and look a decade younger.
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Dr. Oz: How
To Drop A Decade – 5 Secrets To Cheat Your Age
Can you really 10
years younger? Can wrinkles be banished? Top plastic surgeons share
their secrets to help you look younger without going under the knife
and without spending a ton of money.
Dr. Oz Anti-Aging Secret: Vitamin
C
Dr.
Shirley Madhere, MD, PC and Dr.
Leif Rogers, MD, FACS, are both plastic surgeons and they both
agree that Vitamin C is one vital secret to keeping the skin looking
young. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and is required for
collage synthesis. Topical creams put Vitamin C back into the skin
naturally.
Dr. Madhere said results can begin to
be seen in as little as 2 to 4 weeks but for some it can take a
little longer, from 6 to 8 weeks. Anyone using a topical Vitamin C
cream daily will see results in a maximum of 6 months.
As collagen diminishes the skin will
begin to sag and wrinkles begin to form. Dr. Oz said it's like a
trampoline that has lost it's spring. Vitamin C gives new spring to
the collagen strings in the skin to rejuvenate and reverse
age-related damage.
For age spots, topical Vitamin C works
as a brightener of the skin. Vitamin C will not act like a sun screen
to protect the skin from burning but will help skin repair after
damage, explained Dr. Madhere.
Dr. Rogers said topical Vitamin C is
absorbed 20 times more than Vitamin C that comes from foods or
supplements. He recommended looking for a product that has between 3%
and 10% Vitamin C as well as the ingredient ascorbic acid or
L-ascorbic acid, a form of Vitamin C.
Dr. Madhere said using products with
alpha hydroxy acids aid in the penetration of Vitamin C creams.
Vitamin C creams also work synergisticly with retinol creams. The
power duo, explained Dr. Madhere, is Vitamin C and Vitmain E.
Dr. Rogers recommended using Vitamin C
creams in the morning. After exfoliating, apply a Vitamin C cream
then apply a moisture followed by sun screen.
Dr. Oz Anti-Aging Secret:
Phytoceramides
The best anti-aging secret could be in
a little pill. Popular in Asia and Japan for years, the FDA has
recently approved phytoceramides for use as a supplement to support
skin health. Phytoceramides are a type of plant-based fats that
moisturize the skin from the inside out filling in areas of sagging
skin and sending help to dry, cracked skin.
Phytoceramides could be a face lift in
a bottle. Dr. Oz said he's surprised people haven't been using
phytoceramides already. Phytoceramides create a barrier on the skin
that keep moisture in and allow the skin to stay smooth and soft.
Dr. Rogers said it takes about four
weeks to see smoothing of the skin after starting phytoceramides. Dr.
Madhere recommends taking 350mg of phytoceramides daily with food. Be
sure to look for a product that contains plant-derived
phytoceramides. Dr. Rogers said people with wheat or gluten
sensitivities should be wary as phytoceramides are typically sourced
from wheat. Phytoceramides can also be derived from rice and sweet
potatoes.
Dr. Madhere said that oral ceramides
work well with topical Vitamin C creams to support the health of the
skin.
Dr. Oz Anti-Aging Secret: Power
Facial Cleansers
An electric facial scrubber may be the
key to looking younger, says top plastic surgeons. Power facial
cleansers are like electric toothbrushes for your face. Dr. Madhere
says power facial cleansers provide gentle exfoliation to remove that
top layer of dead skin cells that typically create dull-looking skin.
Wash the face first, then gently apply
the machine to the forehead, nose, cheeks and forehead for 20 seconds
on each area and only 10 seconds on the chin. Begin using a power
facial cleanser one to two times a week then work up to using it four
times a week.
Dr. Rogers said using a power facial
cleanser too much will damage the skin and people with dry or
sensitive skin may need to use it less frequently than most, about
every other day or once or twice a week.
Dr. Madhere said when looking for a
power facial cleanser it's important to know how many times the brush
is rotating per second. The higher the rotation per second, the less
abrasion will occur to the skin. So people with sensitive skin should
look for a higher number of brush rotations per second.
Click the links to read posts from Dr.
Madhere's previous appearances on The Dr. Oz Show:
Dr. Oz Foods To Banish Cellulite
Dr.
Oz talked to hundreds of dermatologist to find out what they think is
the best product to get rid of cellulite. Dr.
Erin Gilbert, MD, dermatologist, said food may be the answer to your
cellulite worries. As a dermatologist, Dr. Gilbert provides dietary
recommendations to her patients in addition to other therapies to
support the health of the skin and reduce the appearance of
cellulite.
How
important is food to skin health? 88% of dermatologist responding to
Dr. Oz's survey said what you eat plays a huge role in the health of
the skin.
Dr.
Gilbert said the right foods can reduce oxidative stress on the skin
and helps the skin look younger. Cellulite is about fat but it's also
about the skin that covers it. Lower levels of collage and hyaluronic
acid
that are a natural part of aging allows that underlying cellulite to
be more viable.
Dr.
Oz showed an animation of fat cells in the thighs that expanded to
break through the fibers of collagen in the skin creating that uneven
skin surface. The goal to is support the collagen as well as the skin
to keep those fat cells at bay so they aren't so apparent.
High
salt foods and alcohol will contribute to the appearance of
cellulite, explained Dr. Gilbert. Juices are full of nutrients but
they are also full of sugar which will also plump up those unwanted
fat cells.
Dr. Oz
Anti-Cellulite Food #1: Water-Rich Foods
Water-rich
foods increase hydration of the skin. Reach for leafy greens and eat
four to five cups a day.
Dr. Oz
Anti-Cellulite Food #2: Tomato Paste
Tomato
Paste is a new food on the skin support market. Lycopene in tomato
past inhibits collagen breakdown and supports the skin from sun
damage. It would a lot of tomatoes to get enough lycopene to support
collagen so Dr. Gilbert recommends getting lycopene from tomato paste
and eat two to five tablespoons daily.
Dr. Oz
Anti-Cellulite Food #3: Pineapple
Pineapple
contains bromelain which acts to stop the breakdown of collagen.
Bromelain also plays a role in breaking up those unwanted fat cells.
Dr. Gilbert says to eat a cup of pineapple daily after diner. The
greatest amount of bromelain is found in the stem of the pineapple.
It you don't want to eat pineapple daily, and you don't want to munch
on the stems – just kidding, don't eat the stems, then Dr. Gilbert
says you can also take a bromelain supplement, 500mg once a day.
Dr. Oz More
Cellulite Solutions
Alice,
a fan from the audience, said cellulite is the one thing you can
count on to stick with you for the rest of your life. She has tried
lots of products with no results. Dr. Oz said cellulite isn't going
away but you can strengthen the skin and collagen cables to lessen
the appearance.
Dr. Oz Cellulite Solution #1:
Ginseng
Indian
ginseng, also called ashwagandha, protects collagen in the skin and
reduce the appearance of cellulite. Dr. Oz recommends using a
cellulite cream containing ashwagandha one to two times a day for at
least one month.
Dr. Oz Cellulite Solution #2:
Retinol Cream
Retinol
creams work for the face and they will also support the collagen
strength of the rest of the skin. Retinol helps collagen cables in
the skin to regrow and strengthen and it stops free radical damage
that can compromise the collagen cables. Retinol cream also supports
thickening of the skin which decreases the appearance of cellulite.
Look for a retinol cream with at least 0.4% retinol and apply one to
three times daily.
Dr. Oz Cellulite Solution #3:
Massage
A
do-it-yourself massage cellulite massager are plastic massage pads
with little plastic fingers. Applying oregano oil to the skin and
massaging helps to soften bands of connective tissue to stimulate
circulation. The oregano oil also reduces inflammation.
Dr. Oz Winter Proof Your Skin
Dry,
cold air makes for dry, itchy skin. Blood vessels shrink in the cold
temperatures which decreases the amount of moisture that can
circulate to the skin. Cold temperatures also suck the moisture out
of our skin leaving dry, cracked, red, itchy skin.
Rosemarie
Ingleton, MD, dermatologist and member of the Eucerin Skin First
Council, explained that people need to change their skin care
products with the change in the seasons. Dry, cracked skin is a great
environment for bacteria leading to infections. Dry skin is also
inflamed skin causing itching and further damage to the skin.
Dr.
Ingleton shares three steps to prevent and heal winter skin.
Dr. Oz Winter Proof Skin Step #1:
Change Cleansers
Look
for a cleansing product with moisturizing oils. Be a bar or a liquid
cleanser, make sure it's moisturizing. Avoid dyes and fragrances in
cleansers which can increase skin irritation.
Dr. Oz Winter Proof Skin Step #2:
Exfoliate
Use a
loofa for manual exfoliation or a scrub for chemical exfoliation.
When going for chemical exfoliation, look for exfoliating ingredients
such as urea, lactic acid, or alpha hydroxy acids. Manually exfoliate
twice a week, or daily when using an exfoliating scrub product.
Dr. Oz Winter Proof Skin Step #3:
Moisturize
Moisturizing
the skin is the best protection by locking in moisture and creating a
barrier between the skin and outside elements such as cold
temperatures and wind. To prevent irritation to the skin, moisturize
daily. Dr. Ingleton recommends Eucerin Professional Repair or Eucerin
Soothing Repair both of which are free of dyes. She recommends
applying moisturizer immediately after stepping out of the shower.
Eucerin Professional Repair has recently been awarded the Good
Housekeeping Seal.
Dr.
Oz asked fans to try these three steps for three days. One woman in
the audience shared the before picture of her legs which were dry and
covered with flaky skin. Three days later, her legs are smooth, soft
without any cracking or flaking.
Dr. Oz has created an online beauty
center with videos, articles, recipes and more. Click
here to visit Dr. Oz's Beauty Center on DoctorOz.com.
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year, Dr. Oz began his virtual house call program. Sign up online to
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E-Cards has also jumped on the health cards bandwagon with their
Health E Cards. Click
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