How to look younger…

Truth be told, many of us want to look younger than we actually are or at least we want to maintain our youthful looks for longer. It is an understandable sentiment in a world where the young and beautiful are held up as a mirror to us. Maybe you can resist the pull and are happy to grow old gracefully, but some of us need a boost to our self-esteem. Health and happiness go hand in hand and if looking younger makes us happier, it will in turn make us healthier.

Of course it is up to you whether you opt to go under the knife, try cosmaceuticals or go for something a little more natural. It has to be what you want and if it works for you, that’s great! We have had a look at a few options open and the choice is then yours.

Who needs a fountain of youth?

When you can’t find the way to the fountain of youth, it is perhaps just as well that you can turn to a herbal alternative.
According to Solgar Vitamin and Health, there is now a DNA repair for effective age management using Solgar AC-11.

An extract from the rainforest botanical plant, Uncaria tomentosa, it is said to be the single most proactive means of promoting the body’s own natural DNA care mechanisms and in clinical studies has been shown to increase the body’s ability to repair DNA.

Uncaria tomentosa, a vine that grows among the teeming, exotic plethora of botanical species found in the Amazon is more commonly known to the locals as ‘Uña de Gato’ or ‘Cat’s Claw’. Its outer bark contains a powerful, natural activator of DNA repair, critical to cellular health and vital to longevity.

Here are the benefits:

• It helps keep the immune system working properly
  
• It helps prevent cellular damage
  
• It helps reverse damage to DNA
  
• It works to positively affect the outward, visible signs of aging such as wrinkles and sun spots

And here comes the science…

Prolonged exposure to the sun ultimately damages our skin cells (and their DNA) and results in wrinkles or worse.
If the body can’t produce clean copies of our DNA, our health and longevity will be directly affected. The key to optimal health, therefore, is to keep our DNA clean and healthy and producing ‘clean’ copies. We do this by helping our bodies neutralise excess free radicals, and at the same time, strengthen and nourish our cells and their DNA.

What Solgar Ac-11 can be used for:

• Anti-ageing/rejuvenation
  
• Supporting cellular skin health, and regeneration
  
• Recovery from injury and enhancing healing
  
• Immune system support (eg frequent colds/infections)
  
• Inflammatory conditions
  
• Auto-immune conditions, which often involve the immune system and have an inflammatory element, such as arthritis
  Family history of age related disease
  

Solgar AC-11 vegetarian capsules are available from independent health foods stores and selected pharmacies nationwide.
RRP: £28.69 for two months supply.

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