Glow15 by Naomi Whittel

Author:Naomi Whittel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cooking
ISBN: 9781328900715
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00

How to Get Glowing

Even though you’re getting older, you can still look younger.

Dr. Nicholas Perricone is a board-certified clinical and research dermatologist, a world-renowned leader in antiaging skincare, and author of several New York Times best-selling book titles based on his passion and knowledge of the effect of antioxidants on our skin’s health. A line at the end of his book The Wrinkle Cure has stood out to me since the first time I read it many years ago, and it’s one of the driving factors that encouraged me to pursue autophagy activation and its impact on the skin. He says, “I’m convinced that the antioxidant revolution is just the beginning. Each triumph brings us one step closer to making the fantasy of eternal youth and beauty a realistic and obtainable goal.”

For so long, I was consumed with the idea that antioxidants were the be-all, end-all of antiaging. But this line from Dr. Perricone kept me wondering, “What’s next?” After years of research and discovery, I’m now convinced it is autophagy. Autophagy begins where antioxidants leave off. While antioxidants help to prevent damage due to the Accelerated and Inevitable agers, autophagy does what antioxidants can’t—it acts to remove and repair the skin’s already damaged cellular components.

What’s more, you have the power to boost your autophagy, rid your cells of damage and toxins, and repair your skin, so that it looks and behaves younger. New and very exciting research suggests that the stimulation of autophagy can positively influence each layer of skin to repair the visible and invisible signs of aging. I worked extensively with my good friend, celebrity dermatologist Dr. Dendy Engelman, to better understand the role of each layer of skin, how it’s impacted by Accelerated and Inevitable agers, and how each layer may be affected by autophagy activation. Let’s dive in.

Epidermis: This is the topmost layer of skin that protects your body from the elements. It guards against Accelerated Agers like the sun, pollutants, and chemicals and acts as a biological shield against other invaders like insect bites and stings. And this is the layer where lines, age spots, and discoloration form. Skin cell turnover happens in the epidermis; this is the natural exfoliation process in which dead cells should slough off naturally every twenty-eight days or once a month. But as you age from both the Accelerated and Inevitable agers, this sloughing process dramatically slows down, as slow as once every forty to fifty days, which makes your skin dry, dull, and older looking than it should. In addition, the epidermis holds in the skin’s water and precious oil. Fine lines are formed when the epidermis loses its ability to hold onto this moisture, causing your skin to thicken and become rough and dry. In addition, this outer layer is where skin-color-producing melanin is formed in cells. Age spots and uneven blotches occur when the epidermis overproduces melanin.

A conference of the American Academy of Dermatology revealed that autophagy activation can lead to increased cell turnover, helping to eliminate the dryness that causes fine lines.

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