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Skip the Fake Tan, Eat a Sweet Potato

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The key to a healthy glow is not in your tanning cream, but it may be in a sweet potato. A recent study found that those people identified with a yellow “glow” to their skin were viewed as the most beautiful. … Read More

Green Tea Helps Your Skin Stay Younger

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Scientists claim there are some very useful molecules floating around in a cup of green tea. Some help fight cancer; others help fight inflammation or act as antioxidants. One study even suggests that it contains substances that might improve the … Read More

How To Choose The Best Sunscreen

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Everyone loves the sun, but no one likes sunburns. A recent study of kids and sun exposure revealed that on average, we apply only 1/4 to 1/2 of the necessary amount of sunscreen required to adequately protect us from harmful UV … Read More

Mirror, Mirror: The Most Attractive Beauty Traits

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Are you beautiful? According to a recent study, skin tone, hair color, and even hair length play into the measuring of physical attractiveness, health and fertility in women by others.  So, wait…we have no control over it?! (We don’t, really, … Read More

Q&A: Beauty In A Bottle?

  Do “beauty supplements” really work? There are lots of supplements on the market that promise to improve skin health, but only recently has the so-called science of “dermo-nutrition” started to emerge to really investigate these claims in a scientific … Read More