But there’s something you should know… if you only take it as a supplement, you’re missing out.

Not only can resveratrol help you stay youthful from the inside, it can also help make you look younger on the outside.

Unfortunately, most skin care products that try to deliver these benefits to your skin are useless. The resveratrol you mostly find in these products can’t penetrate your skin deeply enough for it to make a difference. The resveratrol is too unstable, and breaks down before it can have any effect.

But thanks to Dr. Sears, this is no longer a problem. After years of research, he’s tracked down a unique way to not only make resveratrol usable on your skin… but also make it more powerful.

When you apply his formula, it gets absorbed and reaches a place deep within your skin layers called your “DEJ,” or dermal-epidermal junction.

Your DEJ is a ridged area that connects your inner layer of skin (dermis) and your outer layer of skin (epidermis). The ridges help deliver nutrients to your skin, but as you get older, your DEJ starts to flatten. That means your outer skin layer may not get enough nutrients or blood flow to your inner layer.

When this happens, it becomes much harder for your skin to repair itself. And makes it more prone to wrinkles and fine lines.

Regular anti-aging creams and skin products don’t help solve this problem because the ingredients aren’t powerful – or stable – enough to reach all the way to your DEJ.

But Dr. Sears’ has found a special form of resveratrol that’s stable, much more easily absorbed and usable. It’s called “metabiotics resveratrol.”

This unique type of resveratrol is produced through natural fermentation. This allows it to help maintain the structural integrity of your skin cells in two ways. First, it’s able to penetrate deep and deliver antioxidant power where you need it most.

This helps relieve micro-inflammation¹, allowing your skin to repair its cellular matrix naturally.

Second, this effect promotes firming and smoothing, giving your face a fresh, warm, vibrant look.

Studies show this resveratrol:

• Improves skin tone – it promotes synthesis of Collagen IV in the DEJ²
• Reduces the appearance of wrinkles – it improves DEJ structural integrity³
• Lifts the skin and smoothes expression lines⁴
• Increases hydration – this improves overall appearance of the skin⁵

The graph below shows you how this form of resveratrol can help the look and feel of your face in so many ways. People using the metabiotics resveratrol could feel the difference over a placebo:

Number of people using Metrabiotics Resveratrol who saw results.

These huge improvements in skin appearance speak for themselves:

• Improved the look of wrinkles: Up by 61%
• Improvement in definition of lips: Up by 70%
• Better skin complexion: Up by 61%
• Improved the look of lines around the lips: Up by 55%
• Improved wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes: Up by 51%

This advanced resveratrol goes deeper and is more effective than the expensive skin care products you might find at the department store. It has what you need to keep your skin functioning and repairing itself like it should.

It stimulates your body to make more collagen and support the integrity of the DEJ on its own.

And that’s how you get youthful-looking skin!

In fact, if you’re anything like my patients who’ve tried Dr. Sears formula which he calls Silk you’ll see a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots and the fine lines around your eyes… in less than a month.

Try Silk for yourself and by this time next month you could have younger, smoother, healthier-looking skin.

Sincerely,

Kamila Fiore, ARNP, NP-C

[Ed. Note: Kamila Fiore is the resident Nurse Practitioner at the Sears’ Center for Health and Wellness in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Kamila is passionate about taking a natural approach to healthcare. She believes it’s a vital necessity in this day and age – a time when our health is being jeopardized by the chemicals, toxins and processes that are incorporated in almost everything we consume, touch or breathe. She earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Florida and became state-licensed and board-certified in 2007. Her professional experience includes Aesthetics, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics and Anti-Aging. Kamila educates her patients on health promotion and disease prevention.]

1 Szewczuk LM, Forti L, Lucia AS and Penning TM. (2004) Resveratrol is a peroxidase- mediated inactivator of COX-1 but not COX-2. JBioChem 279:21 22727-22737
2 Unpublished study Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.
3 Unpublished study Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.
4 Unpublished study Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.
5 Unpublished study Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.

In fact, women who smoke have a 25 percent greater risk of coronary heart disease compared to male smokers. That’s a huge (and troubling) increase.

I’m sorry to say it, but this discovery isn’t just from one small study… it’s based on data for about 2.4 million people.¹

The good news is, quitting can help reverse the damage. Your heart attack risk begins to drop within two weeks to three months after your last cigarette, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Need more motivation to quit?

Let’s face it. Smoking is the fastest way to age your skin. It causes premature wrinkles… damages connective tissue… and dulls your skin tone. You deserve better than that!

I know it can be hard to quit. You probably think about it every New Year’s Eve. (Or are reminded to think about it by a friend or relative.) I encourage you to take it one day at a time and get help.

In the meantime, here’s what you can do to erase the signs of smoking from your complexion: Feed your skin topical antioxidants. Two of my favorites are CoQ10 and resveratrol. They work to fight free radical damage, protect your skin from toxins and restore that youthful glow.

You can find them in moisturizers and even in some mineral makeup products.

Have a Youthful Day,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.] 

1 Huxley RR, Woodward M, “Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies,” Lancet. (2011);378(9799):1297-305.

There’s much more to red wine that that. Keep reading to find out from Dr. Sears what else it can do.

Sincerely,

Kamila Fiore, ARNP, NP-C

[Ed. Note: Kamila Fiore is the resident Nurse Practitioner at the Sears’ Center for Health and Wellness in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Kamila is passionate about taking a natural approach to healthcare. She believes it’s a vital necessity in this day and age – a time when our health is being jeopardized by the chemicals, toxins and processes that are incorporated in almost everything we consume, touch or breathe. She earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Florida and became state-licensed and board-certified in 2007. Her professional experience includes Aesthetics, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics and Anti-Aging. Kamila educates her patients on health promotion and disease prevention. She also is experienced in laser hair removal.]

Dear Reader,

Researchers recently discovered a surprising new benefit of red wine…

It contains a powerful ingredient that can help you change the appearance of aging of your skin.

You may have heard of it. We’ve known for years it supports your heart and may help you live longer.

Now, ongoing research shows resveratrol helps you maintain younger-looking skin.

Did you see the resveratrol story on 60 Minutes?

Resveratrol is big in the media because everyone knows it’s a powerful age fighter. Even mainstream medicine is excited about it.

But if you take it as a supplement, you’re missing out on what it offers your skin.

Rub resveratrol directly on your face and it quickly goes to work.

The studies are impressive:

Dermatologists at the University of Wisconsin found resveratrol protects your skin from UV damage.¹ Another study shows topical resveratrol improves skin tone, reduces the appearance of wrinkles and more.²

But you can’t just add resveratrol to a cream and then expect your skin to start looking younger. If only it were that simple.

The problem is resveratrol has limited stability and water solubility. So, converting it to a “usable” topical form that can actually help over-stressed skin can be a bit tricky.

But, after doing some research with my Wellness Research Foundation, I found a unique way around that.

I discovered a novel process that not only makes topical resveratrol usable, it makes its benefits more powerful.

This new kind of resveratrol that you rub on your skin goes deep into your skin and activates your body’s built-in skin rejuvenator.

You see, the problem is most products don’t penetrate deep enough to make a difference.

To maintain young-looking skin, the nutrients you rub on your face need to reach something called the “DEJ,” or dermal-epidermal junction.

The DEJ is a ridged area that connects your inner layer of skin (dermis) and your outer layer of skin (epidermis).

As your skin ages, the DEJ starts to flatten out. When that happens, the outer layer can’t get enough nutrients or blood flow from the inner layer.

That means your skin can’t repair itself properly and it becomes more fragile and prone to wrinkle formation.

Regular anti-aging creams don’t effectively help with wrinkles and other visible signs of aging, because their ingredients aren’t potent or stable enough to reach the DEJ.

But this new and usable form of topical resveratrol changes all of that. It’s called “metrabiotics resveratrol.”

It’s the breakthrough behind my new rejuvenating cream Silk.

Studies show the metrabiotics resveratrol found in Silk:

• Improves skin tone by promoting synthesis of Collagen IV in the DEJ.³
• Reduces the appearance of wrinkles by improving DEJ structural integrity.⁴
• Lifts the skin and smoothes expression lines.⁵
• Increases hydration and improves overall appearance of the skin.⁶

Check out the graph below. It shows how people using the metrabiotics resveratrol found in Silk felt the difference over a placebo.

Number of people using Metrabiotics Resveratrol who saw results.

Look at these results:

• Improvement in the look of wrinkles: Up by 61%
• Improvement in definition of lips: Up by 70%
• Better skin complexion: Up by 61%
• Improvement in the look of lines around the lips: Up by 55%
• Improvement wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes: Up by 51%

There’s no doubt … the people using this new kind of topical resveratrol looked younger.

You won’t get this kind of transformation from the cosmetics at your local department store. Silk goes deeper and is more effective.

Silk has what you need to help your skin function and repair itself as it should.

For instance, Silk doesn’t include collagen like many products on the market. Collagen molecules are too large to be absorbed by your skin, so applying collagen to your skin is a waste of time and money.

Instead, Silk stimulates your body to make more collagen and supports the integrity of the DEJ on its own.

That’s how you get younger-looking skin!

When you use Silk, you’ll see a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles and dark spots and the fine lines around your eyes … in less than a month.

Order Silk right NOW and see this for yourself.

By this time next month, you could have younger, smoother, healthier skin.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

P.S. I stand by Silk. It works. You must see and feel your new, younger-looking face, or you can get a quick and painless refund. It’s that easy.

1 Moammir Hasan Aziz, S. R.-S. “Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer by Grape Consituent Resveratrol: Relevance to Human Disease?” FASEB Journal (2005).
2,3,4,5,6 Unpublished study from Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.

A recent study has gotten a lot of publicity by showing that it did a better job of smoothing crow’s feet – those “smile wrinkles” around the corners of the eye – than Botox did.

But I dug a little deeper and discovered something that media reports missed. You could see the improvement over Botox when people smiled really big. When they weren’t smiling, there was no difference.¹

It costs less than Botox, and the results last longer—six to 12 months versus about three to four months with Botox.

We’re going to start using this new wrinkle-fighting alternative, called Dysport, here in the clinic. We’ll even be running our own tests to see the results and cataloging how well it’s worked for our patients.

But not everyone wants to get an injection, whether it’s Botox or anything else.

The good news is there are other natural ways to smooth out wrinkles and keep your skin looking young and vibrant. And you don’t have to go see a doctor or dermatologist to get their benefits.

Let me explain…

More than anything, your skin wants to be hydrated and nourished. If you give your skin what it craves, you can fight the signs of aging from the inside…and see a big difference on the outside.

Here’s what I recommend for smooth, youthful skin without needles or surgery: Resveratrol, an anti-aging nutrient found in the skin of grapes (and, as a result, in red wine).

It’s famous for its ability to protect the heart, but that’s not all it can do.

When you apply resveratrol directly to your face, its antioxidant power combats the visible signs of aging in your complexion. It’s not a short-term fix, because it actually improves the quality of your skin.

One study showed that it not only fights wrinkles but also evens out skin tone.² That alone is exciting, but there’s more. A group of dermatologists at the University of Wisconsin found that it protects skin from the sun’s damaging UV rays.³

Now I’m not suggesting you start washing your face with red wine, of course. And you can’t just drink it, either, or rely on the same resveratrol supplements you take for your heart. Instead, you need a good moisturizer or serum with resveratrol as a star ingredient.

You’ll start to see a smoother, glowing complexion in just a few weeks…and you won’t have to spend thousands of dollars at the doctor’s office.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

1 Nettar K, et al, “An Internally Controlled, Double-blind Comparison of the Efficacy of Onabotulinumtoxin A and Abobotulinumtoxin A,” Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Jun, 2011

3 Aziz MH, et al, “Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer by Grape Consituent Resveratrol: Relevance to Human Disease?” FASEB Journal. 2005 Jul; 19(9):1193-5

It contains a powerful ingredient that can help you change the appearance of aging of your skin.

You may have heard of it. We’ve known for years it supports your heart and may help you live longer.

Now, ongoing research shows resveratrol helps you maintain younger-looking skin.

Did you see the resveratrol story on 60 Minutes?

Resveratrol is big in the media because everyone knows it’s a powerful age fighter. Even mainstream medicine is excited about it.

But if you take it as a supplement, you’re missing out on what it offers your skin.

Rub resveratrol directly on your face, and it quickly goes to work.

The studies are impressive:

Dermatologists at the University of Wisconsin found resveratrol protects your skin from UV damage.¹ Another study shows topical resveratrol improves skin tone, reduces the appearance of wrinkles and more.²

But you can’t just add resveratrol to a cream and then expect your skin to start looking younger. If only it were that simple.

The problem is resveratrol has limited stability and water solubility. So, converting it to a “usable” topical form that can actually help over-stressed skin can be a bit tricky.

But, after doing some research with my Wellness Research Foundation, I found a unique way around that.

I discovered a novel process that not only makes topical resveratrol usable, it makes its benefits more powerful.

This new kind of resveratrol that you rub on your skin goes deep into your skin and activates your body’s built-in skin rejuvenator.

You see, the problem is most products don’t penetrate deep enough to make a difference.

To maintain young-looking skin, the nutrients you rub on your face need to reach something called the “DEJ,” or dermal-epidermal junction.

The DEJ is a ridged area that connects your inner layer of skin (dermis) and your outer layer of skin (epidermis).

As your skin ages, the DEJ starts to flatten out. When that happens, the outer layer can’t get enough nutrients or blood flow from the inner layer.

That means your skin can’t repair itself properly, and it becomes more fragile and prone to wrinkle formation.

Regular anti-aging creams don’t effectively help with wrinkles and other visible signs of aging, because their ingredients aren’t potent or stable enough to reach the DEJ.

But this new and usable form of topical resveratrol changes all of that. It’s called “metrabiotics resveratrol.”

It’s the breakthrough behind my new rejuvenating cream Silk.

Studies show the metrabiotics resveratrol found in Silk:

• Improves skin tone by promoting synthesis of Collagen IV in the DEJ.³

• Reduces the appearance of wrinkles by improving DEJ structural integrity.⁴

• Lifts the skin and smoothes expression lines.⁵

• Increases hydration and improves overall appearance of the skin.⁶

Check out the graph below. It shows how people using the metrabiotics resveratrol found in Silk felt the difference over a placebo.

Look at these results:

• Improvement in the look of wrinkles: Up by 61%

• Improvement in definition of lips: Up by 70%

• Better skin complexion: Up by 61%

• Improvement in the look of lines around the lips: Up by 55%

• Improvement in wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes: Up by 51%

There’s no doubt … the people using this new kind of topical resveratrol looked younger.

You won’t get this kind of transformation from the cosmetics at your local department store. Silk goes deeper and is more effective.

Silk has what you need to help your skin function and repair itself as it should.

For instance, Silk doesn’t include collagen like many products on the market. Collagen molecules are too large to be absorbed by your skin, so applying collagen to your skin is a waste of time and money.

Instead, Silk stimulates your body to make more collagen and supports the integrity of the DEJ on its own.

That’s how you get younger-looking skin!

When you use Silk, you’ll see a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles and dark spots and the fine lines around your eyes … in less than a month.

Order Silk right NOW and see this for yourself.

By this time next month, you could have younger, smoother, healthier skin.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD

P.S. I stand by Silk. It works. You must see and feel your new, younger-looking face, or you can return Silk for a quick and painless refund. It’s that easy.

1 Moammir Hasan Aziz, S. R.-S. “Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer by Grape Consituent Resveratrol: Relevance to Human Disease?” FASEB Journal (2005).
2,3,4,5,6 Unpublished study from Arch Personal Care Products. October 2008.

Jackie Silver is "Aging Backwards."

Fighting the effects of time doesn’t have to be a full-time job, either. Chances are you can reverse the effects of time, weather and pollution without spending any more energy on your appearance than you do now.

And you don’t have to spend a fortune on spa treatments, designer cosmetics or surgery. In fact, you can start with 3 simple steps. Here’s how…

First, stick with fresh, healthy foods. You’ve heard this before, but here’s a reminder: shop the outside aisles of the store. That’s where you’ll find fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats and dairy.

These are foods that help you stay trim, for a sleek, sexy look, regardless of your age. They also help you keep your blood sugar under control, so you’ll feel as good as you look.

Plus, studies from around the world show that eating these “low glycemic” foods promotes clearer, healthier-looking skin.¹

Sticking to the perimeter of the store also allows you to avoid the temptation to buy junk food because you won’t be forced to walk by it and stare longingly.

You should strive for a good balance of nutrients, but certain nutrients are especially good for youthful, glowing skin.

Women with higher vitamin C intakes tend to have fewer visible lines and wrinkles.² So, get plenty of this antioxidant vitamin. You’ll find lots of it in green peppers, strawberries and citrus fruit.

Every cell in your body needs CoQ10 for energy. It’s your skin’s first line of defense against photo-aging, too.³ Plus, it helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.⁴ Grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and wild-caught fish are the best foods for CoQ10.

Resveratrol activates an enzyme called telomerase.⁵ This enzyme interacts with cells – including skin cells – to keep them healthy and alive longer. Studies on skin cultures also show resveratrol may be an important antioxidant for your skin.⁶

But it’s hard to get enough resveratrol from foods. It’s one nutrient that’s probably best taken as a supplement. Also, look for resveratrol in skin products because it can also be used topically.

Eating fresh, healthy foods is a great start. But to keep your skin looking younger years longer, I recommend a natural daily skin care routine.

For a youthful look, cleanse, tone and moisturize daily.

For a more youthful look, cleanse, tone and moisturize every day. But watch out for ordinary beauty products. Some are loaded with harsh chemicals.

I recently read about one chemical – called methylparaben – that you’ll find in thousands of skin care products. Studies show it actually accelerates skin aging when exposed to sunlight.⁷

That’s why I look for safe, natural ingredients for all three steps of my skin regimen, which takes only a few minutes a day.

Most cleansers contain sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a chemical that irritates skin. Instead of SLS, look for a gentle cleanser such as sodium olivate. It’s made from natural olive oil and isn’t harsh on your skin.

You’ll find a lot of alcohol in toning products. That’s great for drying up excess oil… but it also dries out your skin. I prefer CoQ10 in my toner. Applying CoQ10 directly to your skin actually helps old skin cells function more like young cells again.⁸ That’s something no chemical can do.

Of course, don’t forget to moisturize daily. Aloe vera, lanolin and vegetable glycerin are all safe, natural moisturizers. So is hyaluronic acid. All of them can help your skin hold on to moisture, so it will look and feel softer and smoother.

Following these few steps takes no extra time in your already hectic day, but they can go a long way to helping you look and feel younger.

Have a Youthful Day,

Jackie Silver

[Ed. Note: The latest addition to our panel of top experts, Jackie Silver is the author of Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young. She’s a dynamic and beautiful 50-something bombshell who looks half her age. She created “Aging Backwards” in 2006 to help empower women to look and feel younger than their actual age. Keep reading Ageless Beauty Secrets for more of Jackie’s best tips, tricks and secret weapons for stopping the effects of aging and improving the whole self – mind, body and spirit.]

1 Smith, R.N., et al, “A low-glycemic-load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients: a randomized controlled trial,” AJCN. July 2007;86(1):107-115
2 Cosgrove, M. C., et al, “Dietary nutrient intakes and skin-aging appearance among middle-aged American women,” AJCN. Oct 2007;86(4):1225 – 1231
3 Baumann, L., “How to Prevent Photoaging?” Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2005:125:xii–xiii
4 Inui, M., et al, “Mechanisms of inhibitory effects of CoQ10 on UVB-induced wrinkle formation in vitro and in vivo,” Biofactors. 2008;32(1-4):237-43
5 Xia, L., et al, “Resveratrol reduces endothelial progenitor cells senescence through augmentation of telomerase activity by Akt-dependent mechanisms,” British Journal of Pharmacology. 2008;155:387–394
6 Bastianetto, S., et al, “Protective action of resveratrol in human skin: possible involvement of specific receptor binding sites,” PLoS One. Sep 23, 2010;5(9):e12935
7 Handa, O., et al, “Methylparaben potentiates UV-induced damage of skin keratinocytes,” Toxicology. Oct 2006;227(1–3):62-72
8 Prahl, S., et al, “Aging skin is functionally anaerobic: importance of coenzyme Q10 for anti aging skin care,” Biofactors. 2008;32(1-4):245-255