Soft Skin All Year Round

Soft, younger-looking skin starts with moisture – and plenty of it.

But hydrating your skin can be difficult. Especially during the winter months when dry, chapped skin is accepted as just part of the season – even here in South Florida.

Most people will just stock up on moisturizers, lotions, creams and balms that promise to relieve and heal their dry skin.

But what you may not know is these “solutions” are most likely making your skin worse.

4 Skin Surprises to Expect…

Pregnancy – what a wonderful and unpredictable time! During pregnancy, most women expect that pregnant glow. But as many new moms can tell you, there are some things people just don’t talk about during pregnancy, like stretch marks, hormonal acne, and even facial hair. Yikes!

These changes are all thanks to pregnancy hormones that can affect the quality of your skin.

But don’t worry. These little pregnancy quirks are usually short-lived, and you’ll be back to normal as soon as the baby’s born. In the meantime, here are some ways you can control these pregnancy hormone outbreaks while still being able to enjoy your pregnant glow…

Chemical Sunblocks Do More Harm Than Good

If you spent a lot of time lounging by the pool, splashing at the beach, or hiking in the mountains this summer, you probably noticed the effects of the sun.
You don’t have to bake in a tanning bed to damage your skin from too much sun exposure. Spending time outdoors summer after summer without any protection can leave you with dark spots of hyperpigmentation that seem to pop up out of nowhere.

But before you slather on that over-the-counter SPF, keep in mind that using a generically formulated sunscreen religiously isn’t the answer – no matter what magazine or TV ads may tell you.

Why I Never Use Sunscreen

The media and “experts” from the medical community would have you believe wearing sunscreen all day, every day is the best thing you can do to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.

They tell you it’s a vital part of your daily routine and you should apply it before you leave your house each time you go out. But this could be very dangerous to your health.

Standard sunscreens you find on the shelves at your local drug store work by absorbing the sun’s rays … preventing them from burning your skin.

And many doctors and manufacturers will tell you this absorption is good because it prevents the rays from damaging your skin.

It may keep your skin from burning. But anything that gets absorbed into your skin goes directly into your blood stream.

Get “Internal Sunscreen” With This Natural Miracle

One of my patients took her family to a beach party. Knowing it was going to be a full day in the sun, she decided to give my new sun protection capsule a try.

After four hours of direct sunlight, she was astounded. Her skin was completely normal! There wasn’t a hint of sunburn … she wasn’t even pink.

Can Your Shower Give You Dry, Itchy Skin?

Merry Christmas! With the cold weather and snow this time of year, you may be suffering from dry, itchy, winter skin. And, you might think a hot, steamy bath or shower will have a hydrating effect.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Instead of adding moisture and easing the itch, those warm baths and showers just might be a big part of what caused the problem in the first place…

Avoid This Cancer-Causing Trap

A recent National Cancer Institute study reveals that the rate of deadly melanoma jumped 50% in young women yet stayed the same in young men between 1973 and 2004.

What’s behind this trend? Is it mainstream medicine’s belief that women get too much sun exposure?