That’s right... Sugar causes wrinkles.
And not just the kind of sugar you get from candy bars and
soda. We’re talking about a glass of wine, a bowl of pasta, a slice of bread…
even excess protein, fruit and veggies eventually turn into sugar (glucose) in
the body. And if you think you can avoid ‘sugar damage’ to your skin by simply
reducing your daily sugar intake... think again! So how are we supposed to keep
our skin from looking old and wrinkled? Give up eating? I don’t think so!
I don’ t know about you, but I used to think the main reason
we got wrinkles was because of too much sun. That’s why I stayed out of the sun
when I could... wore my sunblock when I went outside… and never, ever got
within fifteen feet of a tanning bed. So I ask you... “Why am I still getting
wrinkles?”
That’s right... Sugar causes wrinkles.
As you can imagine, when I saw an article at the
dermatologist’s office entitled “Sugar... The Other Cause Of Wrinkles,” it
immediately caught my attention (frankly, I didn’t even know there was “another”
cause of wrinkles). The article was all about how sugar ages your skin through
a process called glycation… creating glycotoxins that produce wrinkles on even
the most religiously sun screened skin. Never heard of glycation? Until now,
neither had I. So stick with me for a minute. It’s fascinating.
What is glycation exactly? ELLE magazine explained it in a
recent article called (what else?) “Sugar and Aging: How to Fight Glycation”:
“When you have sugar molecules in your system, they bombard the body’s cells
like a meteor shower - glomming onto fats and proteins in a process known as
glycation. This forms advanced glycation end products (commonly shortened, appropriately,
to AGEs), which cause protein fibers to become stiff and malformed… The
proteins in skin most prone to glycation are the same ones that make a youthful
complexion so plump and springy - collagen and elastin. When those proteins
hook up with renegade sugars, they become discolored, weak, and less supple;
this shows up on the skin’s surface as wrinkles, sagginess, and a loss of
radiance.”
The article was
all about how sugar ages your skin through a process called glycation… creating
glycotoxins that produce wrinkles on even the most religiously sun screened
skin.
If that wasn’t bad enough, I also learned that grilling, frying,
toasting and roasting foods all produce high levels of AGEs. So things like
crusted breads, broiled chicken, grilled salmon, and coffee (the beans are
roasted!) are all loaded with AGEs. Even granola - a health-nut staple - is an
AGE double whammy, since it has lots of sugar AND it’s toasted.
Why should you worry about glycation-related skin damage?
“When you’re in your teens and twenties, you can eat almost anything and get
away with it,” explains SanMedica International’s™ Dr. Amy Heaton, PhD. “But as
you age, your body is no longer in its peak collagen- and elastin-producing
years and suffers more from the visible effects of glycation damage (wrinkles
and saggy skin).”
How can you fight wrinkle-causing glycation? We can’t stop
eating, that’s for sure. So it’s easy to understand why a revolutionary new,
topically applied, anti-glycation compound created a huge commotion at the 9th
World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology held in Athens, Greece. That’s where
research showing that this groundbreaking topical compound significantly
reduced the amount of AGE content in actual human skin was presented to more
than 1,000 of the world’s foremost experts in the field of dermatology. As you
would expect, it stole the show.
“But as you age,
your body is no longer in its peak collagen- and elastin-producing years and
suffers more from the visible effects of glycation damage (wrinkles and saggy
skin).”
The compound is named Theraglycan™-3, and some are already
calling it “The most significant breakthrough in skin care since the discovery
of Retinol!” Why? Because this was the first time a topically applied
anti-glycation, “anti-aging” compound had been tested to reduce actual AGE
content in human skin and make it appear measurably younger... 8-10 years
younger, to be exact.
Even more impressive was the fact that the AGE-reducing
benefits of Theraglycan-3 weren’t simply based on questionable subjective
assessments. Instead, the AGE-reducing effects were validated using a highly
formularized equation based on measurements taken by an AGE-Reader (a sensitive
research instrument that uses auto fluorescence to measure AGEs present in the
skin). In the studies, women used a Theraglycan-3 cream twice a day (a 2% “day”
cream in the morning and a 4% concentrated “night” cream before bed). The
results of the studies documented an unequivocal 8-10 year differential based
on actual AGEs remaining on the skin’s surface.
Where can you find Theraglycan-3? One of the fastest growing
(and most aggressive) research-based cosmeceutical companies in the world,
SanMedica International, has just secured the exclusive rights to produce a
Theraglycan-3 formula under the trade name GlyTerra™- gL. And, based on what
I’ve heard so far, you better start looking for your supply of GlyTerra right
now. The demand for this revolutionary anti-aging skin cream is going to make
it very hard to find. Why? GlyTerra combines its full-strength Theraglycan-3
component with highly specialized, functional “anti-aging” isolates. So the
bioactive compounds in this revolutionary formulation have been clinically
shown to not only decrease the visible, age-related effects of “sugar damage,”
but also block surface glycotoxin formation to help shield the skin from future
glyco-damage, as well as reduce the look of fi ne lines, deep wrinkles and
crow’s feet, improve the appearance of age spots, loose, droopy, flaccid skin,
and - most importantly - make every-one’s complexion look healthier, more
radiant, and significantly younger. Not even Retinol can do all that!
The results of the
studies documented an unequivocal 8-10 year differential based on actual AGEs
remaining on the skin’s surface.
So don’t spend the rest of your life worrying about “sugar
damage.” Go ahead and enjoy that glass of wine and breadstick at dinner.
GlyTerra will help prevent your body from turning what you eat today into ugly
wrinkles tomorrow... and that’s something we can all drink to. See you at the
cosmetic counter.
