Peptides are the building blocks of proteins, and have become an essential ingredient in anti-aging skin care. They are a string of amino acids that are held together by bonds of nitrogen and carbon

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02/06/2013 - By Christina
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Ask Dr. Beckman: Why Do Lips Age Faster Than The Face?

Most people take their lips for granted, but this small area is of great importance with many functions. The lips, second only to the eyes, are perhaps the most noticeable…

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Taking Care of your Skin from the Inside Out

Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t give up my skin care routine for ANYTHING – it does work and it does help me accomplish my SURFACE goals. But when it comes to establishing a solid beauty

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Save Face: Put A Hat On It

I would stop just shy of calling me a ‘sun-worshipper’. I live for the warmer months when I can feel the sun on my face.  My favorite color is this

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Colon Cancer: A Gentle Reminder

Now this post falls into a more serious category for me, but sometimes you simply can’t ignore the signs.  We like to talk about healthy living around these parts and

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Whole Food Wednesday: Brazil Nuts

I came right home and started researching the various components of my new program, and I was delighted to find that the Brazil nut is an excellent food for skin health.

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5 Beauty Foods That Are Fabulous For Your Skin

Recently I have been exploring what foods have the best benefits for the overall appearance and health of your skin and following is a list of the top five:

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Do Mammograms Hurt?

A necessary evil.  That is what I had always been told a mammogram would be. Once you turn 40 you HAVE to do it, right?  And every.single.year. I had heard

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Should I get a Chemical Peel?

Good question. After chatting with my dermatologist and doing some research, my answer was yes – for a few reasons. I’ve talked about this before, but in the past year,

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Lessons Learned: Skin Mishaps

I would be remiss if I didn’t share some recent mishaps with you. Why not benefit from my mistakes? If you take away one thing from this, it should be

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Fight Aging With Sugar!

Did you know that the older we get, the longer it takes for dead skin cells to slough off?  If dead skin cells are not removed, they accumulate and fresh

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