Today we will talk about prevention of the skin aging
and treatment of the aged skin in a natural way.
Some patients ask me why
you stepped into a territory which is not
pure rheumatology or pure autoimmune diseases
but, it happened kind of organically.
In our practice we have a lot of patients with gluten intolerance
and various autoimmune diseases
and these are the patients who are prone to
premature aging of the skin
and I was trying to find a natural solution to the problem
and that's how we started our journey
So how do we know that
the skin ages? Well first of all you can
wrinkles, you can see sagging of the skin.
Changes in the skins results
in reduced skin strength and elasticity.
In addition the skin gets thinner, the subcutaneous fat disappears
and the skin gets very, very prone to
various erosions and tear and bleedings
as well as subcutaneous bruises.
In addition, the aged skin cannot repair itself
fast enough and wounds typically heals much, much
longer as compared to young patients.
So this aging process can also contribute to
skin ulcers and various skin infections.
So we decided to simplify the approach to
treat the aged skin and we developed several principles.
Number one, we need to restore skin elasticity.
So how can we do it?
We need to increase production of collagen in
the skin and we came up with two products
which do it extremely well.
The first product is TruMarine Collagen
it's a Japanese product which represents
very high-end collagen from fish skin.
And second is vitamin C plus rosehips
these are natural remedies
which facilitate collagen production.
Second you want to improve skin hydration
and again, how can we do it?
TruMarine collagen is a wonderful product
to improve skin hydration
and we decided to add hyaluronic acid
which is a natural skin matrix
and it retains water in the skin.
So this is a win-win situation
to improve skin hydration
and skin moisture.
The next step was trying to find a natural
solution to improve skin repair
and to improve the skins ability to
heal up the ulcers and wounds
and things like that.
Again, TruMarine collagen makes wonders
and finally two extra products
which can be used very efficiently.
It's biotin, which is a vitamin
and Eclipta Alba, which is a famous
Ayruvedic herb.
In addition, biotin and eclipta alba
stimulate nails and hair growth
and so they can be used for this purpose.
And finally we are talking about some cosmetic things.
Obviously none of us wants to deal with wrinkles
and poor tonus of the skin
and there is a product which is an extract from
sardines, it's called DMAE
which stands for 2-dimethylaminoethanol
and this is a product in clinical trials
was shown to reduce wrinkles
and improve skin tonus.
So, what does it do?
When you consume collagen,
it degrades into amino acids
and these amino acids migrate
to your skin and they boost
production of your own collagen. So that's why we
talk about beauty from within, or beauty from the inside.
So the newly synthesized collagen
in your skin, increases skin elasticity
it increases water absorption and retention
in the skin and in addition
one thing which we haven't mentioned
it reduces the skin damage produced by
ultraviolet light or sunlight.
So the product has been on the European
and Japanese market for several years
and we are proud to be one of the first
companies in the United States who introduce
it to the U.S. customers.
There are quite a few clinical trials
which were published using TruMarine
Collagen. And what's been shown that
after taking it for three weeks
and up to seven weeks, you can see visible
changes in the skin. Including
improvement of skin elasticity and skin tonus.
The studies were done mainly in women
but our position is that there is no
gender differences and the product should
work for both men and women.
Another study done by the same company
showed that TruMarine Collagen
increases water retention and moisture content
in the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
It was a very nicely done study and
results were obviously statistically significant
Again, the typical duration of
the study when you can see an
obvious difference was two months.
In addition, the company made a phenomenal
observation, they actually did an animal
study where they fed animals with
TruMarine Collagen and then analyzed
the skin microscopy and specifically collagen
fibers. So what they observed is consumption
of TruMarine Collagen by animals
results in an increase of the collagen
fiber diameter, which is the thickness,
and density.
This also stimulates production of fibroblasts.
These are main cells which contributes
to various skin properties.
Again both in animal experiments and
in humans, the product demonstrates
phenomenal beneficial properties
and definitely can be used very efficiently
as a skin anti-aging product.
The same company also ran the final
study on TruMarine Collagen as a product
preventing sunlight or UV induced
skin damage and again, results were very
very impressive, very beneficial.