CONTENTS
C
Chapter 2 Understanding Aging Skin
Chapter 3 Taking Care of Your Skin
Chapter 4 How Skin Cells Age: Free Radicals and the Inflammation-Aging Connection
Chapter 5 Vitamin E Ester: An All-Star Antioxidant
Chapter 6 Alpha Lipoic Acid: Nature's Most Powerful Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory
Chapter 7 DMAE: An Instant Anti-Aging Face-Lift
Chapter 8 Undercover Antioxidants: Alpha Hydroxy and Beta Hydroxy Acids
Chapter 9 Beauty from the Inside Out: The Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Chapter 10 Creating an Antioxidant Safety Net
Chapter 11 Beyond Skin: Staying One Step Ahead of the Aging Process
Chapter 12 Facing the Future
Resources
References
Index
About the Author
From the inside flap of the hardcover edition:
"We do not have to age like our parents. We can hold on to our vitality and look well into our later years. Plastic surgery isn't the only way to keep the aging process at bay. With the proper care, you can have fabulous skin in your forties, fifties, sixties, and beyond."
This is the fundamental idea behind Nicholas Perricone, M.D.'s, revolutionary anti-aging program. Combining cosmeceuticals with healthy nutrition, Dr. Perricone's approach can produce a flawless complexion.
Dr. Perricone begins by explaining exactly how and why your skin ages. You'll learn how to determine and care for your skin type. Every ethnicity and skin tone is addressed. Dr. Perricone presents an aggressive program that can halt the visible signs of aging. And he explains exactly how and why each component works. The foundation of this remarkable program begins with one of the most common vitamins: C. Calling it the antioxidant avenger, Dr. Perricone explains how this seemingly familiar nutrient is utilized to banish wrinkles and fine lines.
Alpha lipoic acid. It may not be as familiar as vitamin C, but Dr. Perricone proves that it's "nature's most powerful antioxidant." This natural molecule, found in every cell of your body, is the single best nutrient to soften, smooth, and refine every skin type.
On to a miracle nutrient that has the power to give you an instant face-lift. By stabilizing your skin cell membranes, DMAE has the power to improve the appearance of sagging skin. It can remove under-eye bags, firm neck lines, even give you fuller lips. Plastic surgery is not the way to beautiful skin--Dr. Perricone's plan is!
Dr. Perricone shares a full nutrition plan including skin-savvy supplements. He also unveils the latest findings on every nutrient valuable to skin care, including a new form of vitamin E that is showing remarkable promise for rejuvenating aging skin.
The Wrinkle Cure is the ultimate skin care companion and your guide to a lifetime of flawless, wrinkle-free skin.
