Avoid sugar to look ten years younger

Sugar on the lipsWe all know sweet treats add inches to the waistline, but did you know that chocolate could also give you wrinkles?

In his new book 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide To A Beautiful And Youthful Appearance, dermatologist Dr Fredric Brandt explains why sugar is enemy Number One.

He believes that by simply reducing your sugar intake, you can turn back the clock by ten years and improve the texture, tone and radiance of your skin.

"In a nutshell, sugar hastens the degradation of elastin and collagen, both key skin proteins. In other words, it actively ages you," says Dr Brandt, who counts Madonna, Rupert Everett, Cher and Ellen Barkin among his clients.

He saw a remarkable change in his own skin when he eliminated sugar from his diet. Not only did he drop 20lb, but, he says, within ten days he saw an increased glow, radiance and elasticity in his face. And within a year, his body had changed completely as well.

"I’m really lean and have the body of a teenager, although I’m in my 40s," he says. "My clients don’t believe it’s just yoga and a sugar-free diet; they think I must have had everything lifted. But believe me, it’s cheaper than a face-lift - with much longer lasting results."

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Anonymous said…
Is that how Ellen Barkin does it? No wonder she looks so good on the cover of this months issue of More magazine!