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Article: Women and skin conditions. (Women's Health Update).
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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If you observe a middle-aged woman with great skin, here are the possible beneficial influences: She's lived in a rainy climate her whole life; she grew up in the fog; she protects herself from the sun; she's had good nutrition her whole life; she's never smoked; she has regular sleeping, eating, and exercise habits with good stress reduction skills; she has great skin genes; she has great skin care products; she has a great dermatologist and plastic surgeon; she's taking estrogen; or she's known the particular value of selected nutrients and essential fatty acids for skin health for many years now.
As women age, our skin changes in obvious ways. This is ...