naturalBEAUTY/ PURE INGREDIENTS FOR SKIN & BODY

Beauty Boosts
Healthy skin, hair, and nails are the beauty
trifecta, and these supplements are your best
bet at hitting the jackpot 1
///BY SHERRIE STRAUSFOGEL

If you want smoother skin, thicker hair,

and stronger nails, you can boost your
balanced diet with beauty-enhancing
supplements, including proteins, essential
fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Here
are a few of the best.
Collagen, the face-plumping protein,
starts to diminish after age 30, which
causes the skin to decrease in thickness
by about seven percent every 10 years.
Collagen also strengthens hair and nails, try it! NeoCell is giving away
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and joints. Although collagen provides neocell.com with your name and
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stretch, and keratin is the protein that
makes up 97 percent of your hair and
strengthens nails.
Other crucial nutrients for skin health
are EPA and DHA, the omega-3 essential
fatty acids in sh oil, as well as GLA, the
essential fatty acid in borage and evening
primrose oils. Essential fatty acids reside
in the membranes that surround skin
cells, where they transport nutrients
into the cell and waste out of the cell.
They also regulate inammation, retain
moisture, promote cell turnover, distribute
melanin, and prevent free radical and
oxidative damage that causes skin aging.
Studies show that supplementing with 3
EPA and DHA from sh oil inhibits the
UV-related damage that causes premature

1 Skin Salvation
Boost skin moisture and elasticity with
Neocell Glow Matrix Advanced Skin Hydra-
tor capsules. Rapid-action ceramides from wheat
germ oil fortify the skins outermost layer, lock
in moisture, and prevent collagen breakdown.
Antioxidant vitamins, powdered coconut water,
hyaluronic acid, borage oil, pine bark extract,
astaxanthin, and lutein hydrate while combating
free radicals for healthy, smooth skin.
2 The Silicon Secret
Get thicker hair, smoother skin, and
stronger nails with Natural Factors BioSil
Hair Skin Nails capsules. Specially formu-
lated silicon and the vitamin B choline activate
your skins collagen generators to reduce lines
and wrinkles and grow thicker hair. They also
stimulate the production of keratin for healthier,
stronger hair and nails.
3 Trs Chic
Fight the aging process with Reserveage
Nutrition Trs Beauty 3 capsules that
combine three essential beauty proteins. Collagen
is vital for smooth and healthy skin, keratin is
the essence of strong hair and nails, and elastin
helps preserve the elasticity andfirmness of skin.
Plus, biotin and hyaluronic acid help supportskin
hydration and hair and nail growth.

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aging and wrinkles. Research also shows

that GLA from borage or evening
primrose oils reduces skin water loss
and improves skin function.
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4 The Fish Oil Glow
Give a healthy boost to your skin,
mood, joints, and immune sys-
tem with Nordic Naturals Complete Omega
XTRA Soft Gels. This essential acid multi
The mineral silicon is necessary combines high-potency omega-3s EPA and
for the formation of collagen and bone. DHA from fish oil with GLA from borage
Supplementing with orthosilicic acid, oil, and omega-9. The lemon flavor means
theres nothing fishy about the taste.
the dietary form of silicon, or the herb
horsetail, which is rich in silica, can
help smooth lines and wrinkles and also
help strengthen brittle hair and nails.
Biotin is believed to help hair grow
5 Mineral Magic
Eliminate premature agecaus-
ing free radicals at their source
with Coral LLC Coral CellEnergy H2. These
capsules combine molecular hydrogen
healthier, thicker, and longer. It may also
small enough to penetrate cells with 74
fortify brittle nails, preventing them from minerals harvested from above-sea coral,
splitting and breaking. Your nutritional including boron, calcium, chromium, cop-
supplements should also include vitamins per, selenium, silicon, and zinc. Improved
A, C, and E, which help healthy skin, hair, physical performance and recovery time
and reduced inflammation have also been
and nails grow from the inside out.
reported.
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ORANGE-CRANBERRY COLLAGEN GELATIN SQUARES

ORANGE-CR
Serves 2
These gela
gelatin squares are a great source of protein and have no added sugar. Not only that,
they are a fun and tasty way to get beautifying collagen into your diet. This recipe uses
NeoC
NeoCells Beauty Infusion in Tangerine Flavor, but you can use any collagen powder.
Exp
Experiment with different combinations of collagen powder and juices. Recipe by
A
Amanda Fraijo-Tobin, creator of the blog fridaylovesong.net.

2 scoops NeoCell Beauty Infusion, Tangerine Flavor

1 cup cold water
1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice (such as R.W. Knudsen Family
Just Cranberry)
6 Tbs. unflavored gelatin powder

1. Mix scoops of Beauty Infusion (or other collagen powder) into cold water
until dissolved.
2. Sprinkle gelatin over collagen mixture slowly, one tablespoon at a time,
sstirring in between. The mixture should be thick and somewhat gritty.
3. Heat cranberry juice just before a boil.
4. M
Mix gelatin-collagen mixture into cranberry juice, stirring until all lumps
are dis
dissolved.
5. Remov
Remove from heat and pour into molds.
6. Place in tthe refrigerator until set, and then remove from molds before eating.

per serving: 160 cal; 24g pro; 0g total fat (0g sat fat); 13gm carb; 0mg chol; 75mg sod; 1g fiber; 5g sugars

Sherrie Strausfogel is the author of Hawaiis Spa Experience: Rejuvenating Secrets of the Islands (the first book to feature aromatherapy in its pages). Based in Honolulu, she writes
about beauty, spas, health, cuisine, and travel. Her work has appeared in more than 100 magazines, newspapers, guidebooks, and websites.

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