Hormones, ageing and skinspan
Skinspan refers to the years of life during which skin remains healthy, youthful and attractive and is influenced by genetic, metabolic and lifestyle factors. While ultraviolet (UV) exposure is a potent environmental driver of skin ageing, our hormones play a vital role in determining skin health and appearance.
The Female Longevity Factor
Women are afforded a unique set of biological advantages at birth favouring longevity. Throughout their lifetime however, offsetting these factors are susceptibilites that can induce more rapid aging than their male counterparts. The Female Longevity Factor is a novel concept coined by the author to refer to these biological traits and lifetime risks.
Estrogen and Longevity
The new science of aging is rapidly expanding. Longevity experts predict that we will have the tools to achieve human immortality within our lifetime. By harnessing the retained ability of our tissues to repair and regenerate, longevity factors are being developed to reprogram aged tissues to a more youthful version of itself. Aging is no longer considered inevitable but rather a system problem that can be reprogrammed like out-of-date software.
Menopause and the Skin
Rapid skin aging occurs during menopause, as the hypoestrogenemic state is marked by increased skin wrinkling, laxity, dryness, and vascularity.
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Imagine a gorgeous beach bathed in the orange heat of the sun on a hot summer day. The waves are crashing, the margaritas are flowing and you and your new Marc Jacobs bathing suit look amazing in the sand. What you don’t see is the damage those rays of sun are doing to your skin, and how sunscreen can prevent serious health risks associated with sunburns. We spoke with Dr. Pearlman—women’s health expert at Pearl Rejuvenation Medical Vitality Clinic in Toronto—and Charmaine Cooper from Dermalogica for their expert tips on all things sunscreen and sun damage.
Menopause and the Skin
Of all the hormones affecting the skin, estrogens are perhaps the most influential. Estrogens have widespread proteo-genomic effects on the skin’s structure and function. Estrogen binds both cellular and nuclear receptors and modulates epidermal keratino cytes, dermal fibroblasts, melanocytes, and skin appendages, including hair follicles and sebaceous glands.
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The Beauty of Summer
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How To Protect Your Skin From The Inside Out With Dr. Jennifer Pearlman
As August winds down and the heatwaves settle, you might think it’s time to ease up on your summer skincare routine. Well, it’s not. The sun doesn’t take breaks and neither can we. Skincare and sun protection are year-round endeavours that always require our utmost attention.
What’s Her Secret: Dr Jennifer Pearlman on Women’s Health and Wellness
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The Quality Of The Calories You Consume Is Important For Weight Loss
The calorie as a measure of food energy is inaccurate and variable. The calorie is an age old measure designed to estimate the maximal energy in food.
Ketogenic Diet Can Kickstart Weight Loss And Boost Brain Fitness
A ketogenic diet is an extreme nutritional intervention based on very low carbohydrate intake designed to mimic starvation and drive the body into ketosis.
Calories In, Calories Out Is Only Part Of The Diet Equation
Two important adjustments must be made to the conventional calorie to better reflect bioavailable food energy: the work factor and the bug factor.
Take An Inside-Outside Approach To Restoring Hormonal Health
From hormonal imbalances, to nutritional deficiencies, to psychological stress there are many internal factors that can trigger unwanted changes in how we feel and look. The 200 or so hormones that circulate through our body work in concert with each other like the many instruments in a symphony orchestra. And like the symphony, when even one falls out of tune -- an imbalanced and disharmonious sound ensues.
Skincare Trends, Injections and the Globalization of Beauty: Dr. Pearlman Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Skincare
Like fashion, the skincare industry is subject to change, shift and countless trends. Whether it be the botox boom in the late 80s or the K-beauty mania of today, skincare is an evolving industry just like many others. Recently we spoke with beauty and skincare expert Dr. Jennifer Pearlman of the leading vitality clinic, Pearl Rejuvenation. In our educational one-on-one we covered a wide range of skin-centered topics from her own practice and services to the latest beauty trend that has everyone looking a little more, let’s just say, universal.
Woman writes harrowing account of suffering burns caused by essential oils
Elise Nguyen has a simple message for anyone who uses oil-based products before tanning: read the bottle very carefully.
In a Facebook post from April that has now gone viral, Nguyen said she applied doTERRA essential oils to her wrists and neck before going to a hot yoga class and using a tanning bed in March.
10 Ways to Ease Hot Flashes
Waiting for you hot flashes to subside? These sweaty sessions can stay in your life for up to a decade or longer. There is relief, but not all remedies are equally effective.
"There are lots of muddied ideas out there, and you have to be careful," says Dr. Jennifer Pearlman, a women's health and wellness physician in Toronto. "Women are best served by a medical expert who can direct them to the most suitable options for them regarding safety and effectiveness."
Healthy Ways To Get Your Pre-Pregnancy Bod Back
Your little bundle of joy arrived and surprisingly weighed in at a small fraction of your total pregnancy weight gain. The numbers aren't adding up and you may -- like many moms -- begin to wonder if you will ever get your body back after baby.
Celebrity moms like Victoria Beckham and Angelina Jolie that have rapidly snapped back from pregnancy to their previous svelte shapes have led many new moms to set unrealistic expectations. Well, don't despair! It is neither realistic nor healthy to transform yourself so quickly...
How To Master The Science Of A Kiss
One-cheek or two? Wet or dry? Tongue or peck? Kissing is no simple matter but rather an act that can be executed in many different ways with many different meanings.
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Debunking The Detox Delusion: How To Do A Science Based Detox
As January marks the New Year and new beginnings, health resolutions are in full swing with aspirations for healthier, cleaner and leaner versions of ourselves. Hence, the rise in marketing and promotion of Detox and Cleanse products such as "liver tonics", "gut cleansers" and treatments like chelation and colonic cleanses....
Five Tips for Getting TIFF-Ready Skin
Want to get your Skin #FITforTIFF? Here are my top tips for red carpet-ready skin.
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Navigating menopause: Hormone therapy and other options
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How to Fight Midlife Weight Gain
Is the progressive weight gain associated with aging inevitable? This is the question that countless patients ask of me in frustration as despite their valiant efforts with diet and exercise -- their midlines continue to expand.
As we age, our bodies are less responsive to the typical caloric equation of...
Need-to-know sunscreen facts
Think you know all there is to know about sunscreen and SPF? Brush up on your basics with these sunscreen facts and tips.
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Debunking the myths and hype surrounding menopause – and so-called remedies
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Myths About Bioidentical Hormones
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It’s time for the health sciences to stop treating women as ‘mini-men’
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Take Charge of your Aging
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The real midlife challenge: Take charge of your aging with these four factors
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Clean, lean and mean: The three-point plan that will help you eat right
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Fifteen things Canadians can do to be healthier this year
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Try This Exercise Program For Your Brain
Over the past decade, neuroscientists have discovered that adult brains are capable of adapting and developing new connections (neuroplasticity). By keeping your brain fit through regular mental exercises and brain challenges you can expand your capacity and prevent age-related loss of function (dementia).
What does an exercise program for your...
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