October 17, 2013
Period A
Skin Care: 5 Tips for Healthy Skin
Mayo Clinic Staff
Mayo Clinic
2011
2 pages
Summary of the Article:
This article provides tips for healthy skin without having to use products or other expensive alternatives. The five key points to help your skin look and be healthy according to the article are:
1. Protect Yourself from the Sun
By using sunscreen or wearing protective clothing, one can protect oneself from wrinkles, age spots, and even skin cancer.
2. Don't Smoke
Because smoking reduces blood flow, it often makes your skin wrinkle and look older. It also destroys elasticity, contribution to wrinkles.
3. Treat Your Skin Gently
Prolonged showers with hot water, intense soaps, shaving, rough towel drying, and not enough moisture can be damaging to the skin.
4. Eat a Healthy Diet
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins will all help your skin look and feel healthier. Unhealthy fats as well as processed carbohydrates can cause your skin to break out in acne.
5. Manage Stress
Stress can trigger acne breakouts. By reducing stress and finding ways to deal with it, one can also reduce acne breakouts and maintain clear skin.
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