Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Smoking and Your Skin




We all seek to do everything we can to maintain our overall health as well as our healthy, young appearance.  From sunscreen to routine skin checks to a good skin care regimen, we work hard on a daily basis to improve and maintain the health of our skin.  Did you know that smoking can undo all your hard work?  A recent study of twins showed that twins who smoke appear older compared with their non smoking counterpart.  At a recent gathering of twins, smoking and non-smoking twins were photographed, and the photos were analyzed by physicians and a medical student.  The majority of the time, the panel judged the smoking twin as older!  Smoking can cause the skin around your lips, eyes, and mouth to wrinkle and look older faster.  Not to mention the other hazards to your health and the health of those around you posed by smoking.  The next time you reach for a cigarette think not only of your lungs but of your skin!  See the link below for the pictures comparing the smoking and non-smoking twins.

 
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/health/smoking-aging-identical-twins/index.html?hpt=he_bn1

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