Milk Thistle May Prevent Photo-Aging and Skin Cancer For more than 2,000 years, a spiky purple plant known as the “liver herb,” has been used for healing conditions from mushroom poisoning to indigestion. Modern researchers have now added the prevention of photo-aging and skin cancer to the long list of milk thistle’s benefits
There is plenty of research that indicates that the unnaturally accelerated aging process associated with modern living and/or natural environmental exposures such as excessive ultraviolet radiation (photo-aging), can be slowed.
In the dead of winter do you head for a sun-drenched island to get a summer tan? Don’t bother. Research suggests that you can actually avoid the sun altogether and still get the warm healthy glow you want. It’s all about what you put in your mouth.
How many hours a day are you exposed to screen time, or synthetic light? The answer to this question may determine the rate at which your skin ages through something known as "digital stress" caused by unnatural levels of exposure to blue light. But don't worry, there are a number of solutions you can employ NOW.