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Eve Ate The Apple To Look Younger

By: Helen Gibson-Nicholas

Beauty Expert, Health Coach, Author

OK, I’m just kidding. But, I do know you’ve heard the saying: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!”  Well, I have a new one: “An apple a day keeps the wrinkles away!” 


Apples have long been a staple, but before refrigeration, only apples that had the ability to stay fresh for a long time were cultivated.


In the middle of the 18th century in a rural area of Switzerland, the Uttwiler Spatlauber apple was discovered to have this most sought-after characteristic. Even though this apple lasted forever it was so tart in taste, no one would pick them to eat. It was kind of sad because even when the tree was dying, the apples were hanging on and when finally picked their tasty cousins swiveled as they lasted months longer.

Fast forward to today. Cosmetic chemists and scientists began to wonder what would happen if an extract of genetically long-lived plant stem cell tissue was applied to human skin and the rest his history. Now anytime you mention stem cell therapy, things get a little heated, but the fact is that stem cells are found in all multicellular organisms, including plants. There are two kinds of cells in the human body. Specialized cells called differentiated which have a specific purpose and stem cells which are blank. These cells have not been programmed so your body can essentially “format” them any way it pleases. These stem cells have the ability to replenish through a self-renewal process and the ability to produce a differentiated cell.

Cosmetic chemists have begun to apply the same science used in the controversial regenerative medicine stem cell therapy, but with plant stem cells instead of human. JACKPOT! Botanical stem cell therapy is born. Once they are introduced to a specific cell type, they differentiate or take on the nature of the specific host tissue and begin to rebuild and renew. When introduced to fibroblasts cells (that manufacture collagen), they can stimulate the production of fresh skin cells to replace dead or dying skin.  Botanical stem cell therapy from the Swiss Apple Extract translates into fewer wrinkles, improved collagen levels, repaired DNA, and rejuvenated skin.

When I discovered this great new active, I added it to Collagen C Complex, but that’s not all. I found another great activity to help skin stay younger longer, called Subliskin (sinorhizobium meliloti). Through a bio-fermentation process exopolysaccharides (specialized plant sugars) are produced which act as messengers (Glycokines) that stimulate Hyaluronic Acid (the cellular fluid which holds moisture) and Laminin-5 synthesis (elastin fibers). Clinical results are amazing, reducing wrinkle depth up to 60%, reducing wrinkle density 58% to 99%, and producing skin tightening up to 68%



This is a lot of technical stuff, but you need to know how much research was put into my new Collagen C Complex.  The goal was to create a product that increases collagen, reverses skin thinning, reduces wrinkles, and tightens sagging skin. Vitamin C is a key component since it vital to collagen synthesis, but it breaks down over time. We’ve now added a more stable form of Vitamin C which also inhibits hyperpigmentation.  Since your dermis is made of 90% collagen, Soluble Marine Collagen helps restore the skin’s elasticity and increase collagen density.

WOW, COLLAGEN C COMPLEX REALLY DELIVERS ON THE KEEPING YOUR

SKIN HEALTHY AND YOUNGER!!

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