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 Now you can activate the youthful nature of your cells and correct up to 14 signs of aging with CELL YOUTH ACTIF. The culmination of over a decade of scientific research and multiple patents, this revolutionary serum is the first to address the 5 key processes known by reparative and regenerative biologists to have the most impact on cellular aging – activation resistant stem cells, loss of cellular water, damaged DNA, too little anti-aging cellular enzymes and a downturn of energy within cells.

 Activate Youthful Skin Where it Begins 

As you age, skin cells die, youthful proteins decline and moisture-holding lipids decrease. Waiting to receive the molecular message to take the place of dying cells are reservoirs of adult stem cells hidden in microscopic niches within your skin. Recently, scientists discovered messengers inNorth Atlanticalga reactivate dormant stem cells found in mature skin. Whithin days, skin is energized. Within weeks, skin appears regenerated. Contours become more defined, firmness returns, lines smooth and wrinkles are less noticeable.

Boost Cellular Water 

Vital for life-giving hydration, aquaporins are newly discovered cell membrane proteins known to channel water into cells. Unfortunately, these water channels decline with age. Skin may be hydrated, but little water is delivered inside cells. Skin looks flat, dull, lackluster. Remarkably, molecules from the Brazilian tree Piptadenia colubrina increase the presence of aquaporins up to 11 times. Within hours, a radiant plumpness is restored to cells while signs of unwanted puffiness are minimized.

Repair The Cellular Blueprint

Damage to DNA – your cellular blueprint and source code for youthening proteins – increases dramatically after the age of 30. Purified enzymes from the Mediterranean Arabidopsis plant repair the most common form of DNA damage within 2 hours of exposure to these corrective enzymes. Skin begins to act younger almost instantly.

Turn On Cellular Enzymes

Known as the “Guardian of the Cell,” cellular enzymes called sirtuins are thought to protect against DNA damage and cell death, boost cellular antioxidant defenses and increase the lifespan of cells. Resveritrol, the powerful antioxidant and sirtuin-booster famously found in red wine, is even more potent in Japanese Knotweed. Within two weeks, skin sensitivity is reduced, elasticity improves and deeper signs of aging begin to disappear.

Turn Up Celluar Energy

With age, energy – the moving force of life – declines, until at the age of 60 your cells have fifty percent less fuel to operate than at 30. Ergothioneine, the cell’s principal energizing antioxidant, restores power to cells, quenching age-producing radicals and supporting cellular activities from detoxification to the production of youthful proteins. Within days, visible redness is calmed, signs of repair are enhanced, and an even tone and clarity begin to return to skin.

Your Anti-Aging Timeline

On contact visibly smooth, comfortably hydrated

2 days-dramatically reduced redness & puffiness 

2 weeks-clearly enhanced radiance, vitality & repair

6 weeks-noticeably improved clarity, lines, firmness & sun damage 

3 months-radically diminished wrinkles & redefined contours

DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE
Techniques that utilize deep-tissue/deep-muscle massage are administered to affect the sub-layer of musculature and connective tissue. These techniques require advanced training and a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology. The muscles must be relaxed in order to effectively perform deep-tissue massage, otherwise tight surface muscles prevent the therapist from reaching deeper musculature. Deep tissue helps with chronic pain and injury.  Generally, deep tissue massage is only performed on the problem area.

AROMATHERAPY
The use of essential oils (extracted from herbs, flowers, resin, woods, and roots) has been used as a healing technique for thousands of years by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. Specific essential oils are blended by the therapist and added to a carrier oil, such as almond oil, to be used during the massage. Each oil has its own unique characteristics and benefits.  Aromatherapy can be added to any massage technique to increase the benefits.

 SWEDISH MASSAGE
The most commonly taught and well-known massage techniques, Swedish massage is designed to energize the body by stimulating circulation. Five basic strokes, all flowing toward the heart, are used to manipulate the soft tissues of the body. Therapists use a combination of kneading, rolling, vibrational, percussive, and tapping movements, with the application of oil, to reduce friction on the skin. The many benefits of Swedish massage may include generalized relaxation, stress reduction and improved circulation. This massage is typically a full-body treatment.

HOT STONE MASSAGE

Hot stone massage is a specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones. They are often basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well, but they can be other types. The heat is both deeply relaxing and helps tight muscles release.  During the massage, the therapist warms up the body with traditional Swedish massage, then massages you while holding heated stones. As the stones cool, the therapist replaces it with another.  The therapist might also leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, in the palms of your hand, on your belly, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body.

Contrary to the tanning industry’s claims, there is clear link between melanoma—the most deadly form of skin cancer and one of the fastest growing cancers in the U.S.—and exposure to ultraviolet rays (UV) from natural or artificial sources (such as tanning beds).  In fact, approximately 65 percent of melanomas are attributed to UV exposure.

There are clear, evidence-based data demonstrating harmful effects of UVA and UVB radiation, including its carcinogenic/mutagenic effects on DNA.  The use of indoor tanning (outside of medical practice) represents one of the most striking examples of an avoidable cause of lethal cancer in man.

There is no such thing as a “safe” or “healthy” tan from UV exposure.

• UV exposure causes a biochemical reaction in the skin that causes it to tan, but it is also the same process that damages DNA, causing cancerous mutations in skin cells.

• If those mutations are not completely repaired—as frequently occurs—skin cancers result.

• Since the tanning process appears to be the same process that damages DNA; current

research suggest that it may be impossible to separate the two.

Exposure to both UVA and UVB radiation is harmful.

• Although DNA absorbs UVB rays more efficiently than UVA rays, 99 percent of rays reaching the epidermis (where skin cancer develops), are UVA rays.

• Current research has documented that both UVA and UVB rays are mutagenic for the skin, not just UVB.  Today, most indoor tanning devices emit 95 percent or more UVA rays.

UV exposure increases your risk of developing melanoma.

• A 2007 study found that individuals who had first used a tanning bed prior to age 35 had a 75 percent greater risk of developing melanoma.

• Additional research suggests most melanomas are produced through UVA exposure. There is no scientific evidence that recreational exposure to UV radiation is safe.

Healthy vitamin D levels can be achieved and maintained without UV exposure.

• The amount of UV exposure needed to produce sufficient vitamin D levels is very small.

• In one 20-minute tanning session, a tanning salon patron receives 4.5-7 times the amount of UVB radiation needed for vitamin D production, in addition to the exposure to harmful UVA rays.

• While vitamin D may have anti-cancer and other health benefits, there is no benefit to using UV to boost its level since it is a known carcinogen.

Four weeks out.  Start out with a series of microdermabrasion and chemical peel treatments.  Come in weekly for this gentle resurfacing that brightens and smooths skin, stimulates collagen,  and resolves acne problems. 

Three weeks out.  At three weeks, you can get dermal fillers for the lines and folds around the mouth and lower face.  It can take a week or two for the product to settle in and this also gives the bruising-if any-time to resolve.

Two weeks out.  Now is the perfect time to look at Botox injections for frown lines and crow’s feet.   It takes about 7-10 days to see the full effect.  This leaves enough time for a one-week followup to assess results and do any touchups.

One week out.  One week before the big event is the perfect time to have a makeup lesson and an airbrush tan.

Let us help you plan your big event by calling today.  309-661-1800.

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Gina LaMonica-BS Holistic Nutrition