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Want to cut your risk of dementia? Moisturize your skin, UCSF researchers say
sacbee ^ | March 14, 2019 | Cathoe Anderson

Posted on 03/14/2019 6:52:54 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

Researchers at UC San Francisco announced this week that age-damaged skin in older adults may be contributing to a wide range of chronic, age-related conditions that include heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

Here’s what the dermatological researchers said they learned from their work with the San Francisco Veterans Administration Health System: As aging skin begins to break down, the immune system releases small proteins known as cytokines to signal that there’s inflammation in damaged areas of the skin. These tiny inflammatory cytokines can leak into the body’s circulation system, and if there are enough of them, they trigger body-wide inflammation. That triggers so called “inflamm-aging” among older adults.

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At the end of the experiment, they once again measured cytokine levels in all subjects, Man said, and the seniors who used the skin cream saw dramatic reductions in three cytokines that have been linked to age-related chronic diseases. The three were interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor.

Among adults who used the skin cream, cytokine levels fell nearly to the level of people in their 30s. The study participants, ages 58 to 95, also lowered their skin’s acidity, improved hydration and repaired its permeability.

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It makes sense to give it a try.

Our cells don’t behave as effectively as we age. Do keep in mind supplements like nicotinamide riboside, P-5-P, and PQQ, if you want to rejuvinate from the cell side.

1 posted on 03/14/2019 6:52:54 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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The article doesn’t say how much of the body one has to moisturize on a regular basis to achieve this effect.
It will come out eventually, if the notion of lotion catches on.


2 posted on 03/14/2019 6:54:43 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: ConservativeMind

So are you selling this stuff? or are you going to give us the link to the article??


3 posted on 03/14/2019 6:55:32 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ConservativeMind
Was the study paid for by the skin lotion industry?

I use skin lotion and I'm still sharp as a … a … what's the word again?

4 posted on 03/14/2019 6:57:46 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“it puts the lotion on, or it gets dementia!”


5 posted on 03/14/2019 6:59:58 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ConservativeMind

I have never heard of any of these supplements what are they for


6 posted on 03/14/2019 7:01:13 PM PDT by conservativesister
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To: ConservativeMind

Link?


7 posted on 03/14/2019 7:02:31 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article227547369.html


8 posted on 03/14/2019 7:05:00 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline.”
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-mushrooms-cognitive-decline.html


9 posted on 03/14/2019 7:05:18 PM PDT by Fungi
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Forget lotion.

Slap on the oils while still damp after a shower so your skin really hangs on to it all day.

Avocado, apricot, almond, and coconut oils, to be specific. Mix in a little vegetable glycerin, which is a natural humectant, and your skin absolutely loves it.

10 posted on 03/14/2019 7:07:05 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Fungi

Motion lotion? I hear X Lax keeps you going and going and going.


11 posted on 03/14/2019 7:07:26 PM PDT by oldasrocks (Heavily Medicated for your Protection.)
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To: BitWielder1

From the article ...

Man and another researcher, Peter Elias, are consultants for the company that produced the skin cream used in the study.

Read more here: https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article227547369.html#storylink=cpy


12 posted on 03/14/2019 7:08:23 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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Sorry!

Link:

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article227547369.html


13 posted on 03/14/2019 7:08:42 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: oldasrocks

Motion lotion?

Yes. I hear exercise is good for the brain.


14 posted on 03/14/2019 7:11:00 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: ConservativeMind

Where’s the article and where was this tested?


15 posted on 03/14/2019 7:11:18 PM PDT by caww
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To: Fungi

Psilocybin Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms, collectively known as psilocybin mushrooms.

16 posted on 03/14/2019 7:12:49 PM PDT by the_daug
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To: BitWielder1

17 posted on 03/14/2019 7:18:35 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: caww

Post 13.


18 posted on 03/14/2019 7:19:07 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: the_daug

“10 potential risks of taking ‘magic’ mushrooms”
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/are-magic-mushrooms-dangerous-2019-1
Good luck.


19 posted on 03/14/2019 7:27:38 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: ConservativeMind

Post hoc ergo propter hoc...
Inflammation ages the skin and causes dementia.

Inflammation comes from constantly eating too much. We evolved in famine, and are at our healthiest when we are hungry a few times a day.


20 posted on 03/14/2019 7:50:04 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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