| Let's start out by looking at what hyaluronic | | | | exercise and living a more balanced life |
| acid actually is. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a | | | | style will help in promoting natural levels |
| naturally occurring biopolymer, which serves | | | | of hyaluronic acid in our system, not just in |
| important biological functions in bacteria | | | | the skin.When considering injecting |
| and higher animals including humans. | | | | hyaluronic acid into the skin to treat fine |
| Naturally occurring, hyaluronic acid may be | | | | lines and wrinkles, we are once again loosing |
| found in the tissue of higher animals, in | | | | sight of the holistic approach to treating |
| particular as intercellular space filler. HA | | | | our bodies and thus run a serious risk of |
| is found in greatest concentrations in the | | | | introducing factors, which may lead to side |
| vitreous humour of the eye and in the | | | | effects or other health problems. Further, we |
| synovial fluid of articular joints, but is | | | | also run the risk of creating an imbalance in |
| also found in the skin, connective tissue and | | | | the chemical composition of the skin and who |
| elsewhere in the body.Hyaluronic acid was | | | | knows what possible problems await us as a |
| made 'famous' by an ABC News report in which | | | | result.Some known side effects of hyaluronic |
| Connie Chung visited a Japanese village by | | | | acid injection therapy for aging skin |
| the name of Yuzurihara. She found that the | | | | include:swellinginfectionrednesstendernessacn |
| people there were living longer, looked | | | | elumpstissue hardeningunknown risks when used |
| younger, and were more flexible and active | | | | in combination with collagenThese side |
| than their western counterparts. These | | | | effects are serious enough to reconsider |
| Japanese villagers, in their 80s and 90s, | | | | using injection therapy of hyaluronic acid as |
| have smooth wrinkle-less skin, a full head of | | | | an anti-aging treatment for the skin.Remember |
| hair and apparently no need for glasses.So | | | | too, that the people in the Japanese village |
| what is it, that allows these Japanese to be | | | | do not use injection therapy... They life an |
| so much more youthful, lead active, | | | | holistic life style incorporating unprocessed |
| productive lives at their advanced age, where | | | | foods and physical activity together with a |
| as in western countries most people in their | | | | balanced mind-set and life style.So where can |
| 80s and beyond are in old-age homes?The | | | | you get a holistic source of hyaluronic acid |
| conclusion drawn in the ABC report was that | | | | from?There are a couple of ways. The first is |
| these people ate 'sticky vegetables' and that | | | | from "starchy root vegetables" such as the |
| this factor was the secret to their apparent | | | | ones mentioned by the village doctor in the |
| youth. In addition, the oestrogen-like | | | | ABC report which include: Satsumaimo, a type |
| molecules in their diet, fermented forms of | | | | of sweet potato; Satoimo, a sticky white |
| soy in miso paste and tofu, seem to play an | | | | potato; Konyaku, a gelatinous root vegetable |
| important role. These molecules, along with | | | | concoction; and Imoji, a potato root.These |
| natural oestrogen, send a signal to the | | | | vegetables help the cells of the body to |
| fibroblast cells to make more hyaluronic | | | | thrive and retain moisture. Further, they |
| acid. But is this the whole answer? - I don't | | | | keep joints lubricated, protect the retina of |
| think so, but I'll get to this a little | | | | the eye and keep the skin smooth and elastic |
| later.Next, let's look at what Hyaluronic | | | | by promoting collagen.Another source of |
| acid does.According to scientific research by | | | | hyaluronic acid, for non-vegetarians, is to |
| a variety of Universities and researchers, | | | | eat animal parts known to contain a lot of |
| hyaluronic acid is used in the human body to | | | | hyaluronic acid. You could make a broth from |
| cushion and lubricate joints, eyes, the skin, | | | | fish bones. That is, once you've taken off |
| and heart valves (see for an in-depth look | | | | the fillets, boil the rest of the fish, |
| at all the different diseases, syndromes and | | | | including their head and make a fish stock. |
| conditions). Some treatments, which involve | | | | Similarly, you can make a meat broth using |
| the use of hyaluronic acid include: treatment | | | | animal joints, sinews and tendons, then |
| for osteoarthritis and other joint problems, | | | | adding a few root and other vegetables to |
| as well as a range of eye disorders, retinal | | | | create a healthy, nourishing soup.In |
| detachment, and some cardiovascular | | | | conclusion, at Wildcrafted Herbal Products we |
| disorders.However, it is in the anti-aging | | | | do not believe that adding isolated |
| effect on the skin that we are focusing on in | | | | ingredients in elevated concentrations to our |
| this article and the effect hyaluronic acid | | | | natural skin care products is a preferred |
| seems to have on the skin is at the level of | | | | option. Rather, using a holistically natural |
| promoting the formation of collagen. These | | | | approach to skin care and for that matter |
| are the fibres that firm the skin. Now, | | | | health care is a far more preferable |
| hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down | | | | option.Skin care is as much about taking care |
| collagen fibres, is produced by free radicals | | | | of your skin as it is taking responsibility |
| and UV radiation.These factors breaks down | | | | and care of your overall health and |
| fibres of collagen can cause premature | | | | wellbeing. Your skin is not an isolated part |
| wrinkles and sagging of the skin. Focusing on | | | | of your body and should not be treated as |
| hyaluronic acid, it would seem reasonable | | | | such.Again I would like to remind you of the |
| therefore, that reducing the free radicals is | | | | Japanese villagers - they do not inject |
| a major key to reducing the hyaluronidase | | | | themselves with hyaluronic acid, they do not |
| enzyme and secondly to promote normal levels | | | | use hyaluronic acid in isolation, they do |
| of hyaluronic acid in the skin.Plant | | | | however life a healthy, active and mostly |
| substances known as bioflavonoids, contained | | | | balanced life style.Danny Siegenthaler is a |
| in foods such as grape seed extract, | | | | doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and |
| blueberry, cranberry, citrus bioflavonoids | | | | together with his wife Susan, a medical |
| and milk thistle, etc., inhibit the | | | | herbalist and Aromatherapist, they have |
| production of hyaluronidase, which helps to | | | | created Natural Skin Care Products by |
| achieve the first aim of reducing the free | | | | Wildcrafted Herbal Products to share their 40 |
| radicals. In addition, reducing processed | | | | years of combined expertise with you. |
| foods from our diet, increasing the level of | | | | |