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Eating healthily may well do more for your skin than expensive treatments. New research shows that diet is your most important weapon in the fight to keep skin young. A study of over 4,000 women showed that poor diet and premature ageing are inextricably linked. Women with higher intakes of vitamin C and omega-6 fatty acids who ate fewer carbohydrates and fats were found by researchers to have healthier looking, more youthful skin than their less healthy counterparts. So look no further than your kitchen for healthy, beautiful skin. (more…)

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Summer time means beach time, and time at the beach goes hand in hand with deep tans and sun bleached hair; the atypical summer look. By now we are all aware of the dangers of baking in the sun in order to achieve that golden brown tan, and despite overwhelming evidence, some people still think that sun bed tanning is a safe alternative. Fact: it’s not. (more…)