High dietary sugar intake causes so much damage to the body.  It can suppress the immune system, disturb vitamin and mineral balance, contribute to weight gain, and cause systemic inflammation. Chronic or systemic inflammation in the body leads to, or contributes to, the development of many chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. But high sugar intake can also contribute to aging skin.  Sugar and Your Aging Skin Cross-linking and glycation are processes that o

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise, in part to our ex posure to environmental toxins and chemicals. Skin care products may include toxins and therefore, there may be a link between skin care products and autoimmune diseases. Skin Care Products and Autoimmune Diseases Environmental toxins are in every one of us and stay in our bodies for years. For many of us, these toxins cause dysfunction in our bodies, particularly to the immune, nervous, and endocrine systems; and may l