Skin Care for Athletes… and the Athletically Inclined

Athletes put their skin through more and are exposed to the elements (i.e., sun, wind, rain, chlorine) more than sedentary people. Athletes are consistently sweating, training and showering, which leads to excessive loss of moisture to the skin and hair. Most city water systems contain chlorine; once the pores are opened from a warm shower or bath, the skin absorbs chlorine like a sponge. Chlorinated water can cause or exacerbate dry skin and rashes, and the inhaled steam can aggravate sinuses and lungs.
But chlorine is not the only chemical of concern. Adults put up to 126 unique chemicals on their skin each day, and up to 60 percent of what is put on the skin is absorbed directly into the bloodstream. One of every five adults are potentially exposed every day to all of the top seven carcinogenic impurities common to personal care product ingredients: hydroquinone, ethylene dioxide, 1,4-dioxane, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, PAHs, and acrylamide. The top most common impurity ranked by number of people exposed is hydroquinone, which is a potential contaminant in products used daily by 94 percent of all women and 69 percent of all men. Although these exposures may be small, they add up within the body. How do these affect an athlete’s performance in the long run?
With the recent crop of media attention about chemicals in drinking water, lead levels in cosmetics and phthalates showing up everywhere, more athletes (whatever their performance level) are looking for an organic and natural approach to personal care products. This goes hand-in-hand with their already diligent approach to their exercise, food and supplement regimen.
Another good reason why athletes should also be using our Sense Beautiful Science skin care line in addition to other selected USANA nutritional products.

Skin Health

Your skin is like a Rose:

To grow beautiful Roses you use the best fertilizer months before they bud.

For beautiful skin, bathe the cells deep within your body with the best nutrients possible... and Beautiful Skin will bloom.

Face lifts, chemical peels, microderm abrasion, and all other common facial treatments only work on the outside of your skin - But your skin has two sides! To maintain a youthful glow you need to take care of your skin from the inside as well.

The nutritional content of today’s foods is declining. Even organically grown foods. To get the nutritional content that was in an orange a century ago, you would need to eat eight oranges today! It is almost impossible to get optimal nutrition just from food alone. Our bodies are also subject to environmental stress from pollutants, pesticides, household chemicals, the sun, and even stress. Even most skin care and cosmetics have harmful preservatives and irritating chemicals, many of which are readily absorbed through the skin – This all takes toll on all your cells, your health, and shows in your skin.

But, if your cells and your skin have all the vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants available to repair any damage and fight off oxidative stress, then you’re cells will be stronger and healthier and this will result in healthier and younger looking skin.

In Today's Hype Drive World, How Do you Know Which Nutritional Supplements are the Best?

There is only one independent 3rd party scientific analysis of over 1500 supplements available in the US and Canada – “The Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements”. Only one product has scored in the #1 position consistently over the past 8 years – That is the Usana Essentials.

We personally use and recommend Usana products. Aside from the #1 rating Usana products are:

• Manufactured to the highest pharmaceutical standards
  
• The only full line of nutritional supplements listed in the PDR (Physicians Desk Reference) for pharmaceutical drugs.

Usana was founded in 1992 by Dr. Myron Wentz, a world renowned microbiologist. Before founding Usana, Dr. Wentz owned Gull labs where he grew human cells for research and was the creator of the worlds first viral test kits which are still used in hospitals and labs throughout the world – Dr. Wentz knows what makes and keeps cells healthy!

With optimal nutrition creating a healthy glow from the inside, you then want to use a complementary skin care line. Usana’s Sensé skin care line is the first full skin care line in the world to be free of harmful parabens, formaldehyde, and other chemical preservatives.

Ever wonder how the expensive department store products can sit on the counter for days in open containers and never grow mold? Lots of preservatives! Click here to read a shocking article from the Chicago Sun Times about the cancer causing agents found in even the most expensive skin care lines, but not in Sensé!

Sensé is free of irritating “Natural” preservatives used by other skin care lines such as grapefruit oil, etc. Just because it is natural that doesn’t mean it isn’t irritating or harmful – even poison ivy is natural…

Sensé has a daytime protective emulsion which protects your skin and you from the hazards of the day and offers SPF 15 protection from UVA and UVB rays. When you're sleeping is when your body rebuilds itself and when it needs the most nourishment. The Sensé Night renewal provides the proper nutrients to let your skin repair and rebuild – You'll awaken to a new you.

The entire Sensé line provides a unique science based approach to skin health.

About every 30 days the top layer is replaced with new cells. If you begin a regime of cellular health from the inside and the out side you will begin to see significant results in a month, and in 6 months you'll be amazed at the difference in your general health, and in the appearance of your skin.

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