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What's Really on Your Face and in Your Body?
from: The Doctors airing 10/5/2010 CBS
Americans
spend $2.5 billion on cosmetics and toiletries every year. But with an
industry that uses more than 10,000 ingredients to make their products,
can you be sure of what's really in your cosmetic bag? And, are
anti-aging products worth the price? Health Investigator Liz Vaccariello
gets you the answers.
Beauty Exposé
Hidden Ingredients Is Makeup Safe? Anti-Aging Products
Although the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulates cosmetics,
industry veterans' views and opinions about the safety of cosmetics are
mixed.
Chemist Nick Morante has developed makeup for more
than 30 years. “Every cosmetic product you buy in any store, in any part
of the world, is safe,” he assures.
Jane Houlihan, Director of
Research at the Environmental Working Group, could not disagree more.
“The oversight of this industry from the FDA [Federal Drug
Administration] is almost completely absent,” she says. “The FDA has so
little authority in law to regulate the industry.”
Siobhan O’Conner, co-author of No More Dirty Looks:
The Truth about Beauty Products, states, “My skin-care philosophy is
this: If you can’t be sure that something is safe,” she cautions, “don’t
use it.”
Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Pam Jakubowicz
says, “I think there’s a lot of hype. There’s not enough data at this
point to say that any of the ingredients are toxic. If there was, they
[FDA] would have banned it.”
“Pare
down, take breaks from your makeup and read labels,” Liz Vaccariello
concludes. “It’s not buyer beware, as much as it’s buyer be aware.”
•Look for products that contain fewer ingredients & try organic cosmetics
•Avoid or limit "DMDM" which stands for formaldehyde
•Use products that do "double duty," for example a moisturizer/sunscreen and concealer/foundation
The Environmental Working Group created Skin Deep, a cosmetics safety database that provides definitions and information on products, ingredients and companies.
Download a list of hidden ingredients in cosmetics.
Anti-Aging Skin Lab
Plastic surgeon Dr. Drew Ordon and Liz Vaccariello explain why skin ages and how to nourish it at every age. Keep your skin looking young and healthy with these tips:
20s
• Use products containing alpha-hydroxy acids to help even out skin tone.
• Use mint to eliminate undereye circles.
30s
• Use vitamin C serum and products with peptides to help minimize fine lines
• Use products containing retinol and alpha-hydroxy acids help improve skin tone.
40s
• Use moisturizer with antioxidants and Resveratrol to help fight aging.
• Chemical peels and hyaluronic acid help the skin produce collagen.
• Apply prescription-strength retinoid cream at night.
And of course, sunscreen should be used every day at every age!
Get more tips for looking your best. For more on AHA's click here.
Reversing Muscle Loss
Muscles are critical to almost every function of our bodies. They
propel us through space, help us speak, hold our bones together, keep
our heart pumping, digest our food and help blood move through our
circulatory system.
After age 40, the body can start to lose a
significant amount of muscle mass, strength and function -- as much as 8
percent per decade. Sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss, is
accelerated in individuals who are not physically active. And though it
is not 100 percent preventable, people can take strides to significantly
slow the process.
Experts state that 30 percent of aging has to do with genetics, while
the other 70 percent has to do with lifestyle. “This statistic gives us
so much more hope about the control we have about how we age,”
orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright says.
“The good news is you can delay or reverse muscle loss if you have proper exercise and nutrition,” Dr. Travis adds.
Drinking an Ensure® Muscle Health shake -- which contains Revigor,™ a
source of HMB, a naturally-occurring amino-acid metabolite, as well as
13 grams of protein -- can help rebuild muscle and strength as you age.
E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork shares a 5-minute tip 
Luscious Limes
Pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears outlines