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Radiant Health Skin Care Expert Dr Perricone on Healthy Hydration with yoga and mind-body tools By Beth Shaw
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r Nicholas Perricone is a board-certified dermatologist, healthy aging expert, New York Times best-selling author, research scientist, and award-winning product developer. His skincare, wellness, and supplement lines under the brand Perricone MD feature cutting-edge healthy ingredients. Dr Perricone’s newest investigations involve hydrogen and how to drink it for good health as part of the revolution for healthy aging. How did you get your start?
My initial quest to find ways to stop, prevent, and reverse the negative effects of inflammation in my dermatology patients laid the foundation for Perricone MD. My scientific studies have resulted in dozens of US and international scientific patents for the treatment of skin and systemic disease, for reversing and preventing damage to skin caused by factors such as age, the sun, the environment, and hormonal changes. Because my focus is on treating the underlying inflammation as the causative factor, my research focuses on utilizing antioxidants, which act as natural anti-inflammatories from nutritional substances, in topical formulations. What is the most fulfilling part of your work? Discovering substances that can reduce inflammation to create health and beauty from the inside out and the outside in. What motivates you to keep going? Helping to change people’s lives for the better. What’s next on the horizon for Perricone products? Taking the role of the neurotransmitters to a whole new level—with hydrogen being an active component. What are 7 things everyone can do daily to look and feel better? Follow the three-tiered program which consists of the following. 28 YOGAFIT.COM
