True Beauty with Dr. Perricone

True Beauty is Radiant Health

Skin Care Expert Dr Perricone on Healthy Hydration with yoga and mind-body tools By Beth Shaw

Dr 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.

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet • High-quality protein, like that found in fish, shellfish, poultry and tofu. • Low-glycemic (will not provoke a glycemic response when consumed in moderation) carbohydrates including colorful fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains such as oldfashioned oatmeal, legumes such as beans and lentils. • Healthy fats, such as those found in cold water fish (especially wild Alaskan salmon, halibut, sardines, herring, anchovies), nuts, seeds, and olive oil. • 8 -10 glasses of pure spring water per day. • Anti-oxidant rich beverages such as hydrogen water and green tea.

These foods and beverages act as natural anti-inflammatories and help to maintain normal levels of insulin and blood sugar. The incomparable health and beauty benefits of this anti-inflammatory diet are visible in just three days.

Nutritional Supplements I recommend a variety of unique nutritional supplements in addition to the complete spectrum of vitamins and minerals recommended by nutrition experts worldwide. These include B-complex, Vitamin E, and Calcium-Magnesium. My research has shown that nutrients that possess antioxidant properties act as natural anti-inflammatories. Designed to work synergistically, these nutrients offer anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, fat metabolizing, and peptide-boosting benefits and help prevent and reverse oxidative damage on a cellular level, of critical importance as we age.

Clinical Skincare In addition to creating vibrant skin and optimum health through diet and supplements, topical antioxidants can work synergistically to enhance the natural health and beauty of your skin. My research has shown that many food-based nutrients provide anti-inflammatory as well as antioxidant activity when applied topically. Optimum results are achieved when they are used as part of the three-tiered program (diet, supplements, topicals). The unique, patented ingredients that comprise the NV Perricone MD line of Cosmeceuticals have been painstakingly formulated to deliver powerful, efficacious benefits to the skin, resulting in a smooth, youthful, supple, toned and radiant appearance to face and body.

Why HydrogenWwater ? As a research scientist I have been researching therapeutic interventions for decades that can halt as well as reverse the negative effects of chronic sub-clinical inflammation, When I was introduced to hydrogen water and learned of its powerful anti-inflammatory properties, I recognized an affordable, available, non-toxic solution to many of the chronic, debilitating diseases and accelerated signs of aging that currently plague children and adults the world over.Hydrogen is essential for life, and it is present in nearly all the molecules in living things. When hydrogen is infused in water, at measurable therapeutic levels, it provides instantly available benefits, positively affecting gene regulation and gene expression, while silencing negative genes. I have never seen anything that can have so much activity, giving us increased energy on a cellular level, restoring intercellular communication, vital in keeping our cells young and functioning at optimal levels, while providing superior protection from free radicals.

Hydrogen water is a natural energy drink which enhances our physical and mental performance, without over-stimulation. It is the perfect drink for skiers, golfers and sports enthusiasts. For the first time we now have a safe, effective way to increase energy levels and focus, both mental and physical, while increasing feelings of well-being. And without the jitters or unpleasant side effects found in traditional energy drinks.

Just pure water infused with molecular hydrogen

The benefits: • Has beneficial effects on all organ systems including the skin • Natural antioxidant/anti-inflammatory • Increased energy • Improved athletic performance • Increased endurance • Speeds muscle recovery • Increased sense of well-being • Enhanced cognitive function. • Reduced travel fatigue. • Protection against the effects of intoxicants.

A special note on travel fatigue: Drinking 8 to 12 ounces of this water can relieve symptoms in 30 minutes to one hour.

To reap the optimal benefits: • Chill before drinking. • Drink directly from can—do not pour into a glass, or drink with a straw. • Drink immediately upon opening.

What’s one thing you want to share with the world at this time True beauty is radiant health. As a physician, the concept of beauty from inside out is vitally important. And as a dermatologist, I see the importance of beauty from the outside in.

What does your average day look like? I go for a run every day, and try to get the gym at least five times a week to lift weights to help maintain healthy muscle and bone. I also do yoga daily. To relieve stress I play with my dog Remy. Many of my happiest hours of the day are spent in the lab doing or research and/or reading scientific journals such as Free Radical Biology and Medicine.