When it comes to diets, obviously there are many who believe that allergies are one of the main contributors to problems with eczema. And many may be surprised to know that milk is one of the most common allergens on the market. With milk, you will find that there are multiple reasons behind this.

First of all, there is the fact that the human body is not naturally engineered to process lactose and other parts of milk. It is actually a recessive mutation that allows some to properly digest lactose at all. But even when you remove the lactose in certain types of milk, there is no guarantee that it will help.

Unfortunately, the other part is that cow’s milk is naturally full of hormones. It lacks the good bacteria that you will find in breast milk. But it has plenty of artificial hormones that have been injected into cows for multiple reasons. And unfortunately, these hormones can often interfere with the natural function of the body. When you drink milk, it is likely to cause eczema that wouldn’t necessarily be there without it.

Either way, with any given dermatologist anti aging skincare product, they only claim to prevent future aging in general.  They do not actually claim to reverse the signs of aging, which is ironic to say the least.  This being said, they talk all about how it reverses sun damage, protects the skin, but not about any of them actually reversing aging.  Still, these products sell only through dermatologists.

So what do they have in them?  What makes them special?  Nothing really.  They have a bunch of antioxidants.  Antioxidants protect the skin from further damage yes, but they don’t reverse wrinkles.  You can quite literally find antioxidants in any over the counter product, in any internet product, and they have their effect, but they use the same small amounts or even smaller amounts in these supposed dermatologist anti aging skincare products.

So in short, you would be better off finding a good antioxidant cream in the supermarket.  You would be getting exactly the same thing and paying a lower price for it.  So that’s better for value, and why not get the same thing for a cheaper price, especially without the dermatologist.

Some are turning to surgeons once they reach this point, seeking facelifts, botox, and other invasive procedures.  But they come with downtime, knives, expenses, risk of death even, and that is not appealing.  One must also consider the fact that even with the best skin care, some of it has to do with genes, something we can’t really control. 

But research has shown a few ways to prevent wrinkles.  Results will vary of course, because they have to look at your genes and other problems as well.  But for example if you eat foods higher in antioxidants, you can keep wrinkles from developing at such a high rate. 

Other foods you should consider include mono saturated fats, olive oil, fish reduced fat milk, yogurt, eggs, nuts, legumes, leafy vegetables, spinach, eggplant, asparagus, celery, onions, garlic, leeks, prunes, cherries, apples, and jams.  Dr Perricone was the most recent and major figure to introduce the idea of using these kinds of foods.  Of course, he narrowed it down to the “top 10 superfoods” giving you only a few options.

But as much as some foods may help to slow the progression, there are of course foods to stay away from.  If you eat fatty processed meats, saturated fats, sugary drinks, cakes, pastries, potatoes, margarine, butter, or snack foods, you are more likely to speed up the rate at which your skin ages.  So it’s a two way street.  First, eat the good foods and second don’t eat the bad ones, just like you should use moisturizers while also staying out of the sun to some degree and not smoking.