oh those pesky age spots!

age-spots%20(260%20x%20260) Oh those pesky age spots!   Most of them show up on our face, neck and hands but they can appear anywhere on the body as we age.

They are also called liver spots, however they have nothing to do with the liver or liver function….so who named them liver spots?  Silly.

Quite common after the age of 40, age spots are changes in skin color that occur in older skin. The increased color may be due to aging, exposure to the sun or other forms of ultraviolet light.

According to the Prescription for Nutritional Healing,” age spots are the result of a buildup of wastes known as lipofusion accumulation, a byproduct of free radical damage in skin cells.” 

So what does that mean?  Well, exposure to the sun causes the development of free radicals that can damage the skin.  So what’s a girl to do?

Protect your skin from the sun by taking the following precautions:

  • Use sunglasses to protect your eyes.
  • Eat a diet high in vegetable protein and that consists of 50% raw fruits and vegetables, plush fresh grains, seeds and nuts.
  • Omit all animal protein from the diet for one month.
  • Brown or yellow spots can usually be eliminated by freezing them off.  During a painless in office procedure, the doctor brushes liquid nitrogen on the spots with a cotton swab.  In about 2 seconds the cells freeze and within 5 days the cells flake away.