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Feed Your Skin: Lycopene (video)

Need a quick tip on choosing the best foods that'll help brighten your complexion? Watch this! Related Link: Feed Your Skin Mushrooms…

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Feed Your Skin: Leafy Greens

Need a quick tip on choosing the best foods that'll help brighten your complexion? Watch this!…

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Skin 101: Why Do We Have It, Really?

How much would our skin weigh if we weren't wearing it? Watch this video to learn the answer, and more. You'll be surprised at what you don't know about our body's biggest organ.…

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5 Most Common Skin Problems

You don't need to cover up head-to-toe if you have acne, eczema or another of these 5 common skin conditions. Learn about treatment and stop hiding behind that turtleneck.…

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Darker Skin? More Vitamin D, Please!

For most people, only 10-20 minutes of direct sun exposure is needed to get the daily amount of vitamin D. A simple walk around the block or a lunch outside is enough to get the job done. But did you …

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8 Thanksgiving Superfoods

If you choose wisely, Thanksgiving doesn't have to mean a heavy, less-than-healthy meal.  Here are my picks for the best traditional Thanksgiving superfoods: Apples—We’ve all heard the adage, “an a…

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22 Uses for Lemon Peels

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what to do with all those lemon peels? Don't toss them; put them to work.  Lemon juice is about 5 to 6 percent citric acid and has a pH level of betwee…

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10 DIY Herbal Infusions for the Skin

Fresh and dried herbs used to make infusions with medical properties--applied externally or used with compresses--have been in use for thousands of years. Why would we choose to use chemicals on our s…

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Make Your Own Body Scrub & Lotion (video)

Why pay high prices for heavily advertised cosmetics? You can easily make them yourself in your kitchen with common ingredients you already have. In this video Danielle Kyrillos from DailyCandy.com sh…

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16 Foods for Beautiful Skin (video)

This video shows you 16 foods you should be sure to eat if you want beautiful skin as well as good health in general. They begin with olive oil, green tea, soy beans, ginger, and garlic. You can sl…

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