Effectiveness is based in the ingredient
alone—extracts must be specially formulated
so that they get into the skin,” says Leslie
Baumann, director of the University of Miami
Cosmetic Medicine and Research Institute. We
asked Hippocrates’s modern-day disciples to
reveal which foods can help. It seems that ancient
science, may be just what the doctor ordered.

MUSHROOMS
There are magic mushrooms and there’s
mushroom magic—and dermatologists are
enthusiastic about the latter. “All mushrooms
are packed with compounds such
as proteins, lipids, and phenols, and are
rich in vitamins and amino acids,” says
Bumann. “But there is emerging evidence
that some species have strong antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory, and tumorinhibiting
activity when applied topically.”
That’s why experts believe mushrooms
are destined to become a powerful antiaging
ingredient. Scientists have discovered
that shiitake and mannentake mushroom
extracts help prevent the breakdown
of collagen and elastin. And mushrooms
are showing promise as an antioxidant:
The potent ergothioneine, derived from
them, is the key ingredient in several
new Remergent products. “Our clinical
data shows that this antioxidant significantly
reduces a free-radical species
called hydroxyl radicals, which we now
contribute significantly to photodamaged
skin,” says Daniel Yarosh, president
and scientist of AGI Dermatics, which
makes the products.
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