ESTROGEN & SKIN COMMENT LIFE EXT.

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Hi all

This full article is about DHEA and Melatonin and the skin . I just thought this 'blurb' was interesting taken from it. From the Life Extension foundation. The facts it states are true from all I've read at 'real' med. sites. haha.

Dee~

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http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-099.shtml

"Estrogen's skin-enhancing effects are well-known. It provokes collagen and a moisture factor known as hyaluronic acid. Aging decreases both estrogen and collagen. Enzymes that convert DHEA to estrogen also decline. Not surprisingly, women who take synthetic (I'd add 'natural here dt.) estrogen have scientifically proven thicker skin. Women who take both estrogen and testosterone have really thick skin-48% thicker than women who don't take either hormone. DHEA is converted to both estrogen and testosterone, providing the benefits of both hormones."

(from the Life Extension Foundation)