Drinking eight glasses of wa- In higher concentrations, ter a day results in healthy-look- prostaglandins could pave the ing skin, Dr. Stone says. But he's way for inflammations and pos- not sure if there's a long-term dif- sible tumor formation. ference or whether it's just that More studies need to be done dehydrated skin doesn't look as on the relationship between diet and skin, says Dr. Stephen Stone, good. "Where's the scientific proof? I a Springfield, Ill., dermatologist. love to see facts — comparisons "We really don't know for sure of your skin after three months of why a lot of these things work," drinking eight glasses of water Dr. Stone says. 'There's vitamin per day and three months of not C, for example, which is an an- drinking water, except as your tioxidant. It's not a sunscreen, but taste buds tell you. That work used on sun-damaged skin there's hasn't been done." some evidence it does block sun There have been studies on de- damage. That's why it's caught ficient diets. on." "In deficient diets there are all Eating an orange or drinking a sorts of problems with skin," Dr. glass of orange juice, both high in Stone says. "There are cutaneous vitamin C, doesn't do the same signs of vitamin A deficiency, vi- thing. tamin B deficiency, vitamin C de- "One of the problems is there is ficiency where you get bruising so much folklore out about vita- and bleeding from the gums. The mins " Dr. Stone says. Alpha hydroxy acids, touted as skin gets very fragile, eas y am- fruit acids, glycolic and lactic acids, aged." occur naturally in foods. MostDo extra vitamins help the products available today, howev- skin? "That hasp t really been er, are made synthetically to g et rover," Dr. Stone says. "There a purer form. They have trans- are some people, who when their a formed the cosmetic industry. "For the first time, there are fingernails get soft or split easily, cosmetics that really seem to do use biotin, a naturally occurring something to the skin, to change vitamin. It does seem to help. But it in some way, rather than just is that a placebo effect? The sci- " to paint over it and make it look ence hasn't been done. Dr. Stone says rosacea, an better," Dr. Stone says. "How much they really do to the skin acne-like condition characterized and how much of it is painting by a red face, can be exacerbated ds, which over isn't known. I'm convinced by alcohol and spicy fooin sing enough to recommend them. I re- dilate blood vessels, crea blood circulation to the skin. ally am a believer." Some people feel strongly that He sees a paradox here. rsistent "We all want to look young and adult women who have pe " don't want to have wrinkles, yet acne may be affected by eating eanut butter, Dr. we're spending millions of dollars nuts and p on tanning, which is going to give Stone adds. Fresh fruits and vegetables us wrinkles and make us look old- may be good for your skin. er. "If there's anything to antioxi- "Why do people tan? They think it makes them look better. dants, the fresher the diet, the Why do they use glycolic acid? To more nonprocessed foods, the more antioxidant vitaminss in make themselves look better." The quest to stay young is noth- those foods," Dr. Stone says. 'e- oretically, it should be right, but ing new. `The rich people in Cleopatra's it hasn't been proven." He does not favor taking sup- time took sour milk baths to im- prove their skin. They already plements to help the skin. 'There's no evidence that above knew about lactic acid — that's the only thing that sour milk and beyond the normal amount of antioxidants — which we don't would be doing." There were other uses for sour know what that level is — that foods. Bathing in wine and more is going to make a differ- putting wine on one's face was ence, certainly not for the skin." popular in Cleopatra's time. Sour Using vitamin C skin creams wine contains an alpha hydroxy more than once a day can irritate acid. the skin, Dr. Stone cautions. D Beyond the creams, the right Charlyn Fargo works for Copley food and water seem to make a News Service. difference in skin. ON SALE NOW TOP QUALITY SAVE 70% GLOFIRE GLASSVIEW TOP QUALITY $6997-9997 SAVE 70% O.D SIZES; 33 X 26, 33 X29,40 X29 &48 X29 ANTIQUE BRASS FINISH special purchase SAVE 70% GLOFIRE GLASSTECH $ 1 1 9 97- 1 59 97 O.D. 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