As we age, our skin changes. Over time, the natural volume of youthful skin begins to diminish as wrinkles and folds form. But, with Juvéderm™ injectable hyaluronic acid gel, you don’t have to just sit back and let it happen!

Hyaluronic acid plays an important role in the way your skin looks, feels, and functions. A natural complex of glycoproteins found in all mammals, it is a major component of the connective tissue matrix in the dermis—the dense, inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis. This important layer of tissue functions like carpet pad under a carpet giving your skin a soft supple cushion-like feel. It consists mainly of hyaluronic acid plus collagen and elastin, the body’s two major connective fibers.

Hyaluronic acid retains water like a sponge, absorbing more than 1,000 times its weight. This helps to attract and maintain water within the extracellular space, hydrating your skin and increasing its volume and density. Hyaluronic acid is also involved with the transport of essential nutrients to the skin’s viable cells. Hyaluronic acid provides volume, helping to contribute to the skin’s overall appearance.

As you age and your skin is exposed to environmental pollutants and the sun’s ultraviolet rays, your cells gradually lose the ability to produce hyaluronic acid. Studies have shown that older skin typically has lower levels of hyaluronic acid than younger skin. As you age, your skin tissue becomes dehydrated and the collagen and elastin fibers lose their structure, resulting in a loss of skin volume and the formation of the facial wrinkles and folds that are common characteristics of aged skin.

Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers like Juvéderm™ injectable hyaluronic acid gel can help to temporarily replace the lost hyaluronic acid and restore your skin’s volume and smooth, natural appearance.

Juvéderm™ gel is gently injected under the skin or into the lips to instantly restore volume and smooth away facial wrinkles and folds, like your “smile lines” or “parentheses” (nasolabial folds—the creases that run from the bottom of your nose to the corners of your mouth).

Juvéderm™ provides a smooth, natural look and feel—so everyone will notice (but no one will know)! In fact, studies show superior results of Juvéderm™ compared to a collagen-based dermal filler.^†

• Almost 90% of all study volunteers who were treated with both Juvéderm™ injectable gel and another dermal filler^† preferred Juvéderm™!
• Juvéderm™ injectable gel is the first FDA-approved hyaluronic acid dermal filler that is proven to be safe and effective for persons of color.

Benefits of JUVÉDERM™ Injectable Gel

Hyaluronic acid dermal fillers like Juvéderm™ injectable gel offer a safe and effective nonsurgical option for smoothing facial wrinkles and folds. In fact, they are the fastest growing nonsurgical aesthetic procedure in the United States according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.¹ But all dermal fillers are not the same!

Choosing JUVÉDERM™ injectable gel makes a difference:

• Juvéderm™ is the ONLY hyaluronic acid (HA) filler FDA approved* to last up to 1 year. Our unique manufacturing process provides a high concentration of cross-linked hyaluronic acid for long-lasting results. It also creates a smooth consistency gel that flows easily into the skin and provides a smooth, natural look and feel—so everyone will notice (but no one will know)! Only Juvéderm™ is so smooth—other hyaluronic acid fillers currently on the market are made of granular consistency gels.**
• Juvéderm™ is a “next-generation” non-animal dermal filler that is made from hyaluronic acid—a naturally occurring substance that plays a vital role in hydrating your skin and replenishing its natural volume. No allergy skin tests are needed prior to receiving treatment.**
• Proven safety and effectiveness: Juvéderm™ injectable gel is the first FDA-approved hyaluronic acid dermal filler proven safe and effective in persons of color.
• Quick and easy procedure: Juvéderm™ injectable gel is a nonsurgical physician-administered treatment that requires no allergy skin test and minimal recovery or downtime.
• Personalized treatment: Juvéderm™ injectable gel is available in two formulations— Juvéderm™ Ultra for versatility in contouring and volumizing facial wrinkles and folds, and Juvéderm™ Ultra Plus, a more robust formulation for volumizing and correcting deeper folds and wrinkles. This allows your doctor to tailor treatment to meet your unique needs.

What to Expect During Treatment

Because Juvéderm™ injectable gel is a simple, nonsurgical wrinkle treatment, there is minimal recovery or downtime. So you can make an appointment to stop by your healthcare professional’s office for treatment on the way home from work or the gym, or even while the kids are at soccer practice—and get right back to your life. Here’s what to expect when you visit your healthcare professional’s office for treatment. (Please note that although this experience is typical, the routine at your healthcare professional’s office may be different.)

Before you go: Some doctors recommend that you avoid any medications that can prolong bleeding, such as aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), for at least a week prior to treatment in order to reduce the risk of bruising and bleeding at the injection site. Ask your healthcare professional what he or she recommends.

When you arrive: If this is your first visit, your healthcare professional will ask about your medical history, including any allergies you may have or medications you may take, and will tell you more about wrinkle treatment with Juvéderm™. Juvéderm™ injectable gel does not require an allergy test.

Determining your treatment needs: Your healthcare professional will examine the soft tissue of your face to assess the depth of wrinkles and folds to determine your treatment. Juvéderm™ injectable gel is available in two formulations—Juvéderm™ Ultra for versatility in contouring and volumizing facial wrinkles and folds, and Juvéderm™ Ultra Plus, a robust formulation for volumizing and correcting deeper folds and wrinkles. This allows your healthcare professional to better tailor treatment to your unique needs. They may even take pre-treatment photographs so you can see the difference after treatment!

Before the procedure: Although anesthesia is not required, your healthcare professional may use topical or injectable anesthesia to numb the treatment area first.

The procedure: Your healthcare professional will ease the Juvéderm™ injectable gel under your skin to augment, or fill, wrinkles and folds. Following the injection, your healthcare professional may gently massage the treated areas. The procedure is quick and easy. The injection itself usually takes only about 15 minutes.

After the procedure: With Juvéderm™, there is minimal recovery or downtime.

For the first 24 hours following treatment, you should avoid strenuous exercise, excessive sun or heat exposure, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in order to help minimize the risks of temporary redness, swelling, and/or itching at the treatment sites. After the treatment, some temporary injection-related reactions may occur, including redness, pain, firmness, swelling, and bumps. Studies have shown that these are usually mild to moderate in nature and clear up on their own in 7 days or less. If you experience swelling at the injection site, you can apply an ice pack for a brief period. Your healthcare professional will tell you when makeup may be applied after your treatment.

Seeing results: You should see an immediate improvement in the treatment areas. Most patients need one treatment to achieve optimal wrinkle smoothing. And one treatment could smooth your lines and wrinkles for up to 1 year! However, results may vary and correction is temporary. Supplemental “touch up” treatments may be required to achieve and maintain optimal results.

Overview
Hormones exert a powerful influence over a woman’s health. Estrogens protect a woman from cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis and are vital for fertility. Progesterone levels affect mood, and balance the tissue proliferative effect of Estrogen. Testosterone increases energy, libido, and muscle.

A comprehensive assessment of your hormonal balance can be made by measuring Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol, DHEA, Progesterone, and Testosterone. Informed decisions regarding the need to initiate Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), or how to individualize therapy can then be made to maximize the health benefits of BHRT. Individual differences in hormone metabolism make monitored therapy the best choice for long term health.

Careful monitoring and individualization of BHRT can provide women with the benefits of supplemented natural Estrogen while reducing the risk of uterine, ovarian and breast cancer. (An increased cancer risk has been associated with conjugated Estrogen or synthetically modified hormone use. This is not the case with bio-identical or natural hormone use.)

Estrogen

With advancing age, a woman’s ovarian function declines, leading to a decline in the production of Estrogen. This decline leads to vasomotor instability that causes hot flashes. It also causes decreased muscle mass, which is then replaced by fibrous tissue. Thinning skin is due to a loss of connective tissue support and elasticity. Vaginal mucous membranes also become thin and dry and breast tissue begins to sag. Supplementing natural Estriol (E3) can help stop many of these undesirable effects associated with menopause.

Progesterone
Progesterone is also produced by the ovaries from cholesterol. It has its own unique hormonal functions, but a certain amount is also converted into Estrogen. Progesterone increases uterine secretions and stimulates calcium deposits into bone tissue. It also helps regulate salt, control blood sugar, calms the nervous system and promote a healthy thymus gland. Supplementing natural Progesterone can help maintain these healthful benefits. You should have approximately ten times more Progesterone than Estriol for optimal balance.

Testosterone
When a woman’s ovarian function declines in the years before and during natural menopause, so does the amount of Testosterone she produces. Between a woman’s 20s and 40s the amount of Testosterone circulating in her blood declines about 50%. If a woman starts synthetic Estrogen Replacement Therapy at menopause, her blood levels of Testosterone drop even further due to a biochemical reaction.

Symptoms such as fatigue, muscle wasting, low sex drive, decreased sexual stimulation, and diminished sense of well-being can be due to a Testosterone deficiency. These symptoms may be significantly improved with natural Testosterone replacement.

DHEA
DHEA is the most abundant steroid in the body. DHEA is a steroid precursor produced by the adrenal gland and converted to Testosterone and the Estrogens. DHEA levels decrease dramatically with age. Adequate DHEA levels give the body the building blocks necessary to produce these hormones. Low levels of DHEA are associated with and increase in coronary artery disease, muscle wasting, abdominal fat and osteoporosis. Taking DHEA reverses these processes and may also increase the sense of well-being.

Hormone levels affect health and well-being.
Monitoring hormone therapy increases therapy benefits while reducing side effects.
Due to individual differences in hormone absorption and metabolism, the hormone dosage required to attain physiologic levels will vary by patient and method of administration.

References

1. Samsioe G. The endometrium: effects of estrogen and estrogen-progestogen replacement therapy. Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud 1994;39 Suppl 2:84-92
2. Davis S. Androgen replacement in women: a commentary. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 Jun;84(6):1886-91
3. Watts NB. Hulka BS. Epidemilogical analysis of breast and gynecological cancers. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1997;396:17-29.
4. Rosano GM, Panina G. Cardiovascular pharmacology of hormone replacement therapy. Drugs Aging 1999 Sep;15(3):219-34

Flavinox is the ultimate defense against seasonal allergies. This amazing all natural, non-drowsy, fast acting formula can stop the watery itchy eyes, runny nose and head congestion associated with seasonal allergies so you can function again.

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Vitis vinifera (Grape) seeds contain a flavanol group similar to bioflavonoids, but distinct by being more highly water-soluble, bioavailable and electrophillic (capable of scavenging free radicals - shown to be 20 times more potent than Vitamin C and 50 times more potent than Vitamin E).

The highest quality standardized Grape Seed Extract contains 98-100% polyphenols, including Catechin, Epicatechin and Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin Complexes (OPC), which are composed of dimers, trimers, and tetramers (the most bioactive components) but not the longer tannins.

Catechin, and especially the stabilized Catechins found in OPC, reduce excessive histamine release from mast cells and prevent its production by blocking the enzyme histidine decarboxylase. OPC also inhibits the excessive production of hyaluronidase, which activates mast cell degranulation and release of histamine into the surrounding tissue.

Camelia sinensis (Green Tea) extract contains at least seven functionally active compounds including (+)-catechin (C), (+)-gallocatechin (GC), (-)-epicatechin (EC), (-)-epigallo-catechin (EGC), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) and (-)-epigallo-catechin gallate (EGCG). It has been shown to possess very strong antioxidant activity against hydroxyl (OH) and superoxide (02-) free radicals, as well as lipid peroxidation. It has been shown to be many times more potent than Vitamin C or Vitamin E, to protect against Vitamin E consumption by free radicals and to chelate Iron. Green Tea provides potent anti-allergy activity as well as antimutagenic activity. (+)Catechin and (-)Epicatechin have been shown to inhibit deoxyribose (DNA) damage by reacting with hydroxyl (OH) free radicals.), antibacterial, hypocholesterolemic, antitumor and cancer preventive activities. The active Green Tea compounds were tested in vitro against each of four human tumor cells lines (MCF-7 breast carcinoma, HT-29 colon carcinoma, A-427 lung carcinoma and UACC-375 melanoma) and found to possess significant chemopreventive activity.

Quercetin is another important flavonoid. It is a potent antioxidant of its own and functions in sparing Vitamin C. It has significant anti-allergy activity through its ability to inhibit both the manufacture and release of histamine and other allergic / inflammatory agents. Quercetin also demonstrates significant antitumor activity against a wide range of cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma; leukemia; and cancers of the breast, ovaries, colon, rectum, and brain in animal and in vitro studies.

Vitamin C functions as a principle antioxidant of aqueous (water) environments in the body, both outside and inside the human cells. It is an essential nutrient that the body must consume on a daily basis to survive. Vitamin C is responsible for regenerating Vitamin E and works along with the antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase. It functions as both an antioxidant to protects cells of the body and a pro-oxidant in the fight against viruses. It needs to be taken in association with flavonoids such as OPC and Quercetin for optimal function and buffering of its pro-oxidant effects.
FLAVINOX ™ One Capsule Contains
Vitis vinifera (Grape) seed extract . 98% Proanthocyanidin, Catechin & Epicatechin (water-soluble extract)
50 mg
Camelia sinensis (Green Tea) extract … ( 70% polyphenols) Caffeine Free
100 mg
Quercetin ..
150 mg
Vitamin C ..
200 mg
Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, take one to two capsules, two to three times daily, as desired, or as directed by your health care provider.
Flavinox ™ Antioxidant / Antihistamine Formula
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* The following structure/function claims have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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