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FeedPure Radiance – “Nutrition for Your Skin”: The Wisdom of Dr. Al Sears
Beauty Secret Hidden in 90-Year-Old’s Kitchen Cabinet
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Sometimes, breakthroughs come in strange ways. Newton’s apple and gravity… Fleming’s bread and penicillin… Little accidents that led to big discoveries.
Like the secret to healthier, younger-looking skin hidden at the back of a kitchen cupboard.
Here’s the story:
Not long ago, I heard about a dermatologist who spent years researching the best natural skin care ingredients and ways to keep skin looking young. As you can imagine, his dedication made him very popular with his patients.
But he never quite got along with his mother-in-law. You see, he’s very serious about health. And she… Well, she smoked, drank, ate sweets, and fried foods… pretty much everything you shouldn’t do to keep healthy.
In spite of her bad habits, she lived into her 90’s – and had absolutely beautiful skin.
After she passed away, the doctor and his family cleaned out her home. And in her kitchen cupboards, the doctor came across tins of an African tea called rooibos (pronounced: ROY-boss).
The doctor was curious… and made a mental note to look into the strange stuff. He didn’t realize it then, but he’d just uncovered his mother-in-law’s secret to seemingly ageless skin.
A secret I’m about to share with you.
If you come from South Africa – as the mother-in-law’s caretaker did – then you may know about rooibos. But, outside its home country, this herb isn’t well known.
Rooibos is a bushy herb that grows within a very small range. Locals use it to prepare a drink they call red tea. They use red tea for many health conditions, including digestive distress and nervousness. Native healers also apply it topically to soothe dry skin.
And that was the mother-in-law’s beauty secret.
To begin with, red tea is loaded with antioxidants. And here’s why that’s important for your skin:
You see, you’re constantly bombarded by environmental stressors, whether they’re from pollutants in the air or exposure to the sun. This exposure causes the formation of molecules called free radicals that can damage your skin cells. While you’re young, your body’s antioxidant defenses can usually handle this assault.
But our antioxidant defenses become weaker as we grow older. Eventually, the free radicals overwhelm your body’s dwindling defenses… and you can’t keep up with the damage. Without some kind of outside help, your skin begins to lose its tone and show other signs of aging.
But both animal and human studies show the antioxidants in red tea help support the health of your skin.1
And red tea delivers more than just antioxidant power. Japanese researchers confirm it helps soothe your skin, too.2
