| Antioxidant to retard wrinkles discovered by Hebrew University researcher
A new method for fighting skin wrinkles has been developed at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences. In her doctoral research at the university, Dr. Orit Bossi succeeded in isolating a plant-based antioxidant that delays the aging process by countering the breakdown of collagen fibers in the skin. Dr. Bossi conducted her research under the supervision of Zecharia Madar, the Karl Bach Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry at the Hebrew University, and Prof. Shlomo Grossman of Bar-Ilan University. Antioxidants operate against free radicals which cause a breakdown of many tissues in the body, including the skin. When found in small quantities in the body, free radicals are not harmful and are even involved in various physical processes.
Plant a pharmacy in your yard
Long before Tegrin, the heartbreak of psoriasis was likely battled with a healthy coating of sycamore milk or evening primrose oil, rather than the coal tar-based ointment made famous by its 1960s advertisement. A steaming cup of tea brewed from dried dandelions leaves eased bloating, and dried lavender placed under a pillow relieved stress. Gardener Pam Levin doesn't suffer the aforementioned woes, but she could find relief in a bloom-heavy circle behind her Nunica, Mich., home. Levin tends a medicine wheel garden filled wish Ecinachea, evening primrose and goldenrod to create a sacred space for healing tranquillity. If it worked for American Indians, she reasoned, why not give it a try? "We built it to add to our sacred space, to add to the beauty," Levin said of the 4-year-old garden with a peace pole in the center.
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