Understanding the Hormone Receptors in Your Face

Murad Resurgence® anti-aging products were specifically developed to combat the signs of Hormonal Aging. But in order to understand how Hormonal Aging leads to loose skin, wrinkles and lines, you first need to understand what a hormone receptor is and how it's related to the aging of your skin. Once you understand the biology of Estrogen and hormone receptors, understanding how to combat the signs of aging skin associated with menopause will make more sense.

What Are Hormone Receptors?
A hormone receptor is a special protein that's found within and on the surface of certain cells throughout the body. A receptor protein is like the "eyes and ears" of a cell. When certain hormones interact with the receptor or bind to it, the receptor tells the cells what to do. Think of it like an on-off switch. When Estrogen interacts with hormone receptors, the receptors tell the body to produce collagen. When there's no Estrogen to tell the cells to produce collagen, production falls off and your skin become looser with deeper wrinkles.

A Quick Review of Hormonal Aging
The collection of symptoms we call Hormonal Aging is the cumulative effect of the skin gradually being deprived of estrogen.  With less estrogen, triggering fewer hormonal receptors, cells produce less collagen.  Without collagen skin starts to lose structural integrity and resilience.  That's why it wrinkles and sags. This effect becomes quite pronounced in the years leading up to and immediately following menopause. up to and immediately following In fact, it's been shown that women lose up to 30% of their collagen in the first five years following menopause. You can read a detailed explanation of Hormonal Aging and how to treat it in the Murad Anti-Aging Treatment and Resource Center.

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Why Does Hormonal Aging Impact the Face So Intensely?
While the signs of aging that are caused by menopause and Hormonal Aging happen all over your body, areas that have a high concentration of hormone receptors will show these signs more dramatically . The face has an extremely high number of estrogen receptors so the impact is quite visible here.

Other Skin Results of Hormonal Aging and Menopause
While you're dealing with the collagen loss related to Hormonal Aging and menopause, you may also experience other related skin discomforts due to your hormonal shift. Skin rashes and even acne breakouts are not uncommon. Excessively dry skin or excessively oily skin may also happen as hormones and their messages to hormone receptors change throughout menopause.

Using Skin Care and Inclusive Health® to Treat Hormonal Aging
While the decline in Estrogen that can lead to Hormonal Aging is inevitable, the way you treat your body and your skin can determine just how visible Hormonal Aging will be The first step you can take to control how visibly you age is to adopt an Inclusive Health lifestyle that protects and promotes the health of every cell in your body.  By combining a cell-building diet to help you  Live Better, you'll ensure that your body is getting everything it needs for all vital systems  including  the Essential Fatty Acids and antioxidants that it needs in order to combat collagen loss and keep skin  firm, strong and younger looking. At the heart of Living Better is "Eating Your Water" in the form of fresh fruits and vegetables as recommended by Dr. Murad's in his best-selling introduction to Inclusive Health, The Water Secret.. In addition to Living Better by making healthy food choices, adopt a targeted topical anti-aging skin care regimen that helps to combat the loss of firmness by hydrating and utilizing active anti-aging ingredients such as Retinol and other Retinoids that can minimize the appearance of wrinkles, promote cell turn-over and help skin's natural collagen renewal. By smoothing and firming skin as you support healthy collagen levels, , you can experience smooth, youthful looking skin during and beyond menopause.

Related Product: Murad Age-Diffusing Serum
Designed to hydrate while inhibiting collagen breakdown, this daily anti-aging treatment plumps skin to reduce sagging while improving overall skin health and strength.

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Menopause is a natural part of the aging process that no woman can avoid, but staying healthy and feeling great is something that all women can do regardless of age. Living an Inclusive Health lifestyle to build Healthy skin that's Better Every Day® is a choice that we all can all make.

If you're ready to begin combating the signs of Hormonal Aging, a great place to start is by exploring the Murad Resurgence Anti-Aging collection, specially developed for menopausal women experiencing Hormonally Aging skin.

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