Kemin Industries (Des Moines, IA) says a new study presented in April at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting shows that the company’s Neumentix nootropic ingredient may also support the eyes’ neural tissue.
Kemin’s research partner on the study was the University of Pisa in Italy. At the conference, Rosario Amato, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow from the University of Pisa, presented data gleaned from the study, which was conducted in a rat model of hypertensive glaucoma.
“Our findings emphasized the intraocular pressure–independent antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of Neumentix,” said Amato in a press release.
Massimo Dal Monte, the study’s principal investigator and a professor at the University of Pisa, added, “The research substantiates the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in driving neurodegeneration in retinal ganglion cells, but also demonstrates the potential to counteract these drivers with nutritional strategies.”
According to Kemin’s press release, “The study findings validated Neumentix’s expanded mechanisms of action that are effective for neural tissues beyond the brain. Results indicated the Neumentix, Kemin’s natural spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) extract, sourced from patented plants and characterized by its phenolic complex, works to counteract common degenerative pathways in the eyes and brain.”
To start, begin by dehydrating kombu sheets in an air fryer, oven, or dehydrator until the sheets are crisp. Once crisp, grind the sheets into a fine powder using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Store this versatile powder in an airtight container, and use it as a seasoning or a thickening agent in savory dishes and sauces.
Famously flavorless thickening agents like cornstarch don't provide the added depth of umami flavor that kombu powder offers. Its subtle briny and glutamic taste beautifully complements the earthiness of a mushroom pasta sauce or a cream or tomato-based seafood dish, for instance. It can also deepen the flavors and thicken consistencies in a classic French bouillabaisse or an Italian cioppino.
Regardless of your dish or sauce, adding kombu introduces a unique and transformative umami-rich thickness, establishing it as a fun and magical ingredient in any kitchen.
That’s why when Garner mentioned something called a “pizza cracker” in a recent “Women’s Health” interview, we knew we had to go back through the “Pretend Cooking Show” archives to find the recipe.
“For dinner, I make mom food,” she told “Women’s Health.” “If I’m cooking, it gonna be a roast chicken, it could be mashed potatoes, twice baked potatoes, it could be rice, it could be pizza cracker—where you just take pizza dough and you bake it and it bubbles up.”
After hearing the words “pizza cracker,” we took to her Instagram, where Garner posts all her cooking videos and information, and scrolled back a few years until we finally found a post showing us what this magical-sounding food actually is. Sure, she explained it as a baked pizza crust, but we weren’t sure if there were additional ingredients or toppings or if we could just throw some pizza dough in the oven and call it a day.
The post brought us back to 2018 when Garner shared her favorite pizza dough recipe and explained that “Years ago [she] rolled out extra dough, brushed it with olive oil, sprinkled it with crushed dry thyme, rosemary and a good dose of salt and [her] family’s favorite bread was born. The kids call it #pizzacracker and it is [her] family’s top request.”
It was a good thing we did our research because olive oil and herbs are key to making the pizza cracker taste delicious.
Bailey Fink
How To Make Jennifer Garner's Pizza Cracker
Admittedly, Garner’s pizza cracker is incredibly simple to make using your favorite pizza dough recipe—or Garner’s pizza dough recipe. But, I wanted something even simpler, so I opted to use store-bought pizza dough instead of making one from scratch. That way, the whole thing only took me about 10 minutes to make.
The good thing about this recipe is that, once you have your dough ready, you can basically eyeball everything. You can use as much or as little dough as you want and sprinkle as many herbs and seasonings on it as your heart desires.
The key to the pizza cracker is rolling out the dough incredibly thin so that it bubbles up while cooking—and also to keep an eye on it while it’s in the oven. I only baked it for 8 minutes and it got a little brown (as you can see), so I probably should have pulled it out after 6 minutes.
Garner has never really explained how she serves the pizza cracker—whether it’s just as-is, like a crispy pita chip, with a dipping sauce, or even with a plate of meat and cheeses. In the “Women’s Health” interview, it sounds like she serves it as the starch with her main course and salad—but again, whether it’s just eaten plain remains unknown.
While it's tasty on its own, I think it needs a little something more because it really is just like a cracker, and what’s a cracker if not a vessel for something else? I’d probably serve it with soup or a burrata salad—or really anything that you can dip it in. It’d even be delicious with just a bowl of warm pizza sauce for dipping so that it’s truly a pizza cracker.
However you decide to serve it, it really doesn’t get much easier than a hunk of store-bought pizza dough, olive oil, and herbs, so it’s definitely worth giving the recipe a try.
This 3 ingredient Biscoff Cake is so easy and so delicious. It tastes like a blondie or brownie but is delightfully simple to make! Requiring just Biscoff spread, eggs and baking powder it takes no time to mix up so that you're never away from a delicious home-made cake! If you love Biscoff this cake is for you and this is a pushy easy recipe. I called her Cookie!
When I first heard about this cake I was intrigued. Would it be delicious or just delicious considering the minimal effort? Well the first time I tried it, it was pretty good but it had something missing. And when I made it again and added a few ingredients then the cake absolutely popped! While it was decent as a 3 ingredient cake, adding just a few spices and salt elevates it to delicious!
What is Biscoff? Biscoff is also known as Speculoos, a brand of Belgian cookies that originated in the early 20th century. The name "Biscoff" is a combination of the words "biscuit" and "coffee" because these cookies were traditionally served with coffee in Europe. Biscoff cookies are thin, crisp and caramelised rectangular shaped biscuits with a lovely spiced aroma from speculoos spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger). The biscuits became hugely popular and since then they've brought out a Biscoff spread that has become phenomenally popular. This highly addictive spread is used much like peanut butter and is made using Biscoff cookies processed until smooth (or chunky).
Is this Biscoff Cake gluten free? While this recipe doesn't use flour, Biscoff is made up of blending up cookies so it already contains flour. Sorry for any GF eaters!
This Biscoff Cake was one of the many cakes that I brought to Mother's day lunch. Ever since I got the elevated cholesterol results I've cut out cakes for both of us and that means that there's always cake in the freezer or fridge waiting to be eaten or given away. This time I brought 5 cakes including one that Valentina brought me from Honey & Walnut.
This year Mr NQN's sister Araluen was hosting Mother's Day at her house. A few months ago she moved from an apartment in the Northern Beaches to a house the Inner West with her daughter Aura Lily and new fiancé Ben. She started looking after dogs as a way to earn a bit of extra money and absolutely loves it. This week she was looking after a little oodle called Wolfgang.
At a glance Wolfgang could be Teddy or his twin at least. When Tuulikki walked in she greeted Wolfgang with "Hello Teddy!". We brought Teddy and Milo over. Araluen said that Wolfgang was rather shy with other dogs and would take a while to settle but as soon as the three met they were instant friends (it's an oodle thing).
Wolfgang
The mums in the family were supposed to have the day off cooking so it was up to the guys to make food (Mr NQN was off the hook as I'd already baked everything). Everyone enjoyed salads, bread, dips, salami and cheeses. We served the 5 cakes and an enormous fruit salad.
Teddy
Then the kids got restless. There are three kids in the family: Aura Lily and her two younger cousins Jett and Finn who are Amaya and Laporello's sons. And when Aura and Jett get together it's like she has petrol and he has matches and they rev each other up so that they go crazy. They got dressed up and invited an adult of their choosing to the back room under the pretense that they wanted to show them something.
Then they "trapped" them in there. The first victims were Laporello and Arran (Ben's brother). The kids slipped another adult a note reading, "We have the bald guy (Laporello) and the karaoke guy (Arran holds karaoke nights). This is a ransom note. PTO" and on the other side the note read, "GIVE US MONEY".
They actually managed to get cold hard cash from people this way. They repeated it with almost all of the adults except for a few of us and then started on the dogs. I wondered if it was the start of a life of crime.
Finn, the lone voice of justice
However there was one lone voice that stopped them. Jett's younger brother Finn was indignant when it came to them kidnapping his mother and got very cross at his brother Jett. He also told him off indignantly shouting, "I like the dogs! Leave them alone and stop kidnapping them!" before pushing his abashed brother into the room and locking the door. So I think there's hope yet for the wannabe criminals and that may be in the form of a 5 year old justice crusader!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you like Biscoff? Would you have been the criminal in this situation or the justice crusader?
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? Share your creations by tagging @notquitenigella on Instagram with the hashtag #notquitenigella
3 Ingredient (Plus Spices!) Biscoff Cake
Rated 5.0 out of 5 by 3 readers
An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
500g/1.1lbs smooth Biscoff spread
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
1/2 teaspoon fine salt (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
For icing
150g/5ozs Biscoff spread
3 Biscoff cookies
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 160C/320F and line a 7 or 8 inch round springform tin with parchment. Remove all of the foil seal from the top of the Biscoff jar and microwave for 40-50 seconds or until liquid and pourable - the more liquid it is, the easier it will be to mix in. Pour the Biscoff spread into a large bowl and whisk in the baking powder, spices and salt with a large balloon whisk. Then whisk in the beaten eggs until you get a shiny, evenly textured batter (watch out for chunks of Biscoff).
Step 2 - Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes for an 8 inch cake or 50 minutes for a 7 inch cake (or until the centre is no longer wobbly). Place on a cooling rack and cool completely. Then turn the cake upside down and place on a serving plate. Melt the 150g/5ozs of Biscoff in the microwave for 30 seconds and then pour it over the top of the cake. Use a knife or spoon to coax the icing to the edge to make drips.
Step 3 - Place one Lotus biscoff cookie in the centre and place the remaining two cookies in a ziplock bag and bash with a rolling pin. Sprinkle around the edge using a teaspoon.
Experts suggest wearing sunscreen all day long, especially during the sunny summer days. There is no question that excess sun exposure causes skin cancer.
But with so many brands and types of sunscreen to choose from, picking the right one can be overwhelming.
Dermatologist Dr. Steven Grekin, founder of the Grekin Skin Institute, says the the ingredients in sunscreen are the most important factors to consider when buying.
In 2021, a report identified benzene -- a chemical known to cause cancer -- in dozens of sunscreen and after-sun care products. Benzene is not an ingredient in sunscreen and its presence was a manufacturing issue, but experts say it’s still important to know what you’re buying and how to use it.
First, be sure to wear sunscreen every single day. Grekin recommends lotions over sprays.
“I think that spray-on sunscreens sell the convenience, but I really don’t think we’re very efficient at it,” Grekin said. “Anybody that’s ever tried to spray paint something knows that when we’re spraying with the can, we’re missing certain areas. The uniformity of coverage is not great. When you rub on a cream or a lotion, you absolutely see where it is, so you know you’re covering all of the areas.”
Grekin also recommends purchasing and using a sunscreen that has physical blocking agents in it.
“For me, it’s not about the brand, it’s about the ingredients,” Grekin said. “It’s zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, these are physical blocks.
“Chemical sunscreens try to absorb the rays and not allow them to get into your skin. I don’t want the rays even to penetrate. I don’t want any absorption, I want blockage. So I want titanium and zinc oxide,” he said.
Experts urge people to use a sunscreen with a 30 SPF or higher.
Also, be sure to check the expiration dates on your sunscreen. Don’t use sunscreen that has expired.
Grekin says to make sure you’re putting enough sunscreen on each time you apply it.
“Remember, to put [sunscreen] on a normal-sized human being, you need a shot glass full of sunscreen,” he said.
Sunscreen isn’t waterproof or sweat proof, and should be reapplied at least every two hours -- especially if you’re spending time in the water.
This 3 ingredient Biscoff Cake is so easy and so delicious. It tastes like a blondie or brownie but is delightfully simple to make! Requiring just Biscoff spread, eggs and baking powder it takes no time to mix up so that you're never away from a delicious home-made cake! If you love Biscoff this cake is for you and this is a pushy easy recipe. I called her Cookie!
When I first heard about this cake I was intrigued. Would it be delicious or just delicious considering the minimal effort? Well the first time I tried it, it was pretty good but it had something missing. And when I made it again and added a few ingredients then the cake absolutely popped! While it was decent as a 3 ingredient cake, adding just a few spices and salt elevates it to delicious!
What is Biscoff? Biscoff is also known as Speculoos, a brand of Belgian cookies that originated in the early 20th century. The name "Biscoff" is a combination of the words "biscuit" and "coffee" because these cookies were traditionally served with coffee in Europe. Biscoff cookies are thin, crisp and caramelised rectangular shaped biscuits with a lovely spiced aroma from speculoos spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger). The biscuits became hugely popular and since then they've brought out a Biscoff spread that has become phenomenally popular. This highly addictive spread is used much like peanut butter and is made using Biscoff cookies processed until smooth (or chunky).
Is this Biscoff Cake gluten free? While this recipe doesn't use flour, Biscoff is made up of blending up cookies so it already contains flour. Sorry for any GF eaters!
This Biscoff Cake was one of the many cakes that I brought to Mother's day lunch. Ever since I got the elevated cholesterol results I've cut out cakes for both of us and that means that there's always cake in the freezer or fridge waiting to be eaten or given away. This time I brought 5 cakes including one that Valentina brought me from Honey & Walnut.
This year Mr NQN's sister Araluen was hosting Mother's Day at her house. A few months ago she moved from an apartment in the Northern Beaches to a house the Inner West with her daughter Aura Lily and new fiancé Ben. She started looking after dogs as a way to earn a bit of extra money and absolutely loves it. This week she was looking after a little oodle called Wolfgang.
At a glance Wolfgang could be Teddy or his twin at least. When Tuulikki walked in she greeted Wolfgang with "Hello Teddy!". We brought Teddy and Milo over. Araluen said that Wolfgang was rather shy with other dogs and would take a while to settle but as soon as the three met they were instant friends (it's an oodle thing).
Wolfgang
The mums in the family were supposed to have the day off cooking so it was up to the guys to make food (Mr NQN was off the hook as I'd already baked everything). Everyone enjoyed salads, bread, dips, salami and cheeses. We served the 5 cakes and an enormous fruit salad.
Teddy
Then the kids got restless. There are three kids in the family: Aura Lily and her two younger cousins Jett and Finn who are Amaya and Laporello's sons. And when Aura and Jett get together it's like she has petrol and he has matches and they rev each other up so that they go crazy. They got dressed up and invited an adult of their choosing to the back room under the pretense that they wanted to show them something.
Then they "trapped" them in there. The first victims were Laporello and Arran (Ben's brother). The kids slipped another adult a note reading, "We have the bald guy (Laporello) and the karaoke guy (Arran holds karaoke nights). This is a ransom note. PTO" and on the other side the note read, "GIVE US MONEY".
They actually managed to get cold hard cash from people this way. They repeated it with almost all of the adults except for a few of us and then started on the dogs. I wondered if it was the start of a life of crime.
Finn, the lone voice of justice
However there was one lone voice that stopped them. Jett's younger brother Finn was indignant when it came to them kidnapping his mother and got very cross at his brother Jett. He also told him off indignantly shouting, "I like the dogs! Leave them alone and stop kidnapping them!" before pushing his abashed brother into the room and locking the door. So I think there's hope yet for the wannabe criminals and that may be in the form of a 5 year old justice crusader!
So tell me Dear Reader, do you like Biscoff? Would you have been the criminal in this situation or the justice crusader?
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? Share your creations by tagging @notquitenigella on Instagram with the hashtag #notquitenigella
3 Ingredient (Plus Spices!) Biscoff Cake
Rated 5.0 out of 5 by 2 readers
An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
500g/1.1lbs smooth Biscoff spread
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
1/2 teaspoon fine salt (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
For icing
150g/5ozs Biscoff spread
3 Biscoff cookies
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 160C/320F and line a 7 or 8 inch round springform tin with parchment. Remove all of the foil seal from the top of the Biscoff jar and microwave for 40-50 seconds or until liquid and pourable - the more liquid it is, the easier it will be to mix in. Pour the Biscoff spread into a large bowl and whisk in the baking powder, spices and salt with a large balloon whisk. Then whisk in the beaten eggs until you get a shiny, evenly textured batter (watch out for chunks of Biscoff).
Step 2 - Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes for an 8 inch cake or 50 minutes for a 7 inch cake (or until the centre is no longer wobbly). Place on a cooling rack and cool completely. Then turn the cake upside down and place on a serving plate. Melt the 150g/5ozs of Biscoff in the microwave for 30 seconds and then pour it over the top of the cake. Use a knife or spoon to coax the icing to the edge to make drips.
Step 3 - Place one Lotus biscoff cookie in the centre and place the remaining two cookies in a ziplock bag and bash with a rolling pin. Sprinkle around the edge using a teaspoon.
Deepika Padukone's love for turmeric to Priyanka Chopra rooting for coconut oil, here are the ingredients that Bollywood celebrities swear by in daily skincare
Bollywood celebrities are known for their radiant and flawless skin but while individual skincare routines may vary, there are some ingredients that Bollywood celebrities often swear by for their daily skincare. While those ingredients are commonly associated with Bollywood celebrities' skincare routines, it's important to note that individual preferences and skincare needs can vary.
Bollywood celebrities and the ingredients they swear by in their daily skincare (Photo by Twitter/SBollybuzz)
Here are 7 beauty ingredients that Bollywood celebrities swear by in their daily skincare -
Turmeric: Turmeric is a popular ingredient in Indian skincare. Its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties help brighten the skin, reduce acne, and even out the skin tone. Celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have mentioned using turmeric-based face masks or incorporating it into their skincare routines.
Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is a versatile ingredient widely used in Indian skincare. It is known for its moisturizing properties and is often used as a natural makeup remover or added to face and body moisturizers. Celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor Khan have expressed their love for coconut oil in their beauty routines.
Sandalwood: Sandalwood has been used in Indian skincare for centuries. It has soothing and cooling properties that help calm irritated skin and promote a healthy complexion. Many Bollywood celebrities, including Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt, incorporate sandalwood-based products like face masks or face packs into their skincare rituals.
Aloe Vera: Aloe vera is a widely recognized ingredient known for its hydrating and soothing properties. It helps moisturise the skin without leaving a greasy residue and can be used to treat acne or sunburns. Bollywood celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty often use aloe vera gel as part of their skincare routines.
Rose Water: Rose water has a long-standing reputation in Indian beauty rituals. It is known for its refreshing and toning properties and is often used as a natural facial mist or toner. Many Bollywood celebrities, including Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Anushka Sharma, have mentioned incorporating rose water into their daily skincare routines.
Neem: Neem is an herb with antibacterial and antifungal properties. It is used in various skincare products, especially for acne-prone skin, to help control breakouts and clarify the complexion. Bollywood celebrities like Kriti Sanon and Vidya Balan have spoken about using neem-based products for their skincare needs.
Saffron: Saffron is a luxurious ingredient known for its skin-brightening properties. It is often used in face masks, creams, or serums to promote a radiant complexion. Celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut have mentioned saffron-infused skincare products as part of their beauty regimens.
It's always recommended to understand your own skin type, concerns, and consult with a dermatologist or skincare professional before incorporating new ingredients or products into your routine.
That’s why when Garner mentioned something called a “pizza cracker” in a recent “Women’s Health” interview, we knew we had to go back through the “Pretend Cooking Show” archives to find the recipe.
“For dinner, I make mom food,” she told “Women’s Health.” “If I’m cooking, it gonna be a roast chicken, it could be mashed potatoes, twice baked potatoes, it could be rice, it could be pizza cracker—where you just take pizza dough and you bake it and it bubbles up.”
After hearing the words “pizza cracker,” we took to her Instagram, where Garner posts all her cooking videos and information, and scrolled back a few years until we finally found a post showing us what this magical-sounding food actually is. Sure, she explained it as a baked pizza crust, but we weren’t sure if there were additional ingredients or toppings or if we could just throw some pizza dough in the oven and call it a day.
The post brought us back to 2018 when Garner shared her favorite pizza dough recipe and explained that “Years ago [she] rolled out extra dough, brushed it with olive oil, sprinkled it with crushed dry thyme, rosemary and a good dose of salt and [her] family’s favorite bread was born. The kids call it #pizzacracker and it is [her] family’s top request.”
It was a good thing we did our research because olive oil and herbs are key to making the pizza cracker taste delicious.
Bailey Fink
How To Make Jennifer Garner's Pizza Cracker
Admittedly, Garner’s pizza cracker is incredibly simple to make using your favorite pizza dough recipe—or Garner’s pizza dough recipe. But, I wanted something even simpler, so I opted to use store-bought pizza dough instead of making one from scratch. That way, the whole thing only took me about 10 minutes to make.
The good thing about this recipe is that, once you have your dough ready, you can basically eyeball everything. You can use as much or as little dough as you want and sprinkle as many herbs and seasonings on it as your heart desires.
The key to the pizza cracker is rolling out the dough incredibly thin so that it bubbles up while cooking—and also to keep an eye on it while it’s in the oven. I only baked it for 8 minutes and it got a little brown (as you can see), so I probably should have pulled it out after 6 minutes.
Garner has never really explained how she serves the pizza cracker—whether it’s just as-is, like a crispy pita chip, with a dipping sauce, or even with a plate of meat and cheeses. In the “Women’s Health” interview, it sounds like she serves it as the starch with her main course and salad—but again, whether it’s just eaten plain remains unknown.
While it's tasty on its own, I think it needs a little something more because it really is just like a cracker, and what’s a cracker if not a vessel for something else? I’d probably serve it with soup or a burrata salad—or really anything that you can dip it in. It’d even be delicious with just a bowl of warm pizza sauce for dipping so that it’s truly a pizza cracker.
However you decide to serve it, it really doesn’t get much easier than a hunk of store-bought pizza dough, olive oil, and herbs, so it’s definitely worth giving the recipe a try.
If you plan to try using EverCrisp to enhance the texture of fried foods at home, then you need to understand how to make the most of this secret ingredient. For the best results, you should replace 20% of the four you use to coat the food you plan to fry with wheat dextrin. This will help the food not only become crisper, but to stay crunchy longer.
For an exceptional crispy experience, consider applying it to classic fried dishes. Sprinkle EverCrisp on the coating of your fried chicken or toss freshly fried or oven-baked fries with EverCrisp. Coat your onion rings with EverCrisp to create a light and crispy layer that complements the sweet and savory flavors of the onions. You can even use it for a tempura-like crunch by dipping vegetables such as zucchini, broccoli, or mushrooms in a batter mixed with EverCrisp. Fry until golden and enjoy the enhanced texture.
To get started, pick the correct cut of beef for your pot roast. A lean cut will indeed braise down, but the result will be stringy and unpleasant. Instead, go for a cut of beef that is well-marbled and full of connective tissue that will break down in the braise and give your pot roast a rounded mouthfeel and gobs of beefy flavor. Chuck roast is the classic choice for pot roast, but brisket or bottom-round roast work just as well.
First, season the beef with salt and pepper and sear until a rich brown crust develops. If so desired, you can add flour to the outside of your beef, which aids with the browning and thickens the braising liquid that you may want to use as a sauce. Once browned, add chopped, sliced, spears, or whole dill pickles and brine to your preference in the pot. Then add back in your beef, cover, and place in a low-temperature oven to braise in all that pickle goodness over the course of several hours.
While pickles can shine alone with a pot roast, feel free to add other ingredients to the braise, such as mirepoix, beef stock, wine, or herbs. Another riff on pickle pot roast is a staple of the Magnolia State. Mississippi pot roast swaps out briny peperoncini and their juice for the pickles, and also adds ranch dressing and onion soup mixes. The result is a tender roast that is anything but ho-hum.
Martha Stewart's dermatologist, Dhaval G. Bhanusali has shared tips on how Martha keeps her skin glowing and youthful - plus, the one ingredient he swears by to keep aging skin taut and bouncy.
Despite what the public has speculated in the past, Martha gave an interview shortly after her Sports Illustrated cover came out where she reinforced that she's never had plastic surgery. So the question remains: How the heck does Martha Stewart get her skin so good?! Luckily, her dermatologist, Dhaval G. Bhanusali, recently gave an interview where he explained a key part of her skincare regime and his top tips for keeping her skin looking healthy and taut - and we're stealing all of them!
Martha Stewart
There are a lot of skincare ingredients out there that estheticians and dermatologists tout as being effective in a skincare routine, but Dr. Bhanusali says that there is one ingredient Martha uses that reigns supreme in terms of efficacy: retinol creams and serums.
"A lot of people really sleep on retinoids and how much they can really do," he said. Retinol increases cellular turnover, helping to ensure your skin stays blemish-free and glowing for as long as possible. He recommends starting on it as early as your teen years, but if you're way past your teen years, don't worry - it's never too late.
Aside from effective skincare ingredients, Dr. Bhanusali stresses the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, regardless of age. "I have to always get the elephant out of the room with somebody like Martha: she's literally the healthiest human being I've ever met," he says.
Wondering how to use retinol? Simply dab this nighttime serum onto your skin before bed to help reverse visible signs of aging and even out skin tone - helping you look just like Martha in no time!View Deal
According to Dr. Bhanusali, Martha takes her diet and exercise very seriously. "She grows her food on her farm, she gets up every morning and has the best green juice on Earth. I've had it before — it's incredible," he says. She also mentioned in her Sports Illustrated cover story that she focuses on going to pilates at least twice a week to stay strong, and has kept up with the workout classes even after shooting her bathing suit cover.
Plus, as cliche as it may sound, Dr. Bhanusali says that an outer glow isn't really possible without an inner glow - aka, radiating kindness and love. "That inner glow — I know it sounds super cliché, but it's honest, and you see it with people all the time," he said.
Martha Stewart's dermatologist, Dhaval G. Bhanusali has shared tips on how Martha keeps her skin glowing and youthful - plus, the one ingredient he swears by to keep aging skin taut and bouncy.
Despite what the public has speculated in the past, Martha gave an interview shortly after her Sports Illustrated cover came out where she reinforced that she's never had plastic surgery. So the question remains: How the heck does Martha Stewart get her skin so good?! Luckily, her dermatologist, Dhaval G. Bhanusali, recently gave an interview where he explained a key part of her skincare regime and his top tips for keeping her skin looking healthy and taut - and we're stealing all of them!
Martha Stewart
There are a lot of skincare ingredients out there that estheticians and dermatologists tout as being effective in a skincare routine, but Dr. Bhanusali says that there is one ingredient Martha uses that reigns supreme in terms of efficacy: retinol creams and serums.
"A lot of people really sleep on retinoids and how much they can really do," he said. Retinol increases cellular turnover, helping to ensure your skin stays blemish-free and glowing for as long as possible. He recommends starting on it as early as your teen years, but if you're way past your teen years, don't worry - it's never too late.
Aside from effective skincare ingredients, Dr. Bhanusali stresses the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, regardless of age. "I have to always get the elephant out of the room with somebody like Martha: she's literally the healthiest human being I've ever met," he says.
Wondering how to use retinol? Simply dab this nighttime serum onto your skin before bed to help reverse visible signs of aging and even out skin tone - helping you look just like Martha in no time!View Deal
According to Dr. Bhanusali, Martha takes her diet and exercise very seriously. "She grows her food on her farm, she gets up every morning and has the best green juice on Earth. I've had it before — it's incredible," he says. She also mentioned in her Sports Illustrated cover story that she focuses on going to pilates at least twice a week to stay strong, and has kept up with the workout classes even after shooting her bathing suit cover.
Plus, as cliche as it may sound, Dr. Bhanusali says that an outer glow isn't really possible without an inner glow - aka, radiating kindness and love. "That inner glow — I know it sounds super cliché, but it's honest, and you see it with people all the time," he said.
