Remember Juan Ponce de Leon? Commissioned in September of 1540 by the King of Spain to capture and colonize the isle of Florida, which he had discovered and named in April of 1512. Juan was a contemporary of Columbus, and legend has it that he discovered Florida, while searching for the “Fountain of Youth”.

Come on! Wipe that smile off your face. Is he any different from you? I passed you in Wal-Mart yesterday, when you were purchasing that small jar of “Anti Aging Wrinkle” cream. Admit it; we are all there, hand in glove with old Ponce, searching for that elusive fountain, potion, or elixir that will restore us to our youthful glory.

Eventually we all discover, like Ponce, it does not exist. Oh the cream, as well as other treatments may slow it down but after while age will claim us as her victim.

SLOW HER DOWN
1. Water, Ponce was on the right track. Water, lots of water keeps our skin from dehydrating. Drink it!
2. Smoking dries the skin, as well as the million other dangers that come with it. Stop it!
3. Alcohol destroys the capillaries that nourish your skin’s surface. Refuse it!
4. Bright sun or sunlamps thicken and damage sensitive skin. Avoid it!

Like our famous explorer, you will not find the “Fountain of Youth” but a few precautions can keep you from aging prematurely.