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Prevent Dry Winter Skin & DEHYDRATION
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B.R.O.K.E Have you noticed how dry your skin feels and looks during the
winter? Cold weather and poor hydration contribute to dry and
SAVINGS RESOURCE Pg. 10 winkled skin. When it is cold, we don't see the need to drink as
Is It A Mindset! A Habit? Or Both? much as we do in warmer weather. In addition, we loose much
more water through evaporation from the skin because of the
RETIREMENT RESOURCE Pg. 11 colder environment outside. Moisture laden heat escapes through
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The skin is the largest organ of the human body and the first organ to
CRYPTOCURRENCY RESOURCE Pg. 15 feel the effects of cold weather and dehydration. In winter, as the
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portion of the blood) become low on water, the brain initiates water
STOCK RESOURCE Pg. 18 conservation; measuring and conserving what water is has on hand.
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in Stocks When temperatures are cold, one of the first things the brain does is
regulate the blood supply of the skin by constricting the flow of
COVER STORY Pg. 21 blood to the skin to a minimum to prevent further loss of water
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blood is shunted deeper into the body to feed vital organs.
COLLEGE SAVINGS RESOURCE Pg. 28 Perspiration is reduced at the surface of the skin. In addition, the
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reduced in direct proportion of the dehydration of the skin cells. If
the cells of the skin are 10% dehydrated, they produce 10% less
INSURANCE RESOURCE Pg. 30 repair protein to repair the skin. The end result is that we can look
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Insurance dry, old and wrinkled before our time. Fortunately for us, the skin has
remarkable healing abilities and many of the skin problems caused
by dehydration can be reversed to a major degree by drinking much
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In the winter, almost everyone has seen steam or vapor coming out
REAL-ESTATE INVESTOR RESOURCE Pg. 37 of the mouth as you breathe, or vapor rising off your skin as you
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(Part 1) the body. The colder it is outside, the greater the heat and moisture
loss. In addition, as we hydrate, we increase the odds of viral
INVESTMENT CLUB RESOURCE Pg. 40 replication because dehydrated cells produce 50% more viruses
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Winter seems to bring on illnesses we don't experience as often
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE Pg. 45 during warmer months. The common cold and influenza cause the
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replaced. This is the reason doctors recommend increasing water
intake during these illnesses. The Inner-U.

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