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Sonya Dakar's New Must-Have Supplements

by Jessica B. Matlin (Subscribe to Jessica B. Matlin's posts)
Posted May 30th 2009 at 1:00PM  
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Must-have supplements from Sonya Dakar -- everything you need to look and feel gorgeous. Photo courtesy of Sonya Dakar.

When I first met celebrity aesthetician Sonya Dakar, she spent equal parts of our meeting sternly lecturing me on the dangers of my Diet Coke addiction as she did beautifying my skin. I almost cried. My colleague actually did.

During her session with Dakar, she was informed she had the worst skin among all of the beauty editors (talk about humiliation!). But Dakar gave her some products, and they worked.

Dakar's brutal honesty is refreshing, because she gets results. That's why even the most coddled celebs visit her to get harsh critiques of their lifestyle habits. So when Dakar tells me she's launching a line of nutritional products that encapsulates over 30 years of the advice she's been doling out, I listen.

"I believe beauty truly starts from the inside out," says Dakar, "and I've always instructed my clients on how to take care of themselves. This is an extension of that."

(No surprise, her client Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan – she already bought a three-month supply.)

Here's how you can take Dakar's advice -- literally.

Remember Your Fish Oil Among other supplements, Dakar's Perfect Women packets ($98 for a one-month supply) include essential omega fatty acids, extracted from cold water fish unexposed to pesticides.

Jeffrey Morrison, a nutritionist in New York City, believes there's real value in this supplement.

"Omega fatty acids function like a moisturizer from the inside out," he says.

Get on the Acidophilus Bandwagon: "I was talking about acidophilus 30 years ago and people looked at me like I was from Mars!" says Dakar. "Now it's a buzzword." (Hello, Activia?!)

Dakar says that her Acidophilus Flora supplements ($44 for a one-month supply) help one feel less sluggish, and can even make eyes less puffy and skin less dull.

Morrison also backs up the importance of acidophilus.

"It aids in the absorption of foods and nutrients, so it makes foods more nutritious."

Pop a Vitamin E: Also in the Perfect Women packs, the vitamin E supplement is extremely beneficial to both your inner and outer health. Dakar says the antioxidant reduces inflammation, and Morrison adds that it actually acts as a mild SPF, helping reduce sun damage.

Snack Smart: Dakar's Ultima Power shakes ($59 for 30 shakes), available in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, pack about 160 calories, approximately 15 grams of protein and over one-third of your daily nutritional requirements.

"And they don't taste or smell like protein shakes!" says Dakar.

They're also low fat and enriched with biotin (amazing for your hair), which may have something to do with why beauty editors keep phoning Dakar's office for refills.

"They think I'm running some kind of juice bar," says Dakar (with a laugh, of course).

The supplements will be available starting June 1st on sonyadakarskinclinic.com
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sheryl, 5-31-2009, 8:35PM

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We all love to look younger well we can thier is a website that I have been using for about two years and the products are awesome talk about major results.. Not only my skin but also my health and it gets better it also saves me money every month or every three month they have everything you could think of they got it from different partnerstores it great for me so much esier . I had viewed the videos of the website right on thier website that is how I learned on how to shop and save money. Check it out go to Matv tab at the top of the site and click on what video you want and it will tell you about different sections on the website. Check it out www.yourextrememall.com

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Leslie, 6-02-2009, 4:23AM

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There are tricks that actresses and super models use that keep them looking young and wrinkle free for their close-ups. As a former model I'll share a couple of their insider secrets with you.

For long term smooth, healthy looking skin it's Caracol Cream http://cli.gs/AgeDefyingCaracol If you go to that web site and read about the ingredients in Caracol Cream you'll see why it is in a class by itself when it comes to reducing the appearance of wrinkles and giving the skin an amazingly healthy appearance.

Many of them also use BeautyLift. http://trulyflawlessskin.com/ It is the most potent doctor grade wrinkle erasing system available. Using Beauty Lift can prevent wrinkles as well as significantly reduce the wrinkles you currently have

For cellulite problems they use BodySolution http://cli.gs/BestCelluliteSolution a cellulite toning system that is clinically proven to smooth cellulite and firm in as little as 72 hours.

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