Wrinkles and sagging start in the collagen layer - three millimeters under the skin. Creams stop at one. This recipe helps you reach the full way, and rebuilds what's been breaking down.
A handful of fresh wild blueberries at the bottom of the glass. Crush them with a wooden muddler - they release anthocyanins, the pigment that blocks the enzymes which break collagen down. The drink starts deep purple before anything else is added.
Half a lemon, squeezed in. Vitamin C - the one nutrient your skin literally cannot make collagen without. Without it, every other step in this drink does less.
Stir gently - the colors bloom together into warm pink. With the first sip, swallow one astaxanthin softgel. The most powerful antioxidant known. Reaches the collagen layer three millimeters under your skin - the one creams stop short of. This is the step that does the work the surface can't.
A teaspoon of raw honey drizzled over the muddled berries. Quiets the inflammation that quietly aged you in the first place. Settles into the purple syrup at the bottom.
A cup of unsweetened almond milk poured over. The cream-soft fats it carries are what move the next step where it needs to go - into the layers cream stops at.
The face you forgot you had —
comes back.
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