Back to School: Biology 101 - Cells and You

Do you ever remember sitting in high school biology class, seems like it was always right after lunch, and thinking to yourself, "This is such a waste of time. I'll never need to know this stuff again."? Well, as it turns out, you do. And those chapters on Cells are going to come in extra handy.

Let's take a moment and consider a startling fact - our bodies are made up of cells, about 10 trillion of them in about 200 different varieties. Now really take a minute and consider that. When you look at yourself in the mirror you see skin. But what you are really seeing is billions of tiny skin cells, and just below the surface are layers and layers more working around the clock to repair and renew your skin.

This becomes an important insight when deciding the strategy to care for and nourish your skin, i.e. your skin cells. Where do these cells receive the raw materials to create collagen and divide and stay healthy? From the nutrients we ingest.

For those of you with a scientific side, here is a great primer on cells from HowStuffWorks.