The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin

In the small Japanese village of Yuzurihara, the locals get fewer wrinkles than normal, rarely get sick, and even cancer is uncommon. In 1999, Connie Chung traveled to Japan to discover what was keeping the residents looking and feeling so young. [oai_citation:3‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

Chung’s ABC News segment reported that the normal diseases associated with old age are rare in this town — cancer, Alzheimer’s, and even wrinkles are uncommon. The locals live well into their 90s and often over 100. [oai_citation:4‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

Despite apparently “unhealthy” habits such as drinking sake and smoking cigarettes, they don’t suffer the usual diseases of aging. This anti-aging mystery continues to puzzle researchers. How do the residents of Yuzurihara defy the “laws” of aging? [oai_citation:5‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

The Anti-Aging Secret for Extending “The Good Life”

Researchers compared the lifestyle and diet of the town’s residents to average Japanese diets and noticed they ate much less rice. Instead, they consumed a local root vegetable called Satoimo (“sticky potato,” though not a true potato). Could this root be their anti-aging secret? [oai_citation:6‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

Connie Chung interviewed Dr. Toyosuki Kimori, who spent decades investigating Yuzurihara’s anti-aging mystery. He believes their youthfulness and longevity are linked to an anti-aging compound known as hyaluronic acid (HA), which is abundant in the Satoimo root they eat so often. [oai_citation:7‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

Hyaluronic acid helps keep skin moisturized, plump, smooth, and elastic. It also supports new collagen growth in the skin and joints, contributing to a more youthful appearance. Many researchers now believe collagen-supporting HA is a key to the long life and wrinkle-resistant skin of Yuzurihara’s residents. [oai_citation:8‡The Japanese Secret to Wrinkle-Free Skin - Collagen Complete.html](sediment://file_00000000db8c61f7be54a60879d5efe8)

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