The Secret of Eternal Youth

By: Helen Sher
Created on 11th August 2010

Meet Helen Sher, founder of The Sher System; she is 75 and has not had cosmetic surgery... now learn her secret

For the past 19 years, I have been featured in countless magazines, radio, TV and newspapers, helping repair, refine, refinish and radically rejuvenate the faces of individuals throughout the world with skin concerns at all levels.

Women, men and teenagers, as well as doctors and surgeons, rely on my cutting-edge expertise and honest, straightforward approach; they know I make great skin possible.

The Sher System is a major breakthrough for delivering youthful skin. As you can see from the photographs of me through the ages and you will see that, at 75, I am a living example of what our multiple rinse facial cleansing routine can do without any invasive skin enhancing procedures.

A healthy, radiant complexion is every woman’s dream. It’s all about having great skin quality – if you can keep your skin soft, supple, well hydrated and spot free, the texture will improve dramatically and you will have youthful, glowing skin.

Everyone gets older, it’s a fact of life, but getting older doesn’t mean what it used to. Thanks to a new understanding of how our bodies age and function, much of what used to be considered inevitable can be put off for years; some can be avoided altogether.

Skin reflects health

Your body is wrapped in your most intimate covering – your skin. That skin is a perfect reflection of the body inside: its health, how it’s been nurtured or abused. Take care of what’s inside and your skin will respond by glowing for years. Take care of your skin itself and it will glow for even longer.

The key to taking care of skin is protection from its enemies. The number one enemy is sun. Over exposure to sun is the greatest cause of wrinkling, sagging, dryness and uneven skin tone. As you get older, your skin becomes more sun-sensitive.

With each decade you age, there is a ten to 20 per cent decrease in the number of pigment producers – the natural protectors – in your skin so that it doesn’t tan or build up a protective cover as well.

Wind, cold and low relative humidity are other environmental factors that take their toll. Too much alcohol, stress or smoking also contributes to the ageing of skin.

The Sher System preparations are gentle and effective, they do not cover up skin problems – they eliminate them by balancing the skin and repairing the damage.

While the condition of the skin as well as health in general, is affected by what we eat, genetic factors and the levels of psychological stress in life, it is greatly affected by what we expose it to, such as mechanical abrasion, flying, hard water, pollution, stress and sun etc.

To be in harmony with the rest of the body and the aspirations of your life, the skin has to perform a wide range of functions including absorbing nutrients (e.g. oxygen and water from the air), expelling toxins and killing bacteria. It also needs to be elastic, strong and unbroken.

Finally, for our psychological well-being and personal confidence, the skin should ideally be smooth, unblemished and vibrant. It is also important to remember that even with modern technology in medicine, many things still remain a mystery.

There is a wealth of untapped knowledge available in ancient communities based on plants, roots and herbs. Science has not really overtaken the wonders of nature. More research into these ancient methods, proven over centuries and now superseded by modern technology, would be a wise thing.

Drink it, spray it, bathe in it – water has a profound influence on the body, mind and soul. Our genes determine only 30 per cent of the ageing process; our lifestyle dictates 70 per cent.

Combine this with the fact that we are living longer and the search for anti-ageing treatments is more important than ever – water therapy is the answer.