Q: I'm 70 and my skin is thin and tears easily. How can I correct or heal my skin?
A: Thin skin is more than just the inability to deal with a public beating from the boss. It's actually caused by not enough protein in your diet, not enough blood flow, not enough healthy fat, or too much of one hormone or another. Technically, you're not losing skin—you're actually decreasing the thickness of each cell that causes thinness and tearing (most often on the forearms). Our patients tell us that eating an ounce of walnuts (good protein and good fat) a day (about 24 half walnuts) and using petroleum jelly on the forearms helps.
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