Now scientists have come up with an explanation for Royal longevity -- whether it's Queen Elizabeth II or the Queen Mother, who lived to 101, or Queen Victoria who reigned for 64 years -- the pure waters of a Scottish spring, the 'Daily Mail' reported here on Tuesday.
LONDON: For an octogenarian, the British Queen is definitely a picture of good health.
But, now scientists have come up with an explanation for Royal longevity -- whether it's Queen Elizabeth II or the Queen Mother, who lived to 101, or Queen Victoria who reigned for 64 years -- the pure waters of a Scottish spring, the 'Daily Mail' reported here on Tuesday.
Recent tests by a bioscience company have revealed that mineral water which rises from a spring on the edge of Balmoral, after flowing through the substrata of the Royal estate, keeps the skin youthful into old age and also protects against toxic molecules linked to age-related diseases.
The Queen stays at Balmoral every summer while the Queen Mother also loved visiting Scotland and spent long periods on the Deeside estate.
"There is potential for the mineral water to be used as a repair and rejuvenating product for human skin.
"It increases tubule formation by an average of 20 per cent, a very significant increase on normal levels, and this will increase the flow of nutrients to the skin," Dr Hugh Matheson, of TCS Cellworks which conducted the experiments, was quoted as saying.
The water from the spring has also received Royal backing. It is sold across the United Kingdom under Prince Charles's Duchy Originals brand known as Deeside Natural Mineral Water in its bottled form.
According to experts, the water's secret lies in the combination of minerals it gathers as it is filtered through granite and peatland before being bottled.
The latest tests found the growth of tubules -- microscopically small passages that are key to the nourishment of the outer layers of the skin -- increased by a fifth when bathed in the mineral water, the daily said.
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