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A Peloton bike and a rose-quartzgua shahave more in common than you might think.

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Visible benefits tend to fade quickly, but there may be more happening beneath the surface.

(Shiseido says its studies show its extract increased blood flow in the cheeks.

“Our vessels can become more sluggish as we age,” she says.

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All the more reason to go with the flow.

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