You have to put articles where they are required. You can hardly have too many. In fact, another one is needed before "youthful appearance", and possibly also before "substances".
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GPYA noun phrase is expected after the colon, whereas a full clause is present.Sorry, I misread it. The part after the colon actually can be read as a noun phrase.