5 Lifestyle Choices to Slow Ageing
I am convinced that you may have noticed a person or two in your life whose age would be difficult to guess by the way they look and behave. Of course, I mean this in the best way possible. But when one were to examine the causes behind that maintained youth, it would be convenient to sum it up to a lucky win of the genetics lottery. In reality, however, you will be surprised to know how much an individual’s lifestyle choices affect the outcome when it comes to ageing gracefully. Embrace these 5 lifestyle choices to slow ageing, and radiate youth and energy!
Here are my recommendations on how to slow down the ageing process and get the most powerful anti-ageing benefits:
Use Sunscreen Every Day, Even if it’s Cloudy
Although the sun brightens up our lives, it does not do much for our skin. UV rays cause harm to the elastic fibres present in our skin and decreases the skin’s resilience. That’s not all, the age spots and discolouration that you might encounter are also due to the giant ball of fire.
To protect your skin, I recommend using SPF induced products. For instance, your daily moisturiser or your occasion-fit makeup needs to have SPF in them, so much so that SPF becomes a component of your daily life. It might also help to remember that UV rays are still acting regardless of how sunny it is outside. Applying sunscreen to all uncovered parts of your body will reduce significant damage the sun might cause and as a result, prevent you from looking older than your age.
To sum it all up, UV rays remain an environmental factor that raises concerns for your skin, and therefore, protecting your skin from the sun is non-negotiable.
Your Skincare Routine Needs Some Retinoids, Now
A spell from Harry Potter might be fiction but the closest thing to the same when talking about skincare in reality could be using Retinoids. Popularly known as Vitamin A, the substance helps vitalise collagen manufacture, counter free radicals, and speed up skin turnover; making those fine lines and acne among others alleviate, and your skin look better!
Now, for the best experience, it is recommended that you use a moisturiser along with a retinoid. This will aid in the hydration of the skin, and dampen the chances of irritation from retinoid. I personally prefer to use vitamin C in the daytime, to reduce any radical damage, and use retinoid with other growth factors during the other half.
To remember: It is best to allow your skin to get used to products for obtaining full benefits. That is to say, it might be wise to start slowly, perhaps using the product a night or two in a week, then slowly changing the usage until you are ready to use it every other night. Once your skin becomes accustomed, you can reap the benefits and watch your skin transform!
Fermented Foods is the Way to Go
Besides helping in the digestion process, foods that are rich in Probiotics also play a role in decelerating the process of ageing. Now, the basic question would be how they accomplish that. The answer is very simple; there is a presence of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant traces in fermented foods, which help regulate microbiota imbalance. It would also not be difficult for a person to notice that a majority of beauty products in the market have some kind of fermented extracts present in them.
To sum it all up, let’s just say, their work on skin ~ even complexion and clear skin without blemishes ~ bears an extraordinary satisfaction. I would advise you to start consuming fermented products right away, assuming you want to maintain your skin glow.
Smile a Lot More, and Worry Less
It is easy to believe that your mental health does not influence your external body. In reality, prevailing negativity might give a free hand to stress hormones, which ultimately oppose other hormones and affect your health through neurotransmitters. Looking for a solution? It’s not hard ~ just be happy!
The above fix will have multiple effects in life concerning the ageing process. Firstly, the belief that being sanguine about life affects how you age plays a role here, and a buoyant attitude might just make a person appear younger than others of the same class. And the other effect, well, it’s a proven truth that stress can condition your complexion in an unwelcome manner. To defy the same, a positive outlook would be the way to go about it; lowering your stress and, in turn, reducing the prevalence of stress-related skin concerns.
The take-away? Do not underestimate how beneficial thinking positively is!
Beauty Sleep is Real
Don’t be surprised when I mention that proper sleep is the ultimate contributor to the ageing process. Yes, adequate shut-eye is a must if you want to maintain a youthful glow!
As we know, both stress relief and exercise help you dose off in the evenings. What we may not know, is besides enhancing the functions of our body and providing energy, sleep maintains our youth by liberating growth hormone which in turn expands muscle mass and nourishes the skin. Sleep also contributes to the same by advancing blood flow to our skin, resulting in a healthy glow.
To remember: Along with causing damage to skin, mental capability and testosterone levels are also compromised due to sleeplessness. What is to take away, is the significance of sleeping 7-8 hours daily without interruption and the apt time for skin repair, as determined by experts, would be 11 pm.
To conclude: If the idea of remaining biologically young does appeal to you, think also about being smart and strong until a later period in your life. And if the process seems even a bit unnerving, it is essential to take one small step at a time and believe in all the benefits the above 5 lifestyle choices to slow ageing have in store.
Important to note: Any information provided above is not a replacement of any counsel received by a doctor or healthcare specialist. It aims to supplement and does not include all alternatives, interactions, or adverse effects.
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