Wrinkles come with the natural aging process; unfortunately aging is inevitable hence it will come eventually. In fact, the state of your skin is a dead giveaway of your age and this is something that you cannot hide from everyone. Sagging, creases, wrinkles and discolorations are among the most visible signs of aging and since they don’t look good, we try to delay them as much as possible, if not prevent them all together.
In order for our body to respond favorably, we should maintain it at its peak health and try to protect our skin while we age. Two of the most contributing factors of premature aging are the sun and cigarette smoking—even secondhand smoke can affect your skin. Too much sun exposure causes photoaging. But it is quite impossible to live without a ray of sunlight touching your skin right? Due to this fact, people MUST wear sunscreen every time they go out to protect their skin from UVA and UVB radiation. These harmful radiation breaks down the skin’s collagen—your skin’s natural building blocks.
On the other hand, smoking gives the body free radicals which attacks healthy cells and alter your body’s chemical composition. The same goes for secondhand smoke you get from hanging around with people who just can’t stop smoking. It constricts blood vessel hence poor blood circulation. This means your skin won’t probably get adequate amounts of oxygen for it to plump out and look healthy.
Adapting a healthy lifestyle helps you prevent premature aging. Studies showed that beginning the age of 20, a person should exert a conscious effort of protecting his or her skin from damaging effects of daily living such as harsh environment and stress. A healthy lifestyle consists of regular exercise, proper diet and clean living. Exercising can help you get rid of harmful toxins inside your body which, almost always, contribute to skin aging. Clean living involves quitting your existing vices such as excessive alcohol intake and cigarette smoking. It signifies going back to basics and do without the things that your body doesn’t need. Proper diet is avoiding food that will affect your health and eating those that will actually help your body perform well.
There are some foods that can help you delay aging. These foods are rich in antioxidants which combat free radicals from harming healthy cells; one example of which is broccoli. Green leafy vegetables have fiber, antioxidants and Lutein. Tomato and berries are also rich in vitamins and antioxidant that help the body heal faster.
