The ageing process is inevitable, but there’s no need to worry, there’s a number of steps that you can take to slow it down. From lotions and potions to exercise, your mind and your wellbeing, take a look at these tips to help you look and feel your best for the years to come.
Exercise and keeping active
Exercise is perhaps the most important preventative, a good exercise regime will influence all of the various systems in our body, establishing that we have a good physical structure is essential and will help to simplify the ageing both physically and psychologically.
Should you be someone who thinks ‘there’s no time to exercise’ or if you reluctantly consider ‘i’ll fit exercise in somehow’, it’s important that you try and encourage yourself and get to the gym or out and about, it will get your endorphins flowing, promote ‘feel good’ vibes and slow down the ageing process both inside and out.
Diet and nutrition
Evidence has also shown that limiting your food intake or optimising your weight helps to extend life, the Paleo diet is considered great for anti-ageing. Including vitamins and supplements in your diet is a great idea, as soil no longer includes nutrients like selenium and magnesium that are essential for the body and mind. Over-farming has stopped this and crops’ absorption has been blocked by pesticides, so the plants and animals that we eat today don’t provide enough essential nutrients.
Bowel health is vital, especially when it comes to reducing the ageing process, eating lots of fibre can help and keep the colon in good health will help to fight a number of illnesses and diseases. Coconut extracts and herbal oils like oregano may decrease age-related illness.
Your looks and appearance
It’s the dream to age physically like a fine wine, there’s a number of nutritionists, dermatologists and make up artists out there who all have their own ideas about young looking skin and a youthful appearance. As you age your skin will get drier so it’s important to find a face moisturiser to hydrate your skin, another tip is collagen based face creams, they’re clinically proven to erase wrinkles, tighten and tone your skin.
Another essential to prolonging your youthful looks is to apply an SPF, it’s recommended that an SPF is used daily, especially around the eye area as eyelid skin is the thinnest in the body, sun damage will show up quickly.
As well as your skin, your hair also provides telltale sign of your age, so it’s important to find a ‘happy medium’ hair length. Super short hair is not an age requirement, if you’ve got a good head of hair, you should flaunt it. If you do want it to be cut short, make sure it’s slightly shaggy so it’s both modern and manageable.
Excessive hair length can drag your face down, so you could consider a choppy long bob just below your collarbone. Maybe you’re in a situation where you are losing your hair or it’s thinning, which usually tends to be men, but can also be something that women experience too.
Why some may consider a hair transplant, which is considered extreme, there’s plenty of hair growth and thickening products out there to try, as well as an array of hairstyles and cuts that are suited to thinner hair. However we will add as our top tip that asymmetrical or less than perfect styles and shapes will help to deflect away from any wrinkles.
Sleep and your mind
Living longer and looking younger will take work, sleep, rest and relaxation are so important and there’s scientific evidence to back up how it won’t just enhance your health, but it will also prolong your life, meditation is also a great way to promote youthfulness.
Your bedroom should be dark and quiet, we also recommend avoiding electromagnetic radiation that is a possibility if you’re sleeping above the house electricity supply box. Melatonin is also a useful supplement that aids sleep and relaxation, it includes a powerful sleep hormone and also has brain-protecting benefits. Herbal remedies like Valerian and Passiflora can also help with insomnia.
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