How to Reverse the Signs of Aging through Healthy Eating: A brief guide to anti-aging foods

Written by Reno Charlton


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Scientific studies have shown that cells can regenerate themselves in two ways; either by replacement with a weaker cell or by replacement with a stronger cell. The foods that we eat contribute to which route cell regeneration takes. There are certain foods and food types that promote weaker cell regeneration, which can lead to signs of aging, and there are foods that promote healthier cell regeneration, which can keeprepparttar signs of aging at bay.

Unhealthy cell regeneration can be caused byrepparttar 114446 following foods:

• Refined carbohydrates • Sugar • Caffeine • White flour • Processed foods • Artificial sweeteners • Alcohol • Artificial colourings and additives • Fatty and processed meats • Vegetable and hydrogenated oils • Fried food • Foods containing mercury (e.g. many types of fish such as tuna) • Genetically modified foods

Healthy cell regeneration can be promoted throughrepparttar 114447 following foods:

• Raw seeds, nuts and grains • Fruit • Vegetables (including leafy greens) • Bean and lentils • Seaweed • Barley greens • Antioxidants • Olive and evening primrose oil • Foods containing Omega 3 fatty acids • Foods containing Omega 4 or 5 fatty acids

It is important to base your diet on certain types of foods if you are looking to delay or reverserepparttar 114448 signs of aging, andrepparttar 114449 good news is that a great deal of this food is probably incorporated into your daily diet anyway. All you have to do is identifyrepparttar 114450 good foods fromrepparttar 114451 bad, and make sure that your diet leans heavily towardsrepparttar 114452 good foods. Quite simply, you need to:

• Incorporate a variety of foods into your diet • Eat a diet high in grain products, fruits and vegetables • Eat a diet low in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol • Use low to moderate amounts of sugar, salt, and alcohol • Balance energy intake with physical activity

Although diet plays a large part inrepparttar 114453 anti aging process, it is important to remember that there are other factors in play inrepparttar 114454 skin rejuvenation process as well. It seems pretty pointless to changerepparttar 114455 things that you eat if you are simply going to smoke twenty cigarettes a day, allow your skin to frazzle inrepparttar 114456 midday sun, and gulp back twenty cups of coffee. You need to ensure that you take all ofrepparttar 114457 necessary steps to promote health and well being. This includes:

Cutting out cigarettes: Apart from putting you at risk of cancer and heart disease, cigarettes can make you look older than you are. Long term smokers tend to end up with very deep wrinkling ofrepparttar 114458 skin, premature age spots, and a host of other skin problems.

Avoiding unprotected exposure to sun: The sun’s UV rays can have a very damaging effect onrepparttar 114459 skin, and can result in very haggard, old looking skin and deep wrinkles. Like cigarettes, unprotected sun exposure also puts you at risk of getting cancer. You should ensure that you always wear UV protection inrepparttar 114460 form of a barrier cream or sunscreen, which can blockrepparttar 114461 sun’s rays. Also, minimize time spent in intense, direct sunlight (usually midday) as this has a damaging effect on your skin.

Take care of your skin: It is still important to look after your skin even if you have developed a good anti aging diet plan. This means cleaning, toning, and moisturizing twice daily with appropriate products. You can find plenty of anti aging products onrepparttar 114462 market these days, and you can even try natural skin care products and home remedies. A good facial skin care routine will help to keep your skin feeling fresh, rejuvenated, supple, and soft.

Summary

If you want to enjoyrepparttar 114463 benefits of younger, fresher skin and all around health without having to resort to medical procedures and surgery,repparttar 114464 combination of a good diet and healthy living can make a real difference. With a little time and commitment, you should be able to see a real difference inrepparttar 114465 way you look and feel.

Reno Charlton is an experienced freelance copywriter and an award-winning children’s author from the United Kingdom. Aged 33, she lives near to the city with her husband, Phil, and their two cats. Her articles on anti-aging skin care can be found at http://www.look-younger-now.com.


Home Remedies for Younger Skin: Look younger with these natural remedies and tips

Written by Reno Charlton


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Other home remedies to help your skin look younger

When talking about home remedies in relation to skin care, many people instantly imagine creams, potions and lotions. However, part of helping your skin to look younger is combining remedies likerepparttar ones above with an improved lifestyle and some other simple procedures. By followingrepparttar 114445 steps below you can enjoy younger looking skin for longer:

Massage A five minute facial massage each day can help to keep your skin looking younger and wrinkle-free for longer. You should take off all make-up, wash your face, and remove any excess oils by using a suitable cleanser (or userepparttar 114446 juice from a fresh lime to do this). Starting from your neck up, gently yet firmly massage in an upward motion right up to your hairline. Once you have done this, rinse your face and apply a suitable moisturizing cream or lotion. When you apply your cream or lotion, apply it in usingrepparttar 114447 same upward motion so that it is massaged intorepparttar 114448 skin.

Water If you start to dehydrate onrepparttar 114449 inside,repparttar 114450 effects will also show onrepparttar 114451 outside, and dehydrated skin can experience all sorts of problems, from dryness and roughness to loss of elasticity and increased wrinkling. It is vital to drink around eight glasses of water a day to keep your skin in top condition.

Diet Your diet can have a surprising effect uponrepparttar 114452 condition of your skin. Most people associate rich, fatty foods with weight gain and sluggishness, but these foods can also result in poor skin condition. Plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and vitamin-E rich foods can help to keep your skin in good condition and help keep signs of aging at bay.

Protection fromrepparttar 114453 sun The UV rays fromrepparttar 114454 sun can have a very harmful effect uponrepparttar 114455 sun, and not only do unprotected sun worshippers risk cancer, but they are also likely to see their skin wrinkle and age very prematurely (depending onrepparttar 114456 amount of time spent inrepparttar 114457 sun). You should try and avoid being out inrepparttar 114458 intense midday sun at all, as this is whenrepparttar 114459 heat and rays are at their worst. However, whatever time of day you go out, you should wear an appropriate SFP sunscreen or moisturizer to stop your skin from burning and losing its elasticity.

Quit smoking If you smoke, you’ve probably heard many reasons why you should give up this habit. One of them is that smoking can age your skin prematurely and leave you with deep and numerous wrinkles. Quitting smoking can help you enjoy younger looking skin for longer, as well as help you with your health.

Reduce stress Stress is another factor that can affect our skin and leave us looking and feeling old before our time. In order to try and enjoy younger looking skin, you need to takerepparttar 114460 time to relax and de-stress. Make sure that you put a little time aside each day to really relax and get things into perspective. Whether your idea of pure relaxation is a long, luxurious bubble bath or curling up with a good book, takerepparttar 114461 time to try and relax each and every day.

Use these tips to enjoy younger, fresher and more rejuvenated skin

The tips above are designed to help you makerepparttar 114462 most of your precious skin, and to keep it looking and feeling good for as long as possible. By combiningrepparttar 114463 simple skin treatments listed earlier withrepparttar 114464 lifestyle tips outlined above, you could enjoy more resilient, supple and fresher looking skin.

These steps are really simple to take, and will cost next to nothing to try. Taking five or ten minutes a day to look after your skin can make a real difference torepparttar 114465 appearance of your facial skin. By keeping your skin clean, well nourished, hydrated, and moisturized you should be able to make it look and feel softer, smoother, and younger than ever.

Reno Charlton is an experienced freelance copywriter and an award-winning children’s author from the United Kingdom. Aged 33, she lives near to the city with her husband, Phil, and their two cats. Her articles on anti-aging skin care can be found at http://www.look-younger-now.com.


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