Women24 reports that no amount of damage control can repair the effects of an unhealthy way of living. Forget the lotions or high class pampering, nothing will stop you from ageing if your lifestyle isn’t in check. Find out which everyday things are contributing to your lines and wrinkles.
1. You’re not eating right
Binge much? Not only can overindulging add centimetres to your waist, but if you carry on with this habit, you may also develop the early symptoms of heart disease or type 2 diabetes. Make healthier food choices.
2. You’re smoking cigarettes
Be it social or a full-blown dependency, cigarette smoke is destroying your health and ageing your skin. According to various studies and reports, even the mere exposure to tobacco fumes significantly increases the degeneration of skin cells, causing dryness, fine lines and wrinkles. How so? “Smoking depletes the body of vitamin C,” warns Health24, “an important antioxidant, which protects against diseases such as cancer and heart disease.”
3. You’re stressed out
Our bodies are sensitive, even to emotions. Stress, an instantaneous ager, affects everything from our blood pressure and heart beat to our productivity and our ability to make rational decisions. Protect your youth – and your sanity – by learning to identify your personal stress triggers.
4. You’re not having enough sex
Engaging in an active sex life not only burns kilojoules and relieves stress, but regular sex also boosts immunity, improves cardiovascular health, enhances self-esteem, heightens intimacy and reduces pain.
5. You’re not exercising
Keeping fit is one of the easiest ways to hold on to your youth, yet so few of us are reaping its anti-ageing benefits. “Regular exercise can help prevent diseases associated with ageing – such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and osteoporosis.”
Think you’re too old to hit the treadmill? Reuters reports that “starting early is money in the bank, but even late bloomers can reap astonishing benefits”.
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That sure is interesting . . . we’ll pass it on to the masses. What about some before and after pics?