Lifestyle, food and drink, and our family life and travel adventures.
It’s a fact that we will all get to that stage when our body starts to age. It’s a written law of nature that you cannot overturn regardless of the skincare routine you try or how much you hate it.
While it’s impossible to reverse or even stop your body from ageing, there is a lot you can do to ensure that you don’t age faster than you should.
Premature ageing, as it is called, occurs when your body exhibits early signs of ageing. These signs can include fine lines, wrinkles, hair loss, etc.
Of course, unlike the normal ageing process, it can be stopped or reduced. However, you can slow it down. Here are five ways to do that.
What is Premature Aging?
Premature ageing is when you exhibit signs of ageing earlier than you should. It’s when you look 50 when you are just 30. The most common signs of premature ageing are: skin changes such as:
Premature ageing can affect your health and, of course, your beautiful appearance. And as mentioned earlier, this condition isn’t irreversible. You can slow premature ageing by following some tips we’d share below. But, before we do that, let’s first understand the causes of premature ageing.
Causes of Premature Aging
Everything happens for a reason. In other words, there are many reasons why individuals age prematurely.
Here are some of the common causes of premature ageing:
Next, let’s look at how to reduce slow premature ageing.
1. Eat Healthily
What you eat will always reflect on your appearance. So if you load up your body with meals that aid premature ageing, you know what you’d get. But, on the other hand, if you eat meals that contribute to healthy skin, you also know what you’d get.
So, in a nutshell, practice the act of including colourful vegetables, olive oil, papaya, blueberry, nuts, avocado, sweet potatoes, etc., in your diet. You should also avoid excessive sugar as too much of it modifies essential proteins in your body. And if these proteins accumulate, it can result in wrinkles and energy loss.
2. Keep a Healthy DNA
Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that helps accelerate healing, prevents breakouts, and supports the skin’s immune system. It also helps control the growth and division of cells. That said, we can say that if the cells are healthy, you’ll definitely have healthy DNA.
By including vitamin A in your diet, whether it’s in the meals you consume or the vitamins you take, you are doing your DNA a huge favour. And, of course, in return, it’ll ensure that you encounter fewer skin issues.
In addition to supplementing your meals with protein, you can also purchase topical vitamin A skincare products. They can help boost your skin’s appearance.
3. Consider Cosmetic Surgery
Do you want fast results? Have you tried various tips, all to no avail? If you are looking for a non-invasive way to reduce those signs of premature ageing, you’ll need to visit a Spa that offers botox services.
Botox is recommended for individuals struggling with fine lines and wrinkles, which are common signs of premature ageing. It works in a simple way. The cosmetic surgeon injects the affected parts of the skin with botox, which helps relax the muscles in the skin to smooth out lines and wrinkles.
4. Wear hats, visors, and sun-protective clothing.
Wear hats (especially those with a broad brim) to protect your face from the scorching sun. You can also wear a parasol to protect your skin from the sun.
If you are an outdoor person, you should consider purchasing sun protective clothing. Though they appear like the normal clothing you wear, these clothing have been treated to provide a minimum of SPF 30 protection against UVB and UVA.
Protecting your skin isn’t only an ideal way to slow premature ageing. It is also good for your health.
5. Shun Smoking
Smoking is an unhealthy habit—a lifespan eater. It wreaks havoc on your health and your skin. In the latter, it accelerates the breakdown of collagen and contracts blood vessels that transport oxygen and nutrients to your skin.
Smokers are likely to develop wrinkles faster than nonsmokers. And if they keep up with the habits, their nails and fingertips will turn yellow.
If you find quitting smoking hard, remember that it contributes to wrinkles. If that isn’t enough motivation to stop, you should often remind yourself that, on average, smokers die ten years earlier than nonsmokers.
Conclusion
While adopting the necessary measures to slow premature ageing, ensure you steer clear from habits or activities contributing to premature ageing. If you aren’t getting the results you want via abstinence and other natural techniques; you can consider cosmetic surgery for quick results.
Welcome to Birds and Lilies! I'm Lou: mother, blogger and freelance writer. This is my lifestyle blog, where I talk about motherhood, infertility and IVF, beauty, my love for food and wine, as well as my thoughts about stuff, and our real-life and travel adventures.
Contact: [email protected]
