7 Surprising Everyday Habits That Are Making You Age Faster
7 Surprising Everyday Habits ThatAre Making You Age Faster
#5. Try to switch the fruits that you have for breakfastwith leafy greens
If following a healthier lifestyle
to look healthier and more importantly younger, which includes reducing
the amount you smoke, clocking in a sufficient amount of sleep, eating healthy,
amidst a whole lot of other rules and regulations sounds like a daunting task
(like it does for the most of us), we have news for you.
While expensive creams and serums do
their bit, the best investment
lies in the adjustments we make in our lives and daily routines that can make
us look far younger than what our age might suggest.
These surprising changes to your daily routine can not
only help you look younger but also feel radiant and youthful:
The fact remains that most people who
end up feeling older than their actual age are also more likely to get hospitalized,
states a 2016 study in Health
Psychology. Feeling younger
helps you become more productive, optimistic and perform activities, such as a
workout with more vigor and positivity.
If you’ve noticed how you wake up
with creases, lines and wrinkles on your face after sleeping in a sideways position,
then that most likely is one of the major causes of ageing on your face.
Sleeping on your side squashes your face into the pillow, causing
wrinkles. That’s why they say that
sleeping on your back is one the best ways to get up well-rested, feeling fresh
and youthful.
Overexposure to UV radiation is one
of the key causes of ageing skin. It pays to wear sunscreen even on cloudy days
because the cloud only ends up blocking 20 percent of UV rays. UV rays cause free radicals that can damage
your collagen, elastin and skin cells. Use SPF 30 or more on your skin to
prevent or reverse the signs of premature ageing on your skin.
Whether it’s through starch-filled foods,
such as bread or sugary foods like ice-cream, a rise in blood sugar levels can
lead to inflammation in your body and acne breakouts. Excess sugar tends to attach itself to the
collagen (the key building block) in your skin, making it more inflexible and
promoting premature wrinkling. Repeated outbreaks of acne and pimples can also lead to permanent
scarring, which looks similar to sunspots, making you older.
While fresh fruits and vegetables are
packed with antioxidants that fight free radicals that damage your cells and
cause ageing, they also tend to
have high levels of fructose, which can also lead to weariness in your skin. Instead, use dark leafy vegetables, such as kale that
have high amounts of antioxidants and minerals like zinc, which help form a
healthier skin and can prevent the formation of wrinkles.
The distance you keep your hair from
the nozzle of your blow dryer matters quite a bit when you’re trying to
maintain the health of your hair in the long run. Holding the dryer 6 inches from your head instead of 4 or 2 inches
causes the least damage even during extensive blow drying sessions, which can
make your hair look thinner over time. After all, a healthy set of
hair adds to your youthfulness.
Eating healthy fats almost always
results in healthier and more youthful skin. Fats, such as omega-3 can reduce inflammation in your body, reduce the
occurrence of acne and prevent the breakdown of healthy skin tissue. Just
make sure you’re eating foods with healthy unsaturated fats, such as fish,
coconut oil, seeds and nuts.
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