The fountain of youth was not found just yet but there are many things we do that make us look older. Making small tweaking to your life style can take a long way in ripping some benefits like less body inflammation, smoother skin and even less wrinkles.
Here are 7 habits you should ditch
- SMOKING – smoking harms your health in many ways. But smoking can also accelerate the aging process of your skin and wrinkle your face.
- Excess drinking – when you drink in excess it causes dehydration. Dehydration depletes the natural moisture from your skin, which automatically makes you look older than your age.
- Not washing your face before bed – Your skin needs to repair itself overnight and breath. Cleaning your face before bed especially if you are wearing make up is essential to prevent breakouts, irritation, a dull complexion and even eye infections.
- Sun exposure – putting aside the risk for skin cancer, long-term exposure to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun weakens your skin cells and blood vessels, which causes a tanned, leathery-looking skin. It even leads to pigmentation, reduced skin elasticity and a degradation of skin texture.
- Stress – constant worry, anxiety and stress makes your body age faster, a lot faster.
- Not sleeping enough – sleep deprivation can cause skin damage (under-eye circles and a dull complexion.) as well as high blood pressure, weight gain and diabetes. Try to get at list 7 hours sleep at night
- Not eating enough fats – yes it’s smart to watch the amount of bacon and butter you consume but what about all the good unsaturated fats? Olive oil, nuts, avocado and wild salmon contains omega 3 and the kind of fat that is actually fight inflammation, lower the risk of heart attack and keep your hair, skin and joints healthy.
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