There are many things you can do to delay the appearance of wrinkles and lines, as well as looking after your skin. The main ones are to drink plenty of fresh clean water. Be particular about what you eat. Protect your skin from adverse weather, and take regular exercise.
Stay healthy for younger skin
A quick reality check! We would love to be able to prevent wrinkles and lines, unfortunately, it’s a fact of life we will have them at some point. The good news is you can do something to delay their appearance or minimise the number.
Most of the advice on delaying wrinkles and lines tends to be on how you treat your skin on the outside. Treating your skin well does and will help. However, your skin also needs to be looked after from the inside!
What you choose to eat, drink, and how well your body functions also has a big impact on your skin. If you feel well on the inside, your skin is likely to feel and look good on the outside.
Take a closer look at what you eat, drink, and how much exercise you take each day. Making changes to your diet and exercise will help your skin stay fresh and radiant.
Things you can do to prevent wrinkles and lines.
This is not an exhaustive list of what you can do, but it will get you started.
- Stay Hydrated
Your skin is the largest organ of the body. It needs plenty of water to keep if working well. Applying moisturisers on the outside is helpful, but your body feeds the skin from the inside.
Water is the perfect fluid which keeps your skin soft and flexible. It also helps to transports much needed nutrients to the skin.
- Have A Healthy Diet
Yes, this one again! Eat a healthy and varied range of fresh foods. Feed the body and skin with foods which pack lots of minerals, vitamins, and nutrients the skin needs. It’s always worth speaking to your medical specialist for a personalised food list.
- Stop Smoking
If you do smoke, it’s time to take steps to stop. It isn’t easy, but smoking does have negative effects on the the skin, such as making your skin thinner. The effects of smoking also tend to show up on the face with many wrinkles and lines.
There are many other health benefits to quit smoking. Over time you will see the positive affect to your skin when you stop.
- Take Regular Exercise
Exercise helps to get the heart rate up, which helps to pump blood around the body. Blood carries the nutrients our body needs to function well. It also helps to get the nurtrients to the skin.
It’s always good to take medical advice before starting an exercise program, particularly if have done little to no exercise recently.
Exercise doesn’t have to be a 60 minute full-on cardio class, or a heavy workout in the gym. It can be as simple as taking regular daily walks for 30 minutes to begin with.
Get you heart rate up a small amount with light exercise and it will help your skin stay healthy too.
- Protect Your Skin
Getting out and about in the fresh air and sunlight is always a good thing to do. However, the sun, and even cold weather can damage and age your skin.
In the sun, make sure your protect your skin with a broad-spectrum sunscreen. SPF-30 is usually a good start. Sunglasses and a hat is a good idea too.
In cold weather, protect and cover your skin as much as you can particularly in cold biting winds.
- Use Creams and Moisturisers
Regular use of hydrating moisturisers for your skin type will help from the outside. Moisturise your skins when you have been out in the sun, and when you come back inside from the cold.
- Gentle Cleansing
Gentle and regular cleansing of your skin will remove dirt, dead skin cells, and anything else which may accumulate on your skin.
Cleansing can be regular washing, showers, and baths. Of course, you can use gentle cleansing lotions, but remember to hydrate the skin after washing.
- Sleep
Yes, sleep! It’s when you sleep, your body gets to work and repairs itself.
Hopefully, you get a good night sleep. Make sure you sleep the hours you need. Everyone is different, and everyone needs different hours of sleep.
The quality of your sleep is also important. Unbroken sleep is best. Make sure your sleeping environment (bedroom) helps you improve the quality of your sleep.
You will sleep much better in a room which is dark, and a couple of degrees cooler than other rooms or outside.
The above are things you can start with immediately. They will help to keep the wrinkles and lines away for a little longer.
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