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Anti-Aging Lifestyle: This is what matters!
Although positive terms like "wise" are also associated with age, humanity in general tends to struggle with it. Art, culture, and literature repeatedly address the topic – just think of Oscar Wilde's eternal youth Dorian Gray or Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep, who take it to the extreme in "Death Becomes Her." Science is also intensively engaged in exploring ways to stop aging. The keyword is anti-aging – and indeed, there are means and methods to halt or delay the signs of aging and to look young longer. Below you will find a summary of the most important factors for a successful anti-aging lifestyle.
A small consolation: The aging process actually begins as early as 20 – so a very youthful appearance is not granted to us for long anyway. However, the first visible changes only appear from 30 onwards. That means: It's best to start maintaining a healthy anti-aging lifestyle as early as possible!
Our skin tissue derives its firmness and stability from the structural proteins collagen and elastin. As we age, the body produces less collagen, cell division slows down, and water and fat content decrease – the result: the skin loses its firmness and develops wrinkles. These processes are partly caused by so-called intrinsic factors, meaning those that come from within, such as genes or hormone balance. On the other hand, extrinsic factors play a major role. We have direct influence over these and can effectively take action against rapid skin aging. The motto is an anti-aging lifestyle!
The following tips will help you live your anti-aging style optimally.
1. The right care
The be-all and end-all of the anti-aging program: optimal skin care. The individually suitable care products, such as a regenerative day cream, depend on skin factors like moisture content, texture, age, and much more. One ingredient that helps particularly well, and for whose effectiveness even a Nobel Prize was awarded, is retinol. Retinol activates the skin metabolism and helps your skin help itself. Collagen breakdown is reduced and new formation is even stimulated.
The special benefits that retinol offers as an anti-aging active ingredient have been maximized by Dr. Miriam Rehbein: with the help of the innovative TECMi!® deep technology. This is a special form of molecular encapsulation that allows the contained retinol to penetrate directly into the deeper skin layer without loss of efficacy and thus work even more efficiently. In particular, the Doctor Mi! Skin Booster RED contains a particularly high concentration with 8% TECMi!® retinol complex, which promotes skin rejuvenation and maximally stimulates cell metabolism.
2. Plenty of fluids
Drinking plenty of fluids is not only good for the skin but also important for a healthy lifestyle in general. Sufficient hydration supports the elasticity of the skin, promoting a firmer appearance. On the other hand, a lack of water causes the skin tissue to be insufficiently supplied with blood and leads to dryness. You should drink at least 1.5 to 2 liters a day, preferably water or unsweetened tea (regardless of the type). To make this easier, it's best to always have a bottle of water or a pot of tea on your desk or handy in your bag, so you automatically drink more.
About liquids: Alcohol has the opposite effect: the blood vessels dilate, the skin sweats faster and reddens – and this can be permanent with excessive consumption. Therefore: it is better to avoid alcohol as much as possible.
3. Get plenty of sleep
Our body has cleverly arranged this: the nightly regeneration process involves much more than just rest and relaxation, such as the division and renewal of cell tissue. When we sleep, the body produces large amounts of the growth hormone HGH, which is exactly responsible for this. Seven to eight hours of sleep per night are ideal. So, sleeping is healthy and keeps you young! By the way, you can find tips for healthy and restful sleep in my blog post "Treat yourself: 8 healthy ideas to do something good for yourself".
4. Eat well
Nutrition and appearance are closely linked and influence each other. To live an active anti-aging lifestyle, a healthy and balanced diet is therefore helpful. Alkaline foods, for example, are particularly effective against skin aging. They contain important antioxidants – which prevent the release of free radicals that can damage the skin's cell structure – as well as trace elements and vitamins. These include, for example
- tomatoes
- Carrots
- Avocado
- Broccoli
- and blueberries.
But protein-rich foods like fish and nuts also help the skin stay fresh and young for a long time.
Sugar, on the other hand, is better to avoid! Even though snacking can be a balm for the soul – for the skin, the sweet temptation is rather counterproductive. Because an elevated blood sugar level promotes microinflammations in the cells, and these damage collagen and elastin.
5. Protect from the sun
Sun is good, no question – we are in a better mood when the sun shines, produce the important vitamin D, and are warmed from the outside and inside. However, for the sake of your skin, you should always apply sunscreen before exposing yourself to the sun's UV radiation. Because it really takes a toll on the skin and damages it. Especially UVA rays destroy the firming collagen production. With every sunburn the skin has to endure, the risk of skin cancer also increases. Therefore, always – in all seasons – pay attention to sufficient and high sun protection!
6. Don't smoke
Fortunately, smoking is no longer en vogue today, as it was for example in the 1960s – for good reason, as we now know that cigarettes actually only cause harm. They increase the risks of heart and lung diseases or infertility, but also severely damage the skin. The nerve poison nicotine contained in cigarettes (by the way, also in e-cigarettes or other substitute products) deprives the blood of oxygen and thus prevents the cells from being adequately supplied. The result: aging skin.
7. Stay fit and active
The perennial favorite for a healthy lifestyle that benefits the entire body: A good fitness level prevents aging in every respect – those who keep their body fit can positively counteract many ailments. It's no different with the skin. Regular exercise strengthens not only the muscle tissue but also the skin.
8. Think positively and smile
Highly effective against stress and thus also against aging processes that are negatively influenced by excessive exertion and too little rest: Think positively. This starts, for example, by relaxing the eyes and face and smiling – because anyone who smiles at themselves immediately feels better. A generally positive mindset also contributes to this. Frequent frowning and squinting, on the other hand, promote wrinkle formation.
