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How to prevent aging the simple way

The anti aging product industry is now big market worth billions. Every year, millions of people spend money on a range of products designed to delay the signs of aging. However, often there is a simpler, often natural way to look and feel and young. There are natural ways to prevent aging without the need to spend money on the latest anti aging formula devised by cosmetic firms.

Avoiding the sun
If you work in construction or other jobs that requires a lot of outside activities, it is paramount that you wear sun cream at least half an hour before setting off for work and re-apply sun cream half way through the day because the effects of sun cream can wear off after a few hours.

Exercising to reverse aging
Exercising, whether to lose fat or just to keep in shape is a great way to delay aging. Regular exercise keeps the skin firm and improves elasticity of the skin and appears more radiant with a nice glow. Of course, a healthy and lean physique can take years of one's looks as well. Exercise is also important for circulation.

There is overwhelming scientific evidence linking stress to the onset of aging. Regular exercise helps release of chemicals that helps the body cope with stress more easily than would otherwise be the case without exercise.

Diet

All the foods that have been associated with preventing age are foods that make up the healthy Food Pyramid. (And we had secretly hoped it would have been cookies and candy.) These age-preventing foods free the radicals, break down cancer-causing carcinogens, assist in blood sugar stabilization, assist in lowering bad cholesterol, assist in maintaining healthy blood pressure levels, and are packed with big does of vitamins which our bodies require. Many of the foods that prevent aging are indeed stinky foods.

Those foods that have been shown in studies to help prevent aging include: olive oil, cantaloupe, mangos, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, apricots, blueberries, citrus fruit (limes, lemons, grapefruit, oranges, kiwi), guava, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, tomatoes, squash, yogurt, apples, strawberries, grapes, cherries, oat bran (remember your morning bowl of oatmeal), green tea, garlic, chives, shallots, onions, tuna, salmon, mackerel (not holy mackerel), sardines, trout, soy products.

Daily skin exfoliation
Always perform facial exfoliation with a mild exfoliant. Just gently massage the skin after washing the face with gentle warm water. This will get rid of dead skin cells on the outer layer of the skin. There are excellent facial exfoliants made from natural ingredients such as apricot. After exfoliating the skin, put a bit of sun cream. A sun cream is important for reversing any sun damage, and of course, it provides constant protection against the harmful rays.










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