12 REASONS YOU LOOK OLDER THAN YOUR AGE - DR APPIAH
There are many people around the world today who look far older than their age. You would not even believe them when they tell you their age, you might think they are just joking but hey that’s the truth.
But as we all know, there’s no condition or disease under the sun without any cause. I have listed some of the causes of why you might look older than their age.
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1. EXCESSIVE INTAKE OF SUGAR
If you have a sweet tooth, the symptoms of aging will more likely be seen more quickly than you would like. When your levels of blood sugar increase, a process called glycation begins. This process will cause the collage of the skin to permanently damage. Your skin begins to display this damage through fine lines and wrinkles once collagen becomes damaged due to glycation. The skin begins to lose its normal firmness and elasticity and begins to sag. Limit your intake of sugar, and find other ways, such as fresh fruit, to sweeten your life.
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2. SLEEP POSITIONS
But as we all know, there’s no condition or disease under the sun without any cause. I have listed some of the causes of why you might look older than their age.
RELATED: Nine (9) Common Foods That Has Anti-Ageing Properties
WHY YOU LOOK OLDER THAN YOUR AGE
1. EXCESSIVE INTAKE OF SUGAR
If you have a sweet tooth, the symptoms of aging will more likely be seen more quickly than you would like. When your levels of blood sugar increase, a process called glycation begins. This process will cause the collage of the skin to permanently damage. Your skin begins to display this damage through fine lines and wrinkles once collagen becomes damaged due to glycation. The skin begins to lose its normal firmness and elasticity and begins to sag. Limit your intake of sugar, and find other ways, such as fresh fruit, to sweeten your life.
RELATED: Negative Effects Of Sugar
2. SLEEP POSITIONS
Believe it or not, sleeping against the pillow with your face pressed creates tiny lines and wrinkles that will inevitably be forever etched on your face. Sleeping on your side will cause the cheeks and the chin region to have wrinkles.
Ideally, the only way to avoid wrinkles that form from creases that occur while you sleep in other positions is to sleep on your back. Sleeping on your back, however, means more snoring for most individuals. Try to sleep as much as possible on your back and buy a satin pillowcase for the occasions when you sleep in other places, which is easier on the skin.
ALSO: 6 Foods That Put You To Sleep Instantly
3. DIET WITH LOW PROTEIN
Ideally, the only way to avoid wrinkles that form from creases that occur while you sleep in other positions is to sleep on your back. Sleeping on your back, however, means more snoring for most individuals. Try to sleep as much as possible on your back and buy a satin pillowcase for the occasions when you sleep in other places, which is easier on the skin.
ALSO: 6 Foods That Put You To Sleep Instantly
3. DIET WITH LOW PROTEIN
A low-protein diet means that you simply survive on simple carbohydrates that are converted into sugar by your body. This can cause the skin's connective tissues to become stiff and tough. To make tissues which support the skin and keep it soft, your body requires protein. Your body does not manufacture elastin, collagen, and hyaluronic acid fibers without protein, all of which are essential for the appearance of new, youthful skin. For younger-looking skin, eat more protein, especially complete proteins.
4. YOU DON'T EAT PLANT-BASED DIET
If you consume a balanced diet of mostly supplemented fruits and vegetables, it is easier to remain young and healthy if you eat a healthy diet with more fruits and vegetables combined with lean protein and whole grains. Staying young and safe is better. These foods have essential nutrients inside and out that help healthy aging. The intake of essential phytonutrients that help defend against harmful free radicals also increases with fruits & veggies. Depending on their seasons, you're going to start making this a routine by consuming fruits and vegetables, so it was fresh and cheap. Do not miss out on consuming each fruit or vegetable as much as possible as it comes.
READ ALSO: The proper diet spiritually and why
5. YOU DON'T DRINK PLENTY WATER
Without the diverse mixture of chemicals and all the rough methods, do you like the youthful radiance? To keep the skin moist and encourage optimum health, drink 6-8 glasses of filtered water each day. By dehydration, dried and wrinkled skin is produced. Proper hydration ensures replenishment of the tissues and skin cells, enabling younger, healthier-looking skin. So don't be afraid to drown by drinking lots of water because, apart from showing your skin shrinks and wrinkles faster than usual, that's the one main thing needed to look younger.
ALSO: 4 SIGNS YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER
6. YOU OVERINDULGE YOURSELF WITH MUCH ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE
"Too much of everything is bad" Too much of everything is bad. Spiritual thoughts and personal values have nothing to do with this. Alcohol may have some effects on your well-being, but too much alcohol and caffeine can affect your appearance and health. Alcohol and caffeine dehydrate the body with vital nutrients and deplete it. Drinking too much will make these results irreversible even though you choose to look younger, resulting in unhealthy flushed skin and swollen, never-healthy spider veins. Alcohol stimulates blood vessels in the cheeks to dilate.
7. YOU CONSUME MANY CALORIES
Consuming more calories was associated with a shorter lifespan and eating less calories was associated with a longer lifespan. And other studies have shown that the growth of a thyroid hormone called T3 is decreased by exercising and lowering calories, slowing the metabolism and helping to delay the aging process. As well as the highest number of centenarians (people aged 100 and over the Japanese have the world's oldest population and much of their ideology of how to feel younger and live longer is about well-being and not overeating. Mind the food, because at an early age it keeps lists of those who misuse it and tracks them later in life.
8. YOU DON'T EXERCISE
It is valid to use or lose it in terms of brain activity. In the same way that physical activity improves brain fitness by enhancing both long-term and episodic memory and attention, brain exercises will "train" the brain to hold cognitive dysfunction at bay right up to 10 years of age. It's a down dive to look younger and a very fast drift to look older than your age. I don't talk about pointless thoughts and endless worries about things. The brain functions, however, with puzzles, Sudoku, learning new languages or skills or playing an instrument, keeping safe and young. (CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TYPE OF EXERCISE GOOD FOR YOU)
9. GENETICS
This is the one place that, of course, you can't manage. While our body is capable of producing certain enzymes that function in the same way as antioxidants do, minimizing the damage and restoring our DNA, genetic factors prohibit certain individuals from producing more than others of these enzymes. Our genome is inherent in the tendency to repair genetic damage, so if your parents produced spots of age or gray hair when they were in their 20s, you are also likely to. You will find external ways to minimize the harm to your skin, such as not smoking and having plenty of rest, as well as eating your way to healthy skin by consuming more foods that contain their antioxidants, but you can't change your genetics. As anyone else would, your genes may not be up to fix your skin, but you can eat your way towards better-looking skin. Eat plenty of antioxidant-rich foods every day, such as organic fruits and vegetables.
10. YOU DON'T TAKE IT EASY
Staying young means making you less sad about yourself. For around 10-20 minutes per day, set aside a small amount of time to relax, meditate, or just breathe deeply, while allowing stress to melt away and instantly make yourself look younger. A long list of studies have shown that stress can accelerate cell ageing, including disorders such as untreated depression, social isolation, and anxiety; stress shortens essential DNA components called telomeres that are related to optimal health, survival, and the rate of human aging, and cells can no longer reproduce when they become too short, causing tissues to degenerate, grow old, and die.
11. SMOKING
Why smokers look older than their age are two main factors. The first things to disclose are the fine lines where the skin is very thin, such as the corners of the eyes and above the upper lip. This is because to take a drag off of a cigarette, the muscles are constantly used. When you constantly pucker your lips, those lines tend to create a permanent crease, like folding a piece of paper over and over again. The second reason lies in the lower levels of vitamin C in smokers' blood, which is more than 60 percent lower on average than in non-smokers. For skin collagen production, vitamin C is essential, which keeps the skin supple and smooth. When collagen disappears or is destroyed, the skin starts to sag. We know it's difficult to leave, and there are a million good reasons to do so. An extra one here. Find the means to escape. Today.
12. DEPRESSION
You may not think your state of mind has anything to do with the aging of your skin, but it does! Prolonged depression sensations have been shown in studies to cause our telomeres, which are the very ends of our DNA strands, to be shortened. When our telomeres grow shorter, this affects the DNA in every cell in the body, preventing cell division and premature death of cells.
In the body's tissues, where cells divide rapidly to provide new growth, accelerated cell gain is made. Depression also interferes with hormone production, which increases stress hormones. Many people with depression also neglect themselves in other ways, such as not eating well, not getting adequate sleep, and neglecting their hygiene. There are many ways in which you can naturally deal with depression.
READ MORE: HOW TO MANAGE STRESS: STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Editors note: The 12 points listed above are some reasons why you might look older than your age. Take notes and stay away from them and look younger even when you age.
4. YOU DON'T EAT PLANT-BASED DIET
If you consume a balanced diet of mostly supplemented fruits and vegetables, it is easier to remain young and healthy if you eat a healthy diet with more fruits and vegetables combined with lean protein and whole grains. Staying young and safe is better. These foods have essential nutrients inside and out that help healthy aging. The intake of essential phytonutrients that help defend against harmful free radicals also increases with fruits & veggies. Depending on their seasons, you're going to start making this a routine by consuming fruits and vegetables, so it was fresh and cheap. Do not miss out on consuming each fruit or vegetable as much as possible as it comes.
READ ALSO: The proper diet spiritually and why
5. YOU DON'T DRINK PLENTY WATER
Without the diverse mixture of chemicals and all the rough methods, do you like the youthful radiance? To keep the skin moist and encourage optimum health, drink 6-8 glasses of filtered water each day. By dehydration, dried and wrinkled skin is produced. Proper hydration ensures replenishment of the tissues and skin cells, enabling younger, healthier-looking skin. So don't be afraid to drown by drinking lots of water because, apart from showing your skin shrinks and wrinkles faster than usual, that's the one main thing needed to look younger.
ALSO: 4 SIGNS YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER
6. YOU OVERINDULGE YOURSELF WITH MUCH ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE
"Too much of everything is bad" Too much of everything is bad. Spiritual thoughts and personal values have nothing to do with this. Alcohol may have some effects on your well-being, but too much alcohol and caffeine can affect your appearance and health. Alcohol and caffeine dehydrate the body with vital nutrients and deplete it. Drinking too much will make these results irreversible even though you choose to look younger, resulting in unhealthy flushed skin and swollen, never-healthy spider veins. Alcohol stimulates blood vessels in the cheeks to dilate.
7. YOU CONSUME MANY CALORIES
Consuming more calories was associated with a shorter lifespan and eating less calories was associated with a longer lifespan. And other studies have shown that the growth of a thyroid hormone called T3 is decreased by exercising and lowering calories, slowing the metabolism and helping to delay the aging process. As well as the highest number of centenarians (people aged 100 and over the Japanese have the world's oldest population and much of their ideology of how to feel younger and live longer is about well-being and not overeating. Mind the food, because at an early age it keeps lists of those who misuse it and tracks them later in life.
8. YOU DON'T EXERCISE
It is valid to use or lose it in terms of brain activity. In the same way that physical activity improves brain fitness by enhancing both long-term and episodic memory and attention, brain exercises will "train" the brain to hold cognitive dysfunction at bay right up to 10 years of age. It's a down dive to look younger and a very fast drift to look older than your age. I don't talk about pointless thoughts and endless worries about things. The brain functions, however, with puzzles, Sudoku, learning new languages or skills or playing an instrument, keeping safe and young. (CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TYPE OF EXERCISE GOOD FOR YOU)
9. GENETICS
This is the one place that, of course, you can't manage. While our body is capable of producing certain enzymes that function in the same way as antioxidants do, minimizing the damage and restoring our DNA, genetic factors prohibit certain individuals from producing more than others of these enzymes. Our genome is inherent in the tendency to repair genetic damage, so if your parents produced spots of age or gray hair when they were in their 20s, you are also likely to. You will find external ways to minimize the harm to your skin, such as not smoking and having plenty of rest, as well as eating your way to healthy skin by consuming more foods that contain their antioxidants, but you can't change your genetics. As anyone else would, your genes may not be up to fix your skin, but you can eat your way towards better-looking skin. Eat plenty of antioxidant-rich foods every day, such as organic fruits and vegetables.
10. YOU DON'T TAKE IT EASY
Staying young means making you less sad about yourself. For around 10-20 minutes per day, set aside a small amount of time to relax, meditate, or just breathe deeply, while allowing stress to melt away and instantly make yourself look younger. A long list of studies have shown that stress can accelerate cell ageing, including disorders such as untreated depression, social isolation, and anxiety; stress shortens essential DNA components called telomeres that are related to optimal health, survival, and the rate of human aging, and cells can no longer reproduce when they become too short, causing tissues to degenerate, grow old, and die.
11. SMOKING
Why smokers look older than their age are two main factors. The first things to disclose are the fine lines where the skin is very thin, such as the corners of the eyes and above the upper lip. This is because to take a drag off of a cigarette, the muscles are constantly used. When you constantly pucker your lips, those lines tend to create a permanent crease, like folding a piece of paper over and over again. The second reason lies in the lower levels of vitamin C in smokers' blood, which is more than 60 percent lower on average than in non-smokers. For skin collagen production, vitamin C is essential, which keeps the skin supple and smooth. When collagen disappears or is destroyed, the skin starts to sag. We know it's difficult to leave, and there are a million good reasons to do so. An extra one here. Find the means to escape. Today.
12. DEPRESSION
You may not think your state of mind has anything to do with the aging of your skin, but it does! Prolonged depression sensations have been shown in studies to cause our telomeres, which are the very ends of our DNA strands, to be shortened. When our telomeres grow shorter, this affects the DNA in every cell in the body, preventing cell division and premature death of cells.
In the body's tissues, where cells divide rapidly to provide new growth, accelerated cell gain is made. Depression also interferes with hormone production, which increases stress hormones. Many people with depression also neglect themselves in other ways, such as not eating well, not getting adequate sleep, and neglecting their hygiene. There are many ways in which you can naturally deal with depression.
READ MORE: HOW TO MANAGE STRESS: STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Editors note: The 12 points listed above are some reasons why you might look older than your age. Take notes and stay away from them and look younger even when you age.
DR. APPIAH
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