10 useful anti-aging tips and guide to staying youthful

Aging is that pesky human biological trait that we all wish we didn’t have to deal with but have to, unfortunately. At a certain point, you start worrying that age is catching up with you, so you look at yourself every time you pass by a mirror just to make there isn’t a fine line or a droopy gravitional pull on your skin anywhere and you start looking for anti-aging tips and products. 

Truth is, aging is not just skin deep. It goes beyond the skin and is in effect with the overall functionality of your entire body. Biologically, aging is supposed to start at the age of 26 but if you don’t take care of yourself the right way, it could appear even in your teen years. Shocking right?

Thanks to modern technology like the internet and wonderful information you can find on the world wide web, anti-aging is not just an elixir the gods made for the super famous, you can get the tips too, and you don’t have to spend insane amounts of money to make this happen and the earlier you start the better for you.

If you are still in your 20s it’s good to start taking care of yourself early because this will keep aging at bay for a little while longer.

Here are some great anti-aging tips for you, easy-peasy and free.

If you haven’t already started, yoga and meditation are great ways to keep you healthy and young. It is a great and priceless anti-aging regimen. They help bring down stress by reducing the stress-inducing hormone, cortisol, and mediation clear out your mind. Doing yoga increases your energy levels which is felt on a cellular level so your body does more to stay young. What’s more, you’ll have a great body to boot so why not!

This might be a little hard to do especially if you got a sweet tooth going on for you but sugar is not good for you, in any way!

Sugar, when ingested, mixes with different proteins in the body that create substances in a process called Advanced Glycation End Product or AGE. Fitting right? This process breaks down your collagen and elasticin in your body leaving your skin defenseless against aging.

Water is the cure to all ailments including aging because of its anti-oxidant properties. A great, absolutely free anti-aging tip is taking lots of water per day. Water keeps your cells hydrated, flushes out toxins from your system and rejuvenates your skin proteins. The end result will be naturally glowing skin that is blemish free and tight in all the right places, keeping you wrinkle free as well.

Start hitting the gym more often and building that muscle tone. In addition to making you have the body of a goddess, exercise keeps your body strong and cells alive and also helps in tightening the skin. Sweating, which comes after a great workout is a great way to flush out toxins that's keeping your skin dull and unhealthy. Just remember to take in lots of water to keep the balance and also take a shower afterwards. Being smelly isn’t just the problem, clogged pores are too!

30 is the new 20 but in order for that to happen, you need to get on the anti-aging train with us.

At this point in our lives we just have so much going on and stressing our lives but you need to take a breather every once in a while. As discussed earlier stress releases a chemical called cortisol that breaks our body’s natural anti-aging mechanism.

Take up yoga or meditation, long walk to clear your mind, or just a spa day to work out those kinks and reduce the level of pressure you’re on.

High-Intensity Interval Training or as more popularly known, HIIT is a great workout of high-intensity workouts done at short intervals. Studies have shown that HIIT increases the number of mitochondria in your cells which is where all the energy comes from.

This, in turn, gives your cells more life, making you look young, healthy with naturally beautiful skin from within. Also, add a daily workout routine if you didn’t already have one. Working out keeps you energized and gives your body a fighting chance.

Start weaning yourself off processed food that contain free radicals from all the chemicals that act as an oxidant and do damage to your body and skin. Choose healthy food choices like salmon which is high in omega fats, a great anti-oxidant to keep your skin elastic glowing. Switch out red meat with more fatty white meat, eat greens more, drink lots and lots of water and definitely keep away from the sugar.

Although this is something that should not just start when you hit the big 3-oh, invest in beauty and skin products that have fewer chemicals in them. Always watch-out for the chemicals in the products you buy as some of them are really harmful to your skin and do more damage than good in the long run.

Have you seen Katie Holmes? She is in her 40s right now and she looks absolutely stunning. You can achieve this miraculous, age-defying beauty with just a little effort to it.

The sun has harmful UV rays that are just harmful and can cause skin cancer. The sun’s rays also cause major irreparable damage to your skin breaking down collagen faster than anything else. Keep a good sunscreen with you at all times, SPF 30, and feel generous when applying it on your skin especially if outdoors. Sunscreens are also known to reverse aging making it a great anti-aging product to have with you.

Just being in a big city with lots of traffic makes you age. The pollution here is great and the chemicals are absorbed by your skin and we already know how chemicals are bad. Keep away from the city as often as you can and you’ll begin seeing the small changes.

Honey is a great natural moisturizer and is also packed with antioxidants. Use 1-2 tablespoons of pure organic honey and massage it on your clean face and then leave on for about 15 minutes then wash with tepid water and then tone. You can do this as a daily routine.

In a bowl mix 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon each of honey and turmeric and then 1 ½ teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix and apply on a cleansed face. Leave for 10-15 minutes then clean with a warm facecloth for 3 times a week at night and then use toner.

These ingredients have great antioxidizing agents and work great for exfoliating too. Just add 2-3 tablespoons of plain yoghurt, a squeeze of lemon juice and a tablespoon of pure honey and mix well. Apply the mixture on your clean face and leave on for 15 minutes. The great thing about this is that you can use it on your hands too. Clean with warm water and then tone and moisturize. It will leave you feeling soft and supple.

You can also use lemon juice mixed with baking soda as a scrub, avocado and egg white with honey as a 15-minute mask. Try foods that are rich in antioxidant or exfoliating properties on your skin and you'll start noticing a difference right away

Aging is a rule of nature but rules were meant to be broken and this is one rule you definitely need to defy. It really doesn’t matter what age you are at, just start small and build up. All those tips above should be used together for great results. Nurture yourself into a healthier you and your body will thank you for it.