Many are women who find it annoying that while they look old and tired their husband looks exactly the same way he looked the day they got married. There's no need to beef your man, after giving birth to one or two kids many of us just stop caring, walk like an old woman and forget to take care of our skin so what do you expect, that a miracle will happen? That you're old doesn't mean you have to look old, here are ways to keep your skin glowing for long;
1. Drink this
First off, if you're a lover of sweet beverages you have to quit them and switch to green tea which a combination of antioxidants and polyphenols (the key to youthful skin). Drink at least 10 glasses of water a day and take probiotics to boost your immune system.
2. Fruits
Many people go without fruits for weeks yet you ought to eat two types of fruits every day, stop eating sugar and start taking colourful fruits and vegetables. The more colourful they are the more antioxidants they contain meanwhile antioxidants give the skin a glow. Red apple, yellow pineapple, red pepper, red grapefruit, blue berry, carrot, greens (lettuce, broccoli etc) and other fruits are your best friends.
3. Vitamin it!
Free radicals cause damage to the DNA and cells but antioxidants like vitamin C and resveratrol help render free radicals powerless and mildly give the body retinol an anti-aging ingredient. Long story short you need to add vitamin C and resveratrol into your diet. Good sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, bell peppers, dark leafy greens, broccoli, berries, tomatoes while sources of resveratrol are peanut butter, dark chocolates, red grape, blueberry and cranberry, red and white wine.
4. Look for these key ingredients
5. Say no to sugar
What you eat tells on your look and skin, eat healthy and reduce your sugar (sugar can stiffen collagen and cause wrinkles) intake, go for healthy fats such as nuts, avocado, cheese and fatty fish instead, those oils are good for your skin.
6. Get rid of the puffy eyes
Puffy eyes that are not dealt with result into saggy eye bags later in life, to keep the skin under your eyes looking refreshed use gel ice packs on the eye for about 10 minutes every morning or get an eye serum leave it in the fridge to cool before applying it on the eye bags to remove the swelling.
7. Get enough sleep
Many of us don't know what a good night's sleep is, to wake up feeling refreshed and healthy, aim for 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night and if possible use silk pillowcases and bedsheet to reduce the amount of lines that'll be left on your body when you wake up.
Hopefully, you find this article helpful enough, meanwhile if your skin is beautiful but you don't dress and walk well to compliment it needless to say your effort won't show. Read about how to carry yourself to earn everyone's respect, and remember, never sleep with your make up on.
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