How not to age prematurely? Rules not to be broken

Signs of premature aging can appear after the age of 30. And the causes of this skin condition can be both internal processes in the body and external factors. What to do and what rules to follow to delay this process? Let’s deal with the experts.

Vitalia Ksenofontova

Technologist of cosmetic and pharmaceutical production, developer of cosmetic formulas.

She tells us about the causes of aging.

Why we age

Old age is not always an accumulative long-term process: it can occur even instantly at a young age. For example, if a person has undergone a severe ordeal. These are strong shocks in a short period of time, because of which a person can change beyond recognition in a couple of years. This is reflected in his body and in his eyes.

Another reason may be a lack of important substances. Vitamin C is actively involved in the production of collagen. Without it, there is no correct assembly of collagen fibers. Therefore, it is desirable to periodically check the level of this vitamin and in case of deficiency to replenish it, so that the natural production of collagen does not stop.

It is also important to monitor the general state of health, reduce the impact of stress, eat a balanced diet and take health-supporting vitamins and nutraceuticals.

Of the external factors that negatively affect beauty and health, the most serious is the sun and excessive exposure to sunlight. Photo-aging is the processes that are triggered by the sun’s rays. UVA rays are always and everywhere, both in winter and summer. They are the ones that cause photoaging, but they do not act in the same way as UVB.

UVA is a soft radiation that we don’t feel. But in their strength, these rays are more depressing than any other rays. Approximately 50-90% of free radicals in the skin are produced by UVA. So dose your time in the sun, don’t be in direct sunlight between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, choose a shady side and use sunscreen in moderation.

To prevent this from happening, you should cleanse your skin thoroughly and very gently every day. For this purpose, it is best to use mild and good quality cleansers.

One of the most important points of preserving the youthfulness of the skin is a thoughtful, individual skin care for the face and body. Active cosmetic substances should be selected according to the current state of your skin. This takes into account both internal processes and external factors that lead to aging.

Follow these simple steps to maintain health and beauty

Julia Chuprikova

Self-care coach. Psychologist. Body-oriented psychotherapist.

Aging is influenced by our lifestyle, our habits, attitude to ourselves and perception of the world. Here’s what you should work on.

1. Think positively

Life is all about prioritizing, directing your thoughts and creating new goals.

Those who are sure that the glass is half empty, direct their energy only to self-destruction. The lump accumulates diseases, a person is filled with negativity. The embodiment of the type of “grumpy grandmother at the door”, in the end – old age.

There are those who do not care how old they are and how many wrinkles on the face. They do not wait for diseases, but actively prevent them, learn and listen not to society, but to their own desires, and therefore are happy. They develop creative abilities, take walks, make acquaintances, engage in health and charge others with optimism, build a career.

Now even the modeling business does not stand still, there are agencies that accept exclusively from 40-50 years old. This is a special age, with its own zest and beauty.

Pain is a healthy nervous reaction of the body, which says: “Hey, honey, there is something going on here that you need to pay attention to”. And if a person doesn’t respond to that pain or drowns it out with pills, it intensifies to “get through” to them, because the body is our helper.

If we ignore it – old age comes. The main thing during treatment is not to fight the disease, not to be angry at it. Treating ourselves with pills, we can drown out only the symptom (signal), although the cause may be in another.

The body is able to cope with problems on its own and strives for balance. We only need to help it, but it is important not to overdo it. For example, excessive use of vitamins can lead to the fact that the body stops replenishing them independently from food.

Also with an overabundance of care cosmetics on the face. It is necessary to trust the body and let it cope with basic tasks on its own. Otherwise, follow the instructions of a specialist.