Foods That Make You Age Faster

I know a lot of people want to be forever young, but most times what we eat can either speed up or slow down the process.

Rather than spending lots of money on creams and cleansers, it’s more important to stick to wholesome, nutritious foods that can boost freshness, longevity, and well-being of our body.

Nourishing our skin from inside out can help beat the clock. Just as some foods can help slow the effects of time, other foods can speed up our skin’s aging process, contributing to wrinkles and sagging.

Here are some of the foods to avoid or take in moderation:

Sugar

Sugar is the number one food to avoid if you’re looking to slow down the ageing process. It not only makes us fat but also makes us wrinkly, as it cross-links with collagen, making our skin less flexible and dehydrating it too.

Alcohol

A healthy liver means healthy skin. When toxins build up in your liver, and aren’t broken down properly, your skin can develop variety of issues, like acne, sallowness, and wrinkles.

Moderate drinking may be good for your heart, but heavy drinking can rev up the aging process.

Salt

Salt dehydrates the body, When you are dehydrated, you become fatigued, which makes you look tired and worn out. In addition, excess salt contributes to kidney disease, high blood pressure and interferes with bone metabolism.

Fatty Meats

These are also high in saturated fats. The key with meat is to keep it lean. Tenderloin cuts tend to be leaner. Ground turkey breast and chicken breast are other lean options.

Meanwhile these 2 unusual foods below can go a long way to keeping your skin youthful and your body healthy. These two foods do wonders for the skin, as part of a meal or used directly on the skin.

Oats

Oats have calming, soothing as well as moisturising properties. It’s perfect for skin conditions like irritation, eczema, inflammation, irritation and works wonders for sensitive skin.

Coconut oil

Coconut has amazing properties that keeps the skin looking great. It contains natural anti-fungal properties that helps balance skin without clogging pores. It also keeps the skin firm, smooth and soft.

Green Tea

Green tea is great for our skin and for our general health. Green tea only contains minimal caffeine, but maximum flavonoids, these are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-ageing effects and also help with weight loss. These effects are highly beneficial to our skin and have been shown to reduce the sun’s harmful effects.

Avocado

Avocados lower cholesterol and contain a nutrient called glutathione, which blocks at least 30 different carcinogens while helping the liver detoxify synthetic chemicals.

Avocado is high in vitamin E, which is key at a micro level (our bodies can’t produce it). Eating foods high in vitamin E can help prevent premature ageing of your skin and damage to your DNA.