Friday, October 16, 2009

Why The Secret To Healthier Looking Skin, Hair And Nails Is Two-Fold

By Donovan Poole

There are plenty of natural foods that are rich in antioxidants. They can enhance your life in many ways by extending your life and helping you look and feel younger. Antioxidants are an essential ingredient to having more energy, stronger nails, a healthy circulatory system and silky looking hair and skin.

Today, because of the environment that we live in, people seem to be experiencing noticeable affects of aging much sooner. This is quite evident even in younger people. The environment in which we live is polluted with toxic air, chemicals in the water and pesticides in the foods we eat. Combined, all of these factors contribute to the process of aging.

By eating foods that are rich in antioxidants, you can retard the aging effects imposed own you because of environmental factors and extend your youthful looking appearance a lot longer. Few people realize how much pollutants can cause to age prematurely. However, once you are aware, you can begin the process of combating the affects of aging naturally.

Besides environmental factors such as pollutants and airborne toxins, people these days are dealing with tremendous amounts of stress. These stresses tend to cause sleepless nights and often cause people to turn to drinking too much alcohol and other chemicals that slowly damage and destroy the ability to live a youthful life. It seems to be endless these days, but you can start the process of restoring your youth now.

Every summer and throughout the year millions of people overexpose themselves to tanning on beds and outdoors. You may not realize it but too much tanning will damage the protective layers of your skin and eventually make you look older. I have seen people add 20 or more years of aging due to overexposure to tanning. It does cause your skin to become wrinkly over time.

So what should you do to start reversing the aging process? There are several but my best recommendation is to start using antioxidants to help control wrinkles and other signs of aging. Vitamin C DMEA, Alpha Lipoic Acid and Tocotrienol are just a few antioxidants that are proven to work well.

If you are looking to combat wrinkles, eat foods that contain Zinc and Calcium Magnesium or take a daily supplement to get these two important minerals. If you are unsure, search the internet for studies of these two minerals and you will be convinced. Additionally, you may want to start using a Collagen cream. It helps to protect you skin from damaging pollutants and helps your skin restore its elasticity. You can buy a Collagen rich cream at your local pharmacy or grocery store.

It does not take much to change how fast you are aging. You don't have to be a victim of the environment in which we live. Today, there is plenty of information on the internet that can help you in the fight to live longer and retain your youthful appearance. By changing your diet to eat foods that are high in antioxidants, you can protect the vital layers of your skin and turn the clock back on time.

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