Premature Ageing in Women

Premature Ageing in Women – Its Causes and Remedies

Causes of Premature Ageing in Women:

The 21st-century technology gives us the opportunity to improve all aspects of our lives.

Women have tried, throughout the history, to remain young.

However, as much as you wish to stay beautiful, young and healthy, certain things just accelerate the ageing process.

In this article, I will share with you what factors will accelerate ageing directly or indirectly.

Starting from the air and water pollution, UV radiation and stress up to consumption of tobacco and alcohol, there are many ageing accelerators which can lead to premature ageing in women.

So, let’s check out how those causes work, and what prevention and remedies you can use to slow down the ageing process.

Skin ageing and UV radiation effects on women’s skin

Your skin is continuously exposed to UV radiation. And, as much as it is attractive to have bronze tanned skin and you like spending lovely sunny days outside, the sun rays can have their side effects.

The appearance of wrinkles and different hyper or hypo-pigmental changes can be signs of premature ageing of your skin.

 

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There are other changes that UV radiation can cause on your skin, such as:

  • losses in tone and elasticity of skin
  • increased skin fragility
  • areas with rash due to blood vessel weakness
  • benign changes

Parts of your body that are highly exposed to the sun, such as the face, hands and chest will most likely show the most robust degenerative changes.

However, there is no need to completely give up from your enjoyment and relaxation in the sun to prevent these changes, just be mindful.

You can prevent your skin from getting prematurely old either by using sun protective creams or retinoids – derivatives of vitamin A to increase collagen production.

If you combine previous prevention methods with naturally occurring antioxidants, your skin can stay young, beautiful and healthy for a long time and keep sunbathing. 1

Air pollution

If you are fond of spending time outside, you will expose your skin to a polluted environment, especially in urban areas.

Polluted air can have different effects on your skin, either affecting it by small particles such as dust and smoke, or by chemicals.

Luckily, studies performed show that it is possible to develop specific cosmetic strategies to counteract pollution-induced skin damage and keep your skin healthy, beautiful and young.2

A few required steps in keeping your skin young and healthy are the usage of:

  • Rinse-off products to clean off pollution,
  • Skin protection such as BB creams or foundations,
  • Sunscreens to block UV radiation,
  • Emollients to preserve and restore skin barrier function.

Combined effects of polluted air with ozone and UV radiation can lead to different chronic diseases, cognitive impairment, and decrease longevity in women.

But if you indulge yourself with a day in the mountains or the nearby village every now and then, and you will undoubtedly keep your heart healthy, brain fresh and skin beautiful and young!

Stress and unhealthy lifestyle

Always look at the bright side of life, the song says.

But you can sometimes find it hard to deal with everyday tasks at work and all the things you have to do at home and with children.

Stress is something we must all live with.

Still, bear in mind that stress can cause insomnia, weight gain,increased risk for heart disease, weakened immune and impaired digestive and central nervous systems.

All these stressors lead to accelerated ageing.

For women, some of the most stressful occupations are the head chef, the event coordinator, the doctor, the fire-fighter, banker and the PR executive.

But whatever you do for a living, the best way to keep your health and longevity is to find a way to relax and recharge, either it is by exercising, doing Pilates, Yoga, meditation or spending more time in nature.

Changing of lifestyle or occupation might not look easy, but that is something that will improve your life, health and longevity if your life is full of stress.

 

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Ionising radiation, health and ageing effects on women

Ever since the discovery of X-rays, people are aware of its harmful effects.

But the great fact is there are minimal chances you will be exposed unless your occupation is connected to ionising radiation or you need it for therapy or diagnostics.

Effects of ionising radiation are starting at the molecular level, by damaging our DNA. Our body, however, has systems for repairing these damages.

Another effect is an increase of free radicals in the body, which accelerates ageing.

You can enrich your diet with antioxidant supplements to decrease or eliminate free radicals in your body.

Did you know that the most sensitive organs to ionising radiation in women are the ovaries?

But once you are requiring x-raying you will be adequately protected, so you don’t need to worry.

Other organs that are often affected by ionising radiation are thyroid, lymphocytes, lungs, and bone marrow.

Alcohol and tobacco – effects on ageing of women

Having a glass of wine or a beer temporarily might improve your mood, and help you spend a wonderful evening with friends.

Yes, a couple of red wine glasses can boost your mood and relax you, make you dance in the club or behave funnier to a man you met that evening!

But, chronically drinking can accelerate ageing on different levels.

  • Heavy intake is connected with a higher risk for various heart diseases.
  • Alcohol is proven to be one of the main reasons for cancer.
  • Heavy alcohol consumption and binge drinking blocks the formation of new neurons and kills existing one in your brain.4

So if you wish to keep your heart young and your mind fresh and healthy, be moderate when drinking.

Considering tobacco consumption, in the past, there was a trend of being cool and fancy if you smoke.

But today you know that it has ill effects on your health, and it accelerates ageing.

If you smoke, your skin will get wrinkles, become darker and dry, you will cough and have a high risk of getting lung cancer, and your heart rate will be out of tune.

So if you wish to be beautiful, young and healthy, I am recommending quitting smoking even if it is one cigarette a day!

Exercise, good and healthy nutrition, counselling and hypnotherapy all help.

Low intake of antioxidants and effect of caloric restriction on the longevity of women

Antioxidants are required to neutralise all free radicals in your body.

Let’s see why antioxidants are important!

It is proven that the appearance of free radicals is one of the main reasons for ageing and when their level increases in the body, the ageing process accelerates.

You can increase your antioxidants intake either by eating fruit or vegetables or using an organic and raw vegan supplement – smart substitution.

Even the amount of food you intake plays an essential role in your ageing. Studies have shown that when you reduce caloric intake, you will extend health span and lifespan.

But it is not only the reduced amount of calories consumed.

The diet composition is also significant.

So, if you eat a selective healthy diet, enriched with antioxidants, you will live longer and healthier.6

However, if yo-yo dieting,you’re achieving the opposite: risking reducing of lifespan, and having a heart attack or stroke, and even premature death.

That is why the ultimate aim for health and longevity is to keep normal weight throughout life.7

 

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Osteoporosis

If you are a woman in menopause, then osteoporosis might be a frequent subject of small talk between your friends.

There is no secret: osteoporosis starts with a decrease of oestrogen levels in menopause which leads to decreased activity of osteoblasts – cells that create the bone.

That is why women get osteoporosis while ageing more often than men.

So if you wish to keep your bones strong and healthy, exercise, eat smart and consult your doctor about oestrogen replacement for prevention or an integrated osteoporosis therapy including the points I just mentioned.

You can also use Calcium and more sunshine in your life, a vitamin D rich diet or supplements to prevent or slow down osteoporosis.

Unrefined salts such as Himalayan salt has an optimal combination of different minerals so it can also be used for prevention of osteoporosis. 8

Anti- Ageing Remedies for Women:

Customised Physical exercises to slow down the ageing process

Besides already mentioned ways of slowing down ageing, I strongly recommend physical exercises to keep your body and whole well being young and healthy.

If you already do exercise, you are familiar with its benefits on cardiovascular health and health of other vital organs.

It doesn’t matter if you will exercise to get fit, lose weight, or just be healthier, cardio is a crucial part of every training.

It helps in burning calories, strengthening the heart, increasing lung capacity, and reducing the risk of high cholesterol, heart attack, diabetes and high blood pressure. 9

It will also make you look, feel and sleep better.

If you don’t know what exercise approach is best for your age, challenges, body type, gender, stress levels and goals just contact an elite personal trainer London based and achieve the results you want to reach.

An elite personal trainer certified as a sports nutritionist London based will design the perfect exercise and nutrition diet plan for you, monitor your improvements and provide you with customised lifestyle advice to help you keep energetic, healthy and young.

 

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Adopting a smart and healthy lifestyle

I also suggest you switch to a healthy lifestyle because diet and exercising alone can work well.

But if you combine them with good night sleep and different methods of relaxation, you will also improve your mind and spirit.

You can contact a nutritionist to provide you with a healthy diet plan including selected foods and ingredients containing strong classes of antioxidants, and enjoy the positive changes of your anti-ageing diet plan.

With Pilates, Yoga and meditation will help you relax and get rid of everyday stress, without risking alcohol effects or unnecessary drugs.

And after days with improved healthy lifestyle and a good night’s sleep you will have more energy, strength, hormonal balance and freshness for a new day full of joy.

Anti-ageing Supplements

Scientific research shows that current eating habits, together with additives and toxins from food, water and polluted air increase the production of free radicals in your body.10

Supplements containing vitamins, minerals, fibre, amino acids, herbs or enzymes are becoming essential as it is proven that some of them are potent antioxidants, or help food digest better.

If you don’t eat enough intake of fresh fruit and vegetables, you should consider these supplements your best friend in reducing the damaging effects of free radicals in your body.11

If you want to benefit from a good anti-ageing diet plan then,you should include selective supplements in your everyday routine.

And if you are not sure which ones you should take, just consult a dietician London based to help you keep you fresh, young and healthy.

One of the things you must consider is enough intake of calcium to prevent osteoporosis if you are in menopause.

If you are already in menopause, you must ensure that you are getting enough calcium to help you prevent osteoporosis.

An additional way of making your bones healthy is to exercise at least 30 minutes every day.

Contact one of the best personal trainers London based and follow a customised exercise plan which will best fit your challenges, age, goals and daily routine.

Hormones replacement therapy (HRT) as an anti-ageing strategy for women

If you experience difficulties going through menopause, consider a very controlled, low levels of hormone replacement therapy to increase your well being.

Researches show that oestrogen is beneficial for women’s body. 12

It was also combined with progesterone, but it gives excellent results as anti-ageing hormone solely as well.

Sexual hormones are most often used as replacement therapy for the prevention of diseases and accelerated ageing.

They are shown to be beneficial in diabetic women to whom it regulated glucose, blood levels of fats and cholesterol levels, therefore protecting the cardiovascular system. 13

Sexual hormones as HRT also reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Melatonin is another supplement used for treatment for mild hypothyroidism, and thyroid hormones are also used in replacement therapy, to keep the metabolism working correctly. 13

However, a good and healthy diet plan, every day customised exercise programme, good night sleep, avoiding stress and meditation will help your body prevent many diseases and accelerated ageing.

With customised nutrition, exercise and lifestyle, you will remain energetic, beautiful, stronger and young much longer than other women of your age.

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