Beauty Goals: 3 Easy, Effective Anti-Aging Tips for Women
Here are three easy, effective anti-aging tips for women from Cheryl Forberg, the nutritionist for NBC’s The Biggest Loser. They’ll help you achieve your beauty goals and feel great, no matter what your size or shape is!
First, a quip for healthy women:
“The body is a sacred garment. It’s your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.” - Martha Graham.
Treating your body with honor can help you look young and feel fantastic until you’re far into your twilight years. For more healthy aging tips and info on achieving your health and beauty goals, click on Forberg’s Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You. And, read on for easy and effective anti-aging tips for women.
Beauty Goals: 3 Easy, Effective Anti-Aging Tips for Women
Anti-Aging Tip #1: Drink lots of water. Staying well hydrated keeps your skin’s cells plump and firm. When you don’t take in enough water, the deficiency encourages dry, wrinkled skin. Think of a bunch of grapes-firm and smooth and fresh. Leave them in a hot, dry environment so they lose their fluid, and what do you get? Raisins . . . soft, deeply wrinkled raisins. This image probably oversimplifies what happens to your skin’s cells when you don’t drink enough water, but the point is that your body is filled with fluid, and you need to be constantly replacing it.
Water washes toxins out of your body, helps bring nutrients to your cells, and keeps all your processes working properly-on the inside and the outside of your body. (You may have heard that water is an anti-aging tip before - but now you know why! If you have trouble drinking enough water, picture those raisins versus grapes…and focus on achieving your beauty goals).
Anti-Aging Tip #2: Eat foods rich in antioxidants. Your skin has a natural antioxidant system to neutralize free radicals and protect cells from damage. However, as you get older, your antioxidant protection drops, particularly in sun-damaged skin. Eating a diet rich in antioxidants can help protect your skin and help you achieve your beauty goals.
According to a paper in a 2006 issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, researchers around the world are searching for ways to prevent the skin damage-particularly skin cancer-resulting from free radicals. Laboratory work indicates that antioxidants such as green and black tea, resveratrol (found in grapes), the spice curcumin (also known as turmeric), and vitamin C may prove to be helpful in protecting your skin. It’s easy to forget about protecting the health of your insides because you can’t see them. Let your skin be a constant reminder to make healthy choices to reduce signs of aging and help you achieve your beauty goals.
In addition to its antioxidant protection, vitamin C plays an important role in the production of collagen, a protein that provides structure and softness to your skin. Selenium is a component of your body’s antioxidant enzymes, and it’s been shown to help protect skin from damage from UV.
Anti-Aging Tip #3: Eat a balanced diet. Since a lack of protein or iron has been associated with hair loss, make sure you eat protein throughout the day from high-quality sources such as fish and poultry. Iron-rich foods include clams and whole grain cereals, and can help you achieve your beauty goals. Also, ask your doctor to check your iron levels to ensure that you have enough of the mineral in your body. Other nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids and zinc, are also associated with healthy hair.
Forberg also recommends that you “aim to meet your nutritional needs with your diet, and use caution with nutrient supplements-excessive amounts of particular nutrients, such as vitamin A, may influence hair loss.”
For more information about this dietician and nutritionist - or her books - visit Cheryl Forberg’s blog.
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Comment by James on 17 September 2008:
According to a paper in a 2006 issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, researchers around the world are searching for ways to prevent the skin damage-particularly skin cancer-resulting from free radicals. Laboratory work indicates that antioxidants such as green and black tea, resveratrol (found in grapes), the spice curcumin (also known as turmeric), and vitamin C may prove to be helpful in protecting your skin. It’s easy to forget about protecting the health of your insides because you can’t see them.