The answer to aging may not be found in expensive creams or supplements. A recent report has found five factors that increase a person's chances of aging poorly.
The report by EatThis.com found that five everyday factors can lead to someone having issues while aging. The first of these is stressing out.
Chronic stress has been found to cause unhealthy aging and can also shorten life, according to Harvard Medical School.
The med school found that prolonged stress can shorten telomeres, the structures that contain DNA within a cell. Telomeres start long and grow short as they age. After getting too short, they die.
The school also found that people with shorter telomeres are at greater risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.
The report then listed overdrinking as something that can cause poor aging as alcohol dehydrates the skin and causes inflammation.
Studies suggest that those who drink to excess see more wrinkles, redness, and puffiness in their skin. The report suggested drinking in moderation as opposed to habitually drinking in excess.
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The third thing people can do to better their chances of aging well includes getting a good night's sleep.
A study from the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology found that 30% of women who got good quality sleep reported having better skin overall. Experts recommend that seven to nine hours of quality sleep is what's best recommended.
Not wearing sunscreen and constantly exposing your skin to the sun can also cause the skin to age poorly. Sunspots, liver spots, freckles, wrinkling, and sagging skin can all develop from too much time in the sun.
Lastly, eating too much sugar will accelerate aging like no other factor.
"Findings from research studies suggest that a diet containing lots of sugar or other refined carbohydrates can accelerate aging," the American Academy of Dermatology reports.
Too much sugar will affect premature aging and increase the chance of obesity, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases, the report found.
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