Defy Time: Your 30 Mins A Day Upkeep Guide

• by Abi Olukeye
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Whether you are a twenty something or in the glorious forties, you can’t deny your budding or already realized fear of gravity. What if nature would be nice enough to cut a deal with you? You score points for good behavior with her and she rewards you with time — more time with perky breasts, tight skin, white teeth, sharp eyes, and full hair. I’m with you, where do I sign up?

Keep yourself looking and feeling young by including these simple tips in your daily routine.

Hair
Women can start dealing with hair loss and hair thinning issues as early as age 30! –Sometimes even younger. Several things can tip it off: pregnancy, stress, illness, significant weight loss, immune system imbalance, etc. To keep your hair looking full longer, try to increase the protein in your diet and use protein laced styling products. Protein is great for fortifying the hair shaft and reducing breakage and loss. Also consider taking a vitamin B supplement daily to boost hair growth.

For styling your own hair, use professional grade heat styling tools with caution. Professionals are trained to keep the iron about 24 inches from your head. You, on the other hand, are more likely keeping it too close to your head — frying your hair in the process.
Source: Is Your Hair Aging You?

Eyes

Some of us started dealing with eye issues sadly much before we wore our first bra. However, every woman should know what age-related macular degeneration is. As we get older, the central part of the retina, the macular, begins to deteriorate; making driving and reading difficult. This condition is called AMD. Although this doesn’t become an obvious problem until age sixty and older, several studies show that eating fish at least twice a week helps protect your eyes and ward off AMD.

So try a tuna omelette for breakfast, salmon for dinner, or throw in some walnuts for snack during the day and you will be doing your part in making sure your eyes stay sharp for as long as possible.
Source: Eating Fatty Fish Can Help Aging

Teeth

Use nature’s toothbrush daily. Apples have been considered a natural toothbrush because they stimulate our gums, increase our saliva flow (so that sugar and sweets don’t get stuck between your teeth), and reduce the build up of cavity causing bacteria.

You’ve heard this before but here it is again - Brush your teeth before you go to bed. Your saliva slows down when you are sleep and gives all the food particles you’ve accumulated in your mouth all day a chance to party and wreck havoc on your teeth.

Also, consider replacing that morning coffee with a nice cup of tea – a natural source of fluoride.
Source: 3 Surprising Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

Skin

The younger you are when you establish a good skincare routine, the better. Don’t rely on soap alone to get rid of all traces of make-up from your face. Instead, you want to use a cleansing bar or foaming facial wash, followed by a moisturizer to tighten your pores.

As you apply moisturizer, give yourself a facial massage by simply blending the cream into your skin using firm upward motions from your throat up. Then use circular motions over your face to get blood flow and circulation going. This will stimulate your skin and help it retain far more of its natural elasticity. In turn keeping your skin looking young and wrinkle-free longer.

If you are already spotting wrinkles and cracked skin, try these cost effective home remedies. Fresh papaya juice can help remove dead and rough skin, while apple and pineapple juices can help lessen fine lines, wrinkles, and cracked skin.
Source: Top Ten Ways To Avoid Premature Skin Aging And Remove Wrinkles

Breasts

Do the fly! Buy yourself a pair of five-pound dumbbells and do this simple exercise before you go to bed to keep the ladies up. Lying flat on the floor, extend your arms out at shoulder level while clutching the weights. Draw both arms straight up together above your body so that the weight meet over your check and then return the weights out to your sides drawing a semi-circle over your body. Repeat this exercise 12 to 15 times for 3 sets.

This exercise will help strengthen the muscles under your breasts so that they can keep your breasts up instead of sagging down. You can also reduce the stress on your ligaments by wearing a bra and keeping it on for as long as you can during the day.
Source: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Women Saggy Breasts