Ageing begins from when a child is born. However, there are other factors that can lead to premature ageing, including the usage of incorrect skincare products and gorging on unhealthy foods. One can achieve a perfect skin by including turmeric, ginger and green leafy vegetables in the food intake, says an expert.
Speaking at the Anti-Ageing Health and Beauty show, held at the London Olympia this past weekend, Geraldine McCulgan of the College of Naturopathic Medicine said:
“What you eat today… you wear tomorrow.”
The beauty therapist shared some helpful tips on natural choices for anti-ageing and the small changes that one can effect in one’s lifestyle to help slow down ageing.
Accelerating ageing is affected by the following:
- Glycation – the process of sugar and it affects joints
- Inflammation
- Lack of nutrients
- Overload of toxins
- Free radical damages
- Stress
- Loss of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) which regulates cellular energy
- Lack of oil and water
- So if you want to slow down ageing, McCulgan recommends following a diet made up of whole grains, vegetables, legumes, mild-sweet and non-sweet fruits. Also try the following things
- Avoid refined sugar
- Eat protein with every mealSwap refined sugar products with wholegrain alternatives
- Eat plenty of fibre rich vegetables
- Include cinnamon – lowers blood sugar levels
- Consult the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) scale – which identifies the anti-oxidants in foods
Inflammation is behind many degenerative diseases, so here we have some advice from Geraldine on how to reduce it:
- Eat organic
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Green leafy vegetables
- Fermented foods
- Acid/Alkaline balancing
- Omega 3 fatty acids