We can't stop aging, but proper nutrition can help body cells and skin stay fresh and healthy for longer.
The gradual aging process starts from the age of 20: The content of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid in the skin decreases and the first small wrinkles appear.
The melanin production in the hair slows down, so that it turns gray from the age of 30 or earlier.
The ability to hear is also reduced, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to hear the high tones in particular.
The production of the air sacs in the lungs decreases, our body begins to lose endurance and strength, as
Quarks knowledge
reports.
Everyone ages, getting older is a natural process that is also genetically controlled.
A healthy lifestyle through diet with intermittent fasting as well as sport and a lot of exercise can have a positive influence on the aging of the cells.
Nutrition: Ten foods help the skin and body stay young for longer
Despite your disposition, you can do a lot to preserve your cells.
In addition to the right diet, sufficient exercise is actually an important success factor.
According to the Leibniz Institute for Aging Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute eV (FLI)
, regular exercise helps the body to reduce stress and thus reduces the formation of free radicals
.
In addition, exercise activates the immune system, so that aging processes are slowed down even more effectively.
Sport also strengthens the muscles and firm skin.
It turns out that athletes generally have particularly elastic skin.
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