5 simple ways to slow down ageing

Ageing is unavoidable: the passage of time, pollution, poor diet, UV radiation, etc. are all factors that cause ageing. And one of the main causes of ageing is oxidative stress on the body’s cells. Oxidative stress causes free radicals, by-products of metabolism, to damage the body’s DNA, fats and proteins, leading to premature ageing. If you have a poor diet (consuming saturated fats, chemical additives, not enough vegetables, etc.) and unhealthy habits, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and a sedentary lifestyle, your body is not able to repair the cell damage caused by free radicals on its own. Therefore, toprevent and slow down ageing, it is essential to follow a healthy diet (tailored to the needs of each individual), do physical exercise regularly and control your stress.

How to slow down ageing

Probelte Pharma is going to tell you about 5 effective ways to slow down ageing:

1. Do physical exercise regularly. Staying active and exercising for at least 30 minutes every day helps to:
   • reduce stress
   • strengthen muscles
   • cleanse the blood
   • combat diabetes
   • lower your weight
   • lowering cholesterol
   • promote normal brain function
   • increase oxygenation levels
   • promote the production of coenzyme Q10 (lipid antioxidant).
2. Eat antioxidant foods. Plant-based foods are powerful antioxidants, so a diet rich in fruit and vegetables helps to slow down the ageing process. For example, pomegranates, citrus fruits, berries, green tea, potatoes, tomatoes, green leaves, nuts, fish oil, olive oil etc. are good sources of antioxidants as they contain vitamin C, vitamin E (the body’s main fat-soluble antioxidant) and polyphenols.
3. Anti-ageing vitamins. These can be provided through food, as mentioned above, or through supplements. The nutrients and vitamins that are powerful antioxidants, and therefore slow down ageing, are beta-carotene, vitamins A, C, K and E, the B vitamins – especially B12 – and vitamin D3.
4. Eat unsaturated fats through a diet rich in omega-3, which can be found in leafy greens, seed oils and oily fish, for example, and omega-6, which can be consumed through corn, sunflower and soybean oils, etc. Both fatty acids provide health benefits: they prevent skin dryness, are anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory, they prevent platelet aggregation, i.e. they are anticoagulants, etc.
5. Lower your calorie intake. One of the keys to reducing oxidative stress is to offset your calorie intake with your calorie expenditure during the day, as this lowers blood glucose levels, reduces the proportion of free radicals and raises adiponectin levels. This results in an anti-diabetic and anti-atherogenic effect. Therefore, lowering your calorie intake helps to prevent many age-related diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, and even cancer.

Benefits of an antioxidant diet

As well as slowing down ageing, a healthy, balanced and antioxidant-rich diet also helps to look after your health because it:

• Strengthens the immune system.
• Prevents inflammation and cell damage.
• Improves eye health.
• Promotes cell regeneration.
• Improves iron absorption, avoiding problems with anaemia.
• Protects skin from the sun’s rays.
• Stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, which tighten the skin and prevent the formation of wrinkles.
• Prevents blood clotting.
• Prevents capillary leakage, which causes bags and dark circles under the eyes.
• Prevents osteoporosis.
• Strengthens hair and nails. Increases hair density and thickness and prevents hair loss.
• Helps to keep your skin hydrated.
• Improves gut health. It has a prebiotic effect by promoting the growth and/or action of gut bacteria that are beneficial to health, e.g. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
• It is beneficial for functional urological and prostate diseases and disorders as it is anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and apoptotic in cases of prostate cancer. It is also effective in the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction.

There are all-natural antioxidant supplements that can boost your diet and help care for your skin from the inside out. Keriba Duostimulates the production of collagen and elastin, which tighten the skin and prevent the formation of wrinkles. It also protects your skin against UV radiation, so it prevents hyperpigmentation and the appearance of blemishes.