Karen Asp - Anti-Aging Hacks: 200+ Ways to Feel and Look Younger

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Wrinkles, sunspots, aches, and ailmentsaging is not something most people look forward to. But do you need to just resign yourself to losing your looks and your health? No! Forget what you think you know about aging, and instead approach your future with positive energy, healthy choices, and a celebration of all that your body does.

Through the 200+ hacks in this book, youll learn how to change old habits that arent serving you well, and adopt simple tricks and tips all in the name of keeping your healthand your looksintact. Youll discover how to maintain a more youthful appearance, increase your energy, improve your health, prevent chronic disease, have a more positive outlook, and find more joy in life. Best of all, these ideas are easy to implement, simple to fit into your daily lifestyle, and produce real results! For example:

Have a stiff neck from hunching over? Flip to hack #12 to learn how to adjust your posture.

Do your hands look older than your years? Try the ideas in hack #73 to improve their appearance.

What is your RHR and why is it an important measure of your fitness level? Read hack #187 to find out.

Vegetable, canola, olive... which oil is considered healthy? Hack #221 boils it down and shows you how to cook without any oils!

Whether youre in your twenties or eighties or somewhere in between, these easy hacks will have you looking and feeling younger!

Want to slow the aging process? Quit indulging your sweet tooth with food-like products that contain added sugar and instead, reach for natures candy to quell your sweet desires.

Added or processed sugar (not the natural kind from fruits and vegetables) attaches to proteins and fats in your body to create harmful molecules called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs interfere with collagen and elastin, two compounds your skin needs to maintain its youthful appearance. Collagen is crucial for your skins structural support, while elastin is responsible for your skins resilience. Because AGEs prevent efficient collagen repair, you wind up with premature skin aging, and when elastin is affected, your skin elasticity is reduced. The end result? You look older.

Plus, sweets can pack on pounds, and high-sugar diets have been linked to diseases like cancer and Alzheimers. Look for added sugars, which are in 74 percent of packaged goods sold in grocery stores. Sugar has at least sixty-one different names, including agave nectar, cane juice, caramel, corn syrup, dextrose (and anything else ending in ose), molasses, and rice syrup. The American Heart Association recommends limiting daily added sugar intake to six teaspoons if youre a woman and nine teaspoons if youre a man.

Bottom line: when you stop eating as much sugar, youll then crave less sugar. How can you cut back your added sugar intake? Whenever youre craving something sweet, reach for fruit instead. Try grapes, strawberries, and pineapple for that extra burst of sweetness. You can also put frozen fruit, like raspberries and mangoesadd a banana for more creaminessin a food processor and blend until smooth for a frozen dessert treat.

Besides the hangover, happy hour comes with another side effect you probably didnt know about: wrinkles. Alcohol is one of the biggest promoters of skin aging because it dehydrates the skin. The more dehydrated your skin is, the more prominent your wrinkles. When you compare the skin of lifelong drinkers to that of teetotalers, those in the latter category look much youngerby as much as ten years, according to some experts.

Plus, while theres some data to indicate that certain alcohol does have benefits, lowering risk of heart disease and aiding brain health, other data suggests otherwise. Negative consequences include brain damage, increased risk of cancer, heart problems, and a shortened lifespan.

With this conflicting data, whats a cocktail lover to do? Start by slugging a glass of water with every drink you have, and then simply drink less to be safe. (And if youre not a cocktail fan, theres no reason to start.) How much is safe to drink? A study funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found that the safe upper limit is five glasses of alcohol (either 3.5 ounces of pure alcohol, just over five 20-ounce pints of 4 percent ABV beer, or five approximately 6-ounce glasses of 13 percent alcohol) per week.

You dont have to wait until late November to feel thankful. Instead, think of three things youre grateful for right before you close your eyes to go to sleep every night.

Research shows that people who are more grateful have better overall health, sleep better, have less anxiety and depression, and are more satisfied with life. Being grateful also triggers the release of endorphins, known as the happy hormone. In turn, youll likely lower your blood pressure and heart attack risk, and all of that combined will no doubt lead to a happier, longer life.

Most people do want to practice gratitude, but its hard to remember every day. So each night while you brush your teeth, get into the habit of thinking of three things that happened during the day that youre grateful for, even if theyre as simple as the beautiful design the barista created in your latte this morning or the compliment you received from a coworker.

Think youre safe from the sun just because youre inside? Not if youre sitting by a window! Ultraviolet (UV) rays can stream through windows, and although most windows block UVB rays, theres a second type, UVA, that easily passes through. That UVA can then cause DNA damage in your skin, accelerating skin aging and even causing skin cancer.

To protect yourself, move away from direct light as much as possible whenever youre indoors, whether at home, in your office, or at a restaurant. Its always good to enjoy natural lightjust stay out of its direct path when possible. For instance, if your office desk gets direct sunlight, move your desk away from the path of the sun, and when going out to lunch with friends, opt for tables near windows but not in direct sunlight. Also, wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher every day, and if you do get stuck sitting indoors in sun, throw a sweater or jacket (or even a napkin if its your legs) on overexposed skin.