Looking Younger Can Be Done at Home

So often we hear tales of the beauty women have lost due to childbirth and aging, and while, yes, we'd rather age than face the alternative, aging is not a process that, in and of itself, has to rob us of our beauty. By making these five small, but significant, changes in our lives, looking younger is something we can start doing today.

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1. Increased Sleep = Increased Beauty

It seems easy enough; when you're tired, sleep. Apparently, it's not. Most people are considered sleep-deprived. We're busy, we're stressed, and we have caffeine. Let's face it, our society rewards workaholics and coffee shops have popped up on every corner to accommodate an apparent need. During sleep our bodies rejuvenate themselves. Well-rested skin is beautiful skin. Recent studies have also been purporting that sleep deprivation may even be associated with a difficulty for some people to lose weight. Getting more sleep may be the easiest step you can take for looking younger.

2. Water Helps You Look Younger

You may or may not be old enough to recall the days before water was bottled. I am. While I would encourage you to get a re-usable water bottle, for environmental reasons, I am going to encourage you to take water around with you everywhere you go, which is something, strangely enough, few people did before the advent of all that capped plastic. It far too easy for me to reach for a cup of coffee to perk me up, rather than a glass of water, but surprisingly, water may do a better job. I try to make sure I drink a glass or two of water for each cup of coffee I drink as well, since coffee's diuretic properties can actually leave us more thirsty than quenched. Not only does water hydrate our bodies (including our skin), water helps our bodies flush toxins- pesky culprits that age our skin.

3. Healthy Eating is the Key to a Youthful Appearance

Now, you can eat more than broccoli, and have an occasional piece of birthday cake, but on average, 5-A-Day is the rule. Five fruits and vegetables, that is. This isn't a difficult step to accomplish. I make sure I have a piece of fruit with breakfast, and a vegetable with my lunch and a vegetable with my dinner. Along with a bottle of water, I take a mid-morning apple a afternoon baggie of raw baby carrots with me to work. I try to make sure I get some leafy greens each day and not too many yummy potatoes. I also try and side with proteins and whole grains to complete my diet. My favorite healthy food is sprouted grain bread, which is available at more and more grocers these days. Mind you, I do partake in butter and gravy. I'm not dead yet!

4. Exercise Helps The Entire Body Look Younger

Get fit. Increase your cardiovascular activity to at least 20-30 minutes a day, 3-5 times a week. (And yes, sex is good for you!) Unless you've been getting your ample sleep under a rock, you already know this though, don't you?

5. Sunscreen Helps Protect Healthy Skin

Who hasn't gazed on that black and white picture of Grandma and thought, "Wow! Grandma was a hottie!" The thoughts that follow are, "What happened?" and, "Is that going to happen to me?" It doesn't have to. Grandma just didn't have sunscreen to reduce the aging caused by sun exposure.

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