There are a few tips and tricks to keep in your beauty arsenal to slow down the aging process and look as young as you feel. Unfortunately, the answer does not come in a magic pill form (yet).  More than using health-boosting products, you also need to ensure you lead a healthy lifestyle, which encompasses all areas of your life. Here are 9 Anti-aging tips to help you both look and feel great every day.

A Good Night’s Sleep

Sleep More

To wake up looking like your best self, go to sleep earlier! Everyone has anecdotal evidence of a time they looked terrible after pulling an all-nighter at work (or more likely at a nightclub), only to wake up with puffy eyes and dry skin. Research now tells us that our skin rests and repairs while sleeping and that people think we look more attractive after a full night of sleep. This shows us the science behind the age-old (pardon the pun) idea of beauty sleep.

Sleep On Your Back

In fact, this position is good for your spine and helps you avoid rubbing your face excessively on your pillow. Bags under your eyes can be further emphasized because of the fluid pools from sleeping on your front.

The Magic Behind Collagen

You may or may not be aware of the protein everyone is talking about in the health and beauty world, Collagen. Collagen is used to bind connective tissue, which is needed to repair cell damage and has a healing effect on hair, skin, and nails. It can be taken in supplement form, or there are devices like derma rollers, a bestseller at Instraight.com,   which create micro-wounds on the skin causing collagen formation. Sun damage, scarring, discoloration, hair loss, and brittle nails could all be a thing of the past with your daily collagen boost in pill or roller form.

What Should You Eat?

We all know the importance of consuming a diet that contains superfoods, but eating these foods will only be beneficial as part of a diet that is already generally healthy. This means a diet free from too much sugar, refined carbohydrates, processed meats, additives, and preservatives.

The below foods are recommended by prominent scientists and doctors who specialize in aging, nutrition, and cancer.

Broccoli Sprouts

Broccoli sprouts and cruciferous vegetables as a whole are rich in sulforaphane, which have been linked to the suppression of inflammation and the promotion of detoxification. The suppression of inflammation has been claimed to be one of the most important predictors of successful aging.

Pomegranate

Pomegranates are delicious, may help promote skin aging, and are high in a Urolithin A compound. This compound has been linked to improvement in mitochondrial and cellular health.

Spinach

Spinach has one of the highest concentrations of an essential B vitamin called Folate. Folate protects telomeres, which are the end parts of our chromosomes. The length of your telomeres measures your biological age, so these are things that you want to protect.

Strawberries

Strawberries are loaded with a compound called fisetin, a powerful antioxidant that reduces inflammation. Fisetin, more recently, has been shown to kill senescent cells. Senescent cells are linked to aging, so strawberries can help you get rid of these.

Mushrooms

Not only yummy on pizzas but also great for anti-aging. Mushrooms are high in antioxidants, namely glutathione. Low levels of glutathione are associated with aging-related diseases, like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Like the other foods discussed, mushrooms fight aging by protecting cells from stress and damage and promoting detoxification.

Exercise

An anti-aging discussion would not be complete without mentioning exercise. You likely know that exercise is good for your health. What you might not be aware of is that exercise has anti-aging benefits. Exercise improves sleep quality, mentioned earlier, and may also be responsible for detoxifying and rejuvenating your skin. This is said to be the result of important hormones, nutrients, and oxygen brought to your skin by increasing blood flow.

Remember, in aging, you can’t just rely on a magic potion to do all the work. A healthy lifestyle will be the most effective way to combat some of the less glamorous sides to getting older. This means getting proper sleep, eating all the right foods and supplements, and exercising regularly. So tuck into that strawberry and collagen smoothie for breakfast, work up a sweat, a side of broccoli for lunch, and after a good sleep, you will wake up feeling like the beautiful, youthful you.