Know what's going on in your body to help slow down ageing
The modern woman has plenty of struggles, she’s juggling travel, work, children and trying to look as youthful as possible, but if Botox isn’t something you want to consider then what options do you have?
Dr Terry Loong addressed this topic in a speech she gave at the Anti-Ageing Health and Beauty show which was held at the London Olympia.
There are plenty of different reasons why our skin accelerates in the ageing process, and it’s important we’re aware of these factors as we try to slow it down.
Internal factors include genetics, nutrition and hormonal balance. Then external factors include UV radiation, free radicals and the use of wrong products. Over animation doesn’t help much either, as we overuse the facial muscles – but it’s not like we’re going to keep our face straight all day long is it?
So, Dr Terry Loong has a new approach that helps to balance and optimise hormones, correct the past and prevent for the future.
It’s important we know what hormones we have in our bodies, what they do and how they can help with the ageing process.
Oestrogen – The Diva hormone
Maintains bone structure
Prevents break down and boosts production of collagen and elastin
Keeps your skin soft, smooth and supple
Maintains health cell renewal
Progesterone – The calming hormone
Helps with immunity
Assists oestrogen for firming the skin
Rest and repair
Reduces swelling and inflammation
Helps you sleep
Testosterone – The sexy hormone
Increases collagen and elastin
Maintains skin thickness
Helps with muscle tone
Increases cell renewal
Keeps your juices allowing for a healthy sex life
Relative high levels of testosterone can cause spots and an increase in facial hair.
Cortisol – The stress hormone
A little bit of this hormone is good for the body, but too much can be detrimental. It can help keep you focused and active but too much can inhibit collagen production.
Pre-menopause and Menopause
Reduction in cell renewal
Facial bone loss
Reduce immunity
Breakdown of hyaluronic acid
Blood vessels more sensitive
Dr Terry advises focuses using your make-up to create a central triangle in the face and pull the look of the face up with the use of blusher and earrings to draw eyes to the middle of the face.
The five fat pad compartments in the face reduces and increases with age, in the eyes and forehead we see a decrease and the jowl and chin area fat pad increase.
Dr Terry advises literally pinching your face to increase blood flow and give yourself a natural flush to the skin. She says:
“We can’t stop the ageing process but we can correct the past and prevent for the future.”
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