Vamos
Member
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2022
- Goal
- High quality gf
- Age
- 33
I was asked about this in my log and I think it's an important topic: How to age as well as possible.
We can't stop ageing and that's okay, that's life. However, we can influence how we age. We are all getting older, but the question is how well? Like a good wine a little better every year, or like milk, disgusting with time?
I am doing this anti aging stuff since years now and would like to show you what I do. This is not meant to be the perfect guide. I'm sure it can all be expanded, but I don't want to go too crazy with all this stuff, true to the motto of achieving 80% of the results with 20% effort.
Perhaps this Thread will lead to a discussion, you will also inform yourselves and we will find the perfect, permanently applicable routine. Participate and bring in aspects that you know, would be awesome!
Let's go:
Of course, as with everything, genetics play a massive role, but we can't influence that. Let's focus on what we can influence.
The routine below is designed to keep the skin and your face “fresh” over the years. In the case of the skin, it is primarily the loss of collagen, elastin and lipids that causes us to age. But joints, bones and hair are also an issue.
The basics:
- Do sports, don't get fat and eat often but not always healthy, that should be a no brainer to look fresh even with more years
- Take care of your mental health. I think you can (partly) see that in people, you can see it in their eyes, their facial expressions, everything I speak from my own experience
- Take care of your general health. Looking fresh and fit for a long time is synonymous with being healthy
- Reduces stress! How? I don't know, I'm still working on that myself. But stress is a health and looks killer, you can tell by looking at people that they are stressed and there is tons of research on how it affects our health and appearance. Look at pictures of how people age in high stress jobs. There are many comparisons of politicians before they took office and a few years later.
Supplements:
Vitamin C 1-2gr daily - Promotes collagen production (i think from 1gr+) in the skin, reduces wrinkles, antioxidant (see below)
Astaxanthin 12mg daily - Very powerful antioxidant, neutralize free radicals, protect cells from damage, slow down skin aging and promote overall health, protect skin from UV damage
Beta Carotine - Weaker antioxidant, but gives a good light tanned skin tone without an even tanning
Omega 3 1500-2000mg EPA/DHA - So many effects on overall health and reduce inflammation, strengthen the skin barrier, promote moisture and elasticity of the skin and protect against premature aging
Multi Vitamin - General health, ensure you have everything you need
Ashwaganda - Stress cortisol reduction, works great for me
Vitamin D3 K2 - Bone health
Glucisamine - Joint health
Creams:
The holy grail for skin anti aging are sunscreen and tretinoin.
- Sunscreen on your face every day, actually reapply several times a day, especially in summer. SPF 30+
It protects the skin from harmful UV rays, preventing premature aging.
- Tretinoin, use the real deal from the pharmancy and not the Retin A forms from the skin care companies. This is not the most effective form. Tretinoin promotes collagen production, increases cell turnover, and reduces fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation over time.
I use it in the evening together with moisturizer or vaseline. There are lots of guides on this, check them out. Your skin may get pimples at the beginning. The stuff costs me €5 a year with a prescription in Germany, you wouldn't have to use much cream and is probably the most effective aspect of the whole list.
- Sure, you read things like Vitamins C Hylauron etc. serum, but I don't do that at the moment.
Other stuff:
Botox! So far I have used it 3 times next to my eyes to reduce the crows feet. Lasts 4-6 months and costs 90€ here. Fortunately, at the age of 34, I don't actually have any real resting wrinkles (expression/laugh lines that become permanent over time), but there is a slight appearance around the eyes, which I think is the part that makes you look less fresh. Botox relaxes the muscles in this area, allowing less contraction and fewer expression lines, which then do not become permanent as quickly.
Costs for the routine:
All in all maybe 20€ per month (except botox).
Things I am not taking, but will inform myself about:
- Collagen supplements
- NAD
- Resveratrol
- Coenzym Q10
- Metformin
- Microneedeling
- Red light masks
- co2 laser
- HGH
- Fat grafting
Further links/videos with more details about the stuff:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6204628/
We can't stop ageing and that's okay, that's life. However, we can influence how we age. We are all getting older, but the question is how well? Like a good wine a little better every year, or like milk, disgusting with time?
I am doing this anti aging stuff since years now and would like to show you what I do. This is not meant to be the perfect guide. I'm sure it can all be expanded, but I don't want to go too crazy with all this stuff, true to the motto of achieving 80% of the results with 20% effort.
Perhaps this Thread will lead to a discussion, you will also inform yourselves and we will find the perfect, permanently applicable routine. Participate and bring in aspects that you know, would be awesome!
Let's go:
Of course, as with everything, genetics play a massive role, but we can't influence that. Let's focus on what we can influence.
The routine below is designed to keep the skin and your face “fresh” over the years. In the case of the skin, it is primarily the loss of collagen, elastin and lipids that causes us to age. But joints, bones and hair are also an issue.
The basics:
- Do sports, don't get fat and eat often but not always healthy, that should be a no brainer to look fresh even with more years
- Take care of your mental health. I think you can (partly) see that in people, you can see it in their eyes, their facial expressions, everything I speak from my own experience
- Take care of your general health. Looking fresh and fit for a long time is synonymous with being healthy
- Reduces stress! How? I don't know, I'm still working on that myself. But stress is a health and looks killer, you can tell by looking at people that they are stressed and there is tons of research on how it affects our health and appearance. Look at pictures of how people age in high stress jobs. There are many comparisons of politicians before they took office and a few years later.
Supplements:
Vitamin C 1-2gr daily - Promotes collagen production (i think from 1gr+) in the skin, reduces wrinkles, antioxidant (see below)
Astaxanthin 12mg daily - Very powerful antioxidant, neutralize free radicals, protect cells from damage, slow down skin aging and promote overall health, protect skin from UV damage
Beta Carotine - Weaker antioxidant, but gives a good light tanned skin tone without an even tanning
Omega 3 1500-2000mg EPA/DHA - So many effects on overall health and reduce inflammation, strengthen the skin barrier, promote moisture and elasticity of the skin and protect against premature aging
Multi Vitamin - General health, ensure you have everything you need
Ashwaganda - Stress cortisol reduction, works great for me
Vitamin D3 K2 - Bone health
Glucisamine - Joint health
Creams:
The holy grail for skin anti aging are sunscreen and tretinoin.
- Sunscreen on your face every day, actually reapply several times a day, especially in summer. SPF 30+
It protects the skin from harmful UV rays, preventing premature aging.
- Tretinoin, use the real deal from the pharmancy and not the Retin A forms from the skin care companies. This is not the most effective form. Tretinoin promotes collagen production, increases cell turnover, and reduces fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation over time.
I use it in the evening together with moisturizer or vaseline. There are lots of guides on this, check them out. Your skin may get pimples at the beginning. The stuff costs me €5 a year with a prescription in Germany, you wouldn't have to use much cream and is probably the most effective aspect of the whole list.
- Sure, you read things like Vitamins C Hylauron etc. serum, but I don't do that at the moment.
Other stuff:
Botox! So far I have used it 3 times next to my eyes to reduce the crows feet. Lasts 4-6 months and costs 90€ here. Fortunately, at the age of 34, I don't actually have any real resting wrinkles (expression/laugh lines that become permanent over time), but there is a slight appearance around the eyes, which I think is the part that makes you look less fresh. Botox relaxes the muscles in this area, allowing less contraction and fewer expression lines, which then do not become permanent as quickly.
Costs for the routine:
All in all maybe 20€ per month (except botox).
Things I am not taking, but will inform myself about:
- Collagen supplements
- NAD
- Resveratrol
- Coenzym Q10
- Metformin
- Microneedeling
- Red light masks
- co2 laser
- HGH
- Fat grafting
Further links/videos with more details about the stuff:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6204628/
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