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The Surprising Reason You Have Wrinkles (and it isn’t the sun)
  
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If you’re concerned about the ageing of your skin, and you often blame the sun, it’s time to think again. It’s likely to be one of the other main causes of ageing, not often talked about, that is mostly to blame. It’s something called Glycation, and the purpose of this brief article is to draw your attention to it.

    
The natural process of Glycation

Glycation is actually a natural part of the way we age; but having said that, it doesn’t mean that you have to put up with loads of wrinkles and sagging skin. You’ll find that many of your peers only exhibit the minimum signs of ageing, and it’s because they are aware of Glycation and what it can do to your skin. By drawing this to your attention, we are empowering you to minimize those signs of ageing as they do.

Glycation is a wholly natural process that happens when the sugars in our bodies become attached to proteins. This creates a process known as “Advanced Glycation End Products,” which abbreviates, somewhat aptly, as were sure you’ll agree, to the initials AGES.

The truth about sugar and how it ages your skin

It has now been discovered that it’s not just our Sun that plays havoc with our skin. To a large extent, it’s the sugar, or glucose that is circulating in our bodies. Glucose is of course an important substance that helps us to create energy; but of course as you’ll probably already aware, taking in too much sugar, can over time, cause damage to your body and your body organs. It’s why so many people who enjoy a holistic health lifestyle avoid sugar and sweeteners as much as possible.

If you stop and think about it, you will appreciate that many people with diabetes who do not control their sugar levels properly, suffer as a result, from several age related conditions; which just goes to prove the damage that excess glucose can cause.

Caramelizing your skin

  
If you know about cookery, you’ll be familiar with the term of caramelization, the process that involves cooking things until they turn brown. Well Glycation, is rather like caramelizing your body tissue, and curiously, and again, somewhat aptly, this process is also known by the name of “The Browning Reaction.”

In the same way as we crisp potatoes and chicken in the oven, we do the same thing to our bodies, albeit at a much slower and less noticeable rate. Essentially it’s the same thing; we have similar sugars and proteins in our bodies, as do the crispy cooked potatoes and chicken. We’re just cooking at a slower pace.

AGES affects more than just our skin

The worrying thing is that AGES doesn’t simply affect the condition and tone of our skin. It also contributes to other health issues, including things like cataracts, cardiovascular disease, and poor kidney health. The truth of the matter is that the process of Glycation can and does affect the health of our body tissues. The people who know about Glycation understand that excess sugar causes arteries to harden which can result in heart disease.

The chemical make-up of the proteins and fats in our bodies should be unassailable. It’s when minor changes in this chemical make-up are allowed to occur, (the changes that Glycation brings about), that the normal, healthy, functioning of the fat and protein molecules contained in our body become eternally lost.

Things that cause Glycation

The things that contribute to the Glycation process are as follows:
◾Allowing excess sugar to accumulate in our bodies
◾Overindulgence with our carbohydrate intake
◾Cooking food at too high a temperature
◾Not eating enough antioxidant rich foods
◾Being unaware of the supplements that can help to combat the oxidizing of cells, and the Glycation process

Avoiding Glycation and promoting ah holistic health lifestyle

The way to help to avoid excess Glycation taking place, is by avoiding sugar. It will not only help you to minimize the visible signs of premature skin aging, but it will also complement your holistic health lifestyle, and help to keep you fit and healthy for longer.

Source: CureJoy.com

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