Online Class: Anti Aging Techniques

Our introduction into this antiaging techniques course will hopefully help put those lines, wrinkles, and skin imperfections in perspective. We will help to explain the connection between mind, body, and spirit when it comes to antiaging techniques and potential treatments. Regardless of our gender, our heritage, and our cultural differences, we human beings are all in the same boat in that we are not immortal. Regardless of how we attempt it, most of us, sooner or later, slam on the brakes and realize that our skin, muscles, and organs may not be defying the aging process as well as our minds do.

So let's explore the benefits of exercise, maintaining healthy balances in our lives, and maintaining the proper attitude when it comes to seeking that elusive fountain of youth that we all look for sooner or later. We will also delve into ancient myths about aging as well as antiaging remedies that have been utilized by various cultures around the world since the beginning of time.

We'll cover hormones, vitamins and minerals, and the importance of nutrition. We'll talk about what we should and shouldn't do when it comes to maintaining that youthful and vigorous appearance that we all strive for, and most of all, we'll expose the myths and reveal the truth about the aging process that we all must experience, ready, willing or not.

Young men and women enjoy new skin cell growth roughly every two to three weeks. Unfortunately, by the time you hit your mid-30s, the cell regeneration and turnover process slows to about once a month. If you're alarmed by that, wait until you're around 70 years old, when cell regeneration rates can take up to several months! What to do about this? While there is not much we can do to completely halt the aging process, there are ways in which we can help slow down such damage, especially that caused by outside factors.

We're not saying you should never venture out into the sunshine, far from it. Our skin needs the natural Vitamin D provided by sunlight not only for our body's health, but our mental and emotional health as well.

However, intense or over-exposure to ultraviolet rays (UV) causes damage in our skin, or epidermal , cells that often results in mutations that cause cancer. Melanoma and other types of skin cancers are on the increase, though public awareness and education are hoping to reduce the numbers of both young and older people diagnosed with malignant and benign forms of skin cancer.

Ultraviolet radiation caused by extensive amounts of time in the sun, which also speeds the rate at which collagen is broken down in the skin. Collagen is that substance that gives our skin depth. The chance of becoming wrinkled increases through over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation too, because it increases amounts of abnormal elastin in the skin.

Last but not least in major factors that contribute to wrinkling and lines is cigarette smoking. What do all healthy cells and tissues need to thrive? That's right, oxygen. Cigarette smoking decreases the amount of oxygen that becomes available to facial tissues, not only because of its chemical ingredients, but because those components also help to constrict blood vessels.

Because our skin is our first line of defense against a multitude of environmental factors, including weather, illness, disease and injury, it stands to reason that we should all take the best care of our skin by protecting it, exercising it, and keeping it hydrated. While we may not notice the damage we are doing to our skin when were younger, or even care, the effects of that damage become increasingly evident as we hit our 30s and 40s.

Many people forget that the muscles in the body provide structure and support and as such should be exercised and maintained in order to provide not only good posture, but a great appearance as well. Neck and facial muscles are just as important as your biceps and abs, though many people neglect to exercise these vital areas, which may lead to advance-aging appearances. We will go over the benefits of such exercise in our next lesson.