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Best Way To Prevent Premature Aging, Stop
Smoking Smoking has been identified as the skin's biggest enemy with regards to aging according to numerous studies involving identical twins. "If a twin
smoked he or
she looked, on average, seven to ten years older than his or her
non-smoking sibling. And the damage to the skin seemed to be part of a
whole package of accelerated aging. The ones who smoked also had more
grey hair, were heavier, etc. " states,
Smoking Promotes Premature Aging! Whether you want to admit it or not we are all vain, some 2.8 billion, that is correct billion dollars are spent each year in Europe alone on anti aging products. "Smoking decreases the blood
flow to your skin, and of course the liver, heart, and kidneys. It
retards healing time — we insist that patients stop smoking two weeks
prior to surgery," he says. "What we see in the face of a smoker, more
pronounced wrinkles, age spots, enlarged pores, and leathery skin. a
window to what has happened inside." Review these two pictures of identical twins in their early fifties. The twin on the left did not smoke, nor was she exposed to second hand smoke, while the twin on the right has a five year history of smoking:
James Pringle, MD (prominent dermatologist), states "Smoking is even more damaging to the skin than the sun because of its 'total body' effect. Since smoking reduces blood supply to all your internal organs, as well as, your skin, and impairs your body's ability to heal itself, he argues that the smoker's tired course lined skin can be seen as a reflection of internal damage, as well as evidence of a direct assault on the skin." The nicotine in the cigarettes you smoke causes the smooth muscle in your capillaries (smaller blood vessels) to contract which results in less blood flow to the skin, so less nutrients are supplied to the skin. In addition, smoking allows an enzyme to be released that breaks down the collagen and elastin in the skin. Hence, promoting the premature aging of your skin when you smoke. Scientists at The Twin Research Unit at St. Thomas' Hospital in London have also found that twins who smoke are more wrinkled, with skin up to 40 percent thinner, than their non-smoking siblings. "It is known that smoking releases an enzyme that breaks down collagen and elastic tissue. In addition, it can damage DNA, which may have a harmful effect on the skin. Smoking also reduces the amount of nutrients reaching the skin and impedes the removal of waste products from the skin." Ted Stephan, PhD Smokers age an average of
some seven to ten
years faster than non-smokers, says a new study which gives the lie to tobacco’s
glamour marketing.
The study on the impact of
obesity and smoking on human aging, just published online in The Lancet*,
found smoking accelerates the aging process.
The study tracked the genetic
features in white blood cells of 1,122 female twins aged 18-76 years - 45 pairs
of identical twins and 516 pairs of non-identical twins.
The researchers found smoking
led to faster shortening of the cells’ “telomeres” - the tips of the
chromosomes, containing DNA, which shorten normally over a lifetime. They found:
Review additional photos of two twins, the twin on the right has an eight year history of smoking a half pack of cigarettes per day. Her sister on the left does not smoke. The photographs further illustrate the detrimental effects of smoking with regards to your appearance:
“We already knew that smoking shortens your life – by an
average ten years. What this study suggests is that along the way, it will age
your body – with all the likely negative effects, including deteriorating
mobility, sexual function and physical appearance.
This shows how very misleading and deceptive are the tobacco industry’s
glamorous marketing strategies targeting young women.
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