13 Ways To Look Younger Without Makeup or Surgery

1. Exercise

If it isn't already obvious to you by looking at the photo of 75 year old Ernestine Shepherd above then you can easily see She looks better than most people do in their 50s, 40s or maybe even some women in their 20-to-30s!

9 reasons exercise helps you look younger

1. Exercise helps circulate more nutrients & oxygen to your skin to make you look more radiant.
2. Exercise basically kick-starts the collagen production process of building younger skin which slows down as you get older.
3. Exercise improves your posture making you look & feel younger along with making you more confident.
4. Exercise prevents free radical damage which is 1 of the main things that causes you to look older.
5. Exercise means less gray hairs as it helps to reduce stress
6. Exercise helps you sleep better which means less dark circles & puffy eyes
7. Exercise naturally boost your HGH (or Human Growth Hormones) for free without you spending thousands on injections to look younger.
8. Exercise maintains your muscle mass & gets rid of ugly body fat preventing your skin from sagging
9. Exercise literally turns back the clock by maintaining the length of your telomeres which gets shorter as you age. According to this study older people who exercised had telomeres that were about the same length as 20 year olds!

At the molecular level exercise has an anti-aging effect. Dr. Christian Werner

2. Lose Weight

Lose 10 lbs. & you'll look 10 years younger…

Weight comes off from the top down. Since weight sheds in the face first, this means that losing even five pounds will make you look younger. Dr. Donna Casey

Use any of these weight loss plans but don't lose too much weight because women should maintain a body fat % of at least 14% and men of at least 6% so your face can maintain the fullness from fat to maintain a youthful look.

3. Intermittent Fasting

• Intermittent fasting naturally increases your Human Growth Hormone which amps up the production of collagen for younger looking skin &…
• Intermittent fasting induces autophagy and without getting overly scientific… Autophagy is basically where the cells in your body repair themselves to make a newer much healthier cell to prevent aging.

Intermittent Fasting Diet for Faster Fat Loss

4. Have More Sex

Having sex at least 3 times per week can make you look up to 10 years younger and according to Dr. David Weeks (the guy who did all the research on how sex can make you look younger…)

Having more sex is the next best thing you can do after exercise to look younger because it also helps you to naturally release more growth hormones and it's been proven that having more sex can help you live longer.

5. Kissing

• Kissing makes you look younger by toning up more than 30 of your facial muscles.
• How kissing helps you lose weight

6. Use Retinoid Creams

Retinoid creams help your body produce more collagen to make you look younger by getting rid of wrinkles, acne & age spots

• You can get the more potent prescription retinoid creams like Renova, Tazorac and Retin-A or…
• You can get the over-the-counter retinoid creams like DermaDoctor Intensive Retinol or L'Oreal Paris Advanced Revitalift
• Dermatologist Dr. Dover says he can easily tell if a woman has been using retinoids because she just looks TOO good for her age.
• You'll look younger within a couple of weeks to a couple of months depending on whether you use a prescription strength or over-the-counter retinoid cream.

See #1 & #2 of the top 5 ways to get rid of wrinkles to get more tips on how to use retinoids to look younger.

7. Stay Young With Antioxidants

51 year old supermodel Carol Alt uses antioxidants like Tamanu Nut Oil

Antioxidants battle the free radicals that speed up the aging process so when you get more antioxidants in your diet you'll slow down the aging process and reverse the effects of aging (by eliminating wrinkles) and along with your diet…

Use antioxidant creams like Vichy Liftactiv CxP, VIVITA Facial Serum or Age Reversal Pomegranate Face Serum to speed things up.

• 50 Foods High in Antioxidants

8. Exfoliate 1-to-3 Times a Week

When you exfoliate your skin you are basically removing all the old ugly dead skin cells (along with all the nasty oil, dirt & germs) to instantly reveal your younger looking face plus…

• Exfoliation boost collagen production and since you've removed all the dead skin cells exfoliating…
• Exfoliation makes it easier for your skin to absorb any moisturizer or any other skin treatments you use.
• You can start to look much younger if you use exfoliation products that contain antioxidants & retinoids but when exfoliating…
• Make sure the particles in your exfoliating scrub are smooth & tiny like St. Ives Elements Microdermabrasion and not so big & rough they may damage your skin.
• If exfoliating scrubs end up being too rough for your skin then chemically exfoliate your skin using products containing glycolic or salicylic acid that also get rid of acne

9. Monthly Chemical Peels

A Chemical peel or microdermabrasion is an advanced form of exfoliation done by your dermatologist where the upper layer of skin is removed to stimulate more collagen production and just like regular exfoliation…

You'll look younger instantly after a Chemical peel but if you can't afford the monthly doctor visit then use an over-the-counter chemical peel like DermaNew

"In some ways, my skin is better now than it's ever been. I used to get more pimples, and my pores could look big. But through skin care, microdermabrasion, and possibly aging, my skin has gotten less oily and evened out a bit. Supermodel Cindy Crawford

10. 6-to-8 Hours of Sleep

When you don't get enough sleep you are more likely to become fatigued and stressed out causing your body to release a hormone called cortisol that damages your skin.

Not getting enough sleep leads to puffy eyes and you can easily look many years younger by getting into the habit of getting 6-to-8 hours of sleep each night.

When you sleep 6-to-8 hours each night your body produces more growth hormones to keep your skin supple & elastic preventing your skin form wrinkling prematurely.

Sleep is free cosmetic medicine, pure and simple, nothing exacerbates stress and etches in lines like exhaustion. Dr. Amy Wechsler

• 10 Ways to Sleep Better Every Night

11. Get More Moisture

You need to get more water or moisture into your skin to make your skin look more smooth and radiant by simply using a daily moisturizer like Dove Deep Moisture Facial Lotion and as a mater of fact…

Most anti-wrinkle products immediately make you look much younger simply by moisturizing your skin

I moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. No matter how late it is, when I get home, I take the time to clean and moisturize my face. I'm a big believer in that if you focus on good skin care, you really won't need a lot of makeup. 50 year old actress Demi Moore

You can also add more healthy fats & Phytoceramides to your diet along with drinking more water to help moisturize your skin from the inside out.

12. Your Posture

Improving your posture will make you look more confident, look much thinner & many years younger. How to fix your posture

13. Get Whiter Teeth

How to make your teeth whiter to look younger.

How to Stay Young Forever → 7 Anti-aging Tips

When I compare myself with women my age who haven't used sunscreen… It does seem like their skin took more of a beating 46 year old model Paulina Porizkova-Ocasek pictured above

1. Wear Sunscreen

Overexposing yourself to the sun without any protection will give you age spots, wrinkles, sagging skin and baggy eyes

What the sun does is fast-forward your aging clock Dr. Doris Day, M.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology at New York University

See How to use sunscreen or make sure you wear a hat and sunglasses to protect yourself from the sun.

2. Stop Smoking

Sun exposure & smoking are the biggest age accelerators.

Smoking quickly makes you look older by making your teeth & nails yellow and your skin wrinkly because Smoking prevents less blood and oxygen from getting to your skin and most cases of premature aging in younger people is due to smoking.

• 12 Things That'll Make You Stop Smoking

3. Don't use Tanning Beds

Tanning beds are just as bad as the sun for making you look older so if you really need a tan it's better that you use a Self Tanner

4. Don't eat TOO Much Sugar

Too much sugar in your diet will lead to an age accelerating process in your body known as glycation and to make a long story short…

Glycation does damage to the collagen in your skin making you lose skin elasticity causing wrinkles to appear.

5. Eat Right

Eat more of these healthy foods and avoid these bad processed foods like sodas & snacks that are full of phosphates that accelerate aging by replacing the calcium in your body and you need calcium to control the thickness and color of your skin and…

According to Dr. Steven Dayan who is a facial plastic surgeon out of Chicago… There's evidence that people who eat diets high in refined sugars get a dull, yellow cast to their skin.

6. Manage Stress

How stress made President Lincoln look older

It's not a myth that too much stress can lead to gray hairs but stressing out all the time can lead to hair loss, brittle nails, dry skin and make acne worse plus cortisol released due to bad stress breaks down the skin cells leading to wrinkles.

• 100 Ways to Reduce Stress

7. Limit Alcohol

Too much Alcohol will dehydrate your skin making it dry and less elastic

When I drink too much alcohol, go on a few hours of sleep, don't eat well, and don't sweat, I look five to ten years older Supermodel Brooke Shields

More Tips

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• The 20 Best Foods for Better Looking Skin
• 100 Ways to Reduce Stress
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