Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Aging is a natural human process that all humans will experience. However, aging is also a frightening life transformation for some people.

Therefore, it is not surprising that people are starting to take care of themselves to prevent premature aging, such as using various types of skin care, treatments at beauty clinics, and even getting facial botox which costs millions.

Launching from Healthshots, it turns out you don't need to spend millions to prevent aging. Because, one of the causes of premature aging in humans is daily habits.

Carrying out bad daily habits is known to trigger premature aging. Anything? Here are five summaries, reported by nutrisense.

1. Unhealthy Diet
Most people already know that having an unhealthy diet can pose risks to health. However, quite a few people are aware that diet also influences a person's premature aging.

According to a study published by the National Library of Medicine, a diet that contains too much sugar and products containing Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) compounds can speed up the body's aging process.

Therefore, make sure you understand your body's needs when making a diet plan. In addition, choose whole, unprocessed foods, not packaged foods that are processed instantly.

Apart from that, make sure you balance protein, fiber, healthy fats and complex carbohydrates in your diet, and stick to your daily eating schedule.

2. Consuming too much alcohol
It's no longer a secret that consuming alcohol can have a bad impact on your health. However, did you know that alcohol can also cause premature aging?

Drinking too much alcohol can affect blood sugar and cause other problems, such as unhealthy weight gain.

There are two main things to consider regarding the relationship between alcohol and aging, namely how alcohol affects overall health and how it affects the aging process.

A number of studies show that there is a link between alcohol and health problems, such as liver disease, cancer, heart disease and stroke.

3. Feeling stressed too often
Stress is one of the main causes of human aging. Because, the body will release cortisol, a hormone that has a bad impact on the skin when you feel stressed.

Apart from that, stress can also create free radicals in the body, damage cells and cause early signs of aging.

If you start to experience stress, take time for yourself, such as meditation, walking outside, reading a book, spa, or doing light movement.

Additionally, try to set boundaries at work and with friends. Don't let other people's expectations “dictate” any aspect of your life.

4. Smoking Habit
Smoking is a factor that triggers the risk of many diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. Apart from that, smoking can also trigger premature aging, such as wrinkles, age spots, and other signs of aging.

5. Sunbathing too often
Do you like spending time soaking up the sun? Even though it's fun, too much sun exposure can have harmful effects on the skin.

Recent research shows that too much time spent in the sun can accelerate aging.

This is because the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage the skin, causing wrinkles, age spots and even skin cancer. While it's important to get vitamin D from sunlight, it's important to be aware of the dangers of overexposure and take precautions to protect yourself.

Therefore, make sure to always use sunscreen of at least 30 SPF and always reapply every two hours.

6. Rarely active
Rarely doing activities and exercise can trigger self-aging. Therefore, every individual is always emphasized to maintain health by regularly doing sufficient physical activity.

Apart from causing premature aging, lack of activity also triggers muscle weakness, reduced bone density, obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

7. Consuming too much sugar
High blood sugar levels are not only a problem for diabetes sufferers, but also for people who are afraid of premature aging. Because high blood sugar levels can cause many age-related health problems. Numerous studies have found a link between aging and increased glucose and insulin levels.

Reducing glucose intake can be one way to avoid the risk of premature aging. This is because the body produces glucose from carbohydrate foods and fast-digesting carbohydrates from processed foods can contribute to higher glucose levels.

So, eating more whole foods is a good way to start balancing your glucose intake.

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