How to Avoid Laugh Lines and Other Wrinkles

You would probably rather have laugh lines than wrinkles caused by frowning, scowling or squinting.  But, if you’re like most people, you would prefer to have no wrinkles, at all, if that were possible.  The good news is…it may well be.

We are learning more and more about how to prevent or delay the inward and the outward signs of aging.  Researchers believe that many of the diseases that seem to accompany the aging process are actually preventable.

Ultimately, they are mostly caused by poor nutrient intake throughout a person’s life.  Food can either make you healthier or cause you to be in poor health and have wrinkles.  So, you can choose to be healthy and young looking.  You just have to want to.

The lazy folks blame everything on genetics and say that life is too short to be overly concerned about what you eat.  But, if they want to live a longer, healthier life, they can fight genetics.

Many researchers believe that many hereditary conditions are only caused in part by genetics.  They are also caused by family habits.  Dietary and lifestyle preferences, for example, tend to be passed on from one generation to the next.

So, how does one prevent laugh lines?  Some women simply walk around with an emotionless expression on their faces, because of the theory that wrinkles are caused by habitual facial expressions.  Other theories make more sense.

Collagen and elastin fibers within the skin’s deeper layers allow it to “snap back” when stretched.  It was thought that the elastic fibers simply wear out, the way that an elastic band would.  But, actually, the elastic fibers are being continuously replaced throughout a person’s life.

The replacement process slows down with age and that’s one of the reasons that you may start to see laugh lines.  It does not stop altogether, however, and it is possible to support and stimulate the production of new collagen fibers.

The most effective approach is to treat the problem of skin aging from the inside out and from the outside in.  In other words, eat right, take some good vitamins and use good, high quality skincare products.

The ingredients to look for in your creams and lotions are nutrients.  Some nutrients, such as coenzyme Q10, can be absorbed into the skin’s layers to fight free radical damage, a cause of cellular aging.

Other nutrients, such as certain kinds of absorbable protein, have been shown to stimulate the production of new collagen and elastin fibers.  If you want to prevent or get rid of laugh lines, remember that nutrients are the keys, inside and out.