There are many causes of the aging process, but I believe the primary cause is out diet. The chief culprits in the food arena are sugar and foods that quickly convert to sugar in the bloodstream, such as potatoes, breads, pastries, juice, chips and rice.
I have understood that painful fact of life: Sugar can be toxic. I used to like sweet food, such as, cakes, cookies, sweet deserts and many others but have to be very careful after I reached middle age. Even worse, from a dermatological point of view, is that sugar can permanently attach to the collagen present in our skin and other parts of our body through a process. Where the sugar attaches, there is a little mechanism creating inflammation, and becomes a source of inflammation in its own right. This inflammation produces enzymes that break down collagen, resulting in wrinkles. It will also make our skin stiff and inflexible-somewhat like soft, supple leather shoe left out in the rain and later becomes hard and stiff and brittle.
We suffer from stiff joints, hardened arteries, failing organs-basically, sugar contributes to the deterioration of every bodily function. As I write this article, this will reminds me to avoid sugar as much as I can remember. Sometimes I crave for sweet stuff and give myself a treat but I know it is bad.
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