No one wants to grow old before their time. But you should ignore the number of candles on your cake. Your real age is revealed by how active and supple your mind and body are. Towards that end, here are seven surprising things that age you.

　　沒有人想提前變老。但是你應該忽略你蛋糕上的蠟燭數。你的真實年齡由你心靈和身體的靈活度揭示。為此這里有讓你變老的七件令人驚訝的事情。

　　1.Your pillowcase 你的枕套

　　Obviously, getting enough sleep is always a good thing. But that pillowcase of yours is a different story. Experts say it can take moisture away from your body which, in turn, can age skin. What's worse, your pillowcase also can leave wrinkles and fine lines on your face. To fight the problem, you should buy a silk pillow cover. Silk contains amino acids that are very similar to those found in your moisturizers. As such, they actually don't draw moisture from your face the way other pillowcases can.

　　顯然，充足的睡眠總是一件好事。但是，你的枕套是另一回事。專家說它能把水分抽離你的身體，從而老化肌膚。更糟糕的是，你的枕套也可以在你臉上留下皺紋和細紋。應對這一問題，你應該買一個絲質枕套。絲含有氨基酸，非常類似于在你的保濕霜里發現的東西。因此，它們實際上并不從你臉上吸收水分，而其他枕套可以。

　　2. Smiling 微笑

　　You may look nice with a smile on your face, but that grin -- as well as other facial expressions such as squinting -- actually can create more wrinkles and fine lines. Skin loses flexibility as it ages and doesn't have the capacity to spring back into place like it did when you were younger.

　　你臉上帶著微笑會看起來很友好，但那笑容——以及其他面部表情如瞇眼——實際上會產生更多的皺紋和細紋。隨著年齡增大皮膚失去彈性，無法再回到年輕的時候的狀態。

　　3. Central Air And Heating 中央空調和供暖

　　Low-humidity environments such as those created by central heating and air conditioning can lead to dry skin. And dry skin makes wrinkles more pronounced -- even though it doesn't actually cause wrinkles. Best to warm or cool your body by putting on or taking off layers of clothing rather than turning up the heat or air conditioner.

　　低濕度的環境中，例如那些由中央供暖和空調創造的環境會導致皮膚干燥。皮膚干燥使皺紋更明顯——盡管它實際上并不產生皺紋。最好通過加減衣物來使你的身體暖和或涼快，而不是打開暖氣或空調。

　　4. Drinking from bottles and through straws 并通過吸管喝瓶裝水

　　It may be hard to believe but, yes, the puckering process of drinking from a bottle or through a straw -- just like any repeated muscle motion -- can lead to fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth. Face cream can help. But dermatologists tell those who are prone to fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth to avoid straws altogether.

　　這也許很難相信，但是，是的，從瓶子中喝水或通過一根吸管的曲折過程——就像任何重復的肌肉運動，會導致嘴巴旁邊的細紋和皺紋。面霜可以有幫助。但是皮膚科醫生告訴那些嘴部容易起細紋和皺紋的人要完全避免吸管。

　　5. Watching TV 看電視

　　After the age of 25, every hour of TV you want shortens your life by 21.8 minutes. Really, truly. Or so says a 2011 study by researchers in Australia. Indeed, those who watch six or more hours a day of TV apparently live 4.8 years less than those who don't watch TV. In the end, watching TV may be on par with other risk factors such as obesity.

　　25歲以后，你每看一小時的電視就會縮短21.8分鐘的生命。真的，真的。2011年澳大利亞的研究人員做的課題中也這樣說過。事實上，那些一天看六個小時以上電視的人比那些不看電視的人明顯少活4.8年。最后，看電視可能也會伴隨著其他危險因素如肥胖。

　　6. Sugar 糖

　　No doubt sugar is bad for your waistline but eating sugary foods also can harm the collagen and elastin needed to keep your skin smooth and youthful. Experts say you should replace foods high in sugar with low-glycemic carbs like whole grains. Why? Because the body processes them more slowly, which limits the loss of collagen and elastin.

　　毫無疑問，糖不利于你的腰圍，但吃含糖的食物也會損害那些需要來保持皮膚光滑年輕的膠原蛋白和彈性蛋白。專家說你應該用全谷類的低糖碳水化合物來取代高糖食物。為什么？因為身體消化它們更為緩慢，從而限制了膠原蛋白和彈性蛋白的損失。

　　7. Holding Things In 憋住不放

　　Mad at your bank's customer service representative? Keeping that anger inside isn't a good thing. Or so say studies that show clamming up makes you four times more likely to die earlier than those who don't bottle things up.

　　對你的銀行的客服代表很生氣嗎？將憤怒埋在心里不是一件好事。或者這么說研究表明拒不開口讓你早死的概率是那些不把事情憋在心里的人的四倍。


　　

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