Bounce Magazine January 2019

JANUARY 2019 | ISSUE #75
It’s fine to lower your A.G.E.’s... - and look
younger, feel fitter...
Welcome to the New Year! I
guess there’s a great number of
you who have made resolutions
relating to health and fitness.
In general, we are so much more
conscious of these things than a
generation ago. But are we still getting
our priorities right?
We scrutinise packaging for sulphates,
aluminium and the much maligned
parabens.
and causing chronic inflammation.
These newly formed protein/sugar
compounds are called Advanced
Glycation End products.
They also form in foods and diet and
food prep is the biggest contributor of
AGEs.
When you consume too many AGEs,
or too many form spontaneously, your
body can’t keep up with eliminating
them.
But if you are truly looking for better
skin, and better health, look to your
diet first, and it’s not all about calories.
Glycation is the word you need to know
and understand.
The chemistry is complex but basically
it’s the unnatural binding of sugar
molecules to proteins – and fats - which
has the effect of altering body tissue
While low levels are generally
acceptable, and your body uses
weapons such as antioxidants, high
levels have been shown to cause
oxidative stress and inflammation
leading to diseases, such as diabetes,
heart disease, kidney failure and
Alzheimer’s.
Most visible is the mutation of collagen,
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