The latest research shows that around seventy-five percent of skin aging is caused by an over exposure to the sun. This is a huge figure and one that has to be taken seriously for anyone who is looking at ways in delaying the aging process.

For people who enjoy spending time sunbathing as it makes them feel good and because they like looking tanned, I would advise a strong sun cream. This should be used regularly as per the instructions and if you start to feel your body burning up this is the time when you should be looking for some shade or to cover up.

It is also important to ensure we get enough sleep. Research suggests that people who only average around six hours sleep per night will age in looks far quicker than people who average eight hours. When I was younger I had a stutter, this caused me many a sleepless night. I was eager to find out how to stop stuttering as I was desperate to achieve fluency. I attended various forms of stuttering and was eventually able to achieve fluency. Those years with many nights of lack of sleep will have certainly aged me - years I can not reclaim - but what the heck I am fluent now!

Again this is very logical as if you have a period of a couple of weeks when you do not get enough sleep, bags can appear under your eyes. If you have a really good nights sleep you tend to wake up not only feeling fresh and awake but also looking fresh and healthy. My advice here for people who have developed these bags under their eyes would be to use a good eye cream or to gently massage their eyes every day.

Getting a good nights sleep is not always easy; I know that. I used to worry a lot about work; I sold composite doors and always felt under pressure to get more sales which often led to a sleepless night. I also had a part job time of which I needed plenty of energy for which was offering people advice about becoming a foster carer.

Smoking can certainly speed up the aging process. It is far from straight forward to stop smoking but for those people out there who are serious about staying younger for longer it really is essential. There are of course many other reasons to stop smoking, therefore be brave and look at ways to quit smoking today.