The Crazy Way To Be Youthful

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A photo uploaded to Sophia Latjuba's Instagram account recently has been a discussion on her social media timeline about the importance of keeping your body fit and looking beautiful with age. In other words, being youthful. Back in the typical VOI Series Writing. In this edition we will review about the obsession of being a youthful beauty. Here it is, "So Young Eternal."

The photo upload on Sophia Latjuba's Instagram account amazed her citizens. Because at half a century old, Sophia still looks fit and young. Her body looks smooth almost without wrinkles.

Sophia once reveals what her secret is to being an eternal young man. First, adopt a vegan diet or do not consume animal protein. He replaced it with a protein derived from herbs.

Second, Sophia also exercises regularly. He regularly spends an hour doing yoga.

As for beauty products themselves, Sophia admits to not using it much. It relies solely on moisturizers and facial cleansers. According to him, the important thing is not to forget to take time off and be positive.

It's not just Sophia, another celebrity who is famous for being young is Wulan Guritno.  Just look at her Instagram gallery, this nearly 40-year-old actress looks fresh and youthful. So young, he is often called 'brothers' with his daughter, Shaloom Razadee.

It's new domestically, overseas one of the celebrities known to be young is Jennifer Lopez. Even though he is 51 years old, he still looks like a 30-year-old. The actress, who started her career in the 1990s, managed to prevent wrinkles and skin discoloration.

In addition there is Gwyneth Paltrow, an actress who is also considered youthful. In January 2021, Paltrow shared a photo of herself wearing grey loungewear. Paltrow's followers on Instagram said the 48-year-old looked young and fresh. Wearing glasses with hair tied back, even without makeup Paltrow remained stunning.

Every woman's desire

Being young is the dream of almost every woman in the world since time immemorial. Research made to fight aging has continued for centuries. Therefore, how to keep the body looking young is now a lot of variety, ranging from what is considered normal to extreme.

Quoting TIME, Cleopatra is known to bathe with donkey milk to smooth and exfoliate the skin. At least 700 donkeys need milk to bathe in milk every day. In addition, from 1558 to 1603, women in England put thin raw meat on their faces to reduce wrinkles. While in the 1700s, women in France living on plantations used wine on their faces to remove dead skin to keep skin healthy.

Although biomedical research on aging achieved scientific and political legitimacy in the late 20th century, new challenges to the reputation of anti-aging treatments developed in the form of the "anti-aging treatment" movement in the 1990s.

Citing the journal Oxfor Academic, historian Carole Haber once stated the contemporary emergence of anti-aging medicine lies in the appeal of its promise to baby boomers. By then they were ageing and the anti-aging orientation was growing.

There are concerns about the negative economic consequences for society associated with boomers reaching old age. After all, use of anti-aging products, especially dietary supplements, surged after the enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which loosened the regulation of anti-aging products.

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Extreme ways

In addition to using normal ways as already mentioned, many extreme ways to keep the body young. One of them was with a vampire facial that was then excitedly done by Kim Kardashian.

Vampire facial, otherwise known as PRP (platelet-rich plasma), has been widely debated since Kim Kardashian underwent the procedure that aired on her reality show keeping up with the Kardashians.

Quoting The Independent, Kim Kardashian admitted that she regrets doing vampire facials. He described the procedure as "harsh" and "painful."

"Before I had the procedure, I just found out that I was pregnant. So I couldn't use painkillers or (take) painkillers and both were advised," Kardashian said.

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Vampire facials are a highly debated treatment in the world of facial aesthetics, as described by Dr Darren McKeown. "Basically this procedure involves taking blood from the patient, processing it in a centrifugal machine to extract the plasma - which contains platelets and growth factors - and then injecting it back into the face."

"The theory is that platelets and growth factors initiate a healing response that, over time, rejuvenates the skin. But this method is controversial because the evidence used to show that it worked is still contradictory," McKeown said.

Another way to stay youthful is by injecting botox. According to Webmd, Botox is a drug that doctors have used for years to treat facial wrinkles and wrinkles. Botox injection takes only a few minutes and does not need anesthesia. Providers use small needles to inject Botox into certain muscles, but it is a little uncomfortable.

It usually takes 7 to 14 days to feel the full effect. After being injected with botox, the injection area is usually prohibited to be rubbed for 24 hours so as not to spread the botox to other areas. The doctor will also tell you to stay upright for 4 hours after the injection and not exercise for a while. The effects of Botox last for 3 to 6 months. As the muscle action slowly returns, lines and wrinkles begin to reappear and need to be treated again.