This is what 57 looks like: Personal assistant Julia Munro on her secrets to staying young

Julia Munro lives in Herne, Kent, along with her companion Jeff and works as a private assistant. She has a daughter and granddaughter. Right here, she reveals her secrets and techniques to staying younger.  

NEVER EXFOLIATE

The older we get, the extra moisture we'd like in our pores and skin. My precedence is maintaining my pores and skin moisturised, plump and youthful. We regularly hear that exfoliating is important to our skincare routine to take away lifeless pores and skin cells, however I feel all this does is exacerbate dryness and strip my pores and skin of moisture. Merely cleaning is sufficient to keep my clear, vivid complexion. I like Dior's Cleaning Water (£27, houseof fraser.com).

DRINK APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Digestion performs an enormous half in how we appear and feel. I discover that I usually get up feeling bloated and sluggish.

Julia Munro, above, lives in Herne, Kent, along with her companion Jeff and works as a private assistant

Natural teas, particularly peppermint, usually assist, however my morning drink of selection is sizzling water with 1 tsp apple cider vinegar and honey. With out the fitting ranges of abdomen acid, meals isn't digested correctly, resulting in fewer vitamins in our system and unattractive bloating.

SLIM DOWN WITH AN APP

For me, staying slim is important to feeling and looking younger. I discover the best approach to do that is by utilizing an app on my smartphone that counts energy. I take advantage of My Health Pal, however there are a lot of different choices, most of that are free. I enter the whole lot I eat in a day and it tells me precisely what's in my meals, together with energy. It categorises the whole lot into meals teams, too, so you know the way balanced your food plan is.

ALWAYS DRESS SMART

Placing the steadiness between trendy and age acceptable will be tough, however I all the time go for good. With informal garments, akin to free denims and T-shirts, it's a lot simpler to fall into the mutton dressed as lamb lure. Preserve your look basic, with well-cut items to flatter your physique form, and you may look years youthful. My go-to outfit is a straightforward costume in a block color.

EAT STEAK ONCE A MONTH

Lack of iron is usually a downside as we become old: it might make us drained, pale and even result in hair loss. Iron is generally present in crimson meat and darkish leafy greens, and I discover the distinction if I don't have sufficient in my food plan.

I eat quite a lot of fish, so as soon as each three or 4 weeks I be sure to swap it for steak. This appears to be the proper steadiness for me. 

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