1. Stress

Stress takes its toll on the body, increasing your blood pressure and reducing your brain function. Finding ways to manage your stress so you don't feel old before your time.

2. Skipping sleep 

Skipping sleep isn't healthy. As you skip necessary sleep, it will simply add to the dark circles and bags under your eyes, making you look even older.

3. Bitterness

Holding onto old hurts never damages the person who wronged you, but it will harm you. The bitterness that grows from not forgiving past wrongs increases your cortisol output, which decreases your sleep - resulting in bags and circles.

4. Sugar

Dessert used to be a luxury, but today, people want to eat it all the time. Too much sugar creates problems as you get older. It can cause diabetes, acne and wrinkles. You may want to consider passing on the dessert on occasion.

5. Alcohol

Although a glass of red wine is supposed to be good for your heart, too much alcohol can be bad for your overall health. If you don't want to prematurely age yourself, men should limit themselves to one to two drinks a day, and ladies to one drink a day.

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