Simple Anti Aging Programs Do Work
Leave it to the boomer generation
to reinvent things, or should I say rediscover? Not only are we interested in
looking younger we want to feel younger. Fortunately, the two go together. Go
after one and the other will follow. So if you're interested in looking and
feeling younger, then a simple anti aging program should be at the top of your
list. The right foods, more sleep and the right attitude can literally take
years off your looks while adding quality and longevity.
How does one start?
Read whatÕs available and incorporate what works for you. And here are four
common sense top tips presented by the American Academy of Family Physicians at
their annual meeting in 2007.
Tip1: Have a diet that reduces your
LDL cholesterol. Not all fats are bad. That mindset will lead not only
to weight gain it can cause heart problems. Fats are necessary for your body's
proper functioning, and truly effective in an anti-aging diet. Use adequate
amounts of monosaturated and unsaturated fats. Good sources of these fats are:
extra virgin olive oil, flax seed oil, soy, salmon, almonds, pecans and
walnuts.
Tip 2: Regular aerobic exercise 30-35
minutes daily is helpful to increase good cholesterol levels.
Eat more vegetables, grains, beans and fruits, instead of bread or potatoes.
Add onion, garlic and soy to the diet. These simple foods will reduce bad
cholesterol and raise good. If foods arenÕt enough, try adding a supplement of
fish oil, garlic tablets or red yeast rice. Red yeast rice is a naturally
occurring statin that works well to lower total cholesterol.
Tip 3: DonÕt skip on sleep. A lack of
sleep may not kill you but it has been proven that it not only shortens life
span but also lessens the quality of life. Those who are chronically sleep
deprived have lower immunity, higher levels of stress hormones, reduced brain
function and are more prone to chronic illness. The westernerÕs norm of six
hours is simply not enough. You really should sleep a third of your life.
Tip 4: Maintain a healthy outlook
on life. Everyone, young as well as old have times when life is a
daily curve ball. Bernie Segal MD, well-known writer speaker on alternative
therapies maintains that he thinks life is totally fair. The reason he says is
this: when he hears people discussing the topic of lifeÕs fairness everyone
will complain that life is so unfair. Everyone says itÕs unfair, so it must be
fair. If you canÕt change your
circumstances then work on changing your attitude.
These simple steps can change your
biological age markers such as heart and respiration rate, blood pressure and
other markers of aging. Your chronological and biological age donÕt necessarily
need to match, they can be reversed and improved. Till next time, Rebecca
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