Anti Aging Tips: 7 Easy Steps To A Longer Healthier Life
1. SLEEP
Sleep more, ageless. Sleep is not an optional activity. It is as essential to life as water and food and is essential for a robust immune system. Any book dedicated to the topic of aging will cite the necessity for enough sleep, which is 7-9 hours.
There is a strong relationship between deep sleep and the release of Growth Hormone. It is during sleep that adults secrete the most significant amount of HGH.
The end result of all of these studies is that the lack of sleep causes anything from poor job performance to poor judgment to obesity to, well, you name it.
If sleep is a problem, it is suggested that you:
A. Eat your largest meal of the day at lunch
B. Eat dinner earlier
C. Avoid exercise, alcohol, and smoking before bedtime
D. If you nap, do so for no more than 30 minutes
E. Make sure that your room is dark and quiet, basically
your refuge.
2. STRESS REDUCTION
You cannot deny the health benefits of stress reduction.
Stress reduction can go a long way in reducing symptoms of aging and disease onset.
Studies suggest that stress causes the release of 'fight or flight' hormones which increase blood flow to our large muscles, increase our heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure, and decrease blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract, including the saliva glands.
Acute mental stress can cause blood vessel constriction in heart arteries and may alter coagulation to make blood more able to clot.'
Techniques used to reduce stress are quite varied and beyond the scope of this newsletter; however, a few more obvious ones to consider are meditation, yoga, deep breathing exercises, physical exercise, and positive thinking, both of which are discussed further below.
3. EXERCISE
In the 1998 book 'Successful Aging,' a summary of the MacArthur Foundation study on aging in America, which began in 1987, showed that almost all healthy seniors had been physically active throughout their life.
It has been proposed that humans have almost always been physically active simply by surviving off the land. Today we work off computers. The bottom line is that we need some form of daily exercise. And yes, walking counts if done briskly.
4. NUTRITION
We can confidently say that a long elaboration on this pillar is unnecessary. We all know the importance of good nutrition and a balanced diet.
However, we can cite many studies that suggest that the Mediterranean Diet is among the healthiest in the world with its fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, and fish, mild to moderate amounts of alcohol and low amounts of red meat and dairy products, not to mention lots of healthy fats like olive oil.
5. WATER
Like that of nutrition, lots can be said, and studies can be cited all day long as to which type of water is best for us.
Below are the 3 main classifications of water.
A. Bottled (as classified by the FDA), which consists of Artesian well water
Mineral water
Spring water
Well water
B. Filtered or Purified Water that consists of:
Reverse Osmosis
Absolute 1-micron filtration
Ozonation
C. Distilled Water
Each type of water has its proponents. However, Distillation seems to be gaining on the rest. One thing is for sure, however. Drinking 'enough' (and that is the keyword) water daily is essential for proper elimination and detoxification.
6. SUPPLEMENTATION
Today it is becoming tough to argue against proper supplementation to maintain health. Skeptics are falling like flies in the light of all the convincing studies that show the importance of proper supplementation.
We always need studies to confirm what common sense naturally tells us, and studies abound.
Many well-respected scientists, researchers, and medical professionals have discovered the relationship between mineral deficiencies and various health conditions afflicting the human body.
Our soils don't have the minerals necessary for optimal healthfulness, so supplementation is crucial.
7. POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE
In the book 'Power Of Positive Thinking,' Norman Peale writes that having faith in yourself makes good things happen to you. This same theme has been written about over and over, each book with a different angle but with the same basic, underlying message.
Here are a few extra tips:
Try to reduce or eliminate any anger or hostility from your life.
If you catch yourself with a negative thought, immediately and purposefully switch your thoughts to a more positive thought. Over time this will become a habit, and you will see some dramatic changes.
Note: Continued use of either GHR Gold or GHR Platinum can have a dramatic effect as they both contain what has been coined as 'the morale vitamin.'
There are, of course, other age-defying strategies for long and healthy life, but these are what we consider the most fundamental.