Saturday, October 17, 2009

Slow Down Aging With These 10 Simple Steps

By Jim Banard

You are very unlikely to find one product that will slow down aging, ever. The reason is that many different systems within the body are involved in the aging process. What you can find though are ways to slow down aging and to improve your quality of life. Below I list ten proven things you can start doing that will slow down the aging process.

1. Eat lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole grain foods. Iron, fiber, calcium, and vitamins all play an important role in making your body function well. Drink lots of fluids to flush waste out of the body. If you eat right, it will be easier to maintain a healthy weight.

2. Exercise. How often? Every day. Exercise not only makes you stronger and helps you lose weight, it improves digestion, strengthens bones, and gives you a better emotional outlook on life.

3. Medical attention. Go to your doctor on scheduled visits. Go for health checkups. Make sure you are checked regularly for cancer and heart disease.

4. Avoid the sun. Stay out of direct sunlight. When in the sun, use sunscreen. The sun causes chronic inflammation of the skin which leads to premature aging of the skin.

5. Stop smoking. Stay away from secondhand smoke. Smoking has hundreds of chemicals which cause serious health problems and even death. Smoking has been proven to increase your chance of getting heart disease and cancer.

6. Manage stress. Stress is a part of everyday life. Develop ways to help you cope and adjust to situations in your life that may cause you stress. The situation isn't the problemits how you react to it.

7. Look for ways to improve overall well-being and enthusiasm for life. Be curios and creative which will encourage you to learn new things. You can also use humor and laughter to help you age well and live long.

8. Relationships. Keep in touch with family and friends.

9. Don't let fears and worries dominate your life. A worried mind is not at peace and robs you of zest and energy which you need to maintain youthfulness.

10. Consume lots of antioxidants. The body starts producing less antioxidants when you age. Consuming antioxidants makes up for the short fall. Green tea is a great source of antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables also have antioxidants as well as fish.

Do all you can to be healthy and in doing so you will age slower. If you have any questions about products that claim to slow or reverse aging ask your doctor. He or she can help you sort through the information and get the facts.

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