Working towards Longevity

Eternal Youth, something we all want. To grow older but not get old.

So what is the secret to longevity? It's a given that we must take care of our self if we want to live a full and productive life into our later years.

So what does that mean? Diet for one is very important. I refer to this as sensible eating rather than diet. The word diet implies to many that you will eat a certain way for a while to attain your goals and then, return to "normal" when a goal has been achieved. I like to call this the "yo-yo lifestyle".

Once you return to what is normal then you will return back to what you were. If you eat sensibly throughout your entire life (yes diet is a lifestyle) you can add years to your longevity.

In the media we see that the new 60 is 40. That means that a 60 year old person is what a 40 year old person used to be. People have gotten educated about taking care of their bodies.

There is a new study out by BWH in Boston suggests that physical activity is associated with "extended lifespan". Physical activity enhances life expectancy.

Study groups were formed and followed for a period of time and it was found that regular exercise was associated with a lower death rate before the age of 90. The study found that regular exercisers were more likely to achieve "exceptional longevity".

A healthy eating plan will keep you lean and younger looking but that is not enough to extend your longevity. A combination of sensible eating and exercise is the best combination.

In study groups it was found that dieters that added physical activity lost twice as much weight as those that did not add physical activity.

Resistance exercising, increasing lean muscle mass and strength is the best way to stay lean because the more lean muscle you have the more fat you will burn at a constant rate.

Lean body mass will ignite your metabolism so that long after your work out you will still be burning fat and calories.

Working out regularly is necessary to put you in a constant fat burning mode. You will look toned and lean, you will look SEXIER! YOU WILL LOOK AND FEEL YOUNGER. However, you will have to stick with it. Physical activity is for life. You are the magician, if you stop exercising all of the benefits will disappear. If you keep with it, the magic will happen for you. FIT HAPPENS.

Next time we will get back into weights and we will get going on putting together your home gym on a budget.

Until next time,

Take Really Good Care of Your Self

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Everybody is different

Everybody is different. What a magnificent thing! How can there be that many "models" of the human being? When you stop to think about it, it is quite an amazing thing.

We are all members of the species of Human being but there is a rainbow of different colors and more shapes than can be imagined.

That isn't all that is wondrous, there is more.......We all have the same organs (give or take) that do the work that the cells command but every body has a different way of going about it's business.

Something that works for one person will not work in the same way for another person or maybe it will..................I'm sure you can see what a job our physicians have and why they have such "job security". All of this is one of the main reasons that more and more people are turning to a more holistic approach to their own personal care.

A more natural approach to medicine recognizes that every person will have a different reaction to the same treatment. Figuring out illness can be very difficult and out of every thing that I have heard it has never been said to me that it is necessary to be sick. Our bodies are made to fight off many things and most of us have quite a remarkable ability to ward off illness. There are millions of viruses and bacterias of every kind surrounding us each day and yet we suffer relatively small amounts of illness compared to what we are exposed to. Our personal ability to avoid illness is extremely flexible in scope.

Another attribute of a more natural approach to medicine is that we naturally have strong emotional resistance to illness. I have know people who believe that life was meant for living and have decided not to let their bodies "deteriorate" by keeping up good eating and exercise habits and it does seem to help quite a bit.

We recently moved our mother to a senior living community and I have met some of the nicest, wisest people. Selma is 94 years old and does Thai Chi I don't know how many times a week. David was a trucker all of his life, his legs don't work as good as they used to but he can walk short distances, he is 96 and his drivers licence is good for another 4 years. He assures me he is keeping an "eye" on himself and the moment he does "something stupid" he is turning it in.

These are the people that have youth in their heart and that is what has kept them in good shape through their senior years. They have positive emotional health and that is definitely a big part of the puzzle.



The first thing you need to know about your health is that you have a choice. You need to choose good health. You can only be as healthy as you think you can be. You need to shift your perception of what is acceptable and having a disease or getting old and infirm needs to be perceived as unacceptable.



To make our heath better we need a new kind of knowledge. Our concept of life needs to be deeper. I have found that in my learning about Ayurveda (vedic term meaning science of life).

It has really given me some insight and tips that have helped me live a better life. Many things I tried were related to my diet. I found it amazing to learn the healing powers that our food has and was very pleased with some things that I tried that really worked.



I have met Deepak Chopra and recommend his site at: http://www.chopra.com/ for his healing wisdom and insight to the human body and the 5,000 year old medical practice of Ayurveda.


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