Study after study shows that no matter how old, or how sedentary and physically inactive you are, you can immediately begin to reverse the aging process. Millions of people suffer needlessly from illness and disease that could be prevented or reversed through healthy lifestyle changes. It’s time to stop taking our health for granted and to take major strides towards better health and disease prevention. If longevity is your goal and you truly want to live a long healthy life—master the art of loving and respecting yourself enough to take excellent care of yourself inside and out.
You Really Can Improve With Age – Incorporating a healthy lifestyle isn’t about making drastic changes. Drastic changes are often time a recipe for failure. By making small, but healthy changes in your diet and lifestyle, you will begin to see numerous, positive changes in yourself. You’ll find your mood will brighten, you’ll feel less stressed, you’ll have more energy, your eyes will sparkle, and your skin will glow with health.
NOTE: According to anti-aging experts, by incorporating healthy lifestyle choices into your daily life, you can begin to reverse the aging process and add many quality years to your life.
These are the healthy lifestyle choices that can add years to your life:
- Exercising on a regular basis and staying active (+4 years)
- Practicing yoga, tai chi, or qigong (+4 years )
- Practicing meditation regularly (+3 years)
- Eating a fiber-rich diet (+2 years)
- Consuming omega-3 fatty acids foods or supplements daily (+3 years)
- Taking your vitamins and anti-aging supplements every day (+3 years)
- Getting adequate sunshine and vitamin-D (+2 years)
- Having at least one good belly laugh a day (+7 years)
- Flossing daily and having healthy gums (+6 years)
- Keeping your brain healthy by doing activities that stimulate the mind (+4 years)
- Having a strong social base and good friends (+7 years)
- Being a happy person and having a positive attitude (+7 years)
- Having a healthy sex life (2-3 times a week) – (+4 years)
On the other hand these are the Unhealthy lifestyle choices that can subtract years from your life:
- Smoking cigarettes (-8 years)
- Binge drinking (-4 years)
- Suffering from chronic depression (-5 years)
- Living with chronic stress (-4 years)
- Having low self-esteem (-4 years)
- Thinking old (-5 years)
- Having bad genes (-10 years)
- Being obese (-3 years)
- Being morbidly obese (-10 years)
- Eating an abundance of fast/junk food (-4 years)
- Eating a high refined sugar diet (-4 years)
- Having bad posture (-2 years)
- Being an inactive couch potato (-8 years)
- Not getting enough sleep (-5 years)
- Having high blood pressure (-5 years)
- Having diabetes (-7 years)
- Having dementia (-5 years)
There are many things in life that we can’t control, but we are in control when it comes to how we treat our bodies—what we eat and drink, and the thoughts we think.
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