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Aging
Aging is not an illness.
Vast medical resources are committed to repairing 'aging'. This is absurd.
Aging is a natural process.
The money and time spent on anti-aging treatments
could be better used elsewhere, dealing with
bona fide problems such as cancer.
How
we move conveys energy and
youth – not how buff we are.
(Anne Elliott)
Lifespan
According to birth and death statistics, many people are living longer these
days. It is not uncommon for to reach 100.
There are a number of interesting books highlighting the diet and lifestyles
associated with the world's longevity hotspots.
Dying for longer
One of the drawbacks of an increased lifespan is that not everyone is living
longer. Many people are just taking longer to die.
Instead of a year of ill health preceding death, people are dying slowly
over decades. A longer lifespan is not a blessing when the extra years of
life are spent in a poor condition of fitness.
Living longer
Is it possible to live for longer without needing medical assistance,
prescription drugs or suffering from bad knees and a bad back? Find out for
yourself.
Rather than just age, grow fitter and stronger as you age. Aim to off-set
the effects of aging. You cannot stop the clock but you can improve the
quality of your life.
Over 100?
Scientists believe that it is possible to live to be 120 years old. This is
great if you can reach that age in a condition of relative fitness. Being
old and decrepit is nobody's idea of fun.
People at birth are soft and
supple:
At death, they are hard and stiff.
When plants are alive, they are green and bending;
When they are dead, they are dry and brittle.
Soft and bending is the Way of the living;
Hard and brittle is the Way of the dying.
Therefore, a great strength that is inflexible,
Will break in the wind like an old dead tree.
(Lao Tzu)
Vision 120
Instead of aiming to 'get fit' or 'lose weight', why not give yourself a
real ambition?
Aim to live until you are 120.
Sustained good fitness for as long as you can...
Sure, you probably will not make it.
But let's face it: we're all going to die at some point so you have
nothing to lose.
Lifestyle change
Aging with strength, good fitness and dignity is no small ambition. And you
personally will have to all the work. Do not kid yourself.
But it need not be hard work. You do not have to force yourself. Just do
things differently. Embrace change. Many changes...
Tips & pointers
Here is a sample of anti-aging tips & pointers from Sally Beare's book
50
Secrets of the World's Longest Living People:
1. Eat until only 8 parts full
2. 5-7 servings of fresh fruit & vegetables each day
3. Buckwheat, brown rice & other whole grains
4. Beans
5. Nuts & seeds
6. Extra virgin olive oil
7. Onions and garlic
8. Crunchy vegetables
9. Daily salad
10. Sweet potatoes
11. Tomatoes
12. Apricots
13. Berries
14. Yogurt
15. Fermented foods
16. Sprouted beans and seeds
17. Herbs
18. Organic
19. Chew for longer
20. Green tea
21. Water
22. Combine foods
23. Juices
24. Exercise
25. Go outside more often
26. Deep breathing
27. Meditation
28. Cultivate a spiritual life
29. Laugh
30. Sing
31. Help others
32. Get a dog
33. Share
34. Have sex regularly
35. Sleep 7-8 hours a night
There are many other
considerations...
Our energy is more precious
than all the gold in the world. It is a more powerful anti-aging tool than
anything else.
Energy regenerates our liver and other tissue cells, flushes toxic waste
from the body, helps maintain our ideal weight, keeps our skin smooth and
our hair healthy.
The more energy we have, the better we feel and the more beautiful we
become.
(Kimberly Snyder)
Page created 5 November 1996
Last updated
04 May 2023