Archive for the 'Anti-Aging' Category
According to the most recent data, people are living longer. In 1950, there were 14.5 million people in the world who were age 80 and older. In 2009, that number climbed from 14.5 million to nearly 102 million. Experts project that by 2050, there will be 395 million people who are 80 or older. Many could be engaged, alert, active members of society with relatively few disabilities.�
Lifestyle choices definitely affect longevity. It’s also true that genes play a role. Most experts believe that only about 30% of how long we live is determined by our genetic makeup and up to 70% of lifespan differences may be explained by lifestyle choices that include our activity level, whether or not we smoke, alcohol consumption and if we are a healthy weight.
- Make adequate sleep a priority- Getting to bed a little earlier will help protect your mood and your health. Most of us need about 8 hours a night. Chronic sleep deprivation has also been linked to the development of obesity, impaired immunity, heart disease, and several kinds of cancer. You’ll know you are getting enough sleep each day if you wake up feeling refreshed. If you find that you have trouble staying focused, or it takes only a few minutes to fall deep into sleep, or that you ‘nod off’ during the day, chances are you’re not getting enough sleep. Sleep also helps us in less visible ways. During sleep, the body secretes a hormone that repairs and regenerates tissue throughout the body. It may also be instrumental in reinforcing our memories. Read the rest of this entry »
Aging and how to slow down the aging process has been a hot topic on many talk shows and in dozens of books and magazines recently. Everyone that I have approached with the question, “How would you like to live 25 years longer?, has answered “Absolutely”, but most add, “especially if it could be a quality life”. Although our parents and grandparents seemed to accept aging as something unavoidable, the baby boomer generation are just not buying it. Consequently, scientific researchers are spending billions of dollars to unlock the science of aging. Read the rest of this entry »