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You can’t stop the clock, you can’t turn back the hands of time, blah, blah, blah. But you can age more gracefully.
Eat blueberries and walnuts. Two Tufts University studies found that just a cup of blueberries or an ounce of walnuts a day can protect the body against age-related nerve damage that can affect thinking, motor skills, and coordination.
Blue fruits in general—purple grapes, blackberries, plums, boysenberries, black currants—top the list of anti-aging foods.
Floss at least once a day. People with clean teeth don’t just look younger, they live up to 46% longer than those who don’t, because healthy gums help prevent strokes and heart disease.
Have some dark chocolate. It contains magnesium and flavonol, which improve the supply of oxygen to the brain.
Enjoy a glass or two of red wine every day. The resveratrol found in red and purple grape skins contains impressive anti-aging properties, according to a Harvard study.
Do some crossword puzzles; play Sodoku; join a bridge group; learn to speak Italian. Research shows that doing anything to exercise your brain keeps it sharp and prevents Alzheimer’s.
Get moving. You don’t need to kill yourself with push-ups and jogging. Studies show that doing anything active—gardening, dancing, running around the mall—keeps your muscles in shape, your heart rate elevated, and your neurons firing.
Eat less refined sugar. It hardens the fibers and elastin in cells, making skin as tough and dry as an alligator’s.
Get a life—or, at least, a hobby. People with interests outside of work report less depression, get fewer illnesses, and have a lower rate of Alzheimer’s. In a survey of 600 folks over age 80, 93% credit their hobbies with helping them live longer.
Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States.
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Comments (2)
eeek...growing old is scary!
over 3 years ago by HeatherM
If you have taken good care of your brain, soul and body when you are young, growing old is nice because you have all that experience. "I am not this flesh, I am the divine electricity which permeates this body" that electricity does not get old. Your inner side does not get old. The real You, your real Self is forever young. If you identify with it, one with it, that is what you are. That can be part of you and you will enjoy being old. Mothers should teach that at home. Emilia A. C. G.
about 1 year ago by emygotts
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