Activities Promoting Healthy Aging

Lack of activities can prevent you from living healthy. When you do not enjoy activities, you may feel fatigue or find it difficult to sleep at night. When you awake in the morning, you may feel tired until you finally fall asleep. As we, age our body change and we have to make changes to accommodate our lives.

Having a good night sleep makes the mind think more clearly. A good night sleep also boosts your energy while controlling your weight. You can also make decisions with less stress. Sleeping well at night makes our immune system stronger to keep us healthier.  Researchers have proved that a good nights sleep is necessary for our health.  Researchers have found that lack of sleep reduces the growth hormones in our bodies, since it changes muscles to fat. Sleep overall is most important, yet it stands behind activities. To improve your health, try walking each day.

Walking will help to loosen our muscles, reduces stress and depression along with anxiety. By reliving these things, it will help us to sleep for a longer and deeper period.  So, when we wake up in the morning we feel happier and more rested.

When you exercise, you get a good night sleep, which promotes metabolism. Without the right amount of sleep, our bodies crave energy. Our body will release insulin or glucose into the bloodstream, which slows down metabolism. This action causes the body to gain weight, rather than control weight. 

When a person feels exhausted, they will feel weak and repressed from enjoying activities. This leads to additional problems. Sleeping right balances out our bodies giving us, more energy leading to more activities that will satisfy our sleep needs.

What to avoid:
To rest proper and feel active you must reduce your intake of caffeine, nicotine, harmful chemicals, such as over-the-counter meds that keep you awake, alcohol and so on. The chemicals and substances will keep you awake. Try to avoid drinking anything after 8 p.m. in the evening. Nicotine should be avoid if possible, yet if you must smoke try to avoid smoking after 8 p.m.

Start a walking program in the morning to help wake you up, while boosting your energy. You will feel better since the joints will feel flexible enough to move freely. In addition, walking will help you burn fat and calories. You’ll notice a big change in how you feel the rest of the day.  Start out walking at a slow steady pace for as far as your comfortable.  Each day pick up the pace a bit and walk further. Just remember when walking that you want to work up to a steady brisk walk to make you sweat but not out of breath. Take a short walk before and after meals to calm your nerves, and burn calories too, it will give you energy, relieve that stress from the long day and help you sleep.

If you start a walking program for yourself, it is a lot more fun if you have someone to go with you. Talk to that neighbor you don’t know and maybe they’ll walk with you. Just think about it; you’ll be acquainted with someone new, talk about new things will relieve stress and get in you exercise as well. This might help that neighbor too who maybe hasn’t seen or talked to anyone in a couple of days and than they can sleep better at night.

After walking that brisk walk your doing be sure to cool down. When walking at a vigorous pace your heart rate will go up and it needs to be back to normal. Just walk a bit slow and relaxing until you’ve cooled down.

If you can’t go to sleep at night instead of getting up and turning on the TV try pacing around the house. Do some stretching and shake your arms and legs. Even walking around the house can relax you especially when everyone else is in bed and you can relax more.

Devin Morell

Aging and the Wellness Revolution

Are 50’s the new 30’s?

Thanks to the continuing advancements in health care and wellness, life expectancies are at an all time high.

Getting older doesn’t mean the same as it did 30 years ago. Now more than ever, people are learning that taking care of themselves can result in decades of healthy living, extending way past the threshold of being middle aged.
Here are some things that you can implement that can assure you you can enjoy life to its fullest.

1) It’s never too late.

Whether you’re in your 30’s or  80’s, one of the most important things to realize is that it is never too late to make  positive lifestyle changes to maintain optimal wellness.

When combined with physical activity (as directed by your doctor) and a well balanced diet, proper supplementation can help older adults improve mental clarity, alertness and energy levels.

Implementing a custom nutritional supplement plan could help help address common issues associated with the aging process - such as weight gain, osteoporosis, as well as maintaining joint comfort, sexual function, proper digestion and cradiovascular health.

Dr Steven Lamm, a well known doctor recently on an ABC episode of The View, describes how  antioxidants such as the ones found in market America’s Isotonix OPC-3 can help smokers support their health long after they quit. He also said that even the smallest changes can make a big impact.

A quick visit to your doctor can help design a supplementation regimen with the proper amounts of nutrients that will help support a healthy lifestyle.

2) Be in the know

When it comes to healthy aging, there is no truer statement than “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure“. Knowing you genetics and what complications that you may endure ahead of time can make all the difference in the world.

There are a couple of online health analysis surveys  and genetic marker tests such as the Nutri-Physical and for a more detailed approach I recommend GeneSnp. These surveys will provide you valuable insight into the areas of individual health - while preserving your privacy and the feeling of embarrasement that goes with broaching sensitive health topics in person. The information that is given from these surveys provide a great launching point for discussions with your doctor during your routine checkups.

3) Experience the joy of living

Todays baby boomers are living proof that there is no excuse to slow down. On the other hand there is a whole entire industry dedicated on ensuring that members of the 50+ club are able to continue to enjoy their favorite activities and explore new adventures.

An active and healthy older adult can look forward to engaging in social activities, competitive recreational leagues, and even sexual activity well into their 70’s. The National Institute on Aging states that the ability to maintain sexual function is a very important indicator of overall physical and emotional health and lifestyle satisfacion with aging populations.

Now’s the time to get involved! Maintaining an active lifestyle and social life is perhaps the most important part of aging gracefully.

The Nutri-Physical™ is an internet-based analysis tool that recommends a customized
nutritional supplementation program to improve an individual’s quality of life. 

The GeneSnp DNA Screening Analysis is a test kit that takes a laser approach that you can  perform in the privacy of your own home. Here is how it works:

1) Order the GeneSNP DNA Analysis Panel
2) Swab the inside of your cheek with items supplied form the kit
3) Send cheek swab and questionnaire for analysis
4) You then receive  in the mail your Health Assessment Report
5) Order you custom genetic nutritional supplements based on your analysis report.

by Devin Morell