Aging Gracefully...what is it?
Aging gracefully directly related to four main factors:
Diet Processed foods such as sodas, energy drinks, white breads and flour products all contain dangerous additives, hydrogenated oils, emulsifiers, flavorings, preservatives and artificial colorants. They also contain contaminants from transport and handling. Dairy products (including milk), excess animal proteins and many plant based foods also contain contaminants as well as hormones and many medications used to ‘bulk’ up animal produce. Even tap water amazingly contains contaminants and chemicals detrimental to your chemical balance, and should also be avoided. This should be replaced with good quality filtered or reverse osmosis water.
Aging gracefully does not often happen in societies that eat a Western culture diet. Health deterioration soon occurs and incidences of heart disease, cancer and obesity begin to take hold. As a form of contrast to this economy-driven Western world there still remains some people in isolated and remote communities who live on natural and unfarmed produce, to whom current modern ailments of cancer, heart disease and strokes are virtually unknown, where women do not suffer reproductive problems or osteoporosis (as in Western society) and where people are not overweight. Nutritional supplements in the west are necessary for aging gracefully because it is almost, if not totally impossible to obtain proper essential nutrition from modern food processing. On top of this, modern day lifestyles ensure that our body is pushed to the limit. You need to be able to provide your body and vital organs with support and preventative care. The average nutritional supplement is not enough today to satisfy these needs. Current RDA guidelines only cover a small number of common nutrients, so broad supplementation is indispensable. There are many individual ingredients that can provide functions to keep our major organs healthy and strong. Individual amino acids, herbal extracts, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and trace elements do not provide the quality or efficacy of support required however, although they are of course helpful in their own right. When combined in the correct combination and dose, they work in harmony to provide overall vitality. In this form they help to keep your immune system strong, your organs functioning well and they provide additional energy and preventative benefits to keep degenerative and chronic conditions at bay.
Moderate exercise is a vital part of aging gracefully. It has been well documented that exercise helps maintain your ideal body weight, improve your mood, help regulate cholesterol, improve diabetic conditions, circulation, overall strength and much more. The value of regular aerobic and gradual weight bearing activity, from a daily half hour walk to low-level gym work is not to be underestimated. Moderate yoga and swimming exercise is also very beneficial, keeping the body supple and stimulating blood flow to all internal organs, helping to keep you young and vibrant. “If you don't use it... you lose it!” This old saying relates to the function of your body and how you take care of it! When you stop using your body and prevent it from carrying out the tasks it is designed to do it will, in part or in whole, start deteriorating rapidly! “Exercise does not have to be intense or time consuming. If you only do 3 x 30 minute workouts, plus 2 x 30 minute walks a week you will be doing 2 1/2 hours of structured exercise a week out of a total of 168 hours of your life!" Your body is not designed to be sedentary! It is a highly sophisticated and complex organism that we are fortunate to have. It has to be respected and properly maintained. You have to give it the correct fuel and ensure it is kept flexible and strong.
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