…Keeping Your Body And Mind Young…

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We all want to stay young forever. Whilst there’s no way to rewind the hands of time, there are many preventative methods of keeping one’s mind and body youthful. Degenerative mental illnesses can be deterred as can bodily wear and tear. Here are just a few ways to preserve your mind and body and keep forever young.

Stress less

Constantly putting yourself through situations of stress will accelerate the aging process. Subsequent insomnia and high blood pressure can help bring on wrinkles, baldness, heart conditions, mental deterioration and organ wear. Stress can be due to all kinds of factors including your job, financial issues and relationship issues. If you can’t remove these stresses from your life, start finding ways to destress at the end of your day. Meditate, take relaxing baths, have some alone time and get a good amount of sleep. By giving your body time to destress, you’ll return your cortisol and adrenaline measurement back to a normal level, giving your body time to heal from the bad effects that stress has had.  

Consider a cenegenics programme

Cenegenics is the prevention of aging through a variety of natural methods. Enrolling on a cenegenics programme could help to motivate you to stay looking young through weekly schedules and strict planning. Much of the methods used by such programmes are discussed below, however having a structure may help people to keep on top of such methods. Alternatively, those that aren’t keen on routine may prefer to set their own itinerary.

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Eat superfoods

Certain foods are proven anti-agers. Incorporating these into your diet could keep you feeling younger longer. Superfruits such as goji berries and pomegranates have been proven to provide the skin with rich nutrients such as vitamin C, which prevent it from aging as fast, on top of reducing stress levels and helping to deter degenerative mental illnesses such as Alzheimers. Omega-3 rich foods such as salmon, walnuts and seeds meanwhile can maintain bone strength, reduce inflammation and keep skin looking radiant. When it comes to tasty drink, green tea and red wine can both have their anti-aging benefits.

Supplement your skin

When skin becomes dry, it ages quicker. Applying moisturizer on a daily basis can trap water in the skin and prevent it from drying out. If you’re regularly in the sun meanwhile, wearing some form of sunscreen will also stop your skin from drying out. The UV rays, whilst they can give you a nice temporary tan, will also speed up the aging process in the long run. If you’re passionate about keeping your complexion from looking pale, consider an artificial tan as opposed to real UV rays. There are all manner of other skin supplements that you can get from anti-wrinkle serums to ointments – whilst you don’t need all of these, you will thank yourself in the future for using some form of skin protection.

Stay active

On top of all the obvious positive effects that exercise has, keeping active also boosts your immune system which helps ward off illnesses in older age as well as keeping you looking more youthful. Frequent exercise is also proven to be healthy for your brain. Getting off the couch and going for a walk or simply doing something active can ward off stress and anxiety and lower the risks of mental degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

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Protect your joints

Not looking after your joints can lead to mobility issues when older. Physical activities such as Yoga are great for keeping your joints healthy, flexing all your joints out and allowing you to effectively wring out your body like a towel. Some types of physical exercise can put a strain on your joints and ligaments such as running – the risk of damage can be reduced by wearing specialist running footwear and not running on uneven surfaces such as cobbles or sand. High heels are notoriously bad for your hips, ankles and knees – if you regularly wear these consider switching to flats a few more times a week. You should also be careful of keeping your joints in one position too long, such as sitting down for prolonged periods. If you’ve got an office job that requires you to spend a lot of time behind a desk, try doing a few deskercises that will allow you to stretch out your limbs. This will prevent joint problems such as patellofemoral pain syndrome setting in.

Exercise your mind

Doing mental exercises such as crossword puzzles, Sudoku or brain games can help ward off cognitive decline later in life. There are other ways of testing your brain too such as playing memory games. Learning an instrument, learning a new language, learning skills such as coding and regularly reading are also great activities to keep your brain engaged and prevent dementia. School may be long behind, but you should never stop learning new things.

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Stay loved up

Find a loving life partner isn’t something we do out of ritual, it’s healthier for us. Human beings need that close attachment as a motivation. Reports have found that those suffering from work stress that had healthy relationships had lower blood pressure than those suffering work stress without such relationships. Being in love can also boost your immune system, allowing you to fight off diseases. This is because you are less stressed and so there is less cortisol in your body, which can hinder the production of antibodies.  

And of course, maintaining a healthy relationship in the bedroom has its many perks. As well as being a great source of exercise, sex is proven to release hormones such as oxytocin that reduce anxiety. Don’t let the spark die – find new ways to rekindle your passion in bed and it will help you live longer.