Scientists are still studying what makes one person look like they always stay young while other people are prone to premature aging. Perhaps the best thing you can do for your body and mind is to be as physically active as you can. However, there are many other ways in which you can update your daily, weekly and yearly routine to stay young for as long as possible.
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Part 1 of 2: Keeping Your Body Young
Step 1. Eat two grams of omega-3 fatty acids per day
Omega-3s maintain bone strength, prevent and reduce inflammation, keep skin healthy and help metabolize your fats. Salmon, walnuts, whole grains and fish oil supplements are great ways to get your omega-3 fatty acids.
Step 2. Stop eating before you are full
Overeating and accumulating fat can make your body and organs age quickly. Scientists have found that reducing your portion by 20 percent can lower thyroid hormone which slows metabolism and causes rapid aging.
Step 3. Increase your daily fiber intake
The fiber in whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables can lower your risk of having a heart attack. In most western countries, heart disease is a major killer for both men and women.
Step 4. Quit smoking immediately
Smoking can make organs and skin age. Meanwhile it also increases the threat to diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, which can lead to premature aging and death.
Step 5. Drink lots of water
Your skin will become less dry and more supple, while your organs and digestive system will function better. Avoid too much caffeine, which can dehydrate you.
Step 6. Use sunscreen at all times
Make sure your beauty products contain sunscreen to prevent wrinkles and damage from UV rays. Also, avoiding excessive sunlight will keep your skin, hair and body looking younger.
Step 7. Consider a beauty product with 10 percent alpha hydroxyl in it
This ingredient can reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Retin A and Kinerase are also ingredients you can look for in anti-wrinkle creams.
Step 8. Do whatever you can to reduce stress
Anxiety and stress have been linked to weight gain, heart disease, premature aging and premature death. Do yoga, read, bathe and relax to reduce stress in your body.
Step 9. Make time for exercise
Losing weight is probably one of the best things you can do to reduce the effects and appearance of aging. People who have less belly fat also appear more attractive to potential companions, perhaps because they look younger.
Step 10. Start practicing resistance
Don't accept weight gain, loss of bone density and fat as part of aging. In fact, lifting light weights for 20 minutes twice per week can speed up your metabolism, increase bone mass and help you avoid the aging effects of weight gain.
Part 2 of 2: Keeping the Mind Young
Step 1. Learn to meditate
A study at a Massachusetts public hospital showed that meditating daily helps prevent age-related changes in the brain. Do an activity, such as taking deep breaths, repeating a mantra, walking or running for at least 10 minutes, while focusing on your breathing.
Step 2. Drink alcohol in moderation
Scientists advise drinking no more than one alcoholic beverage per day for women and two for men. Heavy alcohol use can lead to brain shrinkage, problems with learning and problems with memory later in life.
- There are several benefits to drinking one alcoholic beverage per day. One drink can reduce plaque in arteries.
- Also, drinking red wine over other options can give you a dose of resveratrol. This content is useful for slowing inflammation, heart disease and cataracts in mice.
Step 3. Get physically active
It turns out that stress, anxiety and diseases that cause mental disabilities can be prevented by moderate physical activity. Walking for 10 minutes per day can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 40 percent.
On the other hand, carrying large amounts of fat on your belly can triple your risk of dementia
Step 4. Follow the adage “Use it or lose it”, when it comes to brainpower
Learn a new skill, such as a craft, instrument or language, every year. Doing word puzzles, taking new routes to work and learning new topics can reduce protein deposits associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Step 5. Consider raising an animal
Pets can reduce feelings of loneliness and depression, which are associated with premature death. Staying young requires control over anxiety, stress and depression.
Step 6. Be positive
Having a good outlook on life can be self-motivated. It can also reduce feelings of depression and anxiety that make the body and mind age faster.
Staying positive when you have problems with your health is also correlated with increasing the chances of recovery
Step 7. Keep working
If you're not sure what you're going to do when you retire, working is actually the best option for you. It provides you with mental stimulation, social networks, support and purpose, which helps develop your brain and stay young.
