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Get Attitude about Age
The basic principles for longevity are simple, but few people around the world, and especially in the United States, understand these principles.
Even if they do understand these principles, they don't incorporate these principles into their own lives.It's one thing to know what principles promote health and fitness and a long, active, productive, and purposeful life, and quite another to muster up the determination to put these principles into practice.Too many of us chase the Fountain of Youth, hungry for a quick fix.We spend millions and millions of dollars on anti-aging creams, face lifts, tummy tucks, boob jobs, botox, and the newest pill or potion.
Yet, we won't put the effort into learning the keys, which cost little or no money, to staying fit and healthy so that we add years to our lives and life to our years.Our whole culture is youth centered-the look, the clothes, the sports, the activities, the advertising.We exult our youth while we neglect to honor and revere our parents and grandparents, the very people who have gathered a lifetime of experiences and wisdom. In fact, we put them away when they become too much of an inconvenience, a nuisance.
The message is loud and clear: youth is beautiful and old age is not a pretty picture.And let's face it. The way we age in this country, who wants to get old? When we look around us and even at ourselves, old age walks hand in hand with pain, stiffness, immobility, disease, and lack of purpose.The question remains: does the inevitability of aging bring about the inevitability of pain, suffering, and disease?Interestingly, the gerontologists, the old age specialists, tell us that the human body is designed to live and function well for one hundred years.
Yes, we are made to live one hundred years. Furthermore, we are made to live one hundred years with health, fitness, vitality, mobility, and purpose.How many one hundred year olds do we see around us who are healthy, mobile, and vibrant? The chances of knowing such a person is about as rare as seeing a unicorn, is it not?If we do happen to know someone who has reached the benchmark year of one hundred, what kind of shape is she or he in?In this country, we think it is nothing short of a miracle if we live to be eighty even if we can barely get out of a chair or walk around the block, much less fully participate in our favorite activities with our favorite people.The Fountain of Youth is within our reach, but it can not be bought.
We must be work for it, constantly, every day. If we choose not to, then premature aging is inevitable right along with disability, premature diseases, and early death.So would you like to discover the Fountain of Youth? Look for it in what you eat, how much you move, and how you live your life.Of all the longevity factors known to influence aging, the only longevity factor that has been shown in studies is body weight.
In other words, if these studies are accurate for human beings, carrying around too many pounds automatically wipes out the number of years that you live.In a nutshell, what are the factors that increase your chances of living a longer life? According to Dan Georgakas in The Methuselah Factors, some of the factors critical for a long life are:. Lean body weight. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
Raw nuts and whole grains. No smoking. Lifelong daily moderate exercise such as walking. Lifelong work and purpose.
Regular sleep habits. More easy going personalityAsk yourself this question. Do you care if you live a long life and do you care if your life is one of quality with a well performing body, a bright mind, and an active and purposeful lifestyle?If you do care, then now is the time to take that first step for preserving your most valuable asset-you!Dr. Leslie Van Romer is a motivational health speaker, writer and lifestyle coach.
Visit Dr. Leslie at Http://DrLeslieVanRomer.com for practical direction, hope and inspiration.Dr.
Leslie has expertly helped hundreds of people sort fact from fiction, make common sense food and lifestyle changes, and shed food misconceptions along with excess pounds. She also walks her talk. By following her self-created "10+10 Eating Plan for Life" and through daily exercise, Dr. Leslie maintains her ideal weight and level of energy, fitness and health.
As she often says to her audiences and coaching participants "Eating correctly and exercising don't take time, they give you time when it counts-at the end of your life."Dr. Leslie has recently completed writing her first motivational health book. She is now exploring publication avenues.
As a single mom, Dr. Leslie raised her three children in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains in the lovely town of Sequim, WA. They are now young adults and successfully finding their own paths.Dr.
Leslie Van Romer415 N. Sequim Ave.Sequim, WA 98382Office: 360-683-8844Toll Free: 888-375-3754FAX: 360-683-5381
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