LIVING THE HEALTHY LIFE: IMPORTANT TIPS FOR HEALTHY LIFE

1. SLEEPING LATE MAY BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH

Too little sleep puts stress on the body. People don’t take it seriously. People brag about getting only four hours of sleep a night. But no one brags that they don’t exercise, that they smoke every day. Sleep is not in the realm of a healthy lifestyle. I’m hoping that’s where it will finally be — one of the pillars of good health.”

2. AVOID HEART DISEASE

*Nutrition: Eat less fat.

* Exercise: Increase cardiovascular exercise.

*Early diagnosis: Monitor and control blood-cholesterol levels.

WAYS TO SLOW THE AGING PROCESS

Anti-aging really is possible. In labs and medical clinics throughout the country, new discoveries continue to allow us to understand and interfere in the aging process. For example, scientists have created fruit flies that live 250% of their normal life spans and have made old human cells behave like youthful ones again.

Though you can’t stop time from passing, you can take advantage of these recent scientific advances to help you live longer:

1. Keep your homocysteine low.

High levels of homocysteine correlate strongly with most degenerative diseases of aging, especially heart attacks and strokes. Your doctor can test your homocysteine with a simple blood test. If it’s too high, it’s easy and inexpensive to lower it by taking a good B-complex supplement that includes 500 mcg of B12, 800 mcg of folic acid, 25 mg of B6, and 25 mg of B2 (riboflavin).

2. Eat less.

Make every meal count. Make sure each meal provides the nutrients you need, especially protein. Watch your starches. And don’t overindulge. For this to be most effective, you must reduce your calories to about two-thirds of what it takes to maintain your normal weight. Initial weight loss tapers off as your metabolism adjusts to a lower metabolic rate.

3. Exercise.

Physical activity can prevent or delay the onset of hypertension, obesity, heart disease, falls, and osteoporosis.

4. Get plenty of antioxidants in your diet.

A diet rich in antioxidants will prevent free-radical damage of vital organ systems. So enjoy a glass of antioxidant-rich Bordeaux and eat lots of berries.

5. Supplement with vitamin C — at least 1,000 mg twice a day.

6. Supplement with CoQ10.

This nutrient is your armor against heart disease. Don’t worry too much about your overall cholesterol. Having a high CoQ10 level and a low homocysteine level will keep you out of the ER.

7. Get lab results.

In addition to having your doctor check your homocysteine, have him check your testosterone, oestrogen, CoQ10, and HGH. Follow a natural treatment regimen to correct imbalances.

8. Consider supplementing with HGH.

Growth hormone injections, carefully monitored by a physician, can directly reverse some aging effects. They can improve muscle strength and mass, reduce wrinkles and sagging skin, and decrease joint pain and inflammation.

9. Detox periodically.

To maintain their optimal function, I recommend detoxifying your blood and liver four times a year.

10. Don’t worry, be happy.

A study of 1,500 centenarians found that their diets, activity levels, and even smoking habits varied widely. But that nearly all of them possessed a good sense of humour and didn’t waste time worrying

YOUR BODY’S “RED-LIGHT” WARNING SIGNALS

1. Unexplained weight loss and/or loss of appetite.

2. Slurred speech, paralysis, weakness, tingling, burning pains, numbness, and confusion (possible stroke).

3. Black, tarry stools (ulcer or cancer).

4. A headache accompanied by a stiff neck and fever (meningitis).

5. A sudden, agonizing headache (aneurysm).

6. For women, vaginal bleeding after menopause; for men, a lump in the testicle (cancer).

PREVENTION:

(1). ROYAL JELLY: THE FOOD OF QUEENS

Royal jelly is a natural tonic that’s loaded with B vitamins, minerals, and protein. In the hive, this nutrient-rich elixir is fed only to the queen bee — and she lives 60 times longer than the other bees. And, speaking of queens, it is said that Britain’s entire royal family starts each day with a healthy dose of the stuff.

(2). CUT THE CARBS AND DECREASE YOUR CANCER RISK

Until lately, most studies of low-crab diets have examined the effects on heart disease and cholesterol levels. But a new joint report from Mexico’s Institute National de Salud Public and the Harvard Medical School shows a significant relationship between diet and your chances of getting cancer.

Women who ate large amounts of carbohydrates were more than twice as likely to get breast cancer as those who ate less starch and sugar, the CDC-funded report announced. The results were published in the August 2004 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

(3). HEART HELP FROM DOWN UNDER

The University of Oslo recently reported that kiwifruit cuts the amount of fat platelets being pumped around the body, while also thinning the blood. “Consuming kiwifruit is an effectual way of inhibiting blood clotting and can get better cardiovascular risk profiles in healthy adults,” said lead researcher Professor Asim Duttaroy. In his study, use of kiwis lowered subjects’ trigylceride levels by an average of 15%.

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