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1. Consume less calories.

There’s only one strategy that has been shown in experimental research to extend life span: calorie restriction. In rodents, fish, fruit flies, worms and monkeys — eating less food makes you live longer. Of course the key to food reduction is making sure what you do eat is loaded with nutrients. Maintaining a healthy weight reduces all sorts of metabolic stresses on the body. A good place to start: try reducing calories by 25 percent a day.

2. Eat Less Sugar.

Sugar depletes the body of important minerals needed for a smoothly functioning metabolism. It depresses the immune system, making your body less able to mount an attack on health-robbing pathogens. High-glycemic diets – high in sugar or high in processed and refined foods like bagels which convert to sugar almost instantly – have now been found to be associated with several types of cancer. High sugar diets raise triglycerides and increase the risk for metabolic syndrome, diabetes and heart disease, all conditions that can potentially shorten your life.

3. Worry Less About Cholesterol.

Cholesterol used to be considered a two-party system, the “good” and the “bad,” but it’s actually far more complex. LDL, so-called “bad” cholesterol, actually has a half dozen varieties — some of which are not dangerous at all. Concentrating on cholesterol alone diverts our attention from the larger picture when it comes to heart disease risk. The ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol (it should be under 5) is a far better predictor of heart disease than overall cholesterol. And basic lifestyle modifications (giving up cigarettes, exercising and lowering your weight) have a far more profound effect on mortality than your cholesterol ever did.

4. Quiet Your Mind.

Stress is a component of nearly every major disease. The stress hormone cortisol ages the brain by literally shrinking the hippocampus, which is essential to memory and thinking. High levels of cortisol also cause you to put on fat around the middle. The only thing that’s been consistently shown to bring down stress is meditation. Taking a few minutes a day to quiet your mind, calm your nervous system, lower your heart rate and oxygenate your brain with deep breathing can pay off in health dividends beyond your wildest dreams.

5. Eat omega 3’s.

The omega-3’s in Krill oil are among the most heart-healthy nutrients on the planet. Eating krill/fish is a big component of nearly every native diet that has been shown to be associated with lower rates of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans. Fish can help lower blood pressure, improve mood and feed your brain, things that are all associated with healthier (and longer) lives. Many health experts recommend at least ½ gram of fish oil a day from fish or supplements. You can meet the World Health Organization and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (WHO-NATO) recommendations by consuming two servings of fatty fish per week. Make sure it’s not rancid!!!

6. Make Connections.

The longest lived and healthiest people are those with connections to something outside themselves. For over two decades, research has shown that people with few social connections are far more likely to have poor mental health, poor physical health and to die prematurely. Social support networks extend life. Taking care of someone or something outside yourself is life-extending and health enriching. People who are connected to their extended families, or to their churches, synagogues or communities, or who spend some time volunteering and helping others rate themselves as happier, more satisfied and more fulfilled.

7. Check Your Levels.

Doctors don’t routinely check homocysteine levels, but they should. According to some experts, the lower your homocysteine, the better off you are. A level of 9umol/L or less is generally considered optimal. Those with dangerously high levels of homocysteine have a 50 percent greater risk of heart attack. And 40 percent of deaths due to stroke are associated with high homocysteine. The good news is it’s a cinch to bring your levels down by supplementing with three B vitamins — folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

8. Exercise Regularly.

There’s no better anti-aging strategy in the world than daily exercise.
In some studies, it’s been found to be as effective against depression as an anti-depressant. It strengthens bones, keeps muscles toned, improves flexibility, increases circulation, lowers blood pressure and improves blood sugar control. And it keeps oxygen flowing to the brain, heart and lungs. And according to new research, regular exercise can not only increase the ability of the brain to function, but it can actually increase its size. The best anti-aging exercise program incorporates both cardiovascular and weight training to keep your muscles strong, toned and youthful, help control your weight and keep your metabolic rate humming.

9. Lower Inflammation.

When you stub your toe, chemicals in the body rush to the injured area, filling it with fluid and surrounding the injured areas with chemicals that can help fight infection. That’s inflammation — and it’s part of the healing process. Problem is, many of us are walking around in a chronic state of low-grade inflammation. That’s not good. The dark side of inflammation is that it can damage arteries, nerve cells and the immune system. Inflammation is a component of every degenerative disease including Alzheimer’s, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. What to do? Eat fruits, vegetables and fish! The phytochemicals and omegas found there serve as powerful, natural anti-inflammatories, lowering the risk for cancer, heart disease and other diseases of aging.

10. Sensible Sunlight.

Vitamin D is one of the most underrated vitamins in the world. Your body makes it, but only when you’re exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D enhances performance, fights cancer and builds bones. Older adults who don’t get enough are at increased risk for both poor physical performance and for disability. It’s possible — but difficult — to get enough vitamin D from food. We need the sun. For most Caucasians who are living where there is sunlight, exposing 10 percent of your body a couple times a week is enough to get your vitamin D requirement. Darker people or people who live in the northern latitudes need more. Don’t be sun phobic. Sensible sun could extend your life.

–
Brandon Horak-Health Educator, Strategist, Herbalist.

On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know…

….that no man is hurt but by himself.

 Diogenes said that, and he was right. Every person’s

experience is created internally, by him or herself. No

one outside of you can tell you what anything means,

or whether you are “hurt” or not.

 If you feel hurt by something or someone, it is the result

of your decision to feel that way. This may be tough to

hear, but it is true. You can change your mind at any

moment about how something is affecting you.

 You will not have to think but a second to know

exactly why you received this message today.

~Neale Donal Walsch

On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know…

…that your heart will be opened again soon. Indeed,

very soon, if you are receptive to it.

 Do not think that you have had your last chance to love.

God would never do that to you. Your chances are as

endless as life itself! So love, love, love. And do not

worry about who loves you back.

Then get set for more love to fill your days and nights,

precisely because you have not worried about it. For

you always receive from the world what you give to the

world. It is The Law.

 You know exactly why you are reading this message

right now.

Love, Your Friend…. Neale Donald Walsch
 

On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know…

…that your heart will be opened again soon. Indeed,

very soon, if you are receptive to it.

 Do not think that you have had your last chance to love.

God would never do that to you. Your chances are as

endless as life itself! So love, love, love. And do not

worry about who loves you back.

Then get set for more love to fill your days and nights,

precisely because you have not worried about it. For

you always receive from the world what you give to the

world. It is The Law.

 You know exactly why you are reading this message

right now.

Love, Your Friend…. Neale Donald Walsch
 

When roles and responsibilities come and go with every life transition, what is it that defines your individual identity?
This question is not about branding or an elevator speech. The question is Who Are You? What is your identity now that you have retired? You used to be able to answer as if from a section of the Yellow Pages. “I’m a Lawyer, accountant, project engineer.” But now your identity is up to your own design! Life on your own terms is freeing and with freedom comes more decisions.
Basically, it is time to determine, what is the passion or decree that gives you reason to get out of bed?

Those who have answered it are empowered to face the day and their future with more strength and passion than those who have not. Because they have mastered their answer, they are not devestated by the ending or beginning of any new role or job they are called upon to perform. Their confidence is securely anchored in really knowing who they are!
Knowing this is what drives them forward!

But there is a catch! It takes time and confidence to make space for such a question. This gets particularly tricky when there are other issues to attend to-and there usually are. There is a huge temptation to either give a quick short answer, or to avoid it all together!

But all too often, another year passes. We are now resenting the unanswered question. But even worse, we are now in another role of our own creation that we are not fully happy with, maybe even annoyed with. Then we are back at square one…Who am I?

This question only expands in our consciousness in during times of transition. Please remember, this question is not ever a sing of weakness or indecision.

In a work setting, teams and successful people examine this question often and in great detail. Those who enjoy repeating success after success know this question is vital to their survival and their ever increasing growth.

In order to change and transition, we always need to pause and analyze our next best step. The only way we can determine our actions, is to first discover Who am I?

This is precisely the type of question clients explore and answer in my workshop entitled:
4 Secrets of Successful Retirees. I give this workshop often. Please contact me to see when the next one is for you to finally excavate this fabulously freeing answer of yours!

Be well,