Over twenty years ago, I decided to remove the words “old,” and “aging” from my vocabulary I chose to no longer use them. Honestly, even though it is a popular term, I have a problem with “anti-aging,” I prefer longevity.
We all have our challenging moments and shifts in our view of life that cause us to focus on our difficulties and hardships.
I stumbled upon this very inspirational video and thought you might enjoy viewing it.
As a child, I loved candy and sweets. I’m very lucky I didn’t have more than a few cavities. I still do, but for many years, I have significantly limited my consumption of sugar and eliminated sweetened beverages in exchange for water. Do you drink sodas, soda pops, or as we call them in the Midwest US pops? Do you drink more than one a day? Or do you eat a lot of processed foods?
Do you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. Inadequate sleep has been previously linked to an increased risk of diabetes, obesity, hypertension and heart disease.
Depression and anxiety are the most common mood disorders we are currently experiencing. Researchers at Indiana University have found that a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help the treatment and prevention of bipolar disorder and may also help with alcoholism.
Last week I shared with you my perspective on soy. A few days later, I ran across a very interesting news story about a law suit filed on behalf of Illinois prisoners in 2009, who were experiencing illnesses due to a soy based diet. As a part of that research, I also discovered in Illinois, a pilot program to increase soy food content as a “healthy alternative” in school lunch programs.
If you’ve read my posts, you know I firmly believe that age is just a number and that research studies indicate how we think and feel about our age and “aging” has a direct impact on the “aging” process.