Living Healthy for a Long Time

The Principles of Living Longer

Based on "Dr. A’s Habits of Health" 2008

Of all the healthy people who have reached 100 years of age, not one of them is obese!

Aging is a cellular process, and how well we age is directly linked to how well we take care of our cells.

When we live on a diet of high-fat, high glycemic foods, and inactivity-our bodies rust out.  At age thirty our rate of aging accelerates and even can double every 8 years.  We must take control of our daily choices beginning now!!!

The good news: You can slow down the aging process!  You can “disconnect your biological aging from your chronological age and live longer, simply by making changes today to change your path-by adopting and living out the Habits of Health” (p. 280)!

The Science (a very brief summary – I have more info if you want to read it)

• If you eliminate emotional and oxidative stress and create a rich environment of antioxidant protection, your cells will not need to divide as frequently and will be better able to repair themselves (p.281).
• As we age our mitochondria (the part of our cells that turn food into energy) become swollen, less efficient, and more likely to contribute to inflammation and disease.  Exercise, nutrients like CoQ10, and choosing healthy antioxidant foods that decrease the production of free radicals will improve the efficiency of our mitochondria (in other words-the components already core in the Habits of Health!!!).
• Calorie restriction/dietary restriction (both the amount of food and the type of food) is the “most robust method known for slowing down the aging process” (p. 282).   Study results: eating a nutrient-dense diet that is lower in calories (1671 vs. the average American diet of 2445), lower in saturated fat, and lower glycemic can decrease blood pressure, improve the performance of the heart, and decrease the level of inflammatory molecules that cause aging.
• IF APPLIED CONSISTENTLY, A LIFESTYLE BASED ON THE HABITS OF HEALTH CAN EXTEND YOUR LIFE!

The Habits of Health
The Habit of Healthy Eating
The Habit of Moving Your Body
The Habit of Strategic Behavioral Choices
The Habit of Support Through Vitanutrients
The Habit of Reducing Inflamation
The Habit of Good Sleep
The Habit of Creating a Positive Environment
The Habit of Creating a Support System

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