What can you do?
How do we make sure our cells stay healthy from within?
Exercising and following a healthy diet are good starters.
However, cutting edge science tells us there is more. There are
actually 5 areas to a successful anti-aging program. These 5
areas practiced together can unquestionably help us baby boomers
fulfill our passion to defy the effects of time.
The 5 pillars of the eAntiAging System are:
I. Precision Anti-Aging Exercise
II. Balanced Anti-Aging Diet
III. Anti-Aging Stress Reduction Techniques
IV. Natural Hormone Enhancement
V. Optimal Anti-Aging Supplementation
I. Precision Anti-Aging Exercise
People who exercise know that they will be stronger and
healthier. What people may not realize is that exercise can also
make you younger.
Precision Anti-Aging exercises incorporate 3 important
components:
A. Flexibility Training for our joints.
B. Cardiovascular Training for our heart.
C. Strength Training for our muscles.
By the time that you are 60, you may have lost up to half your
muscular strength, half of your lung capacity, and a good
percentage of bone density that accompanies aging. By
incorporating a precision anti-exercise program, you can prevent
these losses. Have you ever shook the hand of a 65 or 70 year-old
person? They have no grip strength and are so frail that you may
be worried that shaking their hand will hurt them. Exercise can
help maintain that strength for a firm hand shake.
How do strength training and aerobic exercises exhibit
anti-aging effects? They stimulate the body to produce growth
hormone, a hormone that has been shown to reverse the aging
process and rejuvenate aged cells. Stretching exercises help to
keep your body lithe and limber enabling you to twist and turn
like a young person, without backache or other pain. A good
aerobic workout stresses and strengthens the heart.
In addition, there are many cross benefits. Properly
performed, strength-training also maintains and builds muscle
mass. Since muscle is more metabolically active than fat (meaning
that muscle burns more calories than fat), your metabolism will
increase and you will ultimately burn more fat.
Aerobic exercise improves your lung capacity. Keeping your
aerobic exercise intensity to no more than 65% to 70% of your
maximum heart rate will avoid over oxidation. Your personal
target heart rate is determined by subtracting your age in years
from 220 and multiplying the result by 0.65 or 0.70 to give you
65% or 70% of your maximum heart rate. Keep your heart rate at
this level for 20 continuous minutes at least 3 times a week.
II. Balanced Anti-Aging Diet
The acronym SAD for the Standard American Diet could not be
more appropriate. The high fat, high sugar, and high salt
combination of the average diet has negatively affected our brain
and organs so much that our body has a hard time recognizing
what's good and what's not.
The problem with most diets is that they are so extreme that
they are impossible to follow for more than a short time. You
will be delighted to know that together with your commitment, the
Anti-Aging diet is safe, enjoyable, and will help you reach or
maintain your anti-aging weight, which is 5-10% less than your
ideal body weight. For men, the ideal body weight is 106 lbs for
the first 5 feet of your height, plus 6 lbs for every inch after
that. Ladies, your ideal body weight is 100 lbs for the first 5
feet of your height, plus 5 lbs for every inch more.
The general rule of thumb is that a balanced anti-aging diet
should be comprised of a 50/25/25 ratio of carbohydrate, protein,
fat. The carbohydrate should be in the form of fruits and
vegetables. Protein should preferably be from plant sources such
as beans and tofu, with maximum one-third from animal sources
like meat. Fat (mostly poly and mono-unsaturated) should come
from olive oil and nuts rather than from animal products.
Another tip is to not eat when you're not hungry. 5-6 small
meals throughout the day are better than 1-3 big meals per day.
If you really crave food during the period your stomach is
adjusting to smaller meals, eat a piece of fresh fruit. Avoid
refined sugar, which can be found in many junk foods including
donuts and soft drinks. As you may not be aware of, refined sugar
is the worst enemy in your fight against aging as it increases
the production of cortisol, an age-inducing hormone.
III. Anti-Aging Stress Reduction Techniques
Stress is a "silent Killer." Why? Stress increases
the levels of cortisol production in your body, which accelerates
the aging process.
Most stress relief modalities fall into 3 broad categories:
(1) Mental, (2) Physical or (3) Functional.
Mental activities for stress reduction include music, reading,
meditation, singing, praying etc. Physical activities include
exercise and sports, Taisho, Yoga, Tai kwon do, bicycling, window
shopping, walking, swimming etc. Functional style activities
include massage, Qi-Gong and hydrotherapy.
These methods can be mixed and matched. Find out that works
best for you and make stress reduction a habit.
