How To Age Gracefully!

Like it or not, you’re getting older each day.  You no longer have to be “just lucky” to reach 70 , 80 or older during you life.  Thus, how can you age, with as much quality of life as possible?

Ann Boroch, is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC) and Naturopath, with a private practice outside Los Angeles.  She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, discussing wellness issues.  Ms. Boroch has some definite ideas on “Quality Aging”, and what it takes to enjoy peak health during this journey called life.

Ms. Boroch believes it’s imperative for you to take charge of your health, by doing the following:

  • Eating a healthy diet;
  • Reducing the toxicity in your living environment;
  • Getting plenty of physical activity;
  • Taking the right supplements; and
  • Lowering your acidity, to reduce inflammation in your body.

Take a look at this short video of an interview with Ms. Boroch, courtesy of ihealthtube.com:

Health VideosA Quality Anti-Aging Checklist

These suggestions are the foundation of her “Anti-Aging” checklist.  Do you see any need for improvement in your life?

The Bottom Line:  You have two choices.  The first, is to continue health practices that leave your life to the mercy of chance, hoping for a good result.  Or you will take more responsibility for your health, by adopting a lifestyle more likely to end with “golden years” later.  It’s up to you. The one thing certain is, aging will happen.  The question becomes, how will you engage the process?

Do you want to age gracefully?

It’s your life, live well.

Don’t Let Stress Damage Your Health!

I’ve heard many people tell me, “I’m stressed out”, over the 56 years of my life.  While in the past I would chuckle at such comments, I don’t find anything funny about stress now.  Frankly, stress is dangerous to your health.

Experts often refer to the “fight-or-flight” response of your brain, when it perceives stress in your life.  Your brain responds by sending signals for your body to release a torrent of hormones to fight the stress invaders.  This is meant to be only a temporary response.

However, in modern society, “stress triggers” are constantly bombarding you.  Thus, your body doesn’t get a chance to return to its normal relaxed state of being.  High levels of stress can cause serious health issues.

In the following video, Dr. Maggie Peterson discusses how stress affects your body.  You’ll be surprised at the number of ways stress affects your health.

Health VideosHow Stress Affects the Body

 

Enough about the dangers of stress.  How can you equip yourself to deal with stress-related problems?

In the next two posts, I’ll cover some practical tools you can use to manage your stress.  You can’t hide from stress, so you might as well learn how to tame it.  See you next time!

It’s your life, live well.

Video:  Courtesy of ihealthtube.com.

How To Eat Fish!

Sometimes, it’s better to present information in a simple way.  You know, without spin and complicated words.  So, what do you really know about eating fish?

I sure you’ve heard how good fish is for your health.  But, what types of fish are best for heart health?  Is fried fish,  just as beneficial to your health as broiled fish?  Are there any dangers lurking at your local sushi bar?

There’s a great “fish I.Q.” quiz I found on the Webmd site.  It’ll test your knowledge, or lack thereof, about facts and fiction surrounding the role of eating fish for better health.  I suggest you invest about 10 minutes of your time, to get the “real deal” about fish in your diet.  You can find the slide show on Webmd.com at the link here.

The Bottom Line:  A little knowledge can indeed be a dangerous thing, when it comes to eating right.  You need to have clear ideas about what’s good to eat and why.  I found the explanations provided after each question, to be very beneficial for increasing my understanding of fish for health.

Are you eating sushi today?

It’s your life, live well.

 

Can You Save Your Life in 5 Minutes?

dreamstimefree 4080630 223x300 Can You Save Your Life in 5 Minutes?Our society is very focused on physical beauty.  You know, celebrities with flawless skin and great looks.  Television commercials with incredibly beautiful models, hawking the latest skin creme.  Magazine covers featuring the “most attractive people” in the world lists.

However, what if your dermatologist could perform a procedure that would not make you more gorgeous, but could save your life.  Would it be worth 5 minutes of your time?

Dr. Debra Jaliman, a board certified dermatologist, wrote a recent post for WebMD expert blogs, that focused on patients’ resistance to getting full-body mole checks.  This procedure can discover dysplastic (abnormal or pre-maligant) moles, before they become cancerous.  Dr. Jaliman talks about the laundry list of excuses patients give her, seeking to avoid the mole check procedure, because they don’t want to get naked.  Dr. Jaliman’s favorite response to her patients’ protests is:

“Do you want to be a beautiful corpse?”

I suggest you invest a couple of minutes, to read Dr. Jaliman’s post on WebMD.  It may convince you to add this procedure, to your preventative health plan.

The Bottom Line:  Doctors can be some of your best friends, if you let them do their jobs.  Is 5 minutes being nude in front of your doctor, really as bad as missing an opportunity to detect skin cancer?  Or, would you just prefer to lose your life?

What do you think?

It’s your life, live well.

How To Deal With Stress!

Photoxpress 207333 300x199 How To Deal With Stress!Let’s face it, stress is a fact of life.  It’s always hanging around.  Waiting to sit on your shoulders, like a ton of bricks.  Some examples, of the almost endless stress inducers include:

  • Unexpected car repair bills;
  • Deadlines at work; and
  • Your child in trouble at school.

How do you deal with stress?  Do you just find the nearest bar, and cry in your beer?  Or, would you prefer some natural ways of busting your stress demons?

Well, there’s hope for you!  Stress relief can be as simple as:

  • Drinking some orange juice;
  • Taking a walk; and
  • Having sex.

I suggest you check out this slide show from WebMD, for these and 7 other natural ways to beat stress.  It’s worth your time, to add some of these quick tricks to your stress busting arsenal.

The Bottom Line:  These times are overflowing with possibilities of stress, in every area of your life.  How your deal with stress has an undeniable effect on your health, and sense of well-being.

Have you laughed today?

It’s your life, live well.