Eating Right in Healthy Aging
You have to eat right in order to stay healthy. If you do
not eat right, your body does not receive the nutrients it needs to stay
healthy. You have to eat so it fuels your body. Similar to a motor vehicle,
which you add gas to travel; the body requires food that promotes energy,
making it go. Too much food is not good for you and not enough of the right
food can be harmful to your health.
Choosing good foods to eat:
Not all foods is good for you, yet liver is loaded with iron
which is good for your blood, but to much isn’t good for you either. Fruits and
vegetables are good for you but again not too much because the fruit will turn
into sugar and that’s not good for you. Too much may give you the gibes,
especially if you have to watch your weight. You can get high cholesterol as
well from food if your not careful. High cholesterol can lead to harden
arteries, which follows by strokes or heart attacks. So you need to eat but
watch what you are eating and how much of it in a days time.
How will I know if am not eating right?
When you go to your doctor, he will tell you if you need to
go on a diet. Your doctor will be able to tell by your weight. Then he may put
you on a diet to lose weight or a diet to help you gain weight. He will tell
you want to eat and how much as well as what not to eat. Then he may tell you
to excise everyday. You have to be able to burn up what you take in so it will
not turn into sugar or fat.
Remember that you should try to feast from the four food
groups. Try to make sure that you only eat the amount your suppose to, and get
your excise that you need to make you healthy. You can always call your family
doctor to ask him how to do something if you don’t know how they will also help
you to learn how to count your calories as well it is a big job when it comes
to dieting you have to know how to count your calories and weigh your food. If
you don’t you are not going to do want your suppose to do.
The world is filled with support groups that will help you
if need support. More then likely you can go to your local hospital and they
will know how to get you in touch with a group. These groups are great. The
groups will give you support during the time that you need help. At group
meetings, you will meet people with the same problems you have and you can give
each other the support. Just remember to set a goal but don’t make it so high
that you can’t do it and give up. Start out a little at a time and then as you
get better you can get a increase your plans. In addition, what ever you do try
to stick to it, it takes will power and control.
Willpower the master:
Willpower is a powerful mechanism inside you. If you want to
find this willpower take a seat, sit down and talk with you to see what you can
find. As you learn more about you, you gain willpower that takes you beyond
your abilities, which means you will have a healthy aging in the future.
Activities Promoting Healthy Aging
Lack of activities can prevent you from living healthy. When
you do not enjoy activities, you may feel fatigue or find it difficult to sleep
at night. When you awake in the morning, you may feel tired until you finally
fall asleep. As we, age our body change and we have to make changes to
accommodate our lives.
Having a good night sleep makes the mind think more clearly.
A good night sleep also boosts your energy while controlling your weight. You
can also make decisions with less stress. Sleeping well at night makes our
immune system stronger to keep us healthier.
Researchers have proved that a good nights sleep is necessary for our
health. Researchers have found that lack
of sleep reduces the growth hormones in our bodies, since it changes muscles to
fat. Sleep overall is most important, yet it stands behind activities. To
improve your health, try walking each day.
Walking will help to loosen our muscles, reduces stress and
depression along with anxiety. By reliving these things, it will help us to sleep
for a longer and deeper period. So, when
we wake up in the morning we feel happier and more rested.
When you exercise, you get a good night sleep, which
promotes metabolism. Without the right amount of sleep, our bodies crave
energy. Our body will release insulin or glucose into the bloodstream, which
slows down metabolism. This action causes the body to gain weight, rather than
control weight.
When a person feels exhausted, they will feel weak and
repressed from enjoying activities. This leads to additional problems. Sleeping
right balances out our bodies giving us, more energy leading to more activities
that will satisfy our sleep needs.
What to avoid:
To rest proper and feel active you must reduce your intake
of caffeine, nicotine, harmful chemicals, such as over-the-counter meds that
keep you awake, alcohol and so on. The chemicals and substances will keep you
awake. Try to avoid drinking anything after 8 p.m. in the evening. Nicotine
should be avoid if possible, yet if you must smoke try to avoid smoking after 8
p.m.
Start a walking program in the morning to help wake you up,
while boosting your energy. You will feel better since the joints will feel
flexible enough to move freely. In addition, walking will help you burn fat and
calories. You’ll notice a big change in how you feel the rest of the day. Start out walking at a slow steady pace for
as far as your comfortable. Each day
pick up the pace a bit and walk further. Just remember when walking that you
want to work up to a steady brisk walk to make you sweat but not out of breath.
Take a short walk before and after meals to calm your nerves, and burn calories
too, it will give you energy, relieve that stress from the long day and help
you sleep.
If you start a walking program for yourself, it is a lot
more fun if you have someone to go with you. Talk to that neighbor you don’t
know and maybe they’ll walk with you. Just think about it; you’ll be acquainted
with someone new, talk about new things will relieve stress and get in you
exercise as well. This might help that neighbor too who maybe hasn’t seen or
talked to anyone in a couple of days and than they can sleep better at night.
After walking that brisk walk your doing be sure to cool
down. When walking at a vigorous pace your heart rate will go up and it needs
to be back to normal. Just walk a bit slow and relaxing until you’ve cooled
down.
If you can’t go to sleep at night instead of getting up and
turning on the TV try pacing around the house. Do some stretching and shake
your arms and legs. Even walking around the house can relax you especially when
everyone else is in bed and you can relax more.
Bodily Changes and Healthy Aging
From the beginning of our birth, our body endures many
changes. As we reach young adolescence, however the body experiences a series
of senescence, or bodily changes abnormal, which the bodily functions start to
decline. The body makes these changes, which most people will notice, the
difference.
The musculoskeletal system is the first area that most diseases
and illnesses start. For this reason once, a person turns 35 years of age
regardless of their activities, athletic nature, etc. Still, one can reduce
such disease by avoiding injuries to the muscles and joints. You can do this by
avoiding accidents when possible, abuse, excessive alcohol, drugs, tobacco and
so on. You can increase your health by exercising, eating healthy, socializing
with positive people, and avoiding environmental toxins.
Visiting your doctor is essential to prevent disease as well.
When you visit your doctor, he takes the time to study your physical status
based on the family history you gave to him. The doctor will consider family
history, including hereditary diseases. Your doctor will take family history
into consideration as he studies diagnostics, cures, prevention, and treatment
to help you avoid disease. As noted earlier, our body starts to refuse by age
35, which our sensory organs will also start to take a rain check. At this
time, the eyes are affected since they cannot remain focused on objects up
close. In medical terms, this condition is known as presbyopia. This is why you
see many people in the world over the age 40 wearing glasses, contact lens,
bifocals and so on. Still, you see the younger generation with these same
needs, which is a clear sign that aging progression is starting earlier for
some. This is a note signaling hereditary makeup, or lifestyle based on
environment, etc.
Many people as they grow older lose a degree of hearing. In
some instances, people go deaf after 40. This condition is called presbycusis,
which is a sign of aging. Since this condition is common for those aging, it is
natural to dislike things you once liked. For instance, if you enjoyed concerts
when you were younger, and now find that you do not enjoy concerts at all, it
is because your hearing has changed, which means that the high-pitch of hearing
is affected, which slowly wore down the lower hearing tone. When hearing is
impaired, it often seems like those talking are inarticulate. Since the hearing
is tarnished, the person will hear speech differently. For instance, the use of
K may sound distorted, which affects comprehension. In other words, a person
older may here the CH in a word, such as Chute Up, and think that someone is
telling them to shut-up. The CH is distorted. You can help those with hearing
difficulties by learning sign and body languages to help them relate to you.
These people can also benefit from hearing aids, or Assistive Listening
Devices. The devices act as hearing aids, since it allows a person to block out
noise in the background while focusing on the speaker.
We see natural healthy aging in this picture, yet in some
instances aging signs are unnatural. For instance, if you incur lung cancer
based on your history of smoking, or being around second-hand smoke, then the
cause is unnatural.
As a person grows older his or her, weight changes as well
and more so for those with family history of obesity. The body fat starts to
change up to 30% by the time a person reaches 40. The changes affect the body
tremendously, since this is the start of wrinkles and other natural aging
signs.
Examples in How the Body Senescence in Healthy Aging
Each day we all face the possibilities of getting some type
of illnesses. Each day we live, we face common colds, allergies, flu,
pneumonia, joint injuries and so on. Each day we live, we face the chances of
reducing our life expectancy because at any moment someone could die from an
accident or violence. Violence takes place in all our communities, which each
day we all face the risk of becoming the next victim. Sure, you can spend your
life in blindness believing that it can’t happen to you, but what happens on
the day it does happen to you or someone you love. Are you ready to face the
reality then? If you built your strengths, you would prepare for the unknown or
inevitable because the fact is it can happen to you.
Facing reality head-on is something many people dread. The
fact is when you face reality head-on you are preparing to take action when the
day arrives. For instance, if you prepare to prevent hurricanes or tornadoes
from destroying your home, you are taking steps to live healthier and happier,
since you will be prepared if that day arrives. Likewise, when you consider
healthy aging, if you take steps now you will be prepared to endure whatever
doors open in your future, including disease, wrinkles, and so on.
On this note we are going to discuss a few ailments or
conditions that all people may face as they begin to age.
Your brain:
Your brain is a natural gift that holds dendrites, blood
cells, tissues, cells, etc, and all these elements channel down to your central
nervous system. (CNS) As you start to age, your brain will decrease its flow of
blood and your many levels of chemicals in the brain and body will decline as
they go through the senescence of change. This means that your CNS will also
decline its functions.
Moreover, when you begin aging you eyes are affected as
well. As you grow older, the lens will stiffen. Your retina may feel less
responsive to daylight or artificial light. In addition, your pupils may start
to react slower.
How the ears, mouth and smell are affected:
As you begin to age your may find that your high-pitch
hearing frequencies are less responsive. Your nose may not have the ability to
identify scents or odors. In addition, you may not like the foods you once
enjoyed since your tastes will change as well.
How aging affects the heart:
Aging affects the heart. Aging causes the pulse acceleration
to lower. Your blood and heart muscles will stiffen and decrease production. In
addition, your heart may not respond to natural things it once responded to at
one time.
Your lungs will lose its ability to obtain air, moving it
freely as it once did. Each breath you take will not carry the oxygen it once
did to your blood. Aging will also change your liver. Your liver may reduce in
size. Your liver may also decrease its blood flow.
As you grow older and these elements of your makeup change,
it will affect your kidneys, bladder, colon, or large intestines, skin, immune
system, metabolism, and your reproductive organs. A male will lose his
reproductive organs ability to function proper, since the prostate glands will
enlarge. The male will also lose reproduction of testosterone echelons. In
addition, the blood will cease its flow to the male organs, such as the penis.
As you grow older you will experience many changes, which is
why it is time to say now, it can happen to me and do something about it.
Healthy Aging and your Quality of Life
The quality of healthy aging
From the day we are all born, we age everyday. As a young
person, we don’t think about the later years in our life. We live in a very
fast pace world today and it causes a lot of stress in our lives and as time
goes on, the stress will affect us increasingly.
Everyone young and old, we all need to take care of our
bodies and minds. By taking care of ourselves, it keeps us thinking, moving and
helps prevent major illnesses such and cancer and many other diseases. We all
have to work at keeping ourselves healthy and there is no better time than
right now. The younger you start taking care of yourself the better it is; by
starting early your catching things before they have time to progress.
So right now, start of by eating healthy. Keep an eye on
that diet and make sure your not overeating, but eat enough to get vitamins you
need to have. A good multivitamin is a good way to start adding supplements to
what you don’t get in your food.
Food doesn’t always have the amount of vitamins anymore like
they use to, and that starts at the farmer’s level. Don’t blame the farmer for
this because they are just doing their jobs the same way we all go to ours
everyday. The farmer has to add fertilizer, chemicals and even water to their
crops to make them grow bigger, faster and for beauty too. Adding all these
chemicals eat up all the natural vitamins that you need. Water has chemicals in
it too; one reason why your water needs to be tested at least once a year especially
if you have well water. Once the food is grown and ready to be shipped it is
polished, coated to keep it nice and fresh looking during shipment, which is
why this will take away some of the vitamins as well. Try to eat as much,
homegrown food as you can and not processed foods. Fresh homegrown food is the
best, since you get natural vitamins.
A good multivitamin isn’t going to hurt anyone. It is known
that people who take a multivitamin everyday is in better health than someone
who doesn’t. Sometimes your doctor may want you to take extra vitamin, as we
grow older because our bodies change and sometimes require more of something.
In addition, as we grow older our eating habits change and we don’t eat as much
or we want to lose weight and don’t eat the right foods. Nevertheless, remember you can lose weight
and still eat right.
As we grow older our bodies and mind change. All the stress
we had growing up and continue through out our lives. Relieve that stress as
much as possible because it can do a lot of harm to us. Stress is known to be a
major factor for poor heart conditions, strokes, and it will lower our immune
system, as we grow older.
A regular exercise program is good for all ages and helps
relieve stress at the early ages as well.
If only families took time out maybe as a family with their children and
made it a part of their lives that would help relieve it during the younger
years.
A person who learns and enjoys exercising on a daily basis
will keep during it, as they grow older as well.
Exercising will help the older person to keep those bones
more flexible so they don’t get stiff and weak. The heart gets benefit from
exercising too. Exercise will cause the heart to produce naturally, by working
it harder to keep it highly flavored. Exercising helps to keep our bodies toned
up and helps us to lose weight, or at most keeping the weight maintained.
Remember starting early can help later in years to make your
life healthier and more contented.
