6 Ways To Live LongerBy Vanessa Agosta [Health & Your Life]
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What is the deadliest combination of health problems? Vanessa Agosta has some hints for longevity.  Exercise Moderately No matter how old you are, it’s never too late to start exercising. Many ailments that we encounter in old age can be prevented through moderate exercise. Heart disease, which is the number one killer in North America, can be thwarted by exercise. Moderate aerobic activity for just 30 minutes a day is a great way to keep your ticker ticking, not to mention lower blood sugar levels and reduce hypertension. Make sure you engage in activities you enjoy; that way you stick to it. Weight training, especially for women, helps build strong muscles and prevents bone loss associated with osteoporosis. Not only that, but putting on muscle can slow middle-age spread. Weight training can help reduce body fat, especially the fat that surrounds your organs, which is the stuff that is bad for you. Strength training builds muscle that burns calories from fat stores all day long. Lift weights two to three times a week and change your program every four to six weeks. If the above-mentioned reasons to exercise aren’t good enough, some studies show that exercise can also improve memory. In one study, active mice were compared with sedentary mice on several memory tasks. Not only did the active mice perform the memory tasks faster, but they also developed more brain cells than their sedentary counterparts. Numerous human studies have shown that exercise increases alertness and helps people to think more clearly. Get A Good Dose Of Vitamin D More studies on vitamin D are showing its longevity benefits. Adequate amounts of vitamin D is purported to decrease your chances of death from cancer, heart disease and diabetes. One word of caution: never overdo it with vitamin D. Too much can cause toxicity in the blood and can eventually kill you (this would be counterproductive to say the least). |
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