Lifespan ends when you die, but healthspan is variable, given that it’s a qualitative measure, not one tied to the unstoppable march of time.
Your chronological age is just a number.
Lifespan is the duration of existence of an individual but it can also mean being alive the final decade or more typically in pain or with chronic illness.
Healthspan is health and vitality with the maintenance of full function as nearly as possible right up until the end.
Which option do you prefer? This is within your sphere of control.
The ticket to a longer healthspan is delaying the onset of chronic disease.
In a study, it was found that on average, we live up to 20% of our lives unhealthy. Needless to say, that is a long time.
85% of chronic diseases are due to diet, exercise, and lifestyle factors.
So, what is the best anti-aging advice to compress the years of decay and disease, to turn back the clock and maintain your youthful energy and vigor?
While there are many factors I have distilled it down to these eight things:
1. Eat highly nutritious foods, which pretty much means no sweet drinks, fast food, processed food, sugar or “simple” carbs (pasta, potato, white bread, white rice, etc.)
2. Eat less on a regular basis by eating during a constrained feeding window, say 1:00 pm till 8:00 pm. Start with a few days in a month, then every few days to most days.
3. Know your blood sugar number and attempt to get it down to normal range. Your blood sugar rules much of your health, and your life. High Blood Sugar levels gives you seven times greater risk of dementia and five times greater risk of heart disease.
4. Live a physically active lifestyle and maintain lean muscle by having more of it, and less of it fat.
5. Reduce stress by first learning to acknowledge when you’re stressed (be mindful), then applying a technique to work your way through it. One of the best ways to counteract the stressors of daily life is really getting the best sleep possible.
6. Get some deep sleep, seven to nine hours of it. It’s helpful if you turn off all blue light (screens) an hour before bed time, soak in a tub, sip hot herbal tea and make sure that your bedroom is very dark.
7. Reduce inflammation by doing ALL of the above. Inflammation is the common denominator of many chronic age-related diseases such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity, cancer and diabetes.
8. Maintain a positive attitude. Folks are typically as heathy and vigorous as they make up their minds to be. Prolonged negative feelings and thoughts are linked to disease susceptibility and aging through changes to our bodies, and particularly increases in stress hormones, blood pressure, energy metabolism, and inflammation.
Where are you in your life now and what are you going to do about it?
How much of your life aren't you living?
Are you ready to extend your healthspan?
Are you ready to make a healthy lifestyle who you are?
You’re not too old and it’s not too late to get your health and life back with better decisions
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