How old are you really?

The secrets of aging gracefully...

Top 12 ways to win back the clock..

1)  Take your vitamins

        Per day: 

         vitamin C (1,200 mg)   vitamin E (400 IU)  vitamin D (400-600IU) vitamin B6 (6 mg/day) calcium (1000-1200 mg) folate (400 mcg)

    make your real age 6 years younger.  However, high doses of supplements can be harmful.

 

2) Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking.

    Smoking increases your real age by 8 years.

 

3) Know your blood presure.

    A person with low blood pressure (~115/75 mm Hg) is as much as 25 years younger than a person with high blood pressure (greater than 160/90 mm Hg).

 

4) Reduce stress

    In highly stressful times, your real age can be as much as 32 years older than your calendar age. By building strong social networks and adopting stress-reduction strategies, you can erase 30 of those 32 years of aging caused by the stress.

 

5) Floss your teeth

    Flossing and brushing daily can make your real age 6.4 years younger.

 

6) Be active

      Even a small amount of exercise, - two 20-minute walks perday, can make your real age nearly 5 years younger.

 

7) Wear your seatbelt

    Regularly wearing your seatbelt and driving within 5 miles per hour of the speed limit can make your real age as much as 3.4 year younger.

 

8) Fill up on fiber

    Getting 25 grams of fiber per day in your diet can make your real age 2.5 years younger than if you include 12 grams of fiber per day in your diet.  Men may need ever more  than 25 grams of fiber per day.

 

9) Monitor your health

    People who are proactive about seeking high-quality medical care and managing chronic conditions can have a real age as mus as 12 years younger than those who do not.

 

10) Take the real age test; develop an age reduction plan

    Over your life time , you can make your real age as much as 26 years younger.  That means you live longer with as much as health and energy as possible.

 

11)   Laugh a lot

    Laughter reduces stress, strengthens their immune system, and can make your real age as much as 8 years younger.

 

12) Become a lifelong learner

    People who remain intellectually involved throughout their lives have a real age age as much as 25 years younger. 

 

From : LifeHealth Secion: China Daily, Aug 29, 2007.