Longevity Secrets

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Secrets to a Long and Happy Life

Even if you spend your entire life eating greens, exercising regularly and making scheduled visits to doctors for your skin, teeth and bones, there is no guarantee that you will live any longer – or be any happier – than the person standing next to you. The best we can do is to prepare for the worst and enjoy the ride. However, data has shown that certain habits help people live healthier and happier lives.

Healthy Eating Habits

Often referred to as the “future of nutrition,” super-foods offer maximum health benefits. Try incorporating some super foods into your regular diet:

Walnuts
Tea (green, black)
Avocados
Goji berries
Spinach
Lemons
Aai juice
Flax seed
Beans
Wheat germ
Garlic

It is obvious that eating healthy is a critical part of maintaining your health. When it comes to dieting and attempting to amp up your eating game, our PRO TIP is “everything in moderation.” Enjoying a bowl of ice cream every once in a while is good for you too (just in different ways).

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep!

By depriving yourself of sleep you become subject to weight gain, a decrease in productivity, changes in metabolism, a weak immune system and an irritable mood. According to the National Sleep Foundation, getting the right amount of sleep is just as essential to our body function as eating and drinking. This foundation reports that a person between the ages of 26 and 64 should get seven to nine hours a sleep a night.

Say No to Stress

Chronic stress can be a deadly killer. According to Deane Alban of Be Fit Brain, 90 percent of doctors’ visits are for stress-related health complaints. Stress hormones can make your body sick and negatively impact your brain by changing your brain’s function and structure. Make a point to regularly practice activities that are known to quiet your mind, such as yoga, breathing breaks, exercise, prayer, positive self-talk and meditations.

Other Tips for a Happy and Healthy Life

Sometimes science doesn’t give the best advice. If you’re looking to reboot your energy, mindfulness and health, try some of these other tips for improved longevity (as recorded by others):

Take a walk outside once a day
Make laughing and smiling a priority
Never stop learning
Limit your news intake (since it tends to be negative)
Spend time in the sun increasing your vitamin D intake
Celebrate every chance you get, no matter how small or silly the accomplishment
Discover your family history/family tree
Love what you do for a living
Embrace positive thinking
Unplug from technology on a regular basis
Have faith in something (your spiritual place doesn’t have to be rooted in religion)

It often takes a lifetime to learn to incorporate these practices and more into your professional and personal life. By understanding that your happiness and health are related and one-in-the-same, you can more quickly come to understand the best ways to improve your wellbeing.

However, keep in mind that the goal should not be to live a long life, but to live a happy life.