AntiAging Tips
Aging can be a be-atch! Watching wrinkles deveop, hearing bones creak, losing strength and losing energy. But everyone ages differently. Some people age "gracefully", some look like they were "rode hard and put away wet". So what is the secret to aging "gracefully"?
Study after study is showing that older adults can slow the physical and mental aging process with some simple lifestyle changes, such as daily exercise, eating healthy and a positive attitude (meaning less stress).
While genetics also play a factor, there are things you can do to slow YOUR aging process and be a "younger" you. Healthy aging is also defined as living a longer, healthier life.
Facial Aging is More than a Skin Deep Problem
When you think of facial aging, many people think pf fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and sagging skin, but new research on aging finds that the skin isn't the only thing that ages and causes you to look years older.
Facial Bones and Aging
Over time, facial bones can also lose volume and recede, making your face look even older.
And if having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin, and crow's feet, and weren't enough, the jawbone becomes less defined, the brow bone recedes, and the bones of the eye socket gradually widen. All of these results of aging causes the face to look older and take on a more “tied” and “sad” look also known as facial aging,
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Alzheimer and Dementia Prevention
A new study finds that seniors who speak three or more languages may have a lower risk of impaired memory than their peers.
A leading medical authority has criticized the increasing use of anti-aging hormones, saying anti-aging hormones offer little benefit but come with high risk.
New evidence suggests that specific brain training is not any better than simple conversations at improving memory in older adults.
Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk of several age-related diseases and conditions, slower progression for several age-related conditions and better health in older age and with an overall higher quality of life in older age, according to a commentary and four articles published in the January 25, 2010 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
When it comes to anti-aging, what all the anti-aging experts and fitness and health experts can agree on us that it's never too late to start exercising, and any amount of exercise is better than none.
Yet they also agree that getting older adults to get moving and stay moving can be a challenge.
Millions of Americans take natural herbal supplements as herbal remedies for ailments ranging from depression to high blood pressure. Even though natural herbal remedies are widely viewed as safe, many of these natural herbal supplements can cause serious interactions with prescription drugs, especially for those with heart problems.