Outrageously Effective Anti-Aging Tips & Secrets
Natural Holistic Anti-Aging Strategies & Longevity Secrets Proven to Reverse the Aging Process
+ 30 Outrageously Awesome Natural Beauty Tips
Amy Waldow
2011 by Amy Waldow
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First Printing, 2011
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Table of Contents
Author's Introduction:
There's nothing wrong with growing olderunless of course you're doing it too rapidly. Aging is a natural and inevitable part of life. Many people fear growing old, but as long as you're proactive about your health and aging with grace, there are numerous benefits to aging.
With age comes wisdom, stability, and security. Generally one's priorities have shifted and fewer things are taken for granted. You don't sweat the small stuff so much anymore and precious time spent with family and friends is more tightly embraced.
Then theres the downside of agingsometimes our bodies fail us. As we enter mid-life and into our golden years, our ability to fight off infection, as well as other health related problems diminish significantly, and conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, diabetes, and obesity significantly increase.
Our longevity is controlled by the lifestyle choices and decisions we make each and every day. If you are aging prematurely, chances are its because of an unhealthy lifestyle, bad habits, or both. Years of consuming a poorly balanced diet (low in nutrients and high in calories), along with lack of exercise, chronic stress, negative emotions, and environmental toxins all have a cumulative effect and contribute to our immune systems inability to fight illness and disease.
That's why it's so important to keep our health in the best possible shape ever by incorporating powerful, anti-aging immune boosters into our everyday lifestyle. Optimal health isnt just about healthy eating and exercise, its about taking care of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Fortunately, the body is remarkably regenerative. We can significantly increase our life expectancy by improving our diet with immune boosting nutrients, exercising on a regular basis, reducing stress, and taking care of our emotional health and well-being.
Imagine, if you could turn the clock back naturallywithout prescription drugs or cosmetics surgery. The good news is, by practicing natural anti-aging medicine and promoting holistic health, you really can live a longer, healthier, happier lifeand absolutely age with grace. And it's not as hard as you think...
Part I:
10 Anti-Aging Tips That Will Kick-Start Your Health and Immune System
How fast we age and how long we live is largely determined by our immune system. The immune system is our body's natural defense system. While most of us take our immune system for granted (until we get sick), this remarkable and complex system is hard at work 24 hours a day, every day, fighting off foreign invaders like bacteria, germs, viruses, and toxins. These pesky invaders can weaken the immune system and cause everything from frequent colds, allergies, and premature aging, to serious life threatening diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Because our immune systems become less effective as we age, eating the right kinds of foods and living a healthy lifestyle is imperative for fighting off infection and disease prevention. Learning how to keep your immune system strong and healthy is the most important thing you can do to keep yourself disease-free and to help shield yourself from the many adverse effects of aging.
Implement These Powerful Steps to Slow Down the Natural Aging Process, Reduce Stress, Boost Your Energy Levels, and Strengthen Your Immune System:
1. Mastering Stress for Optimal Health
Stress is one of the most serious health concerns in America today. Known as the silent killer, stress (physical, mental, and emotional) causes us to age prematurely. Everyone has to deal with stress, whether it's stress from family, work, or from any other outside source. Stress is a normal part of everyday life and some stresses actually prove beneficialfor instance, in a life or death situation. The problem is, when stress becomes excessive. Long-term chronic stress (stress exhaustion) not only makes you feel miserable, but it has a negative effect on your physical appearancehair, skin, and your looks.
Stress Symptoms - Excessive stress takes an enormous toll on the immune system. High amounts of stress release hormones which depress the immune system and speeds up the aging process. Chronic stress is linked to physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms such as depression, irritability, frequent colds, headaches, heart disease, high blood pressure, digestive problems, sleep problems, obesity, and chronic disease.
Reduce Stress, Free Up Energy - If you truly want to slow down the aging process, incorporate anti-aging stress management strategies into your daily life. If you're experiencing stress symptoms, physical activity is a great way to blow off some steam. Check out a yoga class or spend time in nature. Or...
...Try These Other Healthy and Nurturing Stress Reduction Techniques to Help You Relax and Recharge:
Breathe - Good breathing equates to better health in all realms of lifephysical, mental, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual. Sitting in a relaxed position, bring your attention to your breath. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, feeling your stomach expand. As you slowly exhale, gently pull your stomach in, making your exhalation twice as long as your inhalation. Do this for 5 minutes or as often as needed when feeling stressed or cranky.
Meditate - Quiet your mind and relieve stress by practicing daily meditation. Whether you take a class or buy a videolearning how to meditate is a great way to find inner peace.
Soak in a Hot Bath - Light some candles, turn on some soft music, and sprinkle a few drops of essential oils in the water. Lavender works well for stress. Relax and breathe in the scent. Try to turn off negative thoughts and visualize a place or scenario that makes you feel good.
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