Three simple things you can do to add years to your life!
I have been to Ponce De Leon’s Fountain of Youth in Florida. I drank some of the water. But somehow I do not think the water I drank will help me live longer.
There are some ways you can extend your life, though! You can try these inexpensive and easy-to-do techniques to extend your life.
Help others
At least 40 studies I have found suggest that helping someone else each day adds years to your life. It can be something small, like holding the door for a stranger or making a small donation to help someone in need. The good feeling that comes from helping others spurs the release of more than 200 natural compounds called neuropeptides. Neuropeptides help your brain, heart, liver, and immune system to function their best.
Every day I try to help at least three people outside my family.
Walking two minutes every hour
I have heard that all the time I spend sitting and writing is not good for me, that it increases my risk for an untimely and premature death. Walking two minutes every hour can lower a person’s risk for an untimely death by 33%.
Walking also positively affects creativity, so it might help me as a writer, too!
Drinking Green and Hibiscus tea
Drinking green or hibiscus tea each day can reduce your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Drinking green tea can also reduce your risk for dementia by 50%, and your risk for Alzheimer’s by as much as 85%.
My traumatic brain injury increases my risk for dementia so I drink green tea every day of my life.
Read before going to bed
Relax for as little as 15 minutes before going to bed. Turn off all electronics and read a book or magazine. You will double your chances of drifting off to sleep quickly and getting seven and a half hours of sleep, according to researchers at Cornell University.
Seven and a half hours of sleep is needed each night to repair and replace damaged tissues, slow cellular aging, and charge your immune system. The effects of getting enough sleep could add up to three and a half years to your life!
I love to read and look forward to my nightly reading bedtime routine!
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Each one of us is getting older every day. But we can take care of ourselves and minimize the negative effects of getting older. We can reduce our medical issues and improve our quality of life if we make conscious healthy choices about our lifestyles!
Increase the number of healthy years you have to spend with loved ones!
Let the encouraging words in these near a river posts help you
soar like an eagle above life’s storms.
From your brain…
Sleep as well as you possibly can…
Stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer…
If you struggle to remember things, please read this post…
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