Live longer and healthy, is the main objective of the over category increasingly projected towards a future full of commitments and interesting activities. But it is not enough to prolong one’s existence, what matters is to continue on the path in salute and in full possession of own capabilities. Seniors are increasingly focused on creating an intense and stimulating daily life, with greater attention to personal care and the lifestyle.
The longevity is necessarily related to the concept of life quality, in a parallel and beneficial path for both the body and the mind, for example by abandoning harmful and negative habits, in favor of positive and virtuous choices useful for preserving one’s independent thinking for a long time. As well know the over who live in what are considered the zone blu of the world, or those areas where the concepts of longevity and health are at home. So let’s discover together all the most useful habits to facilitate a peaceful, healthy and long life.
Healthy eating
Choosing ahealthy eating it is the best response against aging and the action of free radicals, and must be natural and well balanced as shown by the example offered by the blue areas of the planet. Meals are often lighter but nutritious, with foods rich in mineral salts and vitamins, but also probiotics, cereals, seeds and fibres. These are unrefined, transformed or elaborated but healthy products, mainly organic and zero kilometer, or almost zero, starting from proteins, passing through natural fats and oils, with a reduced presence of sugarswithout additives but with a high percentage of antioxidant foods such as carotenoids, i polyphenols, perfect against inflammation, infections and as a prevention against chronic diseases. Simplicity, lightness but nourishment, the three protagonists of the daily menu necessary for the health of body and mind.
Movement and exercise
Move and do physical exercise in a calibrated way it is a necessity to preserve the well-being of the joints, also protecting the health of the heart and bones. Walking, jogging, trekking even in a mild way, swimming and skiing are all sports activities to be tackled even at low impact without exceeding so as not to stress the muscles. The ideal is low-intensity aerobic sports, very useful for preserving and guarding the health of the heart. This must be combined with a series of targeted exercises for valid muscle stretching and with the help of weights, even light weights, perfect for tone the muscles and regain strength. Gym but also outdoor exercises, or the walking the dogeverything can be used to improve personal health by promoting greater energy and better physical resistance.
Night rest
Sleep well and the right amount of hours at night, two essential ingredients to energetically face the daily tasks. A good night’s rest preserves from stress and a bad mood, improves the immune system favoring a more reactive and present attitude. This is why it is important to choose the most suitable mattress and bed for individual needs, so as to face the day with enthusiasm and energy, both physical and mental: sleeping well also helps the psyche by promoting a greater creativity and a more fluid memory, protecting against depression and promoting healthier, more toned skin.
Positive attitude
Happiness and joy, optimism and the ability to face life with a more energetic and less stressed nature, with a direct and decisive approach to problems are the key to managing everyday problems, without anxiety and fear, thus removing negativity, fears and the spectrum of depression. This behavior also facilitates interactions by improving the control and management of emotions, even the most intense ones such as anguish or anger. The support from a therapist it could prove to be essential for abandoning the behavioral ballasts that weigh down life, in favor of positive and useful behavioral attitudes.
Cultivate interests, passions and social relationships
To live long you must not only protect the health of the body but also train the mind, cultivating personal interests, hobbies, creative activities, reading and indulging passions and curiosities. Maybe wandering around museums, going to concerts, travelling, participating in voluntary initiatives, or in group or club readings linked to some personal passion. This may suggest another activity not to be underestimated or rather make connections and social relationships, friendships or even simple acquaintances, to broaden one’s circle of affections, without neglecting those of family members and people who have always enriched life.
Slower rhythms and meditation
Last but not least the mind must rely on a type of targeted training such as the meditationperfect for releasing tension and broadening the view of one’s existence, freeing it from anguish and tension, in favor of a certainly more dynamic but not frenetic everyday life, with slower pace. An existence to be faced with timing appropriate to one’s needs, where time for listening, silence and contemplation cannot be lacking.
2023-07-29 06:00:00
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