Discover Healthy Ageing For Seniors

If the aim of life is to be healthy, wealthy and wise, the western world’s senior healthy aging population is well on the way to achieving its goal!

Unlike previous generations, today’s healthy seniors are no longer content to stay at home, putter in the garden, fuss about their health, and dote on the grandkids!

No siree! They want to be fitter, healthier, maintain a positive outlook on life and keep up the social activities – often, the more physically and mentally challenging the better!

In order to maintain this fitness for life regimen, healthy seniors are increasingly managing their own health and aging process while being aware of the risks to good health, including smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and sedentary lives.

The key to becoming a healthy senior is a good balanced diet and regular exercise.

A good balanced diet provides the proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and water to keep our bodies working correctly.

Exercise makes the heart stronger, boosting energy levels, muscle strength and bone density. It also reduces the risk of falls and can even reduce stress.
It even helps keep your brain healthy! The heart to brain highway only has four lanes (arteries) so arterial health and avoiding blood clots is vital to prevent strokes and vascular dementia! A healthy brain also helps preserve memories and understanding.

And if those aren’t powerful enough reasons to take up exercise, there are also many social benefits, such as making new friends and having fun, which all helps to improve your well being.

The health of your cardiovascular system and bones depends on a good balanced diet. Diet has also been linked to cataracts and aged related macular degeneration, which are the biggest causes of untreatable blindness among older people.

A good diet includes fruit and vegetables, whole wheat bread and other cereals, fish and meat (or vegetarian alternatives such as lentils), milk and dairy food.
Remember though, healthy aging is as much about having fun as it is longevity, so don’t settle on a boring, routine diet – spice your meals up, and experiment with cooking different cuisines! Just remember, moderation and balance are the key to healthy eating.

If you know what day of the week it is from what's on the menu, it’s time to get a life! Join a cooking class or buy some foreign cookbooks and start practicing!
A good diet keeps our weight under control while providing the nutrients we need. To this end, it is best to avoid refined sugar products and highly processed foods. Enjoy cakes, biscuits, sweets, chocolate, cereal bars, sugary drinks, crisps and other goodies only as occasional treats.

And remember, keep that weight under control! It’s not the easiest rule to follow, especially if you often meet friends for coffee, or generally socialize, but it is vital for good long-term healthy living. Keep away from refined sugar products and highly processed food.
By all means, enjoy cakes, biscuits, sweets, chocolate, cereal bars, sugary drinks crisps and nibbles, but only as an occasional treat.

Instead, munch on your greens, stir fry a heap of vegetables, or graze on a healthy salad – not only will it make you feel healthier, you will be building up protection from within against the “nasties” in your system.