How to age gracefully

While it's impossible to stop the aging process altogether, there are a number of things you can do to slow it down and improve your overall health and well-being. 

Here are a few health tips and tricks to focus on, enabling you to enjoy your golden years whilst still looking young and vibrant. 

Be kind to your skin. 

Your skin is the largest organ of your body, and it too dries as we age.  Daily hydration both in and on the body is key for a body that looks and feels healthy. 

Drinking water to re-hydrate cells and flush toxins is essential. Drink between 2-3 litres each day to ensure your body stays well hydrated.

Quick Tip: Get into a habit of taking a water bottle to work or always start your day with water.

Hydrate your body externally with body moisturises or oils daily. 

Quick Tip: Enjoy re-hydrating while soaking in an oil and herbal infused bath. 

Let’s get things straight! 

Exercise like Pilates can help to increase; core strength, posture, improve balance, protect against falls, and help you look younger. 

Quick Tip: Consciously correcting your posture by sitting or standing up straight, instantly makes a person look younger and fitter.

Get moving 

Exercise is a great way to reduce stress, improve circulation, fend off muscle loss and boost the immune system. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise most days of the week. 

For aerobic exercise try:

Walking

Swimming

Dancing 

Cycling

As one ages muscle mass is lost. This involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function, slowly starts at the age of 30 and increases at the age of 60.

Quick Tip: To slow down the effects of muscle loss add some form of weight resistance training to your weekly routine.  This is done by using weights or resistance bands. 

There is no doubt that adding exercise to your weekly planner will improve your life now and for the years to come.

Protect yourself from the sun

Sunscreen is a big deal as it protects your skin from the free-radical damage that naturally occurs from the sun’s UV radiation. This damage leads to collagen breakdown, sagging skin and wrinkles. 

Quick Tip:  Make sure to wear sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher every day, even on cloudy days. 

Beauty sleep is a real thing

Your body needs good sleep to rejuvenate and repair your body’s cells overnight. Your natural collagen production also increases when you sleep, preventing sagging and increasing blood flow. This adds up you to you looking better when you are well rested. 

Be sure to get between 7-9 hours of solid sleep per night to allow your cells to rejuvenate.

Quick Tip: Set yourself an adult bedtime to regularly get enough good sleep.

Fight inflammation with all you’ve got

Stress is a killer, and it uses inflammation as it’s tool to create havoc in our bodies. Thankfully there are a host of foods, herbs, spices, vitamins, and minerals that can help our bodies reduce inflammation daily. 

With a little education you can eat your way to a healthier you while enjoying a taste sensation of mixing complimentary anti-inflammatory foods and spices together. 

Quick Tip: Think about adding honey, cinnamon, turmeric or cloves to your fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein at every opportunity to your water or meals.

Being physically and mentally healthy as you age becomes the key to living your best life. Improve your physical and mental health today by using some healthy tips and tricks to better enjoy this year and the years to come.