Anti-Aging and Health Aging
By Mark Stibich, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Longevity
Healthy aging starts with taking care of the factors in your control that impact longevity, life expectancy and aging. Start with improving your diet and exercising more and then move into brain fitness and controlling/preventing chronic illness. Follow the steps below for your best shot at healthy aging.
Exercise for Anti-Aging Benefits
Your body was made to move. Exercise is one of the best things you can do to improve your health and feel great too. Exercise adds a feeling of energy to your day and keeps everything working smoothly. Every person needs to figure out how to enjoy exercise and work it into his or her daily life. Don't think you have to join a gym or run a marathon -- there are lots of ways to work exercise into your life.
- How Much Exercise Do You Need?
- Jump Start Your Exercise
- Top Anti-Aging and Exercise Articles
- Exercise Adds 9 Years
- Exercise for a Long Life
- Hidden Benefits of Exercise
- Make Exercise Fun (How To)
- Learn to Love Exercise (Really)
Eat Yourself Younger
Eating is the most important thing you do for your health everyday. You can eat foods that have anti-aging properties and help you to feel better now and live longer, or you can choose foods that attack your body and speed aging. The best part? Once you start down the healthy path, you won't want to come back - you will just want to feel good by eating these great foods.
- Top Anti-Aging Foods
- Strange Longevity Foods
- The Mediterraen Diet and Living Longer
- Chocolate is Healthy!!!
- Best Fish for Health
- Calorie Restriction - Eat Less, Live Longer
- Red Wine's Anti-Aging Benefits
- How To Eat Well
Sleep, Aging and Living Longer
Sleep is one of my favorite things - and that's good because sleep helps your body make repairs and stay young. Think of sleep as the maintenance phase of your body. If you get enough, everything stays in good shape. If you don't get enough, there will be problems down the line. Learn simple techniques for sleep well and make it a goal to improve your sleep.
- Sleep and Life Expectancy
- Top Ways To Get More (and Better) Sleep
- What is Sleep Anyway?
- Health Benefits of Sleep
Why We Age
Aging is a mysterious process that we know very little about. In the scientific world, there is a good level of dispute about why aging happens and what causes aging. Each of these theories points to different solutions and techniques for reversing aging. Find out the concepts behind many of the products that are out there claiming anti-aging benefits.
Skin Care and Anti-Aging
Taking care of your skin can both take years off your appearance while helping you avoid conditions like skin cancer. Billions of dollars are spent each year on anti-aging skin care products, but do any of these products actually work? Find out the reasoning behind the products and what they can do for typical skin problems.
- Defeat Wrinkles
- Soothe Itchy, Dry Skin
- The Truth on Anti-Aging Skin Care Products
- Sunscreen - World's Best Anti-Aging Skin Care Product
More Sex, Live Longer
Sex is good for your body. Very good for your body. Having regular sex can even add years to your life. As a person ages, a few challenges to an active sex life may arise. Learn details on how to prevent and manage any difficulties around sex and aging.
Longevity and Illness
From high blood pressure to diabetes, illnesses can decrease your life expectancy -- but not always. Learn the effects of various chronic illnesses on longevity and ways to reduce, and sometimes reverse, those effects. Prevent illnesses from happening in the first place, catch illness early, and make changes in your lifestyle to keep illnesses from growing worse.
- Your Heart and Aging
- Exercise to Prevent Stroke
- Transfats and Heart Disease
- Top Ways to Live Longer With Heart Disease
- Low-Carb and Diabetes
- Three Ways to Reduce Cholesterol
- Alzheimer's Disease and Life Expectancy
- Live Longer with Prostate Cancer
- Reverse Metabolic Syndrome to Live Longer
Hearing and Vision
Your eyes and your ears are a major part of your life. If they start having problems, your quality of life may change drastically. Learn about the common problems with vision and hearing that are linked to aging. There are some simple things to do to avoid problems (turn down those headphones!) and manage difficulties.
