Living Healthier and Feeling Younger

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - April 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Everyone gets older; it’s a simple fact of life. However, there are a few things that might help you to slow down the aging process. Scientists are learning more about how we age every day, and some of this knowledge can now be used to our advantage. Some of these things are simple, like making a few dietary and lifestyle changes, and other methods involve supplements and medications. It is important that you speak with a doctor before making any changes, especially if you already have some health issues. But for the vast majority of people, there are many things that can be done to help you start living healthier for longer.

Paradise In-Home Care and the Paradise Gardens Care Homes encourage everyone to start living healthier. There are many things that can be done to help you act and feel younger, and having an experienced caregiver working with you can be a big help toward achieving these goals.

Your first priority is to take care of yourself health wise. One of the things that happens when we age is that our immune systems become weaker. Taking a multivitamin under a doctor’s guidance can help to alleviate this problem a little bit. Many folk don’t eat as much as they used to when they get older, and this means that there are fewer vitamins and minerals in our systems. But just because someone gets older does not mean that these nutrients are no longer needed.

Exercise can also be a big help. This helps to reverse some of the ill effects that creep up when we get older. There are a few things that can happen as we age, one of which is age related weight loss. When this happens, the body will use up stored fat and muscle to help make sure that your body has what it needs to function without becoming malnourished. Unfortunately, this can be quite dangerous. As people lose muscle mass, they become more prone to injury and illness. But it you exercise regularly with both aerobic and anaerobic exercises, you can stave this off in two ways. One, exercise builds up muscle that might be decaying, and two, exercising makes you hungrier, so even if you didn’t have a big appetite before, you have a better chance of eating more—and thus nourishing your body better—after you exercise.

There is still a lot of research emerging when it comes to how to prevent aging medically. One area of focus is within antioxidants. These help to reduce the body’s amount of free radicals, and this is a good thing. Free radicals can cause aging and even cancer, according to some experts, and cutting down their presence within the body, you may be able to take some big steps toward fighting off aging. This area is still being researched and experts are not one hundred percent sure if this is actually as beneficial as some say or not, but it definitely cannot hurt you. Some foods that contain antioxidants include blueberries, pomegranates, and green tea.

Paradise In-Home Care can help jumpstart your new healthy life. By preparing foods based on a certain diet for you, and lending a helping hand during exercise, you will have the backup and support you need to start living a healthier, younger-feeling life. You don’t need to go it alone, in home care can be your support system.

Paradise Gardens Care Home
197 Los Cerros Ave.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 933-2344