Article # 64. How to Slow Down the Process of Aging

How to Slow Down the Process of Aging

We cannot stop aging. Can we? ‘No’ is the obvious answer but what we can do is slow down the process of aging. There are two aspects to prevent ageing for longer. 1. taking good care of your body and 2. Making certain changes in lifestyle. Slowing down the aging process needs a great resolve and will power to take such steps that might not be very convenient or compatible with our present lifestyle. However, if you want to delay aging, you must work upon your body. After all, you are about to challenge nature by endeavoring to slow down your aging process!

How to Take Care of Body to Slow Down Your Ageing Process?

If you are aware of the answer to the very crucial question, what is aging, you are also known to the fact that our various body parts and functions change over time to make us look older. So, you must help your body in keeping your own body parts and functions active and in sound health! For this, you might take help of the tips to prevent ageing given below. These tips talk about taking care of your body for slow aging process.

Slow Down Aging Process of Heart and Blood Vessels

Eat Healthy to Slow Down Aging Process

Heart and blood vessels are the foundation pillars of your health and to prevent aging you must take good care of these two. This will definitely need various lifestyle changes. Avoid unhealthy trans fatty acids, cholesterol and saturated fats. These mean minimizing the fried and junk food. Eat fiber rich foods to reduce cholesterol levels in blood. Have enough folate (a water-soluble B vitamin) as it reduces those substances in body which are responsible for heart diseases. Eat less salt to slow down your blood pressure. Brisk walk for at least 30 minutes every day. Having two servings of fish every week can also slow aging process of heart.

Slow Down the Aging Process of Skin

Skin gives out the first reflection of your getting older. So, delay aging of skin with proper measures. Quit smoking as it leads to premature wrinkles. Avoid photo aging or the premature ageing of skin due to UV rays. For this, limit your sun exposure or cover properly before going out in sun. You can also use sunscreen. Moisturize and hydrate your skin. Moisturizing creams and lotions or natural moisturizing- whatever suits you- is essential. To keep skin hydrated, drink enough water and have balanced diet with lots of fruits and veggies.

Slow Down the Aging Process of Bones and Muscles

Move Body to Slow Down the Aging Process

The bone mass is at the peak at the age of 35. Its good to start taking care of your bones as soon as you come to know that bones will lose their density with age. So, get enough calcium and vitamin D. Also start doing weight bearing exercises like walking, jogging or weight training. These will help preserve your bones. Muscles too shrink and lose mass with aging. Weight training also helps in slowing down age related muscle loss.

Slow Down Aging Process of Body Joints

Joints pain is an acute problem occurring as you age. To prevent this, you must preserve the flexibility of your joints. Strengthen quadriceps with required exercises. Quadriceps are the muscles beginning at knee and running all the way up to the thigh to the pelvis.

Slow Down Aging Process of Eyes – Protect Your Vision

Like other body parts, eyes too age and develop certain vision related problems. As eyes can tell all your secrets including age, you must delay their aging too. Use UV shielded sunglasses to reduce the risks of cataract. Have vitamin supplements (Vitamin C, E and Beta carotene with Zinc) to avoid macular degeneration.

Take Care of Digestive Tract and Blood

With age, our digestive system slows down. To help this situation, have healthy food which is fiber rich. Beans, cereals and anything that has fiber in it will help you in slowing down aging process by not only keeping your digestive tract healthy but by providing enough nutrition too. Anemia and certain heart and neurological problems are related to blood issues in your body. Prevent these diseases with vitamin B-12 fortified food or supplements.

Prevent Ageing Process of Your Brain

Brain Exercises Slow Down Aging Process

If you think fast and clear, you can defy your age. If you stop using your brain or just do your routine works, you might lose your memory, focus, concentration, understanding and can be at a risk of Alzheimer’s disease. To prevent losing your mental acuity or sharpness of the mind, engage yourself in challenging physical as well as mental activities. Keep your mind actively engaged. This can be done in various ways like solving mental puzzles, learning new things including languages, new skills etc. Don’t let your mind be too passive. For example, watching TV is a passive act and it can even decrease your mental acuity. Foods with B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids also help in slowing down the aging process of your brain.

The best way to slow down the aging process, thus, is to start doing physical and mental exercises as well as having healthy balanced food, avoiding passive activities and junk food with zero nutritional values, protecting your body from external damages done by sun or such other elements like pollution. It will take a little time to make a routine of daily exercises and developing the habit of having good foods. However, nothing is impossible- even to slow down the process of aging!