4 Habits Make You 14 Years Younger
December 21st 2008 23:27
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There are four key RealAge habits that can give you an extra 14 years of life. Know what they are?
Here's the list: Don't smoke; drink in moderation; exercise regularly; and pack your diet with fruit and veggies.
When healthy, middle-aged men and women in a study scored high on all four of these important health behaviors, the combined effect was a four-fold reduction in mortality risk -- an outcome equal to being 14 years younger!
RealAge Benefit: Actively patrolling your health can make your RealAge as much as 12 years younger.
Diversity Diet
The Often Overlooked Way to Lose Weight and Live Longer
In the world of finance, experts advise you to avoid putting all your eggs in one basket. When it comes to your diet, a similar rule exists but with this twist: avoid filling your basket with only eggs. Just as with your finances, diversity is the smartest choice around when it comes to choosing
the foods that you eat. Applying a diversity strategy to your eating patterns can provide you with easy opportunities to lose pounds, gain years, and enjoy some of the most delicious foods on the planet.
Step inside the major food categories
You probably know all the major players in the nutrition game: vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, meat-based foods, and fats. Getting an appropriate amount of each major kind of food every day is a good start toward eating a diverse diet. But can you name five different fruits you've eaten in the past week? Within each food category is a vast array of nutrient-rich foods, each one containing hundreds of unique substances. The key is to get to know all the different powerful choices within each food category and to introduce these different foods into your diet on a rotating basis. With a little exploration, you can find hundreds of nutritious newcomers to add to your meals and make them more satisfying and more nutritious.
Take a colorful adventure
Start by taking a trip to the grocery store and spending a little more time than usual exploring the offerings. Hit the produce aisle first and while you're inspecting the offerings, focus on the range of colors. Richly colorful plant foods—bright berries, sunny tangerines, and dark green lettuces—contain important protective phytochemicals and antioxidants that help prevent disease and preserve health. Such healthful vegetables, fruits, and legumes are the items that are often lacking in most diets. Pick out four or five that you've never had before or that you rarely eat, plus grab a few of your favorites, too. Make sure you see a range of colors in your cart. The following table will help you appreciate the full range of nutritional power these different colors have to offer.
Red
Make these fruits and vegetables a regular part of your diet:
tomatoes, watermelon, cherries, cranberries, pomegranates, beets, red peppers, radishes, radicchio, red potatoes, rhubarb
These foods contain the important phytochemicals, lycopene and anthocyanins, which help promote: • heart health
• memory function
• urinary tract health
And, lower your risk of certain types of cancer.
Taken from Real Age available free on the Web
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