aging process is in fact due to genes
but no the huge chunk 70 to 80 percent
is actually due to environmental factors
in other words things that are within
our control I think we all pretty much
know that diet and physical activity
make a difference to healthy longer
lifespan but some unexpected factors
might surprise you for example
friendship is important for healthy
lifespan the quality of friendship and
the frequency of engaging with friends
is very important and it's been shown to
reduce inflammation and therefore
influence biological aging another
factor is laughter having a good laugh
children are something like 400 times a
day but as we get older we don't laugh
as much having a good laugh can actually
reduce stress levels both autonomic
system related that's nervous system
related stress levels and hormones
circulating stress hormones and actually
can decrease in people who have had a
heart attack the recurrence of
subsequent heart attacks so make an
effort to have a good laugh however you
do it laughter is the best medicine
sleep matters it's important to try and
get a good night's sleep usually between
seven and nine hours too little or too
much is not good for brain function and
for heart function now sleep is more
disrupted with aging but there are ways
that we can manage sleep and help to
ensure we get a better night's sleep and
it really is important during sleep our
immune system through a sticky agent
called integrine is released and that
helps killer T cells to fight viruses
which might be attacking us at that time
so sleep helps at a biological level
cold water a cold water shower Cold
Water Swimming actually wakens up our
biological system through a process
called hermiasis which is very
beneficial for slowing down negative or
toxic aging processes in the cell and
stimulating positive biological Pathways
in the cells so if you can cold water
shower every morning will make a
difference and helps with immune
responses to infection as well as
reducing the consequences of depression
and helping you have a lighter better
mood
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really this isn't about extending
lifespan it's about extending healthy
lifespan and therefore compressing or
reducing the period of time we spend
with illness or disability at the end of
life so that we can have a longer
happier better quality of life and
Independence for much longer for
whatever years we live
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