Do You Know Your Real Age?
The Difference between real age and calendar age

Living in quarantine life due to COVID-19 has caused me to dig deeper and get introspective. I recently read an interesting article on how we can control our aging process. That definitely got the wheels turning in my head as I read on.
Acting your real age or the age you feel
Do you know your real age — not your calendar age, but the age your body feels it is?
Maybe you never thought about this question.
I hadn’t until I started reading up on this topic.
You might think that your age is your age.
That’s true, but if you’re healthy and taking care of your body, you may not be aging as severely as someone else your age — who is not as health-minded and doesn’t exercise regularly and or eat a healthy diet.
We’re born, we live, and we die
That’s true. However, you do have some control over the rate of aging in your life.
“Your real age reflects not only your risk of disease, but your risk of disability and your energy level now.” — Dr. Michael F. Rolzen
This quote comes from the article I mentioned: Act Your Real Age: You Control Your Rate of Aging.
As we age, our body starts to slow down and we’re not as limber as we once were.
Nor do we have the same amount of energy we did as a child.
Growing old is a part of the cycle of life. However, you need to decide if you want to increase your life’s longevity or not.
“And that means you have to start building defenses in your 30s, 40s, and 50s against attacks that may not occur until your 60s, 70s, and 80s…meaning you can start to make your real age younger at any age.” — Dr. Mehmet C. Oz
Wow!
That statement from the article impacted me in a powerful way.
I can make changes in my lifestyle at any point. I can’t reverse the aging process, but I can start to make positive changes for a better life in my future.
You’ve all probably heard the expression that — You’re only as young as you feel — that’s what Dr. Rolzen and Dr. Oz shared in their article. You may be 33 or 43 or even 55, but still feel younger because your body’s real age is younger.
Making positive changes
As an author, freelance writer, and magazine publisher, I sit at the computer many hours during the day. I try to block out times for exercise and walking daily. However, I’m not always successful with that.
We moved six months ago. Both my husband and I got sick from living in a toxic mold environment due to a negligent landlord.
Thankfully, we’re in a better living situation now. However, that toxic situation negatively impacted our health and we’ve been trying to find our way back to better overall health and wellness since then.
Eating a healthy diet, relieving stress levels, and taking vitamins can aid in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Our real age is younger than our actual age if we’re healthy and our bodies feel good. I hope we all make good choices to positively impact our real age.
