Using Natural Ingredients to Remain Younger and Healthier
Yes, YOU have that POWER
Many of us who are getting up there in age, want to look younger and also live longer. But there are a number of factors that decide all that. Our family history of illnesses, the lifestyle we lead, environmental conditions we live in, the food we eat, and also the medications we take. Well, we cannot change what’s in our DNA, but we surely can change what we eat, drink, where we live and what we do. Through the centuries, there have been many people who have wanted to remain young and live forever.
A little history lesson before we begin. Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon was one who they say went in search of the Fountain of Youth in what is now St. Augustine in present day Florida, but never found it. Many people have tried to come up with potions or medicines to apply on the skin to remain young. Some worked, some did not, even made people age faster. Some resort to plastic surgery and that makes them look even worse.
There was one woman living in 1500s Hungary, who they say, used to bathe in the blood of young virgin girls to keep herself looking younger. Accounts of this story were written many years after she died, so there are debates if this is true or not. However, the legend persists and movies have been made of it.
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a noble woman from Hungary who owned land in what is now Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. She was born in the Báthory family in 1560, married to Count Ferenc Nadasdy in 1573 and became the mother of eight. Her husband died in 1604 at the age of 48. Accusations of purported atrocities began between 1602 and 1604 throughout the kingdom and in 1610, King Mathias II assigned people to collect evidence. Over 300 witnesses were collected. In 1610 she was arrested along with four servants who confessed under torture and the servants were quickly executed. The countess was placed under house arrest and she died in 1614. She was accused of killing over 650 young virgin girls and bathing in their blood to retain her youthful appearance. However modern scholars debate if such accusations were true due to the fact that the servants testified under torture and also possibly due to her extensive wealth and ownership of large areas of land in Hungary. There was also evidence that of religious and political conflicts and that Mathias owned a large debt to Báthory, which was cancelled after the countess was arrested. Many say that she inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula in 1897, but Stoker’s notes do not give such evidence.
Thankfully, nobody has to go through such drastic measures to stay young. But here are some ways to stay young:
1.) Reduce stress: Easier said than done, right? But taking deep breaths and doing breathing exercises which, enables oxygen to flow through your body helps to reduce stress. Taking a walk in a quiet area and thinking good thoughts also helps.
2.) Doing Exercises: Go to the gym or even for a run. Plasma β -Endorphins are released during intense exercise, which will help reduce stress and help elevate your mood. Exercising lowers the risk of getting sick, and builds stronger bones,
3.) Consumer more Omega-3 fatty acids: These are fats found in walnuts, salmon and in seeds. They help in bone strength and also in stabilizing the mood. They keep your skin radiant.
4.) Drink red wine: Some studies show that grape-seed procyanidins found in red wine, helps to reduce clogging in the arteries, and also in lowering of blood pressure. But of course, some of these studies have to be taken with a grain of salt.
5.) Get more sleep: Getting between 7 to 8 hours of sleep is very important. Sleep helps the body to recover. Don’t let anyone tell you to sacrifice sleep. Tell them it is important and that they too need sleep to stay young and healthy.
6.) East more superfruits: Pomegranate, blueberries are good superfruits. They help in lowering cholesterol and also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, some forms of cancer and repair the skin from UV ray damage. Goji berries are full of vitamin C.
7.) Drinking green tea: According to Amy Yee a Biochemistry professor from Tufts University, green tea helps in blocking the signaling network that helps cancer to progress. It also helps reduce other types of cancers.
8.) Eat a Mediterranean diet: A diet containing fruits, vegetables, nuts legumes, fish, olive oil instead of butter, reducing meat and dairy consumption and eating more unrefined grain is considered to be a good diet. It helps keep your body healthy.
One thing you will notice, by changing your diet to a more vegetarian or maybe a vegan one, you will be helping to reduce factory farming and the pain or suffering, which animals go through in these farms. So, your diet impacts these animals as well and also the environment.
I hope people find these tips helpful. So you have the power to stay younger and live longer. It’s up to you!
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