On my past few daily notes series, I have been writing about foods & wellness. Because the New Year 2020 is approaching and many of us make eating well & losing weight as our top new year resolutions. I thought it is timely reminder for all of us to stay focused on eating well & stay active as our top priority. Therefore, I will continue on the same theme on my notes series for a few more notes post.

Aging Well

We all grow older with time and it is perceived that its beyond our control. It looks like it’s not so hard & fast. It appears that how we eat and what we do determines whether our aging process would be fast or slow! So its upon us whether we would like to grow old sooner or delay a bit, it’s all in our own hand. It only requires our commitments to do it.

Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times founding editor of Well has a very detailed illustrated guide on how to age well. It appears that any one of us could achieve this goal without much expense, on our own time by following few simple steps. A few key points from the guide are online below:

• Eating: Small changes in our eating habits can lower the risk of many diseases associated with aging. Low salt, low process food, multi-colored fruits & vegetables, etc. (also outlined in previous notes post).
• Activity: Our body is design to move and a moving body age better. Following some simple exercises & making physical activities as a daily routine helps to keep our body healthy, it also appears to slow and even reverse the effects of aging. Exercises with high-intensity intervals, light weight lifting to maintain muscle mass helps to us to become healthier.
• Take care of our mind. Learn something new every day to help keep our mind active. This appears to be the most powerful way to slow the effect of aging & strengthening both our body & mind.
• Develop connections: Staying connected with families & friends helps keep healthier & younger by minimizing risks of loneliness related stresses. A large body of scientific studies shows that social interactions is an import factor for health & longevity.

An Illustrated Guide

The Tara Parker-Pope illustrated guide is full of vedios, additional links to related guides, such as yoga for everyone, how to meditate, short workout and links to other related readings.

To sump up, to live a healthy & longer life requires few simple steps and making them part of a daily routine.

Contents of this Notes was inspired by Tara Parker-Pope’s article How to age well from the New York Times. Cover photo source: screenshot from the post article.