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Health, Wellness, and Financial Well-Being at Sixty-Plus

 Are you ageing well or are you looking old and worn?

Yes, it's undisputed; ageing is a gradual process and we are all moving along, BUT for your age, do you look good, live a wonderful lifestyle, and have great health and financial freedom?

Are you making the right choices towards a fulfilling and healthy lifestyle? Hope so. If not, you should be starting now. That's if you haven't already.

Ageing gracefully at sixty-plus - (Image used under license from iStockPhoto)

Health Issues that Creep Up on Us As We Age


They say ageing starts at about 35 years and increases steadily, but to people my age, it begins when the small issues creep in. 
  • Reduced vitality.
  • Cellular degeneration.
  • Swelling feet.
  • Loss of skin elasticity.
  • Body changes.
  • Mood swings.
  • Diseases and disorders.
And did I forget to mention aches, joint pains, and sleeplessness?

So, how do we take care of our health, barring unforeseen circumstances?

To live a healthier lifestyle, eat the right foods, backed up with natural vitamins and food supplements, preferably botanical-based ones (for those who like to keep it holistic). Also, do things that will:
  • Boost your immunity.
  • Help manage stress.
  • Make you energetic and strong.
  • Ensure you stay happy.

Vitamins and food supplements - (Image used under license from 123rf.com)

Ensuring Financial Well-Being


Then, there is the financial side of things. We are being told that after a certain age, opportunities for earning shrinks. I'd say maybe, and maybe not. 

If you are retiring soon and will be content with relying on retirement benefits, good luck to you. However, if you think that retirement benefits alone won't be enough to sustain you, invest in your future.

So, how does one invest in the future? Put the skills, experience, and wisdom you acquired over the years to good use. You've got them, maybe you don't realize it.

Start doing things that you love. For example:
  • Make handmade crafts (jewellery, miniatures, soft furnishings, etc.) to sell online if you are into art and crafts stuff.
  • Start to write content on topics you are an expert.
  • Sell courses online and teach online.
  • Blog about what you love.
  • Do affiliate marketing.
  • Learn to build simple apps if you are digitally savvy.

The above list just scratches the surface. Ideas of what to do are limitless as long as it's what you know, have experience in, and are skilful with.

Remaining Well and Financially Stable After Sixty


What do you need to remain healthy and independent after a certain age?
  • Live in your own home.
  • Eat good and wholesome foods.
  • Manage your health care.
  • Make extra money.
  • Have an interesting social life.
And don't forget to be happy, celebrate the small wins, and laugh a lot.


Conclusion - Between Health, Wealth, and Happiness


Health is a state of being. When we are healthy, we have lower health risks. With lower health risks, we have fewer chronic disorders and diseases. With fewer disorders and diseases, we have fewer health care expenses, and therefore, more money to have a better lifestyle.

Our happiness and well-being depend on having great health and income earners on the side that supplement our retirement benefits.

Additionally, having positive thoughts will enhance our immune system, increase our vitality, and give us a higher chance of living longer.


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This Is What We Have to Do When We Start to Age

How true is it that we start to age around thirty-five? What does this mean? That, whatever the state of our health and wellness is, we begin to age slowly and steadily after the first three decades of our lives?
Well, it does sound logical, doesn’t it? But in reality, we can also say that we begin to age from the day we are born. So what’s the whole din about ageing?
 
If thirty-five years old is the yardstick, excuse me, but that is young, especially for us who are almost twice that age!

Stay happy and positive at all times, laugh a lot and have fun. (Image used under license from iStockPhoto)

If You are Over Fifty

To the 50+, this is the reality. Around the age of fifty, sometimes earlier, minor health issues start to rear their hydra-heads. If we are fortunate, the minor health issues won’t beat us down. If not, well… not-so-good. This is when we start to feel and see the subtle signs of ageing, great genes or not.
What to do to stop it? Nothing. However, slowing it down is easy.
 
Ageing well doesn’t always depend on luck. For a few, maybe. But for the large majority, we need to give it a nudge. Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Major Changes to Expect

As we age, we expect three major changes – body, physiological, and psychological.

Body changes
  • Wrinkles, like crow’s feet and fine lines.
  • Loss of skin elasticity.
  • Duller, drier, and thinner skin.
  • Age spots and open facial pores.
  • Skin tags.
  • Bad breath.
Physiological changes
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure).
  • Osteoarthritis.
  • Diabetes, or bronchial asthma.
  • Cataracts.
  • Anaemia and skin problems.
  • Cardiovascular.
Psychological changes
  • Depression.
  • Anxiety disorders.
  • Psychotic disorders.
  • Memory loss.
  • Empty nest syndrome.
  • Identity crisis.
  • Feelings of inferiority and hopelessness.

Here are 7 Simple Things to Do

  1. Eat well.
  2. Exercise regularly. Sweep, clean, mop, dust, etc. Regard house chores as good exercise. Forget treadmills, early morning jogs, planks and all. Doing that hard stuff is great. But you don’t have to.
  3. Take nutritional/dietary supplements. This is important. My daily supplement regimen includes vitamins C, A, E, and D. However, before you take any of these vitamins/supplements, discuss it with your doctor.
  4. Stay happy and positive at all times, laugh a lot and have fun.
  5. Be grateful for the great opportunity you have to live life.
  6. Love, love, and love people around you, whether they are family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues.
  7. Listen to music while you do your chores, cook, or whatever. Its therapeutic benefits are so underrated.
Ageing is a gradual process. However, ageing well is mainly about maintaining good health and making the right choices at the right time towards a fulfilling and healthy way of life. It is not solely an absence of sickness, challenges, or disorders.
 
Being well and fit doesn’t mean that we will be illness-free. Rather, wellness is an active and determined means towards change and self-growth. This can be described as a lifestyle of emotional, physical, psychological and general social well-being.
Health, Wellness, and Financial Well-Being at Sixty-Plus
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50+ Benefits of Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil

Is the efficacy of coconut oil a fact, hype, or myth? Out of curiosity and as a fan of anything naturally therapeutic (with health benefits), I decided to research this so-called miracle oil and find out what it is about. What I discovered about virgin coconut oil has made me appreciate the importance of introducing this natural oil into my daily regimen.

Coconut meat and its cold-pressed oil.

I discovered its benefits and therapeutic qualities a few years ago. Before then, all I knew about coconuts was that their flesh tastes nice and that coconut is used in many food products like cakes, candy, chocolates, cookies, and soups. I also knew coconut water was a refreshing drink. It is also a treatment for oral rehydration therapy (ORT). And coconut milk? I used it for my favourite dish, frejon, a delicious coconut bean soup of Brazilian origin eaten on Good Fridays.

Then, there are the fronds, by-products used for building materials in rural areas, and coconut husks used to make things like floor mats, brushes, cooking 'fuel', and building material components. Quite a lot, but I soon discovered more about virgin coconut oil.

Restorative and Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

Although coconut oil had been used for frying, cooking, and skin and hair care for centuries, it is doubtful that the natives who used it way back then knew its therapeutic benefits. But then, we may never be a hundred per cent certain. Many schools of thought believe they knew of its healing benefits and therapeutic qualities, some of which modern man has rediscovered.

According to the Coconut Research Centre, a not-for-profit organization in Sri Lanka, cold-press coconut oil is therapeutic. Cold-pressed coconut oil is described as virgin oil and is clear and colourless.

This clear oil with a subtly sweet smell can guard against certain common health conditions. It can also alleviate (and even cure) many other diseases and disorders. Fifty-one of them are listed here:

1. Immune system booster.

2. Boosts the production of insulin in type 2 diabetes patients.

3. Good for brain health.

4. It provides the body with good cholesterol and improves its ratio, which reduces the risk of heart disease.

5. Treats abscesses and boils when used as an oil-pulling compound.

6. Helps to prevent nausea, especially in pregnant women.

7. Treat scabies and other skin diseases.

8. Protects against kidney diseases, dissolves kidney stones, and prevents bladder infections.

9. Treats jaundice and helps eradicate the symptoms of the disease by treating the problem at its root (the liver).

10. Possesses antioxidant properties that inhibit oxidation.

11. Shrink moles and warts and other similar skin growths.

12. Treats psoriasis, a common skin condition that abnormally speeds up the life cycle of skin cells.

13. Great for the skin. Virgin coconut oil also promotes nail and hair growth.

14. Boosts energy and increases endurance, especially for athletes and exercise enthusiasts.

15. Good remedy for oil pulling (an ancient Ayurvedic dental technique used to draw out toxins from the mouth).

16. Possesses teeth-whitening properties and is also beneficial for gum health.

17. Reduces problems associated with cystic fibrosis.

18. Improves bowel and digestive functions.

19. Its use reduces the risk of heart disease.

20. Relieves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

21. Supports thyroid functions.

22. Increases body metabolic rate.

23. Treatment for baldness and hair thinning is common among middle-aged individuals.

24. A good remedy for wound healing, scratches, and bruises because of its tissue repair properties.

25. Alleviates irregular and painful menstruation.

26. Kills and prevents hair lice in humans and pets.

27. Kills viruses associated with herpes, influenza, and measles in children.

28. Kills bacteria that cause urinary tract infection (UTI).

29. Treats ringworm, diaper rash in babies, and thrush.

30. Reduces the symptoms of pancreatitis, a disease in which the pancreas becomes inflamed.

31. Helps in the development of strong bones and teeth.

32. Protects against osteoporosis.

33. Helps to prevent tooth decay and helps to clear halitosis.

34. Prevents harmful free radicals that promote degenerative diseases.

35. Reduces epileptic seizures.

36. Helps to prevent obesity and excessive weight gain.

37. Cures arthritis (the risk of this disorder increases as we grow older).

38. Has miraculous brain healing abilities that can reverse Alzheimer's and prevent the onset of dementia.

39. Fights many neurological and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

40. Will prevent the onset of dementia if taken regularly from the age of fifty.

41. Coconut oil cures genital herpes.

42. Cures shingles, a painful acute inflammation of the nerve ganglia.

43. Treats mild and severe acid reflux.

44. Treats and clears eczema.

45. Helps to heal burns fast and prevents them from developing into blisters.

46. Kills and expels tapeworms.

47. Improves magnesium and calcium absorption in the body.

48. Helps relieve symptoms associated with gallbladder disease.

49. Alleviates pain and discomfort caused by haemorrhoids.

50. Virgin coconut oil protects the arteries from the causes of atherosclerosis.

51. Helps to protect the body from the colon, breast, and other forms of cancer and can remove pre-cancerous skin lesions.

The Healthiest Oil on Earth

There are numerous success stories from users of cold-pressed coconut oil. They claim that the oil has no side effects, is non-toxic to humans and animals, and is quite palatable to the taste.

Summed up in one statement, it "is the healthiest oil on earth", and if you research further, you will find that coconut oil is one item you should endeavour to add to your diet. Just two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil is what most require each day.

(Portions from © viryabo2.hubpages 2010) 


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What Are Longevity Supplements and How Do They Work?



Is there anything like longevity supplements?

Are there dietary formulas that will make you live longer?

Do vitamins and health supplements guarantee a better quality of life?

Before I answer these questions, let me mention these salient points.

  • Habits and lifestyle are both connected. When we live a healthy life, our lifestyle is usually on the upside. But it is good to remind ourselves that barring unforeseen happenstances like accidents, sadness, emotional suffering, and hereditary disorders, once the parts of our body are protected, we can live a little longer, and have healthier lives.
  • Ageing is a process. Slowing down the skin ageing process, especially skin-wise relates to healthy eating and sleeping, no drugs and smoking, maintaining good body weight, keeping blood sugar in check, etc.
  • Protection from the harmful effects of sun exposure. The eyes need protection, and so does the skin and its elasticity; referring to sunglasses and sunscreen lotions.


Longevity Supplements for Resetting Biological Clocks?


There are no standalone longevity supplements that can add more years to our lives. Rather, there are dietary supplementation formulas that are antioxidants that will help destroy harmful free radicals that are the main cause of many diseases and disorders. Many are standalone nutrients that can be taken in combination with others. Examples include:

  • Grape seed extracts.
  • Japanese knotweed.
  • Red wine extract or concentrated red wine powder
  • Vitamins - C, B12, A, E, and K,
  • Minerals - magnesium, zinc, calcium, selenium and iron.
  • Plant matter - weeds like dandelion, stinging nettle, cleavers, and chickweed.

These nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and plant matter work wonders in regulating our cellular health by boosting and stimulating the mitochondria, the powerhouse of our cells, and promoting a longer life.

Which Ones to Take and How


Grape seed extract - anti-ageing and brain health. It slows down the skin ageing process, strengthens collagen formation, promotes great skin elasticity, and protects our body from the harmful effects of sun exposure.

Japanese knotweed - Perhaps the most renowned health benefit of Japanese knotweed is its positive effect on cognitive health. Neuroprotective (it reduces the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, and cognitive and physical memory impairment.

Red wine extract - This has been shown to reduce inflammation and help with diabetes management. It guards against diabetes and treats diabetic patients by lowering blood sugar levels.
Vitamins

Vitamin C - Immune system booster. Antioxidant. Other benefits include helping the body to produce collagen, reduce the chances of osteoporosis, help absorb iron, and maintain bones, cartilage, and blood vessels.

Vitamin B12 - A nutrient that helps keep your blood and nerve cells healthy. It also helps prevent megaloblastic anaemia. Vitamin B12 is crucial to various bodily processes like the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and cerebral functioning (ability to think). It also helps create and regulate DNA.

Vitamin A - It helps the lungs, heart, kidneys, and other organs of the body work optimally. Vitamin A is also important for eye protection and improves night vision, the immune system, and growth and development.

Vitamin E - As an antioxidant, vitamin E is popularly known for protecting cells, tissues, and organs from damage caused by free radicals. It is also claimed to reduce the risk of some types of cancer, including lung, stomach, rectal, oral cavity, and prostate cancer.

Vitamin K - This group of compounds strengthens bones by helping make osteocalcin, which helps prevent low bone density. Whether it can treat or prevent bone problems is open to debate. However, some studies indicate that taking vitamin K reduces the risk of bone fractures and low bone density.

Minerals


Magnesium - Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for healthy muscles, nerves, bones and blood sugar levels. If you don't get enough magnesium in your diet over a long time, you may be at a higher risk of health problems such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes or osteoporosis.

Zinc - This is a nutrient found in the body that helps the immune system and the body's metabolic function. It prevents cell damage in the retina and may help delay the progression of age-related macular degeneration and vision loss.

Calcium - This nutrient is great for preserving bone health, especially in older people, and it plays a vital role in keeping the bones healthy and maintaining body strength. It is beneficial for muscle function, nerve transmission, and hormone secretion.

Selenium - It helps protect the body from the damage caused by oxidative stress, boosts the immune system, slows down age-related mental decline, and reduces the risk of heart disease.

Iron - Iron is important in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. A lack of iron can lead to iron deficiency anaemia.

Plant Matter

Your garden and backyard are nature's pharmacy. Weeds. Never underestimate the efficacy of certain weeds. Rather than see them as pesky nuisances, they are powerhouses of health, offering free, safe and effective remedies found just outside the front door.

They grow extensively in our yards, gardens and lawns. Typical examples are dandelion, stinging nettle, cleavers, and chickweed. They are not only edible, but they are also beneficial for health, offering natural remedies for everything from colds and allergies to skin conditions, inflammation, and blood sugar regulation.


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