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Vitamin E (Tocopherol): It is an antioxidant that helps to prevent cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular disorders and helps in tissue repair. It relieves premenstrual syndrome (PMS), high blood pressure, and leg cramps. It also supports a healthier looking skin and vitalizes the body by dilating millions of tiny blood capillaries. The World Health Organisation says that a lack of vitamin E in diet is a major cause of heart disease.

Enzymes: They help to hasten up the process of healing and may bring about diseases and aging if deficient. Those who eat 100% cooked foods all the time, age faster than those who eat raw foods (living foods) along with cooked foods (dead foods). A livingfoods diet with regular exercise, selfdiscipline, and faith in God, provides great health benefits.

Vegetables: A new study shows that eating vegetables protects brain function in aging adults. Those who consumed greater than 2.8 servings of vegetables per day have significantly slower rates of mental decline than those who eat fewer servings.

Healthy fats: This should be included in daily diets as part of the nutrients base needed for healthy aging as they ensure healthy cells and good hormones. “Bad fats,” in diet can lead to inflammation, imbalanced hormones and unhealthy cells. The brain is mostly made up of fat. Sugar: High blood insulin values (hyper-insulemia) often results when an individual abuses refined sugar over a long period of time. Early discovery of high insulin values (through a blood test) could be a wake-up call to the pre-Type-2 diabetic to institute restriction of refined sugar and saturated animal fat reversing an impending diabetic state in 90% of persons. The consumption of foods and beverages high in sugar content is associated with the prevalence of PMS and premature aging. Salt: A recent report on food and nutrition lists hypertension, cardiovascular and kidney diseases as the major adverse effects of a toxic or excessive salt (sodium) intake. The report also notes evidence linking the toxic amount of salt in the diet to atrophic gastritis and stomach cancer, as well as increased calcium loss in the urine, which contributes to kidney stone formation and osteoporosis especially in older people since the toxicity of salt increases at that level. The more salt a person eats the higher their blood pressure will likely go over time.

WOMEN AND AGING

Women have peculiar health challenges because of their unique physiology which varies with age. The workings of the reproductive cycle in a woman gives rise to a number of special health concerns and care must be taken to eat proper diet and take food supplements to replace loss of nutrients.

HEALTHY AGING TIPS Ideal Body Weight

It is important to maintain an appropriate body weight for one’s height and bones. High blood pressure, clogged arteries, and fatigue are commonly associated with excess body weight.

Sleep Therapy

Insomnia is a common complaint among many adults. Good sleep slows the aging process, boosts the immune system, reduces stress and improves brain function. Insufficient sleep can lead to a poor mood, lack of energy, and poor immunity against illnesses. The peace of God brings about good sleep and takes away worry.

Laughter Therapy

“No one is as old as those who have outlived enthusiasm” - Henry David Thoreau

Be happy! Otherwise, you age rapidly. The Bible clearly states that ‘Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow

Eat only as much as you need and fast regularly to maintain spiritual, physical and mental alertness.

death to be gloomy all the time’ (Proverbs 17:22) TEV.

*Fasting:

Apart from being a spiritual exercise, fasting helps to slow down aging. Over eating, on the other hand, makes you age faster, a fact that has been scientifically confirmed. Eat less and live longer! It does not mean you should starve. Eat only as much as you need and fast regularly to maintain spiritual, physical and mental alertness.

*Avoid destructive habits

*Pay attention to proper nutrition

*Manage Stress Well

*Avoid exposure to toxins

*Exercise Regularly

BE A TRUE WORSHIPPER!

Worship the LORD your God, and His blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span (Exodus 23:25-26 NIV)