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5 Attitudes For Aging Gracefully
Recognize and express gratitude
A study revealed that those who age gracefully are more focused on gratitude and less on their cholesterol. They are used to spot gratitude and generous in expressing it.
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Accept the complexity
Living longer creates more complexity in our relationships. What should we be doing for the next few decades?
Accept the complexity of an increased life span as a wonderful challenge.
Develop a positive attitude
Even though our bodies deteriorate and impede our abilities with age, our brains continue to function well. The brain continues to form new connections and create new cells. It is our self-imposed limits that hold us back, not the capacity of our brain.
A study revealed that a positive attitude had a greater impact on survival. Positive people outlived negative people by an average of seven and a half years.
Exercise your mind
Our brains continue to change by forming new neural connections throughout our entire life.
The connections in the brain can be strengthened and renewed when we challenge our learning and stretch our thinking.
Broaden your interests
When we become so accustomed to our routines and start living on autopilot, we become limited over time.
Learning new things can significantly improve your memory as new pathways are created in the brain.
Recognize and express gratitude
A study revealed that those who age gracefully are more focused on gratitude and less on their cholesterol. They are used to spot gratitude and generous in expressing it.
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- Cognitive - when memory and other abilities decline;
- Psycho-social: includes things like well-being, happiness, quality of life, control of emotions, socialization.
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- Calorie restriction.
- Physical activity.
- Keeping your brain active: do something that is somewhat challenging. Not too stressful, but somewhat challenging.
- An appropriate degree of socializing.
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The Okinawan diet
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The Okinawan Ratio
It is quite the opposite of current popular diets that advocate a high protein, low carb diet. We belive carbs are bad, but Okinawa diet is providing counter evidence.