Look Young => Feel Young => Be Young. It’s Up to You!
[If you missed it, please read yesterday’s post about How Important Looking Young is for a Long and Healthy Lifespan.]
You have more control over how young you look than you may think. Here are some homework assignments for you, along with suggested reference materials and tools. Some are fun; some – not so much ;-)
But any or all will help you …
Assignment: Maintain a young and confidant attitude.
References: Optimism and Gratitude and Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45 by Christopher Hopkins.
Assignment: If you smoke or drink to excess, stop or cut back.
References: The Elephant in the Room.
Assignment: Stay as active as possible.
References:Age Appropriate Exercise Tips, Exercise: Free Natural Painkiller, Sleep Aid and Anti-Depressant and Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge.
Assignment: Stay socially connected and intellectually engaged.
References:How to Maintain a Positive Social Network at any Stage of Life and Mental Exercise: What you Need to Know.
Assignment: Realize that you can be too heavy or too thin . Either condition ages your looks and can shorten your life.
References: The Math of Exercise and Weight Control or How to Gain Weight.
Tags: premature aging, twin study on aging, lifestyle choices cause premature aging, smoking affects skin age, sun affects skin age, weight affects skin age, excess alcohol affects skin age, perceived age predicts longevity
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