Happy Thanksgiving to All! This week's topic is how can we delay the aging process.
I know of several ways two of them are boring, two of them maybe not so. Recent studies show that vigorous exercise delays biologic aging as much as 12 years!!! I know a trainer at my health club who is over 60 and could be guessed at 40!!! I am NOT kidding, nor am I naming names!
Increased oxygen consumption, muscle mass, basal metabolic rates and bone density are but a few benefits...add to that stress reduction, and you can see powerful this intervention can be.
The second tactic...not necessarily in order of importance is calorie restriction. Research has shown that a nutrient dense low calorie diet extends youth in lab animals for at least 30 years. The key to this intervention is to keep weight extremely low and to make certain that almost all foods consumed are nutrient dense IE fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins. Again, if you think of this logically, just pick up a 5 # weight and lug it around for an hour. You'll begin to see how quickly excess weight wears your body out. Avoiding toxic foods and meeting your nutritional needs through foods is fundamental to your body's optimal function and repair. The key is body fat has to be extremely low...12% men and 18% women or even less....this reduces oxidative stress in the body...the same process that causes metal to rust.
Antioxidant therapy can operate in the same fashion but must be tailored to the person as too many antioxidants can actually cause oxidative stress...so again, as is typical with Mother Nature...more is not necessarily better!
Lastly, bio-identical hormone therapy has been shown to be beneficial for many people and does not appear to cause the same side effects of conventional hormone therapy. There are probably two major reasons for this: the therapy is tailored to the individual via testing, of their hormone levels over time and second, the source of the hormones is plant versus animal and functions like their own hormone with respect to the receptors but is not the same.
Should you wish to discuss any of these interventions please call and schedule an appointment with my service 24 hours a day or online at www.Applle-A-Day-Clinic.COM
I will be in Friday and Saturday normal hours!
See you then.
Taryn DeCicco, ND
Apple-A-Day-Clinic.COM
