Discover the 9 Best Ways to Keep Your Body Healthy and Increase Longevity When You are Over 50

"You might already be doing 8 of the 9 things on this list, having picked up your free copy of the online Recalling Health Guide in the last few years, but the one thing that we have added to our newly updated 9 Steps 2 A Healthy Body Guide this year is as critical to your cellular health as air and water. 

"What is this scientific breakthrough that is changing how we approach aging and chronic disease? I call it 'Science finally catching up with nature'! And though the discovery has been around since 2007, I just learned about it and can not wait to share this well guarded secret with you here...so pay close attention, please."

Loretta Crosby, RecallingHealth.com Editor

As we age, each of us tends to focus more on how to stay healthy. And this is not because we care about health, because we really do not. Let me say that again. Most people do not care about their health, but what we all care about is the lack of health and how it makes us feel or not feel.

We care about being stiff in the morning, for no apparent reason. Then the doctor gives you a reason by saying, “Oh that’s just old Arthur settling in.” I do not know about you, but I do not know one single person name Arthur and I resent this insidious stranger settling into my bones, parasite-like, uninvited.

We might also care about declining vision which we have noticed since our 40s.

And what about all the new aches and pains that show up in different parts of our body, or the creaking sound we make when bending. What the heck is that anyway?

And no, reading a Times magazine article which attributes most chronic illnesses to a process called inflammation is not something we care about either.

We Want Our Health   … and We Want it Now!

What we all want is for our health to be with us until we take our last breathe. Is that really too much to ask? We do not want the walker or the wheelchair or the oxygen mask or the malignant cells taking over our healthy ones.

We do not want alzheimer's disrupting our mental faculties. We want to be clear on what's going on in our lives. We want to remember the names of our children instead of trying to keep up with the names of the staff caring for us at the local nursing home.

And we really do not care about knowing the technical names for our ailments; we just want to experience the vibrancy of our youth till the day we die. Period.

Living Longer…Living Better… Give me both, Please

Achieving optimal health when you are over 50 can be a challenge, given the physical environment that we live in and the daily stressors we encounter. Our exposure to air pollutants and toxins, including any chemical products that we might use in our homes can and do cause problems with our health.

If you are like me, you might not really care about how long you get to live, because ultimately longevity is left up to our Creator. But you are concerned about the quality of your life as you age.

Yes, you want to age gracefully and be fully capable of doing all the things you want to do with your body. Whether it is running two miles a day or running a marathon, you want to be able to experience the things you cherish, and you want your body to always be in cooperation mode.

That said, here are the 9 best ways that I have found to promote and recall optimal health in the body when you are over 50:

1.    Eat Well:  Eat living foods primarily. That means fresh fruits and vegetables should be eaten every chance you get, and eat them raw more than cooked. Raw foods pack more useable phyto-nutrients than canned or frozen ones, so get a good book and learn how to prepare tasty, nutritious raw meals. A VitaMix whole foods emulsifier can provide for all your juicing needs, as well as prepare fresh hot soups, and even smoothies and all natural ice creams. These will all be good for your raw foods lifestyle.

      Stay away from processed soy milk. (While I don't have the science behind making this recommendation, I can tell you that my body treats the commercially sold soy milk as a drug. But unlike aspertame (artificial sweetner) which causes me to have an instant headache when ingested, soy milk takes a little longer to show its negative side effects. I personally experienced neurological problems after months of using soy milk to replace cow's milk in my diet. When I stopped consumption, the symptoms left, and when I started again, the symptoms returned. You may not have any symptoms from consuming soy milk, but do be cautious when using processed soy, and pay attention to your body if you decide to keep using it.)  

      Eat red meats in moderation, and substitute other high quality proteins in your diet such as beans and brown rice, avocados, fish and poultry. Stop eating pork altogether to avoid providing a breeding ground for the accompanying worms and parasites that live in swine.

2.    Cook Well: Stop using aluminum and non-stick pans when you cook your foods. Do not use toxic chemicals to clean your home. Instead try using an iron skillet for stove-top cooking, and using baking soda for household cleaning, respectively.

3.    Dietary Supplementation: Take a liquid multivitamin daily and consider glutathione supplementation to raise glutathione levels in your body.

      The primary benefit of ingesting a liquid multivitamin versus pill-form is in its ability to be absorbed more readily by your body.

      Glutathione is a naturally occurring substance in every cell of your body and is considered to be the body’s master antioxidant as well as the guardian of the cell. But the problem is that it gets diminished -- due to a variety of factors -- by about 10-15% every decade you live.  When you raise your glutathione levels, your body’s cells are better able to do their inherent functions, including immune system support, energy production, detoxification and other vital functions.

      [Note: An ex-coworker of mine who is an Internist and heart specialist would also advocate adding fish oil, vitamin E, vitamin D and a baby aspirin to your daily supplementation regimen when you are over 50. (But, of course you can substitute 10-15 minutes of daily sunshine and eliminate the need to supplement vitamin D).] 

4.    Fast: Fast once a year to cleanse and detoxify your system. I personally do a yearly 19-day fast from sunup to sundown for religious reasons and health reasons. Still, you might choose to approach it another way. Some people do a one day per week water or juice fast to give the body a rest and eliminate toxins. This is a healthy way to fast if you are new to this way of cleansing and detoxifying the body. If you do a juice fast, remember to use freshly squeezed juices and not the over the counter juices (unless you can see them made fresh at your local whole foods market). The use of distilled water for your water fast is recommended. 

5.    Exercise: Walk, run, swim or do some type aerobic exercise at least 30-45 minutes, 3 times a week. Do strength training.

6.    Know Where You Stand: Have yearly physical exams to include a mammogram if you are female and prostate cancer screening if you are male. Yearly eye health screening is important too, especially  if you have a family history of diabetes or glaucoma. Early detection is key.

7.    Companionship: If you live alone, get a dog or cat for company. Studies show having a companion whose company you enjoy increases longevity. Other physical health benefits have also been noted such as lowering high blood pressure.

8.    Philanthropy: Volunteer in your community. Tithe. Laugh. Have fun. Be generous. Be grateful for what you have. Serve others. All of these activities are core to feeling happy and being fulfilled in your life.

9.    Best of All: If you can only do one of these 9 things, supplement with glutathione which may help your mental focus and in turn help you figure everything else out and have all the energy you need to live your best life ever.

      In the battle to determine which is more beneficial to health: nutrition versus exercise, we find most health experts say what you put in your body is more of a determinant of how healthy you will be than exercise.

      But do be careful who you get your glutathione boost from, since taking it orally does not work because it is a protein that gets broken down in the digestive system long before it reaches your cells.

      The good news is that this dilemma was solved in 2007, when a world-renowned scientist by the name of Dr. Robert Keller shared with us a breakthrough formula that has been clinically shown to increase glutathione levels by a whopping 276% in persons who took it for 60 days. Dr. Keller's formula as marketed by Max International is the only patented product that can make this claim. The  formula works by giving your body the building blocks of glutathione, thereby allowing your cells to increase their own production of glutathione.

 “I’m stronger.  I’m wiser.  I’m better.  So much better.”

That’s it. Those are my 9 best ways to promote health and longevity when you are over 50. Click below if you want to read about RecallingHealth.com's editor's experience with glutathione supplementation and how it has impacted her health for the better.

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