The healthy lifestyle
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The biggest part of our lifestyle change was figuring out, for us, what our optimal lifestyle was. It had to be something we could do not only as a couple, but as a complete family. These changes were never one sided. These changes where never for me. All of these changes were for us and which we do together. We have learned that doing things to create change as a couple and as a family = success. We are a unit, and as a unit we change.
1. Live in the moment. Constant worrying impairs the immune system. (this was HUGE for me)
2. Stay connected. People with strong family and social connections suffer less depression and recover from illness more quickly. (another one of great importance. Keep tuned for the blog on all of this!)
3. Make new friends. Seniors with many friends outlive those with few by 22 per cent.
4. Get in touch with your spiritual side. In one survey, 23 per cent of respondents listed spirituality as a key longevity factor.
5. Eat fresh, local fruit and vegetables where possible. (Luckily, living in the fruit belt of Ontario, this is always possible. We have changed many things about our diet. Again, so much more to follow!)
6. Eat until you're hara hachi bu (Japanese for “80 per cent full”).
7. Get involved. Volunteers have lower premature death rates and less risk for heart disease. (This was such an exciting part for our family and now one of our favorite times together!)
8. Keep active. Walk, use stairs and get moderate exercise every day. (Could change that part, get moderate exercise daily.....brisk walking, jogging, swimming, biking, sports ext all are considered moderate *not high impact*. High Impact exercise 2-4x/wk)
9. Stay together as a couple. Older married men have a significantly reduced risk of dying early compared with unmarried or divorced men. (definatly and utterly one of the most important things to us. We have had so many ups and downs but boy do we strive to fix things and when we do, we seem to get to a place so much better then previous. It is a neverending process and one which we have begun to love passionatly)
10. Don't smoke and avoid secondhand smoke. Really, we should triple bold this.
1. Live in the moment. Constant worrying impairs the immune system. (this was HUGE for me)
2. Stay connected. People with strong family and social connections suffer less depression and recover from illness more quickly. (another one of great importance. Keep tuned for the blog on all of this!)
3. Make new friends. Seniors with many friends outlive those with few by 22 per cent.
4. Get in touch with your spiritual side. In one survey, 23 per cent of respondents listed spirituality as a key longevity factor.
5. Eat fresh, local fruit and vegetables where possible. (Luckily, living in the fruit belt of Ontario, this is always possible. We have changed many things about our diet. Again, so much more to follow!)
6. Eat until you're hara hachi bu (Japanese for “80 per cent full”).
7. Get involved. Volunteers have lower premature death rates and less risk for heart disease. (This was such an exciting part for our family and now one of our favorite times together!)
8. Keep active. Walk, use stairs and get moderate exercise every day. (Could change that part, get moderate exercise daily.....brisk walking, jogging, swimming, biking, sports ext all are considered moderate *not high impact*. High Impact exercise 2-4x/wk)
9. Stay together as a couple. Older married men have a significantly reduced risk of dying early compared with unmarried or divorced men. (definatly and utterly one of the most important things to us. We have had so many ups and downs but boy do we strive to fix things and when we do, we seem to get to a place so much better then previous. It is a neverending process and one which we have begun to love passionatly)
10. Don't smoke and avoid secondhand smoke. Really, we should triple bold this.
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