Why Age Is Just A Number To Some People

Monday, August 17, 2015, 19:11 [IST]

Do you know why age is just a number? Well, many health experts have finally concluded that age related changes which are obviously inevitable but can be slowed down.

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Well, what keeps you young for long? According to health experts, intense physical activity levels can do the job well. There are certain theories which claim that ageing occurs when the cells fail to repair themselves in the rate that they could during younger years.

But when health experts observed people who maintained a healthy lifestyle manage to slow down such age related changes, they are convinced that ageing can be postponed a bit if not completely eliminated.

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So, how to keep looking young and beautiful? Read on to know about several ways to stay young.

Fact #1

Weight lifting is one of the best methods to slow down ageing. With age, your strength, endurance, power, resilience, bone density and vigour may decline. Health experts have noticed that the age related changes are minimum in those who lift weights.

Fact #2

Foods like fish, olive oil, nuts, legumes and seeds when consumed regularly in limited quantities, can help slow down the age related physical changes.

Fact #3

Aerobics play a role in keeping your heart healthy. Some reports suggest that aerobics can stimulate the cell repair and this can combat ageing process.

Fact #4

Health experts say that those who can sleep comfortably and that too for 8 hours every day can be able to slow down their ageing process.

Fact #5

A survey conducted on several people above the age group of 50 found out that those who had active sex-lives managed to stay younger.

Fact #6

Keeping yourself happy all the time can also decelerate the ageing process in you. Joy can combat your age.

Fact #7

Surround yourself with positive people. This too plays a role in keeping you young for long.

Fact #8

Research has proved that mediation can successfully control cortisol levels and blood pressure levels in many who practised daily sessions.

Fact #9

Wine contains resveratrol which prevents certain health issues and also helps you stay young when consumed in moderate quantities. Don't follow this if you are addictive to alcohol.