Three Easy Ways to Stay Healthy After Age 50

Have you ever just sat back and looked at people? I know, it seems kind of invasive. But seriously, have you ever just sat on a park bench or in a restaurant and just looked at people? You have, haven't you? And what did you see? You saw their physical appearance more than anything else. Some looked good, some looked average and some, well, not so much.

Now as weird it may seem for you to do such a thing, it is actually very normal. Observation is just part of life. But have you ever considered that people also look at you? You have. Part of the reason we stare in the mirror as we are getting ready for any outing is because we know people will be seeing us and yes, observing us. We want to feel good about ourselves. We want people to make positive observations. But more than that we also just want to feel good. This is particularly true if you have crossed the 50 year mark of life.

So, where am I going with this? Many years ago when I was a kid in the late 1960s there was a guy on television who had a revolutionary program for the time called "The Jack LaLanne Show." Of course the man's name was Jack LaLanne.

LaLanne was enthusiastic about health and wellness for people of every age. In today's culture and world we see so many ways to "lose weight" and "get in shape." It seems that every other day there is a new program, a new diet, a new system, or a new plan that is endorsed by a famous celebrity. The health and wellness industry is a multi-billion dollar empire.

Perhaps you have tried some of those programs or diets. I certainly have. What I found was that most were too hard, too expensive, too time-consuming, too strenuous, and so forth.

So, when I needed to lose weight and keep healthy (at least as healthy as I could for my age) I sat back and said to myself, "You know Tony, this shouldn't be that hard." That's when Jack LaLanne came to my memory. I quickly searched the internet and found tons of information about LaLanne. But what I found that was most helpful was his 3-pronged formula for health and wellness. The best part was that it was not too hard, too difficult, too expensive, or too anything. And here is his 3-Pronged System...

The Three Easiest Ways to Stay Healthy After Age 50

1. Get daily exercise.

2. Eat a healthy diet that limits greasy or sugary foods.

3. Get lots of rest and recreation.

Now THAT I could do. And I did.

So, if you are over 50 and you want to look and feel your best then get back to these basics provided by Jack LaLanne. Eat sensibly, Get your heart rate up for about 20 minutes every day by doing something as simple as climbing up and down stairs at an accelerated pace. Lastly, get plenty of sleep and do the things you enjoy.

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Some Really Important Reasons To Sleep Well

A US military sleep study, reported in the Dr Amen podcast analysed the effects of sleep deprivation of target shooting accuracy.

7 hours sleep resulted in 78% accuracy.

6 hours was just 50% accuracy

5 hours dropped to 28% accuracy

4 hours plummeted to a low 14% accuracy.

OK so you may not be using weapons on a daily basis but we all need our brains for multiple daily functions which require focus and accuracy.

Simple things like driving, judging distance, making decisions, concentrating, writing, memory etc. I heard this information on a day when I had a bad night's sleep the night before, and I could feel it.

That day I had a two hour drive ahead of me, but because it was something I could postpone I decided it wiser to stay home and not take my tired brain onto the highway. A place where life and death decisions may need to be made in micro seconds.

In the past year there has been an important discovery that our brain has a natural detoxification drainage system, which is similar to our lymphatic system, and this drainage occurs when we are asleep. But we need healthy sleep for this to occur.

In past decades it was almost a badge of honor to claim that you only need a few hours' sleep, and that you could get more done. At last this crazy type behavior has been clearly shown to be detrimental to thinking and performance, so now the movers and shakers in Silicon Valley are priding themselves on getting 8 hours sleep.

When we sleep well we spend periods of time in the deep delta wave phase. This is when your body repairs and heals. Without this phase we will experience more inflammation and therefore we will age faster, experience more pain, have less energy, and think less clearly.

Light noise, alcohol, caffeine, temperature and blue light from electronic devices are all disruptive to good sleep, and these can all be controlled or limited entirely or at least to a large extent. Trying to do more by sleeping less may work for a few days but overall it will have a negative effect.

The key is to consider sleep as an important part of your day and jealously protect it, fight for and don't easily give it up for other activities. The payoff is substantial and you will feel so much better.

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