Tips to keep you forever young...

The older I get the more I keep hearing act your age. What does act your age mean? I tend to hear this when I doing something deemed crazy (getting a black eye trying to snowboard) or silly (dancing in the grocery store singing the peaches and plums song to my mom). Does getting older mean we have to lose our sense of fun? Absolutely not! Being young at heart will also keep you young on the outside. Look at Diane Keaton at age 64 she is lovely, to me this women is ageless. Her agelessness comes from her attitude, she’s funny, charming, and has a great outlook on life. Getting older should not be a battle to look forever 21. Society should celebrate the beauty of age, not shun it because the harsh reality is you cannot avoid it.

Here are some tips to help us grow old with ease and agelessness:

• Think young. Develop an ‘ageless attitude about yourself and everything you do
• Act young. Do things that are fun. Find the fun in what you are already doing. I plan to learn to play the drums this summer
• Exercise regularly – exercise does not have to mean the gym, play with your kids, go for walks, go dancing with the girls, all movement is good movement.
• Rest often. Take ‘Power” naps everyday
• Drink 2 – 3 liters of water daily (this is the fountain of youth ladies)
• Start each day by drinking the juice of ½ a lemon added to a cup of warm water – to help cleanse the digestive tract, liver and kidneys.
• Consume organic foods whenever possible
• Make high quality protein a priority in your diet
• Consume fish regularly
• Avoid adulterated fats (e.g., margarine, shortening, hydrogenated fats/oils)
• Eat four cups of vegetables daily, preferably raw or lightly steamed – at least two cups which are greens vegetables.
• Replace white flour and white rice products with 100% whole grain counterparts
• Avoid tobacco
• Consume alcohol in moderation if at all
• Avoid concentrated and refined sugars of all kinds

Now if you have laugh lines be happy because that means you are always smiling. The little crinkles around the eyes mean you have a sense of mischief. Think about those lines differently because they tell the story of your life. Embrace them, love who you are and keep smiling no matter what life throws at you. Now go act your age, by that I mean take a pole dancing class, swing on a swing, dance until the wee hours of the morning, whatever makes you laugh and feel young at heart just do it!!

Cheers!