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Even if you’re eating right, exercising regularly, and taking good care of your skin and hair, you could still be doing things on a daily basis that accelerate the aging process. How do you know what these things are?
We decided to do some research to uncover the things that Renegade Health users, in particular, may not realize are actually detrimental to long-term youthful vitality. Check them out, and let us know if you’re avoiding these aging traps!
Researchers from the University of California found that chronic stress accelerates aging. People working longer hours were actually healthier—less likely to drink and more likely to exercise—yet they were more likely to die or suffer heart problems than their less healthy but more moderately working counterparts. Solution: Schedule time to get away—completely away—and enjoy family, friends, and nature.
The Harvard School of Public Health recently noted, “The low-fat, high-starch diet that was the focus of dietary advice during the 1990s—as reflected by the USDA food guide pyramid—is dying out.” Instead, a growing body of evidence indicates that such a diet is actually inadequate for preventing heart disease or losing weight. Results of a study of 50,000 women found that a low-fat diet showed no benefits. Solution: Be sure to include healthy fats in your diet. Choose extra virgin olive oil, nuts, avocadoes, and fatty fish. Continue to avoid so-called “bad” fats like vegetable oils rich in omega-6 fatty acids.
Do you know of other daily habits that can accelerate aging? Please share your thoughts.
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Sources
“Combination of Long Hours and Overwork Increases Depression Risk,” American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, August 13, 2013, http://www.acoem.org/DepressRisk.aspx.
Melanie Haiken, “Is Stress from Overwork Wrecking Your Heart?” Forbes, August 23, 2011, http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2011/08/23/is-stress-from-overwork-wrecking-your-heart/.
Julie Flaherty, “Losing Muscle Power as We Age,” Tufts Now, August 9, 2013, http://now.tufts.edu/articles/losing-muscle-power-we-age.
“The Facts About Sacropenia,” Aging Motion, Alliance for Aging Research, http://www.aginginmotion.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sarcopenia_fact_sheet.pdf.
Alexandra Sifferlin, “Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet in Keeping Aging Brains Sharp,” Time, May 21, 2013, http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/21/mediterranean-diet-better-than-low-fat-diet-in-keeping-aging-brains-sharp/.
“Sweden Becomes First Western National to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogman in Favor of Low-carb High-fat Nutrition,” DavidDuke.com, October 31, 2013, http://davidduke.com/sweden-becomes-first-western-nation-reject-low-fat-diet-dogma-favor-low-carb-high-fat-nutrition/.
“Low-Fat Diet Not a Cure-All,” The Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health, http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/low-fat/.
Kristen V. Brown, “How posture influences mood, energy, thoughts,” SFGate, September 3, 2013, http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/How-posture-influences-mood-energy-thoughts-4784543.php.
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Colleen M. Story, a northwest-based writer, editor, and ghostwriter, has been creating non-fiction materials for individuals, corporations, and commercial magazines for over 15 years. Her specialty is in the health and wellness field, where she writes and ghostwrites books, e-books, blogs, magazine articles, web copy, newsletters, research-based projects and more.
Colleen is a self-described health nut, and understands from experience that “junk” foods and lack of sleep lead to fuzzy thinking, which isn’t helpful when facing project deadlines! She enjoys interviewing top scientific researchers, alternative medicine gurus, and cancer survivors from all over the nation who have overcome great challenges to find new purpose and vitality in life. In telling their stories and sharing their insights, she feels a sense of belonging in a wider community of individuals who seek to experience life in the most vibrant way possible.
Colleen’s fiction writing has won numerous awards, with her pieces appearing in Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother’s Soul, the Arizona Literary Magazine, Country Extra, and more. She lives in Idaho where she enjoys teaching French horn students, taking walks with her German Shepherd, and watching for moose, wolves, and swans, all of which stop by now and then. www.colleenmstory.com
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