Humanity's timeless pursuit of eternal youth spans across cultures and myths, but the elixir of immortality remains elusive. Scientific research offers insights into life-enhancing factors, including supplementation and exercise. Brain health is crucial for aging well. While the "Youth Eternal" remains undiscovered, healthy living choices can promote graceful and functional aging.
There are marked schisms evidenced regarding individual approaches to health.
Let’s talk about wellness and aging. Wellness is the active pursuit of choices, activities and lifestyles that facilitate a state of holistic health. Wellness, as an umbrella, is a set of various facets that comprise overall health. These include Spiritual, Emotional, Financial, Environmental, Social, Physical, Intellectual, and Occupational components. It is important to maintain a dynamic balance between the various components … Continue reading The journey to wellness . . .
The importance of bodily movement cannot be overstated. The majority of 'healthy agers' exemplify a more youthful vigor due to consistently engaging in movement activities.
Chronological aging is the aging process associated mainly with the passage of time. As life on earth is temporal in nature, there is not much that can be done that allows for circumvention of chronology. Organs become less functional. The ability of a 20-year old’s heart to pump 10 times the needed blood capacity decreases … Continue reading Constituents of Chronological Aging
Aging is a process that occurs in 3 dimensional (3D) reality. There is a beginning, a middle and a seeming endpoint in all things. bb
The six movements of the spine, forward bends, back bends, left and right lateral bending, left and right rotation) along with inversions can be beneficial to the body and mind.
The deterioration of any of these qualities (leg strength, core strength, balance) can have serious impact on quality of life in later years.
The health of the body is integral to executing our day to day activities. Yet, the health of the body is (so often) overlooked. Modern lifestyles (have been) shown to facilitate (one’s) physical deterioration. By the age of 70 men can possibly have lost up 50% of their free testosterone; this can begin as early … Continue reading Blending of Female and Male Energies / A Healthly Body
We are ready to be active. We want to engage in activities that will help us to maintain our vibrancy, vitality and vigor. We want to embrace a lifestyle that involves aging with grace and retaining competence and cognizance. Yet many of our day to day actions do not support any of these initiatives. Being … Continue reading Mind and Body in Fitness
Ab-Sutra Wellness and Fitness 