Live Longer Tips

While everyone desires to live a longer life, not all are fortunate enough to touch the 80 year bar, leave along the 90 mark. Numerous poor habits, such as drinking, smoking and stress only add towards reducing our life by several years. Although a healthy diet can largely contribute towards our longevity, leading a healthy and longer life is not confined to treadmills and salads only. Nonetheless, the innovation and development of technology has unleashed few longevity secrets that assure people living for at least 100 years. All thanks to the hard science of medicine that is in constant research to add on some more fruitful and enjoyable years to your life. Given below are some tips for increasing your life, thus promoting a longer, healthier and livelier life. Check them out!

 

 

Certainly, consuming healthy food is one of the best ways to boost your body health. Have lots of vegetables, whole grains and fruits. Also, include plenty of fiber foods, usually found in fruits like avocados, and leafy vegetables, such as kales and cabbages. These foods provide the essential micro-nutrients necessary for the development of the body. Conversely, stop eating fried and oily food. Though these foods look tempting, isn’t it better to eat healthy food rather than yummy food!

 

Smile, smile, then smile some more! A little happiness can take up your life to several notches. Apart from improving your attractiveness and immune system, a smile largely enhances your health by reducing stress. Smiling is highly useful in enhancing mood, lowering blood pressure, stimulating the release of serotonin to offset depression, and enhancing the release of ‘feel good’ hormones known as endorphins. Most important of all, a smile sets you in a positive frame of mind.

 

Exercising and physical activities are, indeed, the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy, thereby promoting a long and fit life. Exercise is very essential for keeping your weight under control, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and warding off lifestyle diseases. A few simple exercises are sufficient for your body to remain flexible, strong and robust.

 

Sleeping for less than 6 or 7 hours leads to the risk of various lifestyle diseases that can get severe in some cases, such as heart disease and stroke. Hence, it is recommended that you get a sound sleep of about 7 to 9 hours each night to keep your heart and body healthy. A good sleep is important for an alert brain, strong memory and reduced stress. It also helps in fighting depression, improving performance, staying happy and, most significant of all, living longer.

 

Researches indicate that couples enjoying a healthy sex life are likely to increase their life by at least seven years. This is because sex is a great way to bond with each other, relieve stress and ease out mental tensions. Sex releases certain hormones that are thought to evolve a happy and longer life.

 

With a large amount of antioxidants and chemicals called phenols, dark chocolate is another great way to increase your life. Also, it lowers blood pressure and cholesterol thereby providing your body an instant energy boost. Furthermore, researches have found people who consume moderate amount of dark chocolate are likely to live longer than those who consume sweets three or more times a week, and those who have never touched sweets.