Anti-aging Regimen: It Pays Off

If you want to be in charge of your aging process (and you can be), having a plan that includes a daily “do or die” regimen is vital. It must also be automatic. Discussion with yourself about “should I or shouldn’t I do it today, or “do I have time today” isn’t allowed. You just do it. That’s one of my major rules to successfully control the aging process. What is a regimen? It’s any system or procedure you devise that you believe is essential to maintain and improve your health. It should also help you be where you want your health and life to be in 25 years. My daily regimen includes (among other things) taking supplements. For example, first thing in the morning, I whip up in a blender my “wakeup potion.” It consists of calcium ascorbate crystals, collagen powder, a potent greens powder and a dynamite vitamin powder, water and some orange juice. Why this mixture? I’ve been taking calcium ascorbate crystals for years. It’s a non acidic form of vitamin C, so it’s easy on the stomach. It’s tasteless and soluble in water. I take about 10 grams (10,000 milligrams). The government, knowing what is best for us, says the minimum daily requirement for vitamin C is about 50 milligrams. That dose is better than nothing at all, but it’s useless to help control the ravages of aging. I use collagen powder to help support bones and joints and above all, to keep my skin smooth. Cosmetic creams that contain collagen or promote collagen production are okay, but you can’t beat collagen taken internally for maximum benefit. Using a potent greens powder is essential for two reasons. First, you want to keep your body in an alkaline state. The greens powder helps to do that. It would be better to juice your own fresh greens, but who has time? Why is it important to be alkaline? I believe cancer can’t survive in an alkaline environment. If you wonder what state your body is in, go to the health food store or a pharmacy and purchase test strips to determine acidity/alkalinity. Put a strip on your tongue. If you are in an alkaline state, the paper will turn green. If it turns yellow, you are in an acid state. A yellowish-greenish color somewhere in the middle is okay. The other reason I use a greens powder is that it’s almost impossible to eat enough green vegetables. Eating a serving of broccoli or spinach grown in deficient soil, treated with chemicals to extend shelf life and sprayed with pesticide does little to enhance health. Finally, I use a “souped up” vitamin powder for the same reason that I don’t count on daily intake of vegetables or fruit to provide the nutrients needed to maintain and protect health. Having a regimen pays off and I encourage you to develop one of your own. In 25 years, when you look and feel as good as you did 25 years earlier, you will be glad you did! About the Author: Barbara Morris, R.Ph. is a pharmacist and youth preservation strategist. She is author of Put Old on Hold. Sign up for her monthly newsletter and receive free ebook "Twelve Unique Diva Tested Tips for Fabulous Skin" Read more articles by: Barbara Morris Article Source: www.iSnare.com Share: Del.icio.us Digg Reddit

Anti-aging Reality: Not All "old" People Are "old"

It’s a fact: Many Boomers plan to work in some capacity in retirement. When they reach the big six-o, they won’t automatically switch into the role of typical traditional retiree. It’s is not part of their life plan. They will not fade into the sunset to play bingo, shuffleboard, or waste time and money gambling at casinos. They exercise, are in fabulous good health, and will work to stay that way. That means an increasing number of 60-plus year-old men and women do not think, look, or live like their parents at the same age. However, judging by images and portrayals of seniors in TV ads, these folks do not exist. For example, TV ads pitching supplemental Medicare insurance for seniors, depict only typical retirees: grandma kissing the baby; grandma blowing bubbles with the grandkids; grandma and grandpa strolling along the beach holding hands; grandpa playing ball with the grandkids. Those ads generate a positive response from those who identify with the images and portrayals. And that’s okay. But where are images of “new” retirees who look and live differently? Many of them are also on Medicare and are candidates for supplemental insurance. They are loving grandmas and grandpas but not in the traditional mold. People have the right to live the way they choose to live. But I am bothered by the almost exclusive portrayal of seniors in the same way they were portrayed 25 years ago. Showing traditional seniors as the norm to the exclusion of the “new” productive young vibrant seniors perpetuates the stereotypical idea that traditional aging is the acceptable or only way to age. Worse, it gives midlifers a license and even a subliminal mandate to accept a traditional sedentary, non-productive lifestyle as they age. In Don’t Stop the Career Clock, Dr. Helen Harkness defines the new stages of aging that many midlifers are adopting as their framework for living: • First Midlife:40-60 • Second Midlife:60-80 • Young Old:80-90 • Elderly:90 and above • Old-Old:2-3 years to live The media needs to acknowledge that “Harkness adopters” -- those in their “second midlife”, and the “young old” resent the out-dated, antediluvian portrayal of how “old” people are and how they live, and frankly, I don’t blame them. It’s time for corporate America and the advertising industry to catch up with reality. The earth is not flat and 75 is still young to those who don’t fit into the traditional “old” mold. About the Author: Barbara Morris, R.Ph. is a pharmacist and author of "Put Old on Hold". Sign up for her newsletter at and get special report, "Diva Tested Tips for Fabulous Skin." "Don’t Stop the Career Clock" at http://putoldonhold.net/dontstopthecareerclock.html Read more articles by: Barbara Morris, R.Ph. Article Source: www.iSnare.com Share: Del.icio.us Digg Reddit