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No matter what age you are, the best years of your life can certainly be ahead of you, says Costa del Sol Wellbeing Coach David Hurst. Here he explains how to get older elegantly and beautifully. WORDS DAVID HURST
HOW TO
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etting older will have its difficulties, naturally. Yet with the right knowledge many of those challenges that are often encountered could be more swiftly put right – or even completely avoided. Certainly, being financially secure helps in some ways. But you only need to look at the news to know that having money doesn’t ensure happiness or immunity from depression or anxiety. Perhaps the most important thing is how people live their life. That’s
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because far too many people will simply eat, smoke, drink and worry themselves older. This is not just about when someone is in their later years. Our lifestyle habits and how we think are most often shaped in our younger years. So whatever your age now, there are positive ways to be that will let you live all stages of life wonderfully. Z STAY CONNECTED Feeling alone is a huge emotional problem. That’s because people are
made to feel connected to each other. So even though today’s technology means it’s easier to stay connected than ever before, nothing beats seeing someone face to face. In fact nothing is more certain to invigorate us than meeting up with people we love to be around. Z LIVE SOMEWHERE BEAUTIFUL To age beautifully we need to relax. Our home and community need to feel like a sanctuary. Stem-cell biologist Dr Bruce Lipton has studied how the 50 trillion or so
