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How to age well
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ur bodies are wonderful, complex, amazing things. We are born with a natural ability to grow, develop and heal ourselves abundantly as we go through our early years.
Think of how it easy it was to go out three nights in a row when you were in your early twenties and still feel fresh at work on a Monday morning, and how young kids have such vibrant energy and seem to heal so quickly from falls and scrapes. Why does this change as we get older? Why now, when we are beyond forty, do two nights out in a row leave us shattered for the week ahead? When we get bruised or fall, why does it take so long for us to feel one hundred per cent again? And, as we enter midlife, why do we get more illnesses and diseases? It’s a fact that prescribing of medication is increasing each year. The age of our cells has a lot to answer for. Cellular age is determined by many factors and external influences have a big impact. We live in a busy world where stress is part of day to day life for many of us. We are surrounded by devices that affect our brain, we ingest pesticides, consume processed food and breathe in more pollutants than ever before. All of these cause free radicals to form which cause cell damage - a term known as oxidative stress. 52
BIO Nicola Browne is the owner of A Revolution in Wellness. Here, for the past three years, she has been helping her customers to feel better through activating their bodies’ natural pathways using Nutrigenomics - the future of personal health.
Oxidative stress is known to be the number one reason that we age and why wrinkles appear on our faces, and why we are more likely to get a degenerative disease. You only need to internet search the term to see that it’s linked with over two hundred age related diseases, including Alzheimer’s and heart disease.
years, the body’s natural production of these antioxidants, such as glutathione, slows down.
From the day we take our first breath, our amazing bodies are working undercover to fight the free radical damage to our cells. When we are young our bodies produce an abundance of antioxidants to balance out the free radicals. The ageing of our cells takes place because beyond our early adulthood
1. Eat a healthy balanced diet rich in whole foods, fruits, vegetables and berries.
Antioxidants are the answer to keeping our cells healthy and young, but how can you support your body to reduce oxidative stress as your natural antioxidant production slows down?
2. Limit the intake of processed foods and those with high sugars and fats. 3. Exercise regularly. 4. Reduce the stresses in your life, utilise meditation and talking therapies to calm your mind, and look to remove anything that causes you stress. 5. Take a proven activator to boost your body’s natural production of antioxidants, reducing oxidative stress by forty per cent. Written by: Nicola Browne M. 07714 896820 FB Nicola Browne Insta @arevolutioninwellness
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