The clock keeps ticking and although we may not feel it so much in our bones, we definitely see the wear and tear in our faces. Stopping the clock is impossible so we all need to stay healthy and take care of ourselves.

Start working now to take care of yourself as you age so that that the later years can help slow down those aging diseases.

You can start out by taking your multivitamins and all other prescriptions your health care provider has prescribed to you. Taking vitamins is as important as anything else you can do and provide your body with repair tools, lessen the dangers and risk of chronic diseases you may acquire as you age and more. Diet alone doesn’t give a person all the vitamins that they need. In fact, experts show that millions of people in the world suffer malnutrition despite the fact that they eat three healthy meals per day. People are known to eat too much fast food, go on fads or quick weight diets that harm the body, which builds stress and causes vitamin loss.

Maybe you’re a person who eats many processed foods because of your busy lifestyle and there is just no time to cook the right meals. You could be one that stops off at a fast-food place to eat three or four times a week before going to work or home from work because you are just too tired to fix supper. Remember eating all that fast food isn’t good for the digestive system and all that fat from them fries aren’t good. Take time to fix a meal and sit down to enjoy it; doing this will cut down on the calorie intake and it helps to relieve stress because you’re doing something good for you and or your family.

Stop worrying about everyone else; take time out for you. Stress is bad for your heart, which affects your blood pressure, nervous system, and is hard in general on your body. The world is turning at such a fast pace these days that there is never time to take care of us, so start now.

Try doing a little exercise to stay healthy as you age. Every little bit of exercise you do is better than not any at all. An average person should exercise at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.

How happiness makes you live a longer life:
Happiness is another way to stay healthy as you age. If you are not happy find out why and turn it around so you will be. Being happy and being with friends is always a good way to keep the stress away to. Don’t let yourself get depressed and down; it will make your aging come upon you sooner than you want, and it can cause you to be a very sick person. Depression is a sickness, and you want to stay away from all that.

Again, there is no way you can stop from aging so stay in good health and slow it down. Keep yourself happy, do those exercises and take those vitamins. Staying active helps keeps the stress down, keep you stronger and you’ll feel better for doing it.