{"id":17998,"date":"2022-03-18T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=17998"},"modified":"2024-03-09T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T14:44:26","slug":"healthy-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/healthy-ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secrets to Longevity and Healthy Ageing | Lindsey Whistler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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How long would you like to live? Until you are 80, 90, 120? If you aren\u2019t sure you want to live so long, why is that? What does healthy ageing mean to you? Could it be that you want to avoid the changes we associate with age; chronic disease, cognitive decline, being unable to live the life you did in your younger years? Would you want to live to 120 if you could do so in full health? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although growing older is inevitable, we have a lot of control over how<\/strong> <\/em>we age. In truth, a decline in health is not predetermined. Epigenetics is the study of how your behaviour and environment can affect the way your genes work. This tells us that we have power over how the passing years affect our health. But what really works? I\u2019ve sifted through the research to bring you practical advice you can incorporate at any age to help you live a long, healthy and active life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It might surprise you that the first potent anti-ageing strategy is stress. We typically think of stress as a bad thing, and yes chronic stress is associated with health problems (high blood pressure, inflammation and increased cardiovascular risk factors). Chronic stress causes damage to cells, proteins and DNA, and as a result, contributes to ageing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-term stress from exercise, breathwork, cold water therapy and fasting however, increases longevity.<\/strong> Short-term stress allows the body to repair after these periods of intensity. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you are physically active, you turn on repair mechanisms within your cells, expending energy to deal with the damage you’ve caused. This activation increases resilience, stops cells from deteriorating and keeps us from ageing.  Many studies have proven that 150 mins a week of moderate exercise is sufficient, but you can go one better.  David Sinclair, author of \u2018Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To<\/a>\u2019 <\/em>advises that in order to achieve maximum benefits from physical activity, you need to be out of breath, for just ten minutes, 3-4 times a week. This hypoxia (lack of oxygen) increases blood flow to muscles and switches on longevity mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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