We all want to live long healthy lives, and this article in Psychology Today gives some great pointers on how to keep going strong, longer.Keeping physically active as you age is a vital ingredient for maintaining health and vigor. Whether you‘re walking, dancing or gardening, you‘re promoting feelings of well being and improving your health. Physical exercise also helps keep "the blues" at bay.Other longevity tips included in their list are:
There have been many studies on how your social network influences and affects your overall health, and they seem to agree that it can have a huge impact on longevity and happiness. In addition to proper diet and physical exercise, emotional health--including the joy you get from friendships and a compatible spouse--is absolutely essential to your physical health and healing. That is why I suggest using the energy psychology tool Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), as it can help you improve your relationships by releasing old fears that may hold you back from sharing yourself fully.Emotions can have a tremendous impact on your health, and if you are in an unhappy relationship (whether with a spouse or a friend), it will undoubtedly affect not only your state of mind, but also your physical wellness.
One of the best things you can do for all of your relationships is to be happy yourself. Your state of mind can be contagious, so tending to your own emotional needs will make it easier for you to feel happy with those around you. The Emotional Freedom Technique can help you resolve emotional challenges through a form of psychological acupressure. Another option that can be of great benefit is the Insight audio CD. It’s like years of meditation experience in a box. While EFT eliminates negative emotions that sabotage health and replaces them with positives, the Insight CD does a phenomenal job of enhancing and expanding emotional, mental and spiritual capabilities--and ultimately health.