Tom Jackobs, Houston Fitness Expert gives his tips on How to Look and Feel Young at any age!
It seems that everyone wants to keep their youthful appearance, but more than that, people want to feel young too.
I’m over 40 now and I feel so much better than I did when I was in my thirties, primarily because of the lifestyle changes I made to keep feeling young.
TIP #1: Reduce Toxins. I’m talking about toxins like cigarette smoke, air pollution, excess alcohol, and toxins in our food and water supply. Of course, if you’re smoking, I suggest you stop immediately.
For your food supply, stay away from processed foods that have all kinds of artificial colors, chemicals, and sweeteners. They do nothing but erode your health, and after years, they can start to make you look older (mostly because they are “dead foods” void of quality nutrients). I try my best to eat wholesome, unprocessed foods every chance I get. And try to keep your alcohol intake low (relax I said low not eliminate). Your skin and internal organs will thank you by remaining healthy and young.
As far as water, drink at minimum 50ozs per 100lbs of body weight, especially when you are metabolizing body fat (losing weight).
Tip #2: Increase your essential fat intake. Back in the 80s and 90s the media constantly said that all fat was considered bad. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are great fats out there that your body needs, especially for skin integrity and to help your skin be healthy. They are called essential fatty acids, and your body simply can’t produce them on its own. You need to get them through your food intake or supplement.
Most Americans are deficient in one of the essential fats called Omega-3s, and you can really see this deficiency in their skin–it’s typically dry, cracked, or wrinkled. To avoid this, make sure you’re eating good sources of these fats from fish like wild salmon, tuna, and mackerel. Other sources of essential fats include nuts like pistachios, walnuts, and almonds, along with seeds like flax seeds and pumpkin seeds. Every day, try to eat a serving of fish (such as salmon), ¼ to ½ cup of nuts and/or seeds,. You can also use a supplementation such as OmegaPlex.
Tip #3: Less sugar, more antioxidants. My final tip today has to do with reducing your sugar and increasing your antioxidants. Less junk and more good stuff. The average American consumes about 173 grams of processed sugar a day. Some teenagers are consuming 200, 300, or even 400 grams of sugar a day. This is not good because:
- These processed sugars don’t have any real nutritional value, and eating them will lead to nutrient deficiencies that cause you to age faster.
- After you consume sugar, your body is still starving for nutrients so your cravings increase, which leads to weight gain that makes you look older. Plus, sugar is highly addictive so you keep eating more and more, and it’s converted to fat very easily in our bodies.
Needless to say, you want to stay away from these processed sugars whenever possible.
So keep your processed sugars down, and replace these empty calories with fruits and vegetables that are packed with antioxidants. In case you don’t know, antioxidants are kind of like “microscopic doctors” that keep your body healthy by fighting off free-radicals (which are molecules, atoms, or ions that can cause premature aging and disease).
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