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Positive steps you can do now to help increase your Longevity

Increasing your Telomere’s ability to reproduce: Every positive aspect of healthy living, (healthy diet, regular exercise, healthy lifestyle etc), can help extend your genetic ability to live longer. Your strands of DNA that help make up your chromosomes contain a genetic sequence at their end called telomeres that help determine how long and for how many times your cells can divide and reproduce. The less healthy of a lifestyle you live, the shorter genetically your telomeres are able to allow your cells to be able to reproduce. It is now scientifically determined that telomeres under optimal health conditions were created to allow your body to replicate, thrive and live up to 125 plus years if your body is optimally maintained. 

Nutritional and research science has discovered many positive ways to increase your Longevity, Health and Energy Levels so you can add 10, 20 and 50 years or more to your life now. Some of these methods are:

1. Eating healthy and wisely is the foundation for a long life. This includes:

A. Reduce the amount of calories you intake, especially harmful calories   

    containing, added sugar and simple carbohydrates, avoid saturated   

    fats and trans fats and most processed and commercially prepared 

    foods. Note: athletes and those with physically demanding jobs may be 

    general exceptions to reducing caloric intake.

B. Reduce the amount of red meat you eat and eat more high quality 

     protein like fish, Greens and vegetable protein. Add more vegetarian

     based meals to your daily meal planning for easier digestion and a 

     stronger immune system. For most people animal type meat protein 

     should be contained in no more than approximately one meal daily. 

C. Eat your 5 to 9 daily servings of veggies and fruits for additional important 

     nutrients, antioxidants and fiber.

D. Increase the amount of daily fiber and high quality complex carbs that

               whole grains, veggies and fruits provide. 

E. Increase the amount of high quality fats and oils like Omega 3’s (fish 

               oil, flax, chia seeds) and olive oil. Buy fish from unpolluted and mercury

              safe sources like wild Alaskan salmon where Omega 3’s are also much 

              higher than most farm raised and grain fed fish sources. 

F. Whenever possible try to eat organically grown veggies, fruits and 

              whole grain produce, range free grown meat products and egg and 

              dairy type products (yogurt) to get more nutrients per serving for your 

              food dollar. (Note: many Americans are lactose intolerant so caution 

              should be exercised regarding eating dairy). Eating organic will also 

              help you to avoid toxic chemicals, pesticides, nitrates, hormones and

              antibiotics drugs often used in most commercially grown or raised 

              produce and meats.

G. Add one or two daily servings of Organic and Wholesome Green 

     Drinks to your daily nutritional requirements to help supplement   

     the natural food nutrients that most Americans are missing daily. Green

     drinks will also help keep the body in a more slightly Alkaline state that 

     is required for optimal health. Many quality Green drinks & multivitamins

     will  also contain beneficial probiotics & natural digestive enzymes.

              A good source for Green Drinks is: www.doctorgreens.com

2. Get regular daily exercise of 30 minutes or more at least 3 to 4 times weekly

    (Even 10 to 20 minutes of daily exercise is very beneficial compared to none).

3. Take Nutritional Supplements Daily because with today’s lifestyles almost everyone is not able to eat every day the way they should. New nutritional research shows that for some vitamins and minerals it is often impossible or impractical to get the amounts required from diet alone for optimal health and longevity. Remember, most vitamins and minerals only stay in your body for 5 to 12 hours so take your vitamins twice daily. You don’t eat just once a day so take your vitamins twice a day to keep replenishing your cells with the nutrients they need to rebuild and to keep your immune system strong.

4. Learn how to avoid stress and how to deal with it when present. Prayer, meditation, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, nourishing your body properly, giving to others to help take your focus off of yourself, deep breathing, positive thinking and a positive problem solving attitude toward life’s challenges and a sense of humor all help.

5. Get enough rest and sleep daily. Getting 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep is the best way to support optimal health, optimism and longevity. Studies show you get more done and accomplished it better with adequate sleep. New research also shows that those who get less than 7 to 8 hours of sleep nightly tend to be more overweight.

6. Leading and practicing a healthy lifestyle. This includes maintaining a positive outlook toward life, yourself and others, making healthy and wise decisions in your daily and personal life toward worship and meditation and avoiding the harmful and deadly sins of drugs, smoking, and only moderate alcoholic intake (one drink a day, where appropriate)

The above 6 steps to living a more energetic, healthier and longer life are from Hal Decker, Start Feeling Better Now, talk show host & author of the soon to be released book called: “Start Feeling Better Now”  Contact Hal at: www.doctorgreens.com

This healthy lifestyles list of the most healthy and enjoyable foods from us to you via the learnings of the ancients, and very new, wise surveyors of such. So, first you wish to scan, like the warrior in you and observe. This will take days, come and go, print a list off, get all these into your habits. I am still working on this, and you want to also.

Meanwhile, we can try and taste and see if some new healthy foods will mix and match with the healthy foods & supplements you already are familiar, to become the best that we all can be. You will see I structured a list, as was my advise at that time. I may undo it, but that is process, you are interest in substance. That is, what are these wonder foods that all equal spinach you say.

Our spiritual adviser Popeye still prefers his spinach, but some of us on heart medicine must take care at not too many darkest greens, so powerful, but so potent in Vitamin K that our blood could be as thick as some skulls. You may want to check with your doctor if you are on heart or other medications. I love, but must avoid kept and spinach due to my heart medications.

You will be left to your own devices to test to find new foods to eat. So, here we are then: you want to eat many fruits and berries. That means just that. Eat them frozen, or rather after you have unfrozen what you need, but always frozen is OK, OK? But fresh is always best. Unless they were picked unripe and have gone bad by the time their old truck has reached you.

Now we are into the royalty: Blueberries,Raspberries, Strawberries, Cranberries,Choke berries, Dark Plumbs.

Below that hierarchy come Red Grapes, Papaya, Oranges, Mango, Red Delicious Apples, Kiwi, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honeydew Melon, Lemons,Limes, Bananas, Pomegranate, Pear, Peaches, Green Grapes, Green Apples,Black Currents, Red Currents, Gooseberries, Gage,Tangerine, Mandarin, Mulberry, Quince, Passion Fruit.

Golden Delicious Apples have half the potency of red. Then comes Coconut, Yellow Plum, Loquat(A Japanese Plum), Cherries.

Then we have packaged foods that are good for you: not many, but here we are. Pitted Prunes, Raisins, Dates, Figs. The Most Healthy Herbs and Spices in the World are: Saffron, Bay Leaf, Rosemary, Paprika, Black Pepper, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Thyme, Mint, Celery Seed, Basil, Cinnamon, Tarragon Leaves, Dill Weed. Curry Powder, Cayenne Pepper and Tabasco Sauce have Capsicaine, as does horseradish.

All have anti oxidant power. Coriander, Chives, Caraway Seeds, Sweet Marjoram, related to Oregano, Chervil(Best fresh), Chamomile, Sorrel, Angelica, Anise, Balm, Juniper, Hyssop.

As nuts, grains and supplements are another story we will return with more about nuts, with more details about which are best.

We know darkest is best in fruits and vegetables now, So there are few surprises, as Kale, Spinach, Broccoli, Swiss Chard, Carrots, Red Native Corn, Red Cabbage, Yams, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato (OK, it is a Fruit), Red Peppers, Golden Cream Corn, Yellow Bell Peppers, Orange Bell Peppers, Black Olives, All Root Crops such as Cabbage, Beets, Rutabaga, Okra, Sugar Beet, Parsnip, Parsley, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

We mention Sea Kelp as high in vitamin K. Cauliflower, Videlia Sweet Onions, Green Onions, Celery, Beets, Beet Tops, Red Potatoes With Skins, Garlic, Green Bell Pepper, Rhubarb, Kelp, Cauliflower, Celeriac (Knob Celery), Chinese Artichokes, Horseradish (Invasive, plant in pots) Jerusalem Artichokes, Kohlrabi.

We now have former exotics grown nearby such as Boc Choi, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Marrow, Zucchini, Watercress, Brussel Sprouts, Shallots, Leeks, Atichokes, Endives, Salsa, Scorzonera, Calabrese, Courgettes (Zucchini and self blanching celery grown in blocks), and Cucumber.

This covers so many types of fruits and vegetables that you can consider as a complement to your meat or bean dishes., Those most healthy foods require further study. But here, one healthy surprise that is somewhat of a fruit is your daily treat of dark chocolate. Really. So heat up a bit, pour it over some fruit bits or whatever and however you choose. To your good health!