How to live longer and better [Part 3]

Parts 1 and 3 ran in the January 16 and January 23 issues.

This is the final installment of the steps to a longer and healthier life, but make no mistake, spiritual health plays into it, as well. I will do a bullet pointer on that aspect in the future.

13) Try to avoid ultra-processed foods. Cook fresh and from scratch as much as possible and use the YUKA app when shopping. This is an app you can scan the product bar code and it will tell you if it is a waste of consumption!

14) Support gut health. People neglect this as it is kind of difficult to connect the dots. I will do a piece on this in the future, too, but in the meantime, explore GutPersonal along with Nature Made probiotics and probiotic fiber.

15) Practice gratitude. Say thank you. Don’t just THINK it—hearing those words benefits the giver, too.

16) Do not smoke or breathe second hand smoke.

17) Take cold showers or do cold exposure. Just simply reporting here on my research, but I wouldn’t do it! I feel it would shock me into a heart attack.

18) Limit screen time, blue light exposure. 

19) Get preventive screenings, and I highly recommend Life Line Screening. I have been very happy with them. They do a multiplicity of screenings for a fraction of the cost of it being ordered by your doctor. Insurance doesn’t pay, but the up side to it is you are in the driver’s seat and can control your testing.

20) Get into the habit of REGULAR and LIFELONG screenings.

21) Avoid over eating. Basically, this means eating out of habit or boredom. Eat only when you are hungry.

22) Consume more protein. It doesn’t need to be meat, either; nuts and lentils are a great source.

23) Seek out good longevity supplements. One that I love is Neuriva for brain health. Search out supplements for stem cell regeneration including collagen, bone broth protein, probiotics, multivitamins, B12, Vitamin C, Vitamins E and K, turmeric, super greens, CoQ10, fish oil and CholestOff (Nature Made is a good brand).

24) Let yourself be hungry. This would include the practice of intermittent fasting as well as simply not eating until you are “full.”

25) Optimize your heart health by being as active as your body will allow. Exercise keeps your blood moving and your muscles (the main one being your heart) in optimum shape!