Live a Longer Healthy Life! By Steven A Johnson At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Longevity by definition means a long duration of an individuals life or the length of ones life. Longevity can also mean thinking about means of extending and prolonging a human life as well as living it healthy. Everyone wants to live a long and happy life. As we all grow older we try to find methods that will prolong our lives we tend to look into changing our life style, changing our diet, exercise that will extend our lives, and supplements and herbal remedies.

Longevity has been thought about and sought after for centuries. It has been in the storytelling community for as long as we have recorded and documented stories. From science fiction and utopian novels to myths and legends. The book of Genesis talks about the Garden of Eden, it wasn’t until eve ate the apple and sinned that god put death and disease on the earth. The fountain of youth is a well known tale of longevity, a Spanish explorer went looking for a spring that said to be in Florida and anyone who drank from it would have youth restored to there body. The Holy Grail is another story, it is the chalice that Jesus and his disciples drank from at the last supper. The legend is anyone who had drank from it lived an extraordinarily long life. Gilgamesh was a king from the Babylon who went for a quest to find eternal life. He set out to stay awake for 7 days and 7 nights but failed and then immortality is taken from him. The legends of the Greek gods are full of adventures about immortal gods and humans who seek out immortality through deeds and acts of the gods.

There is also the Abkhazia, in southern Russia there are mountains called Caucasus, the people who live there are said to live life spans of 150. there is reported marriages at 110 and claims of fatherhood at 136. There biggest claim made by the soviets was that a man named Shirali Muslimov lived to be 168, they honored him with a postage stamp. The Hunza Valley in Pakistan is said to be a place of long life, the people there said to live healthy til the ages of 90 to 120. They eat a diet of fruits, grains, and vegetables mostly.

Attention is increasing to the subject of longevity. Doctors are coming out with a number of medicines, treatments, and services that all are said to prolong life. Doctors are trying hard to put the beneficial qualities of red wine and green tea in a pill to prolong life. But really the best thing you can do is to change your daily habits, reduce stress, and exercise.

Some things you can do to prolong your life is to exercise regularly. Gradually introducing a routine rather than just jumping into a hard routine and not sticking to it will benefit you most. Get an education, people who go to school and get a degree seem to increase there chances of living longer. Having close relationships with people will help too. Being able to confide in friends and life partners will relive stress and depression. Getting the same amount of sleep every night and at the same times gives your body a chance to heal and regenerate. Drink water, it helps to flush toxins out of your system. Don’t smoke, I really shouldn’t have to explain that one.

Get a physical every year. This will help to catch any diseases or health concerns early. Think before you act, this is almost to simple. I mean look both ways before you cross the street, and wear protective glasses and helmets. Too much of anything can be harmful to your body. This can be overeating, drinking to much, substance abuse, or medicating yourselves. Eat fish, drink lots of tea, drink one glass of red wine a day and eat dark chocolate.

Another you could try that is a natural way to extend your life is to use Longevity. It helps the body to absorb more minerals because the body only absorbs about 10% of the minerals you put in it. This will help our bodies to protect our healthy cells from the penetration of toxins. It is the ultimate defense against disease and aging. This product can be found at Alternative Health Supplements.

Some other things you can do is wear sun block. Even if you have dark skin, the increasing number of UVA and UVB rays is a threat to anyone who spends more that 15 minutes a day in the sun. People who exercise there minds and read a lot tend to live longer because they enjoy life and it helps protect against getting Alzheimer's. be optimistic and don’t be afraid of anything. And lastly, keep working. People who stay active at work and do volunteer work live longer.

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