How To Slow Down the Aging Process

Ingredients

• Blueberries
• Walnuts
• Floss
• Dark chocolate
• Red wine
• Brain teasers
• Exercise
• Hobbies

Steps

1. Eat blueberries and walnuts - Eat blueberries and walnuts. Two Tufts University studies found that just a cup of blueberries or an ounce of walnuts a day can protect the body against age-related nerve damage that can affect thinking, motor skills, and coordination. (30 sec. )
2. Blue fruits in general—purple grapes, blackberries, plums, boysenberries, black currants—top the list of anti-aging foods. (47 sec. )
3. Floss without fail - Floss at least once a day. People with clean teeth don’t just look younger, they live up to 46% longer than those who don’t, because healthy gums help prevent strokes and heart disease. (57 sec. )
4. Eat dark chocolate - Have some dark chocolate. It contains magnesium and flavonol, which improve the supply of oxygen to the brain. (71 sec. )
5. Drink red wine - Enjoy a glass or two of red wine every day. The resveratrol found in red and purple grape skins contains impressive anti-aging properties, according to a Harvard study. (81 sec. )
6. Work your brain - Do some crossword puzzles; play Sodoku; join a bridge group; learn to speak Italian. Research shows that doing anything to exercise your brain keeps it sharp and prevents Alzheimer’s. (94 sec. )
7. Get moving - Get moving. You don’t need to kill yourself with push-ups and jogging. Studies show that doing anything active—gardening, dancing, running around the mall—keeps your muscles in shape, your heart rate elevated, and your neurons firing. (106 sec. )
8. Eat less sugar - Eat less refined sugar. It hardens the fibers and elastin in cells, making skin as tough and dry as an alligator’s. (124 sec. )
9. Get a life - Get a life—or, at least, a hobby. People with interests outside of work report less depression, get fewer illnesses, and have a lower rate of Alzheimer’s. In a survey of 600 folks over age 80, 93% credit their hobbies with helping them live longer. (135 sec. )
10. Hawaii has the highest life expectancy in the United States. (155 sec. )