How Long Do You Plan To Last?

In the Bible, it says that Moses lived to be 120 years old (Deuteronomy 34:7). Over the next 50 years, they're saying that centenarians will increase in number 15-fold!

So, what is healthy life extension? Put simply, it is utilizing science to increase the healthy life span and reduce the risk of suffering age-related conditions in later life. It is the use of the best present day methods, while supporting research to develop more effective methods for tomorrow.

Despite amazing advances in understanding and treating age-related conditions (such as cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's, and many others), and despite the cries of the anti-aging marketplace, the only presently available method likely to even modestly extend the healthy human life span is calorie restriction. Sadly, no medical technology yet exists that can improve upon this diet and lifestyle choice: researchers are making progress, but this field of medicine is woefully underfunded and poorly understood by the public.

Calorie restriction (CR) is a strategy - a lifestyle choice when practiced by humans - proven to extend healthy and maximum life span in rodents and primates. Some animal studies conducted over the past 20 years have shown up to a 40% increase in maximum life span.

So, are you over-eating? I've talked about it before in this blog and you've thought about it. Do you eat to live or live to eat? Do you eat to nourish your body and soul, or do you eat for entertainment? This can be a tough question to answer honestly. Emotional eating, eating out of boredom, using food as a trusted friend, these are bad habits that only YOU can address. Simply put, if you are overweight at all, you are eating more than your body needs. You have been eating more than you have been burning off in a day.

It's time to start paying attention to the food that you put into your mouth, and to your satiety levels. How hungry are you? At what point are you actually no longer hungry? Are you eating until the plate is empty, regardless of feeling stuffed? Do you have seconds because the first plate tasted so good? Or do you overdo it on dessert?

Only YOU can tell the truth to yourself. If you're eating for the wrong reasons, there is a lot of help out there...much more than I can give. Read and study on overeating. Get a counsellor. Join an Overeaters Anonymous group in your area.

Living a long healthy life, for you and your loved ones, is worth it...I just know that you can Get Your Body Back...