Anti-aging & "The Most Powerful Change You Can Make"

Today's world is extremely fast-paced. And although people seem to be moving full speed-ahead, there appears to be at least one common thread amongst everyone; the desire to feel, look, and perform younger! The following article, from Self Magazine, was written by Dr. Henry S. Lodge , M.D.

The Science behind Anti-aging:

Most of what we call aging is just decay at the cellular level. It's the molecular dry rot of our modern lifestyles - and it's optional! Once you understand the way your body works, you can get younger every year for decades to come. Your cells are constantly renewing themselves. Taste bud cells are new every few hours, and your muscle cells turn over every 90 days. That means you taste dinner with cells that are new since breakfast, and the legs you are standing are basically new since three months ago. On average, you replace about 1% of the cells in your body ever day. And each cell comes in a little stronger or a little weaker than the one before, depending on the chemical signals you send by how you live your life. Thus, you end every day with a body that is a little bit younger or older than before - your choice.

Nutrition and emotion are key players in this process, but the most powerful change you can make is to exercise, which affects chemistry and molecular biology in every cell of your body. And new science tells us your brain renews itself, too. There are trillions of connections between your brain cells, and exercise gives them a powerful signal to rejuvenate and thrive. With exercise, you can actually grow new tissue in the brain's emotional areas and in the cognitive areas that deal with complex thought and decision making.

People often say they are too tired to work out, but that's backwards. Exercise creates optimism, energy, drive and purpose. Sitting all day at the office, commuting and watching TV are exhausting. We aren't tired because we move; we are tired and apathetic because we don't! The bottom line is that, to an extraordinary extent, you are in direct biological control of your body, your brain and your life.