Positive Lifestyle An AntiAging Must

To live a long time in vibrant health, taking nutritional supplements is critical. However, you must round out your program with some positive lifestyle choices. To undertake a longevity-promoting lifestyle, you should:

1. Eat a low-fat diet.
2. Refrain from smoking, and avoid inhaling second-hand smoke.
3. Undertake a program of regular physical activity. Always check with your doctor before starting a strenuous exercise program.
4. Control stress as best you can.
5. Exercise your brain. Play games that make you think, read books that challenge you, listen to music and cut back on television watching.

Nowhere is the aging process more visible than on your skin. While a few lines give you character, no one welcomes age-related skin changes such as wrinkles, loss of suppleness, and skin discoloration. The antioxidant vitamins discussed in Secret #1 (especially vitamin A, beta-carotene, and vitamin C) protect your skin against free-radical damage and help produce collagen. Essential fatty acids, both omega-3 and omega-6, are also important for skin health.

A new generation of vitamin A-based skin creams is now available. Called remeital, it's weaker than Retin A, less irritating, yet it retains its cousin's ability to reduce wrinkles, fine lines, and skin discoloration. I recommend using it only at night, as it does increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun.

For dry skin, you need to replenish your body's supply of omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oils and flaxseed oil. Fish oils are available in capsules, and flaxseed can be added to hot cereal, vegetables, or salad.

I also recommend that you drink at least eight glasses of clean water a day, use a good moisturizing lotion throughout the day, and protect your skin with a good sunscreen.

It seems to be universally believed that as we age our bodies fall apart. You don't have to follow this pattern.