Longevity, Anti Aging Meditation Research

Longevity, Anti Aging Meditation Research

Anti Aging and Longevity Facts:

Forget the fads! There are four longevity solutions that have withstood the test of time:

1.) Getting Enough Exercise

When it comes to anti aging, exercise is one of the most interesting recommendations given. Because, on the one hand, exercise increases the metabolism and speeds up many of the processes that cause aging (for this reason continuous, extremely heavy, exercise is not recommended for longevity).

Moderate excise on the other hand has proven to be essential for both longevity and keeping the body looking young. For maximum longevity a variety of types of exercise are recommended. Strength training is recommended for keeping the bones strong, and the body toned. While cardiovascular training helps to keep the heart strong and the blood flowing normally.

2.) The Transcendental Meditation Program

The Transcendental Meditation Program is listed here because it has been proven to reduce mortalities during a 17 year longitudinal study . In other words, there is conclusive evidence that people live longer when they practice Transcendental Meditation.

As well as keeping people alive longer, the Transcendental Meditation Program also helps to improve many aspects of the physiology that normally degrade with age. Research has shown that practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation Technique are particularly less susceptible to stress related conditions like high blood pressure, weight gain, and depression.

Most interesting however is a new study showing that long term practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation Program actually have lower levels of free radicals*.

The chart below shows free radicals measured in three different groups; practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation Program, practitioners of other meditation programs, and people not practicing meditation at all.

Practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation Program showed a significant decrease in free radicals at each area measured. Practitioners of other meditation techniques also showed consistently decreased free radicals, although not to the same degree.
* Most aging theories agree that free radicals are one of the fundamental causes of aging, if not the primary cause of aging.

3.) Eating the Right Diet.

There is a certain amount of controversy over what exactly is the best diet to keep you young, but there are several dietary guidelines that almost everybody agrees upon, and have been proven over time to reduce aging, these are:

Eat a diet high in a broad range of antioxidants and free radical scavengers**. Foods that include high levels of free radical scavengers(antioxidants) include: beans, olive oil, citrus fruits, and broccoli.

There are of course many other good sources of antioxidants, we recommend you do your own research to find a good selection of anti oxidant rich foods which taste good to you.

Avoid red meat. The meat industry would prefer you to believe that red meat is not that bad, but research proves otherwise. There are plenty of other more healthy sources of protein, fat and iron.

Eat fresh foods. Fresh foods are much higher in vital sources of nutrition, including vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants, as well as many micro nutrients. Fresh foods are also easier to digest and less likely to produce toxins in the body.

Avoid processed foods and eat whole foods, including whole grains. Processed foods are older and contain many dangerous ingredients including unstable fats and highly refined sugars. Whole grains have been proven to be much healthier than their refined counterparts.

**Consuming free radical scavengers reduces free radicals in the body, free radicals are considered a primary cause of aging.

4.) Avoid the obvious sins that cause aging

If you smoke, drink heavily, deprive yourself of sleep, or regularly use recreational drugs, then you are going to age faster. No rocket science degree needed for this one.