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Logical Practices To Ensure Optimal Health, Longevity

By Akalazu Chibuikem Nnamdi

28 May 2023   |   12:00 pm

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Achieving optimal health and longevity is a goal shared by many individuals. While there is no magic formula for eternal youth, adopting logical practices can significantly enhance your overall well-being and increase your chances of living a long and healthy life. These practices encompass various aspects of lifestyle, encompassing both physical and mental well-being. By…

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Achieving optimal health and longevity is a goal shared by many individuals. While there is no magic formula for eternal youth, adopting logical practices can significantly enhance your overall well-being and increase your chances of living a long and healthy life.

These practices encompass various aspects of lifestyle, encompassing both physical and mental well-being. By incorporating these practices into your daily routine, you can promote optimal health and maximise your potential for longevity. Here are 16 logical practices that can help you achieve these goals.

Ameliorate Your Stressful Situations: When signs of stress have been detected; delegate tasks, ensure to stay cheerful perhaps by utilizing some social media time, as this will reduce the measure of cortisol in the blood, indulge in meditation, and practise deep breathing routines.

Eat Natural Meals: Natural meals possess a significant amount of nutrients the body requires, they are low in sugar and rich in antioxidants, as well as fibre which is sometimes taken out in processed food products. Ensure a reduction in the consumption of processed foods like canned meals, grilled foods.

Stay Away From Plastic Containers For Food Consumption As Much As You Can: The expiry date on plastic water cans is for the plastic not the water. After this period is reached, micro plastics leech into the water rendering it unsuitable for drinking, a similar effect occurs while microwaving meals with plastic containers. Plastics are notoriously non-biodegradable, thus, the gut bacteria have no way to digest them.

Use Of Well Coated Pots And Pans For Cooking: Non-stick pots tend to have a PFA coating which overtime wears out due to heat, pressure and repeated scrapings. These particles aggregate in the food prepared leading to immune health disorders and cancers.

Limit The Inordinate Consumption Of Pharmaceutical Drugs: Although drugs are an expedited form of relief to several maladies. However, their accumulated use over time can offset certain biochemical processes; alter sleep patterns, hormonal flows, mental as well as neuromuscular functions etc. Thus only take them when necessary or explicitly stated. Basic drugs like acetaminophen, ibuprofen have been incriminated as causes of liver damage over time.

Know Your Family History: This could determine the likelihood of developing certain disorders, due to similarities in genetic makeup, such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure. Note! Having relatives with a condition doesn’t mean the individual will develop the same condition. However, it enables him/her in taking steps to reduce the possibilities of it happening, by proactive living.

Routine Health Checks Twice A Year: It is highly advised to have a thorough medical check up to ascertain one’s health status, detect subtle anomalies and devise medically advised means to living healthy.

Observe Your Body For Unusual Changes: Owing to situations like body growth and development, changes in environment or lifestyle. Issues like body weight, skin colour, skin texture, mood states and other physiological conditions should be observed.

Stay Happy And In Good Company: Good friends keep you motivated, improve your sense of purpose and worth, boost your happiness and help cope with traumatic situations by providing emotional support.
Take Up Health Adventures, Join Clubs And Neighbourhood Groups For Outdoor Exercise Routines: Activities such as vacationing, volunteering, scuba diving, mountain climbing and team oriented sports invigorate the body and spirit and as well reward you with precious dopamine and adrenaline spurts. Team oriented tasks create fun, foster cheerful memories, enable networking and a sense of communal excellence.

Avoid Exposure To Harmful Gases And Exhaust Fumes: These gases are poisonous to man especially when inhaled for a lengthy period, they bind to oxygen receptors in the blood faster than oxygen would, leading to “poisoning”. It has been documented that low oxygen levels in the body leads to nasal discomfort, asthma, ageing and debilitating ailments.

Stay Hydrated: About 60 percent of the body is water. It is the transport system of the body. The more water you take in, the more oxygenated the body tends to be, the cooler the body temperature and easier the process of digestion.

Occasional Fasts: This improves blood sugar management, supports weight loss, and decreases the chances of inflammation.

Make Sleep, Take Naps: Allow your biological cycle to take its course. Without proper sleep the body can’t heal, the brain can’t efficiently store memories.

Good Sex: Limit the use of stimulants for this exercise as they strenuously work the heart, blood vessels and kidneys. Good exercise in itself builds stamina, thus focusing on being creative and patiently doing your best, naturally. Your hormones and that of your partner will do the rest over the course of action.

Be Mindful Of Your Posture: Don’t slouch while you seat or bend to a side while you stand, it could strain the spine. Maintain the right ergonomics so as to facilitate blood circulation to the lower part of the body.