As thorough as Ayurveda is on the subject of aging, there is something to be gained by looking to modern science. “In the classical textbooks, it says the lifespan of a healthy human is 120 years,” notes Chopra Center’s David Simon, M.D. “But I don’t think 5,000 years ago, anyone realized quite how much stress human beings are capable of experiencing in a lifetime.” Here are three ideas from experts for managing the aging process in modern times:

• Supplement your diet. Andrew Weil, M.D., founder of drweilonhealthyaging.com, says everyone should take a good multivitamin/multimineral and omega-3 fatty acid supplement every day. “These are not substitutes for real food but an insurance policy against gaps in your diet,” he says. Beyond that, he thinks a daily vitamin D supplement is worth serious consideration.

“The health-protective effects are overwhelming, and so many people are deficient in this nutrient&mdashespecially in America, where many of us live at latitudes that don’t provide enough, or strong enough, sunlight,” he says. “Everyone should take it to maintain bone health and protect against cancer.” Weil recommends taking a 1000 IU vitamin D3 supplement once daily with a fat-containing meal. For more information, go to drweil.com.

• Get your blood pressure checked. “Know your blood pressure&mdashit’s the most important number you have,” says Michael Roizen, M.D. As the coauthor of You: Growing Younger and cofounder of the website realage.com, Roizen is in the habit of dispensing aging advice, and he loves to quantify. “If your blood pressure is 130/90, that makes your real age 9 to 15 years older than it would be if your blood pressure were 115/75.” If your number is up, there’s a 60 percent chance that diet and lifestyle measures&mdashsuch as those outlined in the June 2008 issue of Natural Health&mdashwill do the trick to bring it under control, Roizen says. But if you’re among the 40 percent who truly need medication, you should take it. It’s one of the gifts of Western medicine.

• Know you can change your destiny. If Dean Ornish, M.D., has learned one thing in his 30 years as America’s number one heart-health guru, it is this: “Heredity is not destiny. We’ve shown definitively that you can influence the way your genes are expressed.” His new book, The Spectrum, is dedicated to the idea that in making life changes, effort equals reward. “It’s not all or nothing,” he says. “But the degree to which you make changes, there will be a corresponding benefit. It’s not in the far-off future, either. We’re publishing a study that will show that within three months, you can turn on disease-preventing genes, and turn off disease-promoting ones. Within hours, you can have improved blood flow to the brain, grow new brain cells, and feel energized. That’s a powerful motivator; it makes change sustainable. Who wants to live to be old if you don’t feel good?”

 

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Source : Natural Health Magazine