We Can’t Stop Aging But We Can Stop Decay
Most people do not realize that as much as 70% of the ‘normal’ decay associated with aging such as weak muscles, soft, brittle bones and sore joints can be eliminated along with 50% of all illness and injury with the right exercise program. So, the lifestyle you are leading right now will determine how young you will be in future decades.
Often as people age they experience chronic aches and pains, lack of energy and can suffer from arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure and prescription drugs consumption becomes a necessity. No doubt both patients and pharmaceutical companies would much prefer a pill with the benefits of exercise without actually having to do it.
Meanwhile, until the magic pill is found the only prescription that should be filled is that people take some responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. But that isn’t so bad compared to suffering the ill effects of the downward spiral for years or even decades if you choose to ignore mountains of research that have uncovered how much control we really do have over the aging process.
We used to believe it was just a matter of ‘Lady Luck” how well we fared as we got older. But now we know that illness, disease, pain and suffering can be diminished or even reversed by giving the body what it needs to stay healthy no matter what your age.
Most of what we call aging, and most of what we dread about getting older, is actually decay caused by not enough proper exercise. This is critically important because we are stuck with real aging, but decay is optional. It is dependant on what we do and don’t do each and every day.
Biologically, at cellular level, there is no such thing as retirement. There are