Genetics vs. Lifestyle: And the Winner Is…
What does affect our health as we age?
In short, graceful aging varies by genetics, diet, and lifestyle.
We typically think that aging is about 80% dependent on genetics. So there isn’t much we can do about it, right?
Well, the exact opposite is now understood to be the reality. From various sources, I’ve estimated that the concensus is more like genetics making up about 20% of how gracefully we age, and the other 80% of our long term health being a function of diet and lifestyle!
And even our diet and lifestyle as a child can affect that aging process decades later! (If you’re interested in resources for starting a child’s health down the right path, click here)
And if you’re already in the aging cycle of life, this recently published statement from the Journal of the American Medical Association is especially important:
People over the age of 60 absorb certain vitamins and minerals better from a supplement than from food.
Those diet and lifestyle pieces of the aging equation have to include a multi-vitamin/mineral. For one particularly designed for those fifty and older, click here.
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