How to age gracefully and healthily?
What is the life expectancy for Singaporean? It’s 85 years old for women and 80 years old for men according to World Health Organisation (WHO). In fact, Singapore is catching up with other developed countries in life expectancy where it has the 4th-best rate in the world, latest WHO figures reveal. Average life expectancy at birth stood at 82 yrs in 2011, making it a joint fourth with Italy.
We are already living, on average, longer than our parents & grandparents. However, longevity is not the only aim, we want to live both longer & in better health than our forebears, so that we can remain active, independent & productive members of society. In another words, what we want is having quality life - to enjoy wealth & time with good physical & mental health.
Health is real wealth. A healthy person is an asset to himself, to his family and to his community. On the other hand an ailing person is a burden on all. If health is lost, everything is lost. Therefore good health is one of the basic foundations on which our lives are built. In other words, we will have a better control over our life. However, we can’t use money to buy good health but we can earn it through adopting a healthy lifestyle.
So, what are the signs of aging? “Health” refers to physical, mental and social well being in WHO definition. According to experts, signs of aging are broadly divided into 2 categories – physical & mental.
Physical
- Loss of strength, muscle mass & increasing obesity
- Bones weaken & more susceptible to fracture – osteoporosis & osteoarthritis
- Skin thin, drier, wrinkled, less elastic & more fragile, bruise more easily
- Loss of bladder control (urinary incontinence)
- Forgetful
- Difficult to concentrate
- Anxiety, loss of confidence & depression
A sign of aging is not based on physical age but by biological age! It affects our health!!!
Aging is inevitable. Aging is humanity’s greatest triumphs yet greatest challenges. As there will be higher risks for chronic diseases such as:
- Dementia
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
- Diabetes
And it will also incur high cost of healthcare (long term care) - est. S$1,600/ month!!!
Dementia
The prevalence of Dementia in Singapore (aged 65 & above)
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| Source: http://www.alz.org.sg/about-dementia/statistics |
We definitely do not want to be part of the statistics!!!
Look at this interesting findings here. Singapore is having the highest rate of coronary heart disease as compared to the countries who are also having similar life expectancy. So again longevity doesn’t mean quality lifestyle.
Coronary Heart Diseases
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| Source: WHO 2011 http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/coronary-heart-disease/by-country/ |
With an aging population, longer life expectancies, and higher incidence of chronic disease, the demand for long term care will increase in the coming years.
Good news! I am here to share on how to prevent to be part of the statistics. We can indeed age gracefully to enjoy the quality lifestyle that we desired for.
Active, Happy, Healthy Aging
- Maintaining autonomy and independence - key goal in the policy framework for active ageing (WHO)
- Physical & mental deterioration can be delayed & minimised with super plant foods
- Eat right – we’re what we eat!
- Enjoy our golden age healthily & gracefully
Let me introduce what we have discovered from the beauty of Mother Nature - 6 precious unique ingredients which are exceptionally high in antioxidants to slow down aging – Ginseng Berry, Cactus Fruit, Cactus, Grape Seed, Rose & Seaweed !
SUPER FOOD that is immunity supporting.
1. GINSENG BERRY
- Enhance physical activity – increase mobility
- Increase blood supply to brain - improve concentration & memory – prevent from dementia!
2. CACTUS FRUITS
- Protect against DNA damage
- Anti-inflammatory – prevent from cardiovascular diseases
3. CACTUS
- The King of Plants
- Inhibit tumor formation, excellence anti-cancer effects
- Regulate high blood sugar, improve cholesterol
- Speed up wound healing & improve the appearance of scars
Cactus is totally different from aloe vera where it takes 10 years & above growth to have 10,000 types of nutrients. Next it’s about the processing technique of the plant. So how to eat cactus? Cactus is not like an orange, when we open up, is like an egg, it’s dry, sticky, and the liquid can't be dripped out at all! There are places in America like California, Utah, Mexico where cactus is available in the supermarket, there are pricks on the cactus skin where we can use glove to remove or use heat to barbeque it to remove the pricks, and then peel the skin, skin is hard and can’t be eaten, it will cause stomach upset. Just take the flesh inside. In fact, it has to be taken in raw form as if we are taking salads as cactus is oxidised super fast after the pricks and skins are being removed. So this is the 'right' way to eat a cactus if you happen to get one from the market here. As I know most commonly people here will boil soup which in fact cactus has very high phytochemical & antioxidant which will also be boiled away after being heated up. So remember, cactus is afraid of heat, it has to be taken like a salad fast enough after removing the pricks and skin! Next it's about the species selection. Like eg for cactus, it has 400 over types of species all over the world, but only half of it can be eaten. Some are even poisonous. And one of the species that can be taken is Opuntia.
4. GRAPE SEED
- High in OPCs (Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins), a super anti-oxidant
- Good for our vision
5. ROSE
- Strong anti-bacterial properties - prevent from cold & flu
- Reduce damage by harmful UV rays
- Lightening pigmentation – fairer, smoother complexion
6. SEAWEED
- Cleansing, detoxification
- Prevent numbness
- Prevent blood clotting
We can start now to:
LIVE AS NUTRITIONAL IMMUNOLOGY LIFESTYLE - ONES principle!
- O - Optimistic (Happy Emotion)
- N - Nutrition (Superfood)
- E - Exercise (10,000 steps daily)
- S - Sleep (Quality, not just about quantity)
We have a series of Healthy Fast Food for a mere convenience for your hectic lifestyle.
Oxyginberry capsules/ beverage is made of these 6 precious unique ingredients -
Ginseng Berry, Cactus Fruit, Cactus, Grape Seed, Rose & Seaweed !
We can definitely pursue our active aging lifestyles - healthily & happily (",)
Ignorantia salus non excusat!
+65 9800 6016
(Ignorance of health excuses no one!)
Thanks & Best Regards,
Raine Tan+65 9800 6016
Health & Beauty Freedom Consultant
