We get old too soon and wise too late.

Have you ever felt that way?

Typically, wisdom comes from living a life full of experiences, a life rich in lessons.

?A life that has its ups and downs.

A life that is hard sometimes and good sometimes.

We can’t control what happens in our lives, but we can choose how we face and deal with what happens.

That’s where wisdom comes in.

How you face your challenges throughout your life creates the niche inside you for your wisdom to grow.

And each time you face one of your challenges, that niche gets a little bigger. Until finally, you’re older and wise.

And yes, you’re usually an older person before you’re truly wise, but that’s life.

I wish we could be wise when we are younger. Just think about all the things we wouldn’t do if we were wise at an early age. And there are probably some things we would do if we were wise at an early age.

Actually these “tests” are just daily challenges that are sewn into the fabric of our lives.

?The older we get, the better we are able to deal with our challenges. There’s a lot of truth to the saying, “Practice makes perfect”.

Life itself seems like it is a test at times. We take the test first and then learn the answers later in life.

I often hear people say, “If I had known then, what I know now, maybe I might have….” Isn’t that the purpose of life—to learn from our life’s lessons, grow and become a better person than before?

Life is the journey, and not the destination. It can be a very fascinating journey, or just a paradoxical journey or maybe a dreary journey. Everyone has the chances to decide what life they want. Thus, there is no reason to blame someone else if you get in trouble in your life.

What matters most in life is often viewed as peripheral to the things that we usually focus on. Passion takes a backseat to production, wellness to working, and balance to busyness.

The old adage that "life is not a dress rehearsal" is so true, and yet we act to the contrary by putting off what is truly important or indulging in things that are not. On your birthday, stop focusing on your age and start meditating on your life at this exact moment.

How can you make it better? During the next year, reshuffle your priorities. Spend more time with family and friends, take care of your body and health by eating well and exercising regularly, and offer to help others in need.

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Thank you?….It has been estimated that gene associated aging can contribute to only 5 to 20% of the aging that occurs in an average human being; and the rest is the result of how we are treating our bodies and provoke good genes to be switched on, in order to be younger forever!

These four factors are pinpointed to be very dangerous for rapid age-related changes in our bodies; and hence, it is important to understand these four factors and control them to the extent of keeping away heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. They can further be explained as follows:

Free Radicals

If you have ever encountered dust particles attacking the car, you can very well correlate similar phenomenon of chemically unstable free radicals, attacking and further destroying?skin cells.

Since the damage due to these culprits occurs at cellular as well as DNA levels, the processes are believed to be accelerating aging, by experts.

Different investigations have further encountered that these free radicals can be carcinogenic; although you cannot completely get rid of these molecules, as they are a part of our day to day living.

However, you can definitely reduce their exposure by limiting access to cigarettes, trans fats, excessive exposure to the sun, etc.

Inflammation

In general, inflammation is a part of our immune system elicited against the foreign invaders; however, in many issues characterized by aging like?Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, bone disorders, etc.

Inflammation can play a very crucial role. In fact, with a continued state of inflammation, an immune system can even target healthy tissue-specific cells; and hence, can promote aging.

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?Studies have pinpointed that diet like whole grain, fatty fish, vegetables and monounsaturated fats can keep the inflammation at bay.

Other than specified, spices like turmeric, Indian whole spices, and chocolates also express anti-inflammatory properties; further making a real impact on the process of aging.

Regular exercise is another key to reduce the inflammation, which can be achieved by producing anti-inflammatory chemicals that are helpful to promote a weight loss.

Research has indicated that continuously elevated levels of cortisone can affect the hippocampus region of the brain, which is required to be functional for long term memory.

Excessive stress can also promote the accumulation of belly fat, increases inflammation and promotes insulin resistance.

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Glycation

Being too sweet is also very dangerous, as in; studies have evaluated the role of glucose in a combination of protein and fat to promote the production of molecules that may lead to early aging.

In this regard, many experiments have proven that the end product due to advanced Glycation due to excessive sugar addition in the food components can accelerate the process of aging.

As per the guidelines proposed by the American Heart Association, women should not consume more than 100 calories per day, whereas men should restrict their calories intake to 150 a day.

Stress

Have you ever thought over why does the president of the countries age twice as rapidly when on duty than at home relaxing?

It is because of too much of a stress. Always being under pressure, stimulate the release of different stress hormones that are responsible for high blood pressure and rapid pulse rates.

However, it is a very interesting fact to understand that your body mechanism to reduce the stress is so intense that it immediately releases hormone cortisone.?

Research has indicated that continuously elevated levels of cortisone can affect the hippocampus region of the brain, which is required to be functional for long term memory. Excessive stress can also promote the accumulation of belly fat, increases inflammation and promotes insulin resistance.

Life is the journey, and not the destination. It can be a very fascinating journey, or just a paradoxical journey or maybe a dreary journey. Everyone has the chances to decide what life they want. Thus, there is no reason to blame someone else if you get in trouble in your life.

What matters most in life is often viewed as peripheral to the things that we usually focus on. Passion takes a backseat to production, wellness to working, and balance to busyness.

The old adage that "life is not a dress rehearsal" is so true, and yet we act to the contrary by putting off what is truly important or indulging in things that are not. On your birthday, stop focusing on your age and start meditating on your life at this exact moment.

How can you make it better? During the next year, reshuffle your priorities. Spend more time with family and friends, take care of your body and health by eating well and exercising regularly, and offer to help others in need.

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