10 Tips That May Help You Live Longer

We all want to feel good each day. When you feel well physically, life is easier and more enjoyable. Sleeping well, feeling energetic, being calm and optimistic greatly improve the quality of your life. If you take good care of your health, you are less likely to suffer with a chronic disease that could shorten your lifespan. Here are my tips to improve the quality and quantity of your life.

1. Have a yearly check up with your own doctor to detect diseases in their early stages when they are curable. Don’t ignore symptoms or attempt to diagnose yourself.
2. Nurture your immune system – it is your greatest health asset. The immune system requires adequate amounts of zinc, selenium, iodine, vitamin D and vitamin C and yet many people are deficient in these protective nutrients; no wonder many types of cancer have increased dramatically over the last decade.
3. Become a relative of the rabbit family – what I mean, is make sure you eat a variety of raw and cooked vegetables and fruits every day; this will greatly reduce your risk of infections, cancer and liver disease. See my book Raw Juices Can Save Your Life for delicious recipes for an A to Z of health conditions.
4. Get some sunshine regularly – this will allow your skin to manufacture its own vitamin D and this vitamin conserves bone density and reduces your risk of cancer.
5. Get adequate amounts of good quality sleep by retiring before 11pm. This increases your chances of getting more deep sleep, during which your brain detoxifies itself chemically and psychologically; thus, you will have less stress and anxiety and a clearer mind. Your adrenal glands restore their supplies of hormones when in a deep sleep. If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, melatonin and magnesium may be very helpful.
6. Keep your blood pressure in the normal range with a combination of regular exercise, drinking plenty of water, avoiding sugar, taking a magnesium supplement and if needed, blood pressure reducing medication. High blood pressure is a killer.
7. Have fun and enjoy your life. If you are lucky enough to get to 60 years of age, you realise that life is quite short and you have spent a large part of it working too hard and worrying excessively. Work on your self esteem and tell yourself you are fantastic! I do this daily and I even have a few folks believing it now- but most importantly, it gives you the courage to be yourself!
8. If you have to have a surgical operation or make a decision to take long term or potentially toxic medication, make sure that you get two or more professional opinions.
9. Take time to improve your mental ability by engaging in mentally challenging sports, hobbies, new courses, languages, cross word puzzles, games etc. The brain is like a muscle – use it or lose it!
10. Take care of your liver, as it is the organ of longevity. One of my favourite sayings is “Love your liver and live longer”. The liver is the furnace of the body providing energy for the rest of the body. The liver is the filter and cleanser of your blood stream and protects your immune system from overload. The liver is also the major fat burning organ in the body and helps to keep your weight down and your cholesterol levels in the normal range. A healthy liver helps to regulate blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes. See my book The Liver Cleansing Diet for a plan on how to overhaul your liver health.

The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.