How to Age Gracefully After Your 40th Birthday
3 Things You Can Start Doing Today
Recently, I turned 40. It’s a milestone that I’d been dreading for a long time.
Why?
Well, I’m sure you all know how our bodies change as we get older. They get less flexible. They get weaker. They don’t heal as quickly. In short, they just don’t work the way they used to.
That said, there are some things we can do going into our 40s to age gracefully in the decades to come. Here are 3 tips from the health experts at Care for Women’s Medical Group:
1. Keep Your Bones Happy and Healthy
Once you hit your 40’s it is definitely time to make sure that your diet includes plenty of Calcium and Vitamin D to maintain strong bones. Exercises like weight training are also a great idea. These few adjustments can make all the difference between developing Osteoporosis a few years down the line or escaping it.
2. Eat Mediterranean
Diet matters. Swap red meat for organic white meat, butter for olive oil and go easy on carbs. The famous Mediterranean diet (primarily plant-based foods such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts) places a strong emphasis on Omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-3 fatty acids are also known as the ‘good’ type of fat. The benefits of a Mediterranean diet are numerous. It has been shown to reduce the chance of developing conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, some cancers, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease
3. Taking Care of Your Sexual Health
As a first step, speak to your Ob-Gyn about any specific sexual health issues that you may be dealing with. Your doctor will be a great resource to help identify problems and point you in the right direction for possible solutions.”
