The Secret of Six Years Younger

@Shavkat (141905)
Philippines
December 11, 2023 10:35am CST
I read in an article that we can be six years younger than our actual age. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), there are ways to look younger, and they called them "Life's Essential 8." Here are as follows: 1. Eating better 2. Sleeping well 3. Being active 4. Not smoking 5. Managing blood sugar 6. Managing cholesterol 7. Managing blood pressure 8. Managing weight Can you do these things to look six years younger than your actual age? Image Credit: media.rbl.ms
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
11 Dec 23
Well the key word is managing. You can manage all you want these things but can you actually fix them? I find walking to be beneficial. It does nothing for my wrinkles though.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
11 Dec 23
I agree.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 Dec 23
Wrinkles are inevitable....but nowadays there are creams that do help to delay onset of such symptoms. I think aging gracefully is better rather than hankering to look younger and become the odd one out in a group that is actually six years younger.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
11 Dec 23
Amber
@AmbiePam (121036)
• United States
11 Dec 23
Well, smoking definitely ages a person, so you know you’ll at least keep from looking older. And, you can always tell when someone has slept well because they look so refreshed. I would add drinking plenty of water to keep hydrated. It makes your skin look better, and good skin takes years off a person. Six years? Probably not, but at least a few. That’s just my opinion though.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (121036)
• United States
11 Dec 23
@vandana7 Thank you, vanny. I take after my mom who lost her mind, but darn it, she sure looked younger than normal while doing it!
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 Dec 23
What about stress? Stress I believe causes sleeplessness, and also many other psychosomatic issues. Avoiding stress is almost impossible for me. So yeah...I do look old...but I have seen your pictures. You look cute and pretty young.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
@AmbiePam I think it is not that accurate. I had seen some people who looked younger than their real age. But they do smoke and drink a lot. At some point, it is contradictory to what they claim. Some people look mature, which can be a genetic factor.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
11 Dec 23
Hmm well I have always looked much older than I am. Not fun now at 40
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
12 Dec 23
@Shavkat nope no way! My body has aged a lot it makes it hard doing things I used to do easily. Aches and exhaustion all the time no this definitely isn’t life starting this is more like almost halfway over
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Dec 23
I wondered what I would look like if I reached that age. Do you believe that life starts at 40?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
@shaggin I can imagine now. I guess some people say it because of being in denial the real fact about aging.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
11 Dec 23
I cannot have more than one doctor´s appointment during the day or I´ll get depressed. I can´t manage so many things.
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marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Dec 23
@Shavkat I am listening more to my body and I eat less less than what I used to.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
@marguicha I also starting to do this. I find it making me so limited.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Dec 23
I agree that these entries can be manageable. They are very simple ways that we can keep healthy and fit. I, myself, am not comfortable seeing a doctor or two, either.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
12 Dec 23
I am doing all that and no wonder I am told I look much younger than my age (lol)
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
It sounds like I am going to follow in your footsteps on this matter.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
12 Dec 23
Anna
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
12 Dec 23
The only think I cannot do is sleeping well, I never arrived to sleep well, I already do all the others points in your list.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
Since I am working with two companies, I cannot have enough sleep lately. Taking a nap in the afternoon can do the trick.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
13 Dec 23
@LadyDuck I used to feel this way when oversleeping. But then, I really need to do it because evening classes are more intense than the morning classes.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
12 Dec 23
@Shavkat I cannot take naps in the afternoon, I always wake up with a headache.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
11 Dec 23
Looking younger....is not fun for women. Kinda wrong attention. We may also be talking just casually and our society will think we are flirting ..simply because we are looking younger or because they think she is unmarried so she is ..you know...in need of male company and is trapping somebody younger. I swear it is a headache. I am glad I look my age.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
12 Dec 23
I get your point. Sometimes it can make a younger person defined in a different way. It was like my adult woman student, who tends to keep on doing exercises and dieting just to look younger.
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Abiodun Adekoya
@septabchips (1141)
• Nigeria
12 Dec 23
I do all of these except for sleep! I don't get to sleep well recently.