Wellderly – “Old people who are in good health.” They have avoided chronic diseases such as Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension which is now an epidemic in many countries. These chronic diseases not only affect you personally. They play a significant role within your family, friends and yes, even in the work place by affecting your engagement and productivity.
Ideally we should all be able to call ourselves Wellderly in ”old age” Studies are showing there is a certain genetic make-up in those that become centurions. However, we can still avoid or hold off these conditions simply by putting our first attention on ourselves. Yes, nutrition plays a big role. However, the stress we allow in our lives governs much of outcome.
A few years ago I played a significant role in managing lives of many elderly people. Obviously, if they were Wellderlys they would not have required my services. The majority of them had at least one chronic disease that caused other issues with their health and families. Most my patients were prescribed anywhere from 8 to 32 medication’s daily. Sadly this is now trickling down to younger ages including children.
If it is true that Wellderlys/Centurions have that special genetic makeup, there is without a doubt, that we can still live many of our years “well’ prior to “old age.”
Be sure to watch the video included in the article (makes me want to visit this island.) We all can still prepare ourselves for Wellderly years by understanding stress and the effects on our lives, recognizing our stressor, and learning to master our stress. Eating less processed foods, more whole plant based and keeping ourselves active…simply keep moving. Click here to read article.
