​Our Take on Healthy Ageing

Ageing healthily involves a multitude of factors and good genes definitely play a role! We need to be realistic about what we can do at this stage as the ‘now’ and the ‘future’ are in our hands. September is a month dedicated to ‘Healthy Ageing’ with the aim to focus on the positive aspects of growing older.

Time check: Whatever your age or circumstances now, look back and think about all the things you have achieved and where you have been in your life. Ultimately think of where you are now and what you would like to change for the future.

Put together a plan about your goals and the outcomes of these goals. Examples could include:

• Surrounding yourselves with positive individuals
• Taking on a new hobby and even discovering the inner artist in you
• Get a pet
• Change your career path or start up your own business?

How can Nutrition and Lifestyle support Healthy Ageing?

Antioxidants: Heard of those bad boys before? They are known to contribute to healthy ageing as they help protect the body from cell damage caused by the UV rays, injury, stress, the environmental pollution etc. Eat a colourful and varied diet with lots of fruits, herbs and vegetables. Some contain higher amounts of antioxidants like Matcha Green Tea, Acai, Goji Berries and Pomegranates. These are found in Amazing Grass products. 

Live as naturally as you can: Cook from scratch, buy your food fresh from the market, use natural beauty and skincare products with the least amount of harmful chemicals. Detox your house and look into more natural products. Eat Organic where you can, and this goes to the superfoods and supplements you pick!

Keep inflammation at bay: Inflammation has been shown through research to be at the heart of a lot of chronic health conditions. It is a term used to describe a form of stress on the body and the way it copes with it. Eat healthy fats from Coconut oil, Chia Seeds, Hemp Seeds, Flaxseeds, Avocado, Oily fish and cut down on deep fried and processed food. Don’t know where to look for some of those? Nutiva  and Barleans have a wide selection. Amazing Grass contains a flax seed blend providing you with essential fatty acids.

Lower your sugar intake: it drives inflammation, creates an imbalanced level of bacteria in the stomach, reducing your ability to use nutrients. It affects the skin, hair, mood and mental clarity, blood glucose levels and so on. Stick to natural sources of sugar like fruits, but if you do find yourself craving sugar all the time, seek advice from a Nutritionist.

Feed your gut for a Healthy Digestion: Naturally present digestive enzymes in food like Papain in Papaya or Bromelain in Pineapple and fermented foods like Miso or Sauerkraut have the ability to help promote healthy bacteria levels in the stomach. Levels of gastric acid are also important to help break down proteins for example. Our diet and lifestyle very much impact on the presence of those.

With age, impairment in digestive function such as changes in gastric acid or digestive function) will affect the way the nutrients obtained through our diet are assimilated.

If your digestion is not functioning as it should be, always seek advice. Our Raw Reserve might be the perfect combination to a change in diet and lifestyle for you; with 25 billion probiotics per serving.

Eat your Greens: if you struggle to fit as much as your Recommended Daily serving suggests, have these from Concentrated Organic and Cold Pressed forms. Brands like Amazing Grass do fabulous combinations of Greens and Cereal grasses for instance!

Lastly but not least: Slow down when you have to! It is ok to feel tired and feel the need to recharge your batteries. We are only human and both the mind and body need a rest. Do not ignore the first signs of those. Do the things that help you relax and switch off from electronics as much as you need to.