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8 Tips for Healthy, Graceful Aging

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Lindsay De Bien | senior living, a loving way of life, empowering seniors, purposeful living, wellness |  0 Comments | Return

As we celebrate birthdays, the wisest of us stop trying to prevent aging and focus instead on learning to age with grace. This mindset shift promotes trying new things and enjoying life while taking care of your brain, body, and soul in ways that can help you live a longer, fuller life. It also means being mindful about how your habits and attitudes impact you and the people around you. Here’s how you can promote healthy aging in your golden years.

How To Age Gracefully

The process of aging gracefully doesn’t have to be overly difficult or complicated. You can take small steps every day to help yourself and others live a higher-quality life. Here are some tips for aging healthy.

1. Be Social

Staying in touch with family, friends, and social groups (including support and church groups) will yield more aging benefits than meet the eye. It’s never too late to make new connections, either. Socializing regularly can help you to:

  • Maintain a support network you can rely on
  • Boost your emotional health and brain function by avoiding the harmful effects of isolation
  • Live a more active, enjoyable life (they’re not called the “golden years” for nothing, after all)

2. Stay Curious

The brain really is a use-it-or-lose-it organ, so it’s essential to stay mentally engaged as you get older. Consider taking a class, learning a new skill, trying a new hobby, solving a mystery, or having a go at some challenging puzzles. Being a lifelong learner can offer you:

  • Better cognitive function for longer
  • Less dependence on others for help with daily tasks
  • More opportunities to grow as a person
  • More interesting conversations with your friends, family, and community members

3. Stay Fit

As you age, it’s more essential—not less—to stay physically active. Choose low-impact workouts like swimming, stretching, Tai Chi, or ballroom dancing; exercising in a class or group will give you added social benefits. Alternatively, stay active in hobbies that require some physical exertion, like gardening, hiking, or lawn games. Exercising regularly can allow you to:

  • Live longer
  • Feel stronger and healthier, physically and mentally
  • Look better
  • Have fewer health complications, avoiding the need for additional doctor’s visits, medical procedures, and medications

4. Eat Smart

Your senior years are not the time to overindulge in junk food. Minimize your consumption of processed foods like frozen or boxed dinners, lunch meats, chips, crackers, and baked goods. Instead, eat as many whole foods and dark fruits and vegetables as you can, including berries, cherries, legumes, nuts, seeds, and dark leafy greens, like kale and spinach.

5. Be Vigilant About Your Medical Needs

Get medical checkups regularly and be sure to tell your doctor about any new symptoms or problems you’re experiencing. Don’t forget to get all recommended vaccinations, including COVID-19 vaccines.

Finally, keep in mind that your medical care providers can’t help you if you don’t help yourself. Take all your medications faithfully, keep up with any prescribed physical therapy, and strive to live a healthy lifestyle.

6. Seek Spiritual Growth

As we age, it’s important to invest time not only in our social connections, health, and hobbies, but in our spiritual lives as well. Consider joining and being active in your church, and try other beneficial practices like praying, meditating, and reading scripture. Nurturing your spiritual needs can help you to:

  • Have a closer relationship with God
  • Build stronger bonds with your church members and community
  • Enjoy better mental health
  • Boost confidence and self-esteem
  • Find hope in times of difficulty
  • Feel more fulfilled and find more peace and meaning in your life

7. Stay Positive

In order to fully enjoy retirement and set a good example for your loved ones and community, keep a positive mindset whenever possible. This doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to be in a bad mood or complain about your problems from time to time, but it does mean not allowing yourself to be consumed by negativity.

You can practice a positive attitude by doing simple things like having a sense of humor, being flexible, seeking hope, remembering to be thankful for the good things in life, and forgiving yourself and others.

8. Give Back

You can gain multiple physical, mental, and spiritual benefits all at once by giving back to your community. This can be as passive as offering support to your family, friends, and neighbors, or as active as volunteering with a local nonprofit organization. Donating your time and resources can help you to:

  • Get physical exercise
  • Have a more active social life
  • Deepen your spiritual life with an attitude of service
  • Feel more connected to your community and region
  • Find more purpose
  • Set a good example and establish a strong legacy
  • Have fun!

Enjoy Healthy, Graceful Aging With Chapel Pointe

Chapel Pointe is a faith-based continuing care retirement community. We commit each day to serving and helping people aged 62+ to age gracefully in Central Pennsylvania. We’re honored that our greater community sees the servant-heart of our nonprofit organization and consistently selects Chapel Pointe as “The Best of Cumberland County.” Learn more about our exciting options for independent living.

Or welcoming campuses in Carlisle, PA, are filled with interesting places to explore and amenities that make life easy and enjoyable. Bird-watch from the gazebo, take a quiet moment in the chapel, curl up with a book in the library, join a friend for games in the sunroom, explore downtown, or workout in the fitness center.

Since the beginning, our team’s mission has been to ensure that every resident is treated with love and the utmost respect. Experiencing our core values—trust, integrity, faith, service, and innovation—lived out every day at Chapel Pointe reassures seniors that they are making the right decision by welcoming us into their lives. Contact us to learn more about our community or support our mission by making a donation today!

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These 8 skin care tips will give you better skin than expensive products | HealthShots

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Skin care isn’t just about products! 8 lifestyle habits you MUST adopt

The weather is changing and you need to be more careful with your skin. Follow these skin care tips suggested by a dermatologist.

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When it comes to skincare, we often give in to the misconception that adding different or more skin care products will help our skin to stay healthy. Turns out, it can be a bit risky for your skin health

When it comes to skincare, we often give in to the misconception that adding different or more skin care products will help our skin to stay healthy. Turns out, it can be a bit risky for your skin health.

Dr Kiran Lohia, a Dermatologist, General Physician and Cosmetologist, addressed this via an Instagram post. “Skin care isn’t all about which products to buy and how to use them. A major part of our skin care ‘routine’ is our lifestyle habits!”

The expert also suggests a few tips for a daily skincare routine. Also because Holi is also around the corner, these tips can help you prepare your skin for the celebration, keeping skin issues at bay this Holi.

Try these everyday skin care tips and see the difference yourself:

1. Moisturize your skin

For healthy and acne-free skin, apply oil-free moisturizing cream on your face. Moisturizer creates a protective barrier on your skin and prevents the skin from the harsh effect of the environment which can make your skin dry and dull.

2. Limit sugar intake

A high sugar diet can make your skin prone to acne and other skin complications. So, limiting the sugar you may be able to decrease the amount of insulin and as a result oil and acne production will also decrease. What’s more? Eating less sugar also reduces the inflammation of the skin.

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Sugar can negatively impact your health. Image courtesy: Shutterstock

3. Limit bath time

Spending a long time in the shower can result in acne, dry and itchy skin. Due to the dryness, your skin will allow bacteria to enter through cracked skin, leading to skin infections. So, limit your shower time to 10-15 minutes and bathe with lukewarm water to prevent dryness.

4. Shave carefully

Shaving more and often is bad for your skin. So shave less frequently and carefully. Before shaving, always wet your skin and apply cream or gel. Then shave in the direction of hair growth. Rinse the razor after each swipe of the razor. Apply moisturizer once you’re done.

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5. Consult a dermatologist regularly

Whenever you have a skin problem that is not getting better, always consult your dermatologist. Moreover, consult a dermatologist regularly for better skin health.

6. Manage stress levels

Even if you’re following a healthy skin care regime and maintaining proper hydration, stress can ruin all your efforts. Stress increases the chemical production, making your skin more sensitive and reactive. So try to bring down your stress levels.

 
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Skincare Routine

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If you run a beauty business, you know exactly how important having a blog can be. In addition to adding to the exposure of your company, a high-quality beauty blog will help you earn the trust of your customers. However, it can be difficult to come up with new, interesting topics ideas every week.

Luckily, we’re here to help. With our 100 beauty blog post ideas, you’ll never run the risk of not knowing what to write about ever again. Still, even if we provide you with the topics, blogging takes time you may not have. If that’s the case, check out our blog writing services, where we do the hard work for you.

50 Beauty Blog Post Examples to Inspire You

  1. How are Eurocentric Beauty Standards Harming POC

It’s integral to remain critical of beauty standards that have been causing harm to people of color for decades. With topics such as this one, you can spread awareness of the problems people of color face in the beauty industry.

  1. Vacation Beauty Essentials

Everyone tends to pack way too many beauty products when going on a trip. In this blog post, you can talk about the beauty essentials your readers will actually use while on vacation.

  1. Following an Influencer’s Beauty Routine for a Day

Nowadays, a lot of influencers share their daily beauty routines online. You can pick a few of the most popular beauty influencers and make a series where you try out and compare those routines.

  1. X Skincare Tips for Winter/Summer

Many people don’t know they should change their beauty products seasonally. Help your readers adapt their skincare routines for winter or summer.

  1. DIY Face Masks for Clear Skin

Try out various DIY face masks and write about your experience. You probably already have all the ingredients you need in your kitchen, and you can even experiment and make a unique concoction.

  1. Tips to Figure Out Your Skin Type

People often look to online sources when it comes to determining their skin type. Help your readers discover whether they have oily, dry, or combination skin and which products work for their skin type.

  1. Hairstyle Ideas for Bad Hair Days

Just because your hair is dirty doesn’t mean you can’t look good. Try out a few hairstyles that work on greasy hair, and write about the ones you like the most.

  1. Holy Grail Products

Everyone has holy grail products they swear by. Make a list of your favorites, and share them with your readers. Opt for makeup, skincare, or haircare – the choice is yours.

  1. Useful Beauty Tips from an Expert

Turn to beauty experts for some help. Find an expert you like and look into what they recommend. You can even interview them and talk more in-depth about their opinions.

  1. An Affordable but Effective Drugstore Skincare Routine

When writing for a beauty blog, you should cater to all audiences. There is no better way to do so than writing about affordable skincare that is just as effective as the expensive stuff.

  1. How to Choose the Perfect Hairstyle for Your Face Shape

Choosing a hairstyle can be tricky. Help your readers out by writing about hairstyle do’s and don’ts according to their face shape.

  1. Habits You Should Drop by 30 That Your Skin Will Thank You For

When we’re young, it seems as though no matter what we do to our skin, it bounces back. Still, the habits we form while young may harm our skin in the future. Write about habits our skin will thank us for dropping before 30.

  1. Get Ready/Unready with Me

Get ready with me blog posts are quite common, but they are loved by readers all over the world. Allow your audience to take a few steps in your shoes by showing them which products you use to get ready for your day.