“Anti Aging: Wellness From the Inside Out”You can take no credit for beauty at

sixteen.  But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing. 

~Marie Stopes

Seminar Outline

• Begin to understand the aging process.

• Understand the “Internal and External” factors contributing to our rapid premature aging.

• Explore the guidelines and suggestions for simple everyday solution for increasing our inner vitality, and our outer natural beauty.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?  ~Satchel Paige

Aging is nothing more than a disease state

Aging starts when cell death starts as early as age 25

We are the Sum of Our Own Experiences

• At age six, not too much has happened to our bodies to make us radically different from our peers

• By middle and old age, we've had decades to develop and maintain habits that have an impact on our health, both negatively and positively.

• Aging is universal, but each of us experiences it in different ways.

Stress“Stress is like an iceberg. We can see one-eighth of it above, but what about what’s

below?”

Stress Speeds up Aging!

• Almost all body organs and functions react to stress. The pituitary gland

increases its production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) which is a precursor to the release of two hormones called cortisone and

cortisol. • These two hormones have the effect of

inhibiting the functions of disease fighting white blood cells and

suppressing the immune response.

Acute Stress

• Acute Stress is short-lived. It can be beneficial and create motivation.– When a deadline is

approaching, stress may help you to focus and complete your task before the deadline

– When you have a car accident– Children have problems in

school

Chronic Stress

• Comes about as the result of a situation that has not been resolved or continued for many years prior to being resolved. – Traumatic event that

happened during childhood – Ongoing illness in the

family

Common Internal Causes of Stress

• Inability to accept uncertainty

• Pessimism

• Negative self-talk

• Unrealistic expectations, perfectionism

Common External Causes of Stress

• Major life changes

• Work

• Relationship difficulties

• Financial problems

• Being too busy

• Children and family

Fact…

It’s estimated that up to of doctor’s visits are for

conditions in which stress at least plays a

role!

Effects of Stress

On Your Body…• Headache • Chest pain • Pounding heart • High blood pressure • Shortness of breath • Muscle aches • Back pain • Clenched jaws • Tooth grinding • Stomach upset • Constipation • Diarrhea • Increased sweating • Tiredness • Sleep problems • Weight gain or loss • Sex problems • Skin breakouts

On your thoughts and feelings…• Anxiety • Restlessness • Worrying • Irritability • Depression • Sadness • Anger • Mood swings • Job dissatisfaction • Feeling insecure • Confusion • Burnout • Forgetfulness • Resentment • Guilt • Inability to concentrate • Seeing only the negatives

A Positive Attitude

• Take risks In life • Respect your own opinion• Be flexible and adaptable• Take on new challenges and learn new things • Deal with pain and losses, but don't hold on to

the suffering they bring • See the half full glass• Don't accept societies myths as true about you• Find Forgiveness• Laugh out loud!

Free RadicalsWe load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live

forever.  Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow. 

~Lee Iacocca

Oxidative Theory or Free Radical Theory of Aging

Scientists have demonstrated that free radicals are the single most significant

cause of unnecessary premature aging.

What are Free-Radicals?

→Free-radicals are single atoms with unpaired electrons, “looking for a mate”

→Rather than just accept its path of being single, it steals another electron from the first thing it encounters

→As free-radicals do not have any discriminating ability, they will steal an electron from the first thing they encounter (cell wall from arteries, or a strand of DNA, etc…)

→ This process continues until two free-radicals meet and react, satisfying their lone electrons

→Their union has left a trail of destruction, causing prolific cell damage to other cells, left beyond repair

What Causes Free-Radicals to Form?

Excess exercise, particularly aerobic or any cardiovascular exercise produces a lot of free radicals

Eating polyunsaturated fats. (Yes, the ones that were once considered to be healthy….corn oil, mayonnaise)

Consuming trans-fats (LARD) Fried Foods Smoking Alcohol Lack of sleep Everyday toxins (from foods, pesticides, herbicides,

chemicals and additives. Pollution (such as petrol and exhaust fumes), Electro-magnetic Radiation Stress - both emotional and physical

How can we prevent Free-Radical Damage?

• Avoid the causes of free-radical damage, such as by avoiding the use of all polyunsaturated fats in cooking

• Eliminate toxins from our diet and lifestyle

• Obtain ANTIOXIDANTS from our food

Antioxidants

It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician.  ~Meryl Streep

What are Antioxidants?

• Antioxidants are molecules that come from nature, which neutralize free-radicals by donating one of their own electrons, ending the “electron-stealing" behavior of the free-radicals – They act as scavengers, helping to prevent

cell and tissue damage that could lead to cellular damage and disease

“The amount of antioxidants that you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how

long you will live” ~Dr Richard Cutler, Director of Anti-Ageing

Research Department of the National Institute of Health, Washington, D.C.

You can see antioxidants at work in your own kitchen!

→Slice an apple in half and watch it turn brown. That's oxidation, due to oxygen reacting with the apple creating free-radicals

→ Dip the apple in some lemon juice→The rate at which the apple turns brown is

slowed down because the vitamin C in the lemon juice decreases the rate of free radical activity taking place

→Since the body cannot manufacture all antioxidants, these very important molecules need to come from our food and the right supplements

The Solution to Free Radical Damage!

We now know that to minimize free-radical damage – which, in essence, is premature aging - we need to include an adequate supply of antioxidants in

our diet, on a daily basis. There are two categories of

antioxidants: water soluble, such as Vitamin C, and fat soluble, such as

vitamins A and E.

Vitamin C

•citrus fruits, •blackcurrants, •berries,•peppers

Vitamin A

•liver, •cod liver oil, •butter, •egg yolks •dark green and deep

orange fruits and vegetables

Vitamin E

•nuts, •some seeds, •peas•wheat germ

So, if you eat enough of foods that contain these vitamins, would that be sufficient antioxidant

intake?

—Eating a lot of fruit would hinder the benefits, as fruits contain high amounts of sugar in the form of fructose and the liver does not digest fructose easily

—If the sources are not organic, then we are adding to free-radical damage by ingesting pesticides and chemicals

—Today’s fruits and vegetables do not have high concentrations of nutrients

Whole Food Supplements Fight the War on Aging!

• Supply our bodies with nutrients we are not getting from our diet

• All the antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and phytonutrients that foods possess in a way that nature intended, in a whole food form

• Whole food supplements are made by concentrating foods for use in supplements. When processed correctly, they supply a multitude of the plant's components

Keep MovingWe do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow

old because we stop exercising.Dr. Kenneth Cooper

Researchers are beginning to understand how exercise keeps you young!

They decide to measure aging by the length of telomeres. Telomeres are

the tiny "caps" that keep our chromosomes from fusing together. When we are young, the telomeres

are very long

Turns out, telomeres are one of the most important factors in aging…

Scientists theorize that telomeres may serve as genetic "clocks"

→As we grow and age, our cells divide. →One parent cell divides into two daughter

cells, making copies of the genetic information to pass on to these new cells.

→Each time a cell divides and the DNA within the cell is copied, the telomeres shorten.

→This process continues until the telomeres reach a critical length, at which point the cell stops dividing.

→Once a cell stops dividing, it may do one of three things: die, become inactive, or transform into some sort of abnormality, such as a cancerous cell

What Exercise is Good For DNA?

• Working up a sweat seems to be important

• People who exercised vigorously at least 3 hours each week had longer telomeres and were 9 years younger than couch potatoes who did no exercise

(Free Radicals and Stress will also shorten telomeres…Yikes!!)

What Type of Exercise is Best?

• In anti-aging, the goal of an exercise program is to:– increase flexibility,– increase aerobic capacity – and increase strength

These three goals will result in muscle toning, loss of excess fat, increased

muscle mass and optimization of the muscle's use of oxygen and nutrients

during rest and exercise

Outer BeautyBeauty - in projection and perceiving - is 99.9%

attitude.  ~Grey Livingston

Skin Care

• Limit sun exposure and protect your skin with a broad spectrum sunblock (UVA and UVB protection)

• Use a mask to tone and tighten your skin• Use a good moisturizer to hydrate and plump up your

skin cells • Cut back on caffeine and alcohol • Avoid “Yo-Yo Dieting”• Reduce or eliminate dairy (mucous-forming)• Try not to frown…• Avoid cigarette smoke • Eat a healthy, balanced diet • Exercise • Dry Body Brushing

“There are a thousand hacking at the symptoms of dis-ease to one who is

striking at the root cause.” ~ B. J.Palmer