This Mother’s Day, show your mother how much you care by sharing these top 3 tips to bring her health and longevity!
My new book Second Spring: Hundreds of Natural Secrets for Women to Revitalize and Regenerate at Any Age has just come out. It is packed with wonderful tips especially for women, making it a perfect gift for Mother’s Day. In the meantime, take these tips.
1. Exercise Every Day
As women age, they need more than ever to protect their bones and joints. Consider the benefits of a daily walk, at least twenty minutes every day. This will not only help your mother stay fit and build her bones, but it is also a wonderful way to reflect and clear the mind. Swimming is a great form of cardiovascular exercise, and although it is not considered a weight bearing activity, can also help fight osteoporosis. Better still, water acts as the perfect cushion for joints, great for those suffering from worn hips and knees. Also, gentle energy-boosting exercises like tai chi and yoga that work with the mind-body connection are vital for a flourishing anti-aging exercise program.
2. Tea Time: A Treat for Your Brain
In addition to being a delicious, low-calorie beverage, tea is the beverage most commonly enjoyed by centenarians around the world. Tea possesses free-radical inhibiting properties more potent than even vitamin E and also helps prevent and treat hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis). The polyphenols in tea, especially the catechins, are powerful antioxidants that help protect against cancer and diabetes. Green tea prevents an enzyme found in Alzheimer’s disease and its rich sources of polyphenols and antioxidants help prevent premature brain aging. Drink two cups a day to get the brain benefits.
For herbal tea that is especially beneficial for your mother’s health and wellbeing, try my specially blended healing teas.
3. Rejuvenate with Anti-aging Foods
• Soy, A crucial part of the diet eaten by the super-centenarians of Asia, is packed with nutrients that are particularly beneficial for women. In addition to protein and fiber, soy is a good source of calcium, B vitamins, iron, potassium, and lecithin. And soy is rich in plant estrogen and isoflavones that alleviate hot flashes and help lower the risk of cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. Foods that are made with soy include tofu, bean curd, soymilk, soy yogurt, miso, tempeh, and the actual bean pod itself. Stay away from soy isolates in protein powders and supplements, as they may be too concentrated in certain substances.
• Leafy green vegetables like spinach, collards, chard, kale, mustard greens, parsley and seaweed all contain much needed calcium and other trace minerals for bone health, as well as phytosterol activities that help balance and support the hormonal system.
• Nuts and seeds: just a handful every day can help improve circulation and muscle tone. Research indicates that many of these nuts and seeds are rich sources of vitamin E, lignans and omega-3 fatty acids, which can help prevent against heart disease and the ravages of aging.
• Deep-sea fish, such as salmon, sea bass, halibut, tuna, and mackeral are rich sources of omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA), which are crucial to hormonal production and also support brain functioning and protect the heart and blood vessels. Fish is also a high-quality source of protein, essential for improving mental performance.
May you—and your mother—stay healthy, live long, and live happy!