Let’s take another look at the top tips from all our experts. In this episode, they explain why you need to listen to your body and take responsibility for your health. They get into using techniques like yoga, meditation, and saunas to develop resilience and the benefits of being active and doing strength training. They discuss the importance of addressing micronutrient deficiencies, avoiding junk food, and intermittent fasting. You will also learn how much difference your mindset makes, and how smiling more and making a concerted effort to be happier will lead to a longer and healthier life.
The Biggest Top Tips for Function Health and Longevity
- Develop resilience. Learning to respond to situations rather than reacting will help you do that. Heating your body in a sauna and then taking a cold shower will also help you develop resilience.
- Becoming more active and doing strength training will ensure that you stay healthy, get stronger, and live longer.
- Be happy, practice gratitude, and try smiling more. Life is so much easier when you are grateful for what you have, and when you take yourself less seriously and focus on the positives in life!
Top Longevity Tip #1
Make friends with people of all different ages. Consciously making friends with people older and younger than you as well as those the same age as you will make your life much richer! (0:20)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Beverly Yates here.
Top Longevity Tip #2
Develop resilience. When you learn to respond to situations rather than react to them, you will develop resilience. It takes time to become aware of your reactions. Techniques like yoga, breath work, and meditation will help create the space to choose how you want to respond to situations, instead of reacting immediately. (0:57)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Achina Stein here.
Top Longevity Tip #3
Know your genetics. Knowing your genetics will help you mitigate risks before they become problems. (2:17)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Rajka Milanovic Galbraith here.
Top Longevity Tip #4
Address your micronutrient deficiencies. That will give your body what it needs to fill up its metabolic reserves and ensure that you give your body its best fighting chance when you experience stress, start to age, or get challenged with a chronic disease, (2:38)
Listen to the full episode with Thomas Pennel here.
Top Longevity Tip #5
Smile more. It is easy to smile when you don’t take yourself too seriously. (3:22)
Listen to the full episode with Amy Stark here.
Top Longevity Tip #6
Leveraging your DNA will allow you to live longer. (3:29)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Robert Whitfield here.
Top Longevity Tip #7
Strength training is essential if you want to get stronger and live longer! It is the only way to increase your metabolism without doing oxidative damage. (3:52)
Listen to the full episode with Debra Atkinson here.
Top Longevity Tip #8
Getting enough sleep will ensure that you wake up feeling refreshed with all the energy you need to face the day. (4:29)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Lauren Tessier here.
Top Longevity Tip #9
Your mindset makes all the difference! With the right mindset, you will be able to do whatever you want to do, regardless of your age. (5:07)
Listen to the full episode with Claudia Muehlenweg here.
Top Longevity Tip #10
Paying attention to your body, and listening to what it says to you will keep you in touch with what your body needs. Finding a provider who can reflect on those things will help you understand what your symptoms are telling you about your body. (5:27)
Listen to the full episode with Dr. Kelly Feller here.
Which top tip will you use first? Start with one and see how the quality of your life improves. For everything else, call the Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic today and schedule your first appointment at 319-363-0033.
