Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: Ignoramus20526 wrote:
::
::: After returning from obesity to normal weight (223/177/180) due to a
::: eat no crap/eat less/exercise more approach, I am now thinking about
::: health in general. What I would like to know is, what are the things
::: that a person can do to maximize their life expectancy/enjoyment of
::: life via various natural means (no meds). I want to be clear that I
::: want the maximum life expectancy multiplied by enjoyment of life. So
::: any regimen that makes me live longer but makes me miserable is not
::: something that I would like to consider.
:::
::: I will appreciate references to some non-kooky books that do not
::: advocate spending money on programs affiliated with their authors.
:::
::: I am not interested in having an "extreme body", squatting 500 lbs,
::: etc etc. However I am interested in being fit, agile, strong, and
::: flexible.
:::
::: My current thinking is that the cornerstone of such an approach is
::: doing lots of low intensity aerobic exercise such as walking, plus
::: calisthenics based strength training. Another cornerstone is staying
::: within the normal weight interval. The third cornerstone is eating
::: only natural and healthy food, according to some definition. To me
::: it means eating no heavily processed foods and no sugar. The fourth
::: is to have a stable life and to not work too much.
:::
::: I am aware that there is some scant evidence that living on calorie
::: restricted diet (1500 or so calories per day all the time) also can
::: help one live longer. But smoehow I have a feeling that such a life
::: is either impossible or not satisfying to me. Right now I eat about
::: 1900-2000 calories per day, walk 100 minutes per day, and my weight
::: is relatively stable for the last 3 weeks. I can live on that but
::: not on much less, I think.
:::
::: Does anyone have any comments or book suggestions?
:::
::: i
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:: Aside from proper nutrition and exercise, I think the number one
:: thing most people can do to both improve their health and their
:: enjoyment of life is this: Get enough sleep!!! This gets overlooked
:: a lot in our busy lives, but it's so important to every aspect of
:: health, both physical and emotional.

Yeah, but how much is enough....it varies...