INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

Why Do We All Want To Stop The Aging Process?

Why do we age?

Free radical damage

Toxicity damage to organs

Hormonal Imbalances

Alkaline And Acid Balance

Being Overweight

What is my Ideal Weight

WHAT OTHER SUBJECTS WILL BE COVERED?

CHAPTER TWO – The pH Factor

CHAPTER THREE – The Hormone Effect

CHAPTER FOUR – The Immune System

CHAPTER FIVE – The Emotional Factor

CHAPTER SIX – Taking A Deep Breath

CHAPTER SEVEN – Anti-Aging Exercises

CHAPTER EIGHT – Taking Care Of the Externals

CHAPTER NINE – Adjusting Our Attitudes

CHAPTER TEN – Keeping It Up

NUTRITIONAL AND FOOD GUIDE

CHAPTER TWO

Anti-Aging and a Healthy Body Requires the Correct pH Balance

What causes too much acid in the body?

Eating plan for acidity/alkaline balance

FOODS THAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED

Alkaline Foods That Can Be Included Freely Every Day

Putting The Plan Into Practice

Carboydrates

Proteins and Fats

Fruit And Vegetables

CHAPTER THREE

The Hormone Factor

What are hormones exactly?

How do we create the perfect environment?

Apart from essential fatty acids – what else does the brain need to function?

What part do amino acids play in hormone production?

What about the health of the other hormone producing glands?

How can we take care of the thyroid?

What function does the adrenal gland have?

The Pancreas – Insulin production and blood sugar levels

How about the food sources for the essential nutrients that are required to balance the hormones?

Essential Fatty acids

Antioxidants

CHAPTER FOUR

The Key to Health – A Powerful Immune System

Why is the Immune System so important in preventing premature aging?

Not the sort of tenants one is looking for then?

So how does a properly functioning Immune System protect us?

What are the effects of Free-Radicals on how quickly we age?

Aren’t some Free-radicals important for the body?

What particular part do Free-radicals play in aging?

What other area of the Immune System is important to help with anti-aging?

Where do we start when building up our Immune System?

Is it ever too late to start this?

Apart from food – Is there anything else we can do to protect our Immune System?

CHAPTER FIVE

Are You Getting Enough Oxygen?

Isn’t breathing something that we all do naturally without thinking about it?

What are some of the benefits to the whole body by breathing correctly?

The Respiratory System

Circulatory System

The Nervous System

The Digestive System

Endocrine System

The Urinary System

The Skin

Movement

Breathing Exercises For Morning And Evening

CHAPTER SIX

Emotional Aging – Are You In Danger Of Becoming And Old Fogey?

How can we avoid falling into this trap of being old?

Strategy One

Strategy Two

Strategy Three

Strategy Four

What about love and romance?

CHAPTER SEVEN

Flexibility and Exercise Are the Key to a Youthful Body

Is it ever too late to take up exercise?

What sort of health benefits can someone expect from doing simple exercises such as walking?

What sort of exercise programme should someone be following?

How important is our flexibility as we get older?

3 simple exercises to increase flexibility

Other forms of exercise

CHAPTER EIGHT

Taking Care of the Externals.

Apart from fluids, what else do we need to ensure this glowing skin and shiny hair?

What about expensive skin creams?

Is smoking a leading cause of skin aging?

What are the areas of our skin that give away our age most of all?

What about hair and the effects of aging?

How about the way that we present our hair and the age it reflects?

How about our nail health and how should we present them?

What about how our hands – does this affect the age we look?

CHAPTER NINE

Hanging On to Your Marbles

What are the pathways into the Brain?

What sort of problems can the Carotid Arteries develop?

What are the risk factors for Carotid Artery disease?

How can you tell if your Carotid Artery is blocked?

Is it too late to make changes to your lifestyle and reverse the problem?

What about the pathways within the brain?

Don’t our brain cells die as we get older?

How do we get back into the learning processes again?

Final Word

CHAPTER TEN

Maintaining Your Age Advantage

We looked at the various physical reasons why we age prematurely.

We also discovered there are other reasons behind premature aging that have nothing to do with food.

How can you keep the age advantage you have gained?

Apart from keeping a healthy eating programme going, are there any other strategies for maintaining our health?

Is there an area that is not health related that contributes to maintaining a young outlook on life?

What about contribution?

Why are challenges good for us?

NUTRITIONAL AND FOOD GUIDE

Introduction

Basic Nutrients For A Healthy And Youthful Body And Appearance

VITAMIN A: RETINOL

BETACAROTENE

VITAMIN B1: THIAMINE

VITAMIN B2: RIBOFLAVIN

VITAMIN B3: NIACIN

VITAMIN B5: PANTOTHENIC ACID

VITAMIN B6: PYRIDOXINE

VITAMIN B12: CYANOCOLBALAMIN

FOLATE: FOLIC ACID

BIOTIN

VITAMIN C: ASCORBIC ACID

VITAMIN D: CHOLECALCIFEROL

VITAMIN E: TOCOPHEROL

VITAMIN K: PHYLLOQUINONE

Vitamin Related Nutrients

CHOLINE

INOSITOL

BIOFLAVANOIDS: SOMETIMES KNOWN AS VITAMIN P

CO-ENZYME Q10: UBIQUINONE

Macrominerals

CALCIUM

MAGNESIUM

PHOSPHORUS

SODIUM

CHLORIDE

POTASSIUM

Trace Elements

BORON

COPPER

CHROMIUM

IRON

IODINE

MANGANESE

SELENIUM

ZINC

Amino Acids

ARGININE

CYSTEINE

GLUTAMINE

CARNITINE

LYSINE

PHENYLALINE

TAURINE

TRYPTOPHAN

TYROSINE

Essential Fatty Acids (Efas)

Omega-3 (Linolenic Acid)

Omega-6 (Linoleic Acid)

Your Basic Shopping List For Foods To Eat Regularly Through The Week

Vegetables

Lower Fructose Fruit

Wholegrains

Fish

Meat and poultry

Nuts, beans and seeds

Dairy and Eggs

Oils

Honey and extras

Sauces

Fluids

Final word