Over 50's Health Tips

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What have you started doing later in life that you've actually noticed has improved your health?

Recently had the camera down and told i have Hiatus Hernia and Barrett's so need to find gut friendly food,
especially an alternative to my addiction of crisps.

Starting the day with warm water and ginger now instead of 3 coffee's as a start.

Read a lot it's recommended to start lifting weights after fifty.?

Any other tips.
 
ytic04 said:
Recently had the camera down and told i have Hiatus Hernia and Barrett's so need to find gut friendly food,
especially an alternative to my addiction of crisps.
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Gut health is about plant variety and lack of processed food as I understand it. You should try the 30 different plants a week challenge. Forces you to try loads of new things every week.
 
Diet and exercise,good sleep,and reduce stress.

Lifting weights is good at any age,so yes.....start.

Diet wise.......increase healthy fat and lean protein and reduce carbs.

Moderate alcohol and caffeine and try and stop nicotine.

Given your diagnosis,id be looking into a more alkali diet.Start the day with ACV in warm water,then move on to your porridge :-)
 
ytic04 said:
What have you started doing later in life that you've actually noticed has improved your health?

Recently had the camera down and told i have Hiatus Hernia and Barrett's so need to find gut friendly food,
especially an alternative to my addiction of crisps.

Starting the day with warm water and ginger now instead of 3 coffee's as a start.

Read a lot it's recommended to start lifting weights after fifty.?

Any other tips.
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Don`t eat sugar and don`t carbs that turn into sugar.
Try to cut out as much processed food as humanly possible.

Watch Robert Lustig The Truth about sugar on youtube.

I have Steroid induced Diabetes and Rheumatiod Arthritis, the later for 9 months which was getting worse. I`ve even had to give up golf and going the the match because of the pains. I have been trying my best to follow the advice give on this youtube clip for a week and definitely feel better.

If you have diabetes or Arthritis please try and follow the advice for your own sakes Blues. PM me the improvement I am sure you will have.
 
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Take up a sport if you can. Walk more and regularly. Reduce alcohol consumption, eat a more balanced diet and eat less….

Weights are a great idea. I try and make the gym 3 mornings a week if I’m not traveling.

I was 50 end of last year and I do all the above and think it helps quite a lot.
 
Yea, lifting weights is massively beneficial. Get doing it. Honestly, it’s good for you at any age.



Deadlifts, squats, cleans, bent over row, chest press, shoulder press. You don’t need much else. Two of those a day, twice a week, with a day’s rest:
Mon- deads+shoulders
Tue- cleans+row
Wed- squats+chest
Thu- deads+shoulders
Fri- cleans+row
Sat- squats+chest
Sun- rest

Even just doing each of those once a week is good enough, and much better than never.

The worst things humans can do is become sedentary. Even at 80, waking up the stairs (never mind getting up off a chair or bending over to get something out of a bottom cupboard) should not be hard work.

Walk, run, drink plenty of water, plenty of vitamins and minerals from a good range of veg, roots and fruit, don’t eat too much sugar, get up early, make the most of days, sleep well, sleep in the afternoon for half an hour if you ever get the chance…

This is the same for teenagers as it is 80 year olds. Age doesn’t matter. Live well!

If we all lived our lives well, our NHS wouldn’t be such a state. Yes this shit govt are massively to blame but I put 50% of the blame on the unhealthy-by-choice n’all.

Look at the amount of people who died from Covid in the most unhealthy countries… the highest rate of smoking and alcohol consumption is Eastern Europe and 15 of the top 20 for Covid deaths per million are Eastern European countries and then the USA and UK are in there due to having the highest rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes etc. that come with poor diets and sedentary lifestyles.
 
Started running also walking more. Cut down on bread, alcohol and caffeine (latter due to enlarged prostate).
 
ytic04 said:
What have you started doing later in life that you've actually noticed has improved your health?

Recently had the camera down and told i have Hiatus Hernia and Barrett's so need to find gut friendly food,
especially an alternative to my addiction of crisps.

Starting the day with warm water and ginger now instead of 3 coffee's as a start.

Read a lot it's recommended to start lifting weights after fifty.?

Any other tips.
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Oh you on the ginger drink ride?

That's a huge Black culture trait. It's extremely good for you.
 
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