Statistics say that people today are living longer than ever before. But the list of challenges that comes along with aging still exist. Some people tend to age better than others and the question remains why? What causes some of us to age gracefully and others not so much. Here are a few tips that that might help you age gracefully.

Tip #1. Stay Connected With Friends and Family

Stay connected with family, loyal, genuine friends and people in your community who bring you comfort and joy. The emotional comfort that you get is equivalent to endorphine ( aka the happy hormone) that your body needs and benefits from.

Tip #2. Mind Your Diet

Today’s grocery shelves are filled with lots of junk food. Junk food that’s high in cholesterol, calories, carbohydrates and other ingredients that can adversely affect one’s health. However, though this is true you want to eat only healthy foods so that you can protect your overall health. For instance if you want to be energetic as you age, you need a diet that is balanced with iron and other nutrients.

Tip #3. Exercise

Most of us cannot wait until the retirement age just to sit around and do nothing, this is the opposite of how you should really spend your many years of retirement.
Exercise is great for a number of reasons. With the right kinds of exercises, you can protect your heart, build muscle, lose weight and remain physically fit throughout the year.

Tip #4. Get Up Dress Up And Show UP Get up every day and do that skin routine, make it shine. Dress up, even if it's just for yourselef or get out there and shock the world with your sense of style. And finally enjoy the day.

Tip #5. Lower Your Stress If it's chronic stress is speeds up your aging process. Remember it results in inflammation and contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease. Various studies show that it can add years to an individual immmune system.

Tip #6. Quit Smoking And Drinking Be kind to your skin. You skin is your body's largest organ.

Aging is inevitable. Some people find it difficult to accept. Remember staying positive, happy, stress free, taking care of your mind and soul is the first step to success of aging gracefully