Anti-Aging Strategies

For many, the most common reaction to weight gain is to go on a crash diet or start some weird eating program. These we might try to do instead of owning up to the fact that we are getting older and just need to learn to eat more judiciously.

When most people decide to diet, they approach it all wrong by trying to attack the problem episodically rather than as a long-term endeavor. That is to say, they figure that they'll diet this week so that maybe they can go back to their old, bad habits next weeksort of like gathering a line of credit in dietary virtue.

Of course, it doesn't work. It may take a few pounds off temporarily, but the weight comes right back once the diet ends. What's needed is a sane, doable switch to reasonable eating habits that can last the rest of your lifetime. Ideally, these habits should include an intelligent mixture of the appropriate food groups with appropriate physical activity.

Such a two-pronged attack is the best course. If we stay active in the first place, most of our dietary problems will take care of themselves. Combined with a sensible diet, good honest activity can go