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The Heavenly 7 |
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For centuries we have known that to a very large extent we are responsible for our own health, and that the decisions we take in our daily lives affect us both immediately and in the long term.
- The activities of our lifestyle, and the way we live our daily lives are the most important factors in the maintenance of the homeostatic network as well as the capacity to respond and accommodate after the exposure to stressors (as presented in the “spring model of aging”) (Fried et al 2004).
- A healthy lifestyle is the key to maintain a robust and resilient organism. What we do every day, our habits and what we eat, determine the integrity of our physiological function and our capacity to adapt in response to the challenge generated by a stressor (Franco, Karnik 2009).
- The characteristics of a healthy lifestyle can be summarized in two key words: balance and moderation.
- A healthy lifestyle is further characterized by a number of factors that together interact to permit adequate maintenance of resilience and decreased vulnerability. Factors that can be included or considered as part of a healthy lifestyle include the “heavenly seven of the HAPY phenotype”:
- Good dietary habits
- Plenty of physical activity
- Good sleep patterns
- Adequate levels of sun exposure
- Optimal levels of wellbeing
- None to low alcohol consumption
- No smoking
- There is a treasure trove of high quality, scientifically sound evidence supporting each of the heavenly seven. Browse each of the seven areas on this website and find out what the areas are, why they are good, and steps you can take to incorporate these simple changes into your lifestyle. By making some choices over others, you can build your healthy aging capacity.
- Science says…Go for it!!
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