Secrets To Aging Gracefully

Engage Your Mind

Part of the challenge of aging with grace and dignity is consistently finding things that continue to be meaningful and engaging. These meaningful activities can include traveling around the world, spiritual pursuits, hobbies such as reading or painting, new social groups, lifelong learning by returning to school, or spending more time with loved ones. Experts suggest planning for purposeful activities before transitioning to retirement, and to embrace this change and follow where their passions lie.

Try to keep the mind active by challenging yourself to learn something new every week or month, or try something you’ve always wanted to. For instance, try volunteering for an organization that piques your interest or take a few classes on a hobby that interests you, such as cooking, or taking a few courses at a local college. Learning should be a lifelong adventure, and actively engaging the mind in a variety of ways will help the brain not only stay sharp and focused, but can help an older individual feel young at heart, and in mind too.

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Beauty Tips

Naturally, beauty comes from within, but once in a while, the outside could use a little help. Aging gracefully does not mean you have to look your age, but rather reverse the effects of time on your skin and look great (you already do) with a few easy tips. Applying a skin serum with vitamin C to damp skin in the morning to hydrate your skin is essential, as skin tends to become thinner and lose its elasticity as we age. Therefore, proper hydration is key to retain a healthy glow while reducing the look of wrinkles. Applying a hair mask that contains rich proteins such as keratin, as it will help to reinforce weak areas of the hair and to prevent further damage. Even doing this once a month is helpful. Similar to skin, hair becomes more fragile and damage-prone as we age, therefore protecting it is essential to looking great.

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