The Senior Diet to Feel Young Again

An image of a senior male and female couple eating at the dining room table.Everyone has a different opinion about what constitutes the perfect senior diet. Most of them are geared toward weight loss or weight maintenance, and that’s an important consideration. A senior diet that keeps your weight within a healthy range can reduce your risk of many serious diseases, extending both the length and the quality of your life.

But what if your goal isn’t for weight loss/maintenance? What if you simply want to feel young again? If this is your goal, you’ve come to the right place. The SANE Diet is the perfect senior diet for you.

The combination of foods in the SANE Diet has been proven not only to promote long-term weight loss but also to reduce signs and symptoms of aging.

Why the right senior diet is so important

Choosing the right senior diet is the most important step you can take in your quest to feel young again. Research shows that one’s dietary needs change with age because of some key shifts in your body.

Metabolism

The term “metabolism” describes the chemical (metabolic) processes that occur as your body transforms food and liquids into energy.

Your metabolism tends to slow with age, which is why almost everyone gains weight as they get older. And this slowdown starts much earlier than the senior years. Research shows the metabolic rate slowly starts decreasing around age 20, at a rate of 1% to 2% a decade. Then, after middle age, the metabolic rate usually accelerates its decline.

There are a few reasons why age has such an impact on the metabolism.

Hormonal imbalance

Research shows people gain an average of 10 pounds per decade because of age-related hormonal changes. Some hormones known to affect metabolism and contribute to age-related weight gain include estrogen and testosterone. Other hormones that affect metabolism at any age include insulin, cortisol, and thyroid hormones.

Reduction in muscle mass

Studies show the more muscle mass you have, the more calorie you burn, even when resting. Age-related muscle loss, called sarcopenia, begins in your 30s. Research shows after the age of 30, people who are inactive lose 3% to 5% muscle mass per decade. However, even if you are active, you will still lose some muscle as you get older. If a person remains inactive, the rate of muscle loss accelerates with age. This slows the metabolism even more, causing weight gain.

Nutrient deficiencies

Studies have shown the elderly to be deficient in many essential micronutrients. Some of these nutrients include vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin D. Seniors also tend to be deficient in macronutrients, particularly fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. These nutrients are vital to health and essential to reversing the signs of aging.

Researchers are not sure why the elderly have problems with nutrient deficiencies. It could be that their ability to absorb certain nutrients becomes less efficient as they age. Also, certain medications commonly taken by the elderly can cause nutrient deficiencies. For instance, loop diuretics used for congestive heart failure, kidney disorders, and other conditions can cause a deficiency of vitamin B1 (Thiamine). Corticosteroids, used to treat arthritis and asthma, can decrease levels of vitamins A, D, and C.

These metabolic and hormonal changes, loss of muscle mass, and nutrient deficiencies can all be addressed with the proper senior diet. Indeed, research shows the quality of the calories consumed is the most important factor in choosing the right elderly diet. A high-quality diet will heal your hormones, increase metabolism, help build lean muscle mass, and provide all the nutrients your body needs to help you maintain a healthy weight and reduce your risk of disease. And it will also do something else — it will help fix the one condition that may cause the most common signs and symptoms of aging.

Signs and symptoms of aging

Many people don’t mind getting older. They just hate feeling old. They hate the ever more frequent illnesses and the physical and cognitive decline that often accompanies aging. Here are 5 of the most common mental and emotional symptoms of aging. Do you recognize any of these symptoms in yourself or others?

  1. Forgetfulness
  2. Brain fog
  3. Fatigue
  4. Depression
  5. Anxiety

And then there are the diseases that are increasingly prevalent in the elderly population.

  1. Diabesity (the combination of obesity and diabetes): According to the Centers for Disease Control, 50% of Americans over the age of 65 suffer from diabesity.
  2. Heart disease
  3. Alzheimer’s
  4. Arthritis
  5. Osteoporosis

Symptoms of age or the wrong senior diet?

Many people resign themselves to these conditions, especially the cognitive/emotional ones, thinking they are just a normal part of aging and that there is nothing they can do about it.

What do you consider to be the typical signs of aging? Do you agree that brain fog, forgetfulness, and fatigue are symptoms of advancing age? What about trouble concentrating? Low energy? Moodiness? Do you suffer from any of these symptoms? If so, for how long and at what age did that particular symptom begin? (When you really think about it, you may be shocked to suddenly remember that the symptom of brain fog, for instance, actually started appearing when you were in your early 30s!)

If that’s the case, brain fog is hardly a symptom of aging. Indeed, cutting-edge research reveals that brain fog and those other symptoms are not typical signs of aging at all. Rather, they may be symptoms of neurological inflammation caused in part by inSANE dietary habits.

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Leaky brain syndrome, neurological inflammation, and the elderly meals

You have probably heard by now about the damaging health effects of chronic inflammation. In the past decade or so, researchers have discovered chronic inflammation to be the underlying cause of most diseases.

But inflammation isn’t supposed to be a bad thing.

Acute inflammation Vs. chronic inflammation

There are two types of inflammation, acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is a healthy life-saving response your body has toward a sudden infection or injury.

When a wound or pathogen damages your body, the damaged tissues release chemicals that cause swelling (inflammation). This keeps the site of the injury isolated from the healthy tissue while the healing is taking place.

The immune system sends immune cells through the bloodstream to heal the injury or infection. If it is an injury close to the surface of the skin, you’ll see and feel swelling, heat, and perhaps pain. These are all signs that healing is taking place. After the healing has been sufficiently accomplished, the immune system releases anti-inflammatory chemicals that remove the swelling. Your body then goes back to normal.

With chronic inflammation, the immune system mistakenly sends immune cells to fight a substance that is not dangerous. The immune cells go to the site and start attacking healthy tissue. These tissues (now damaged by the immune cells) release inflammation-causing chemicals. The immune system sends more immune cells to fight a non-existent threat. These immune cells attack healthy tissue…and it goes on and on.

Chronic inflammation can persist for months or years and affect various organs. If the immune cells attack your coronary arteries, you’ll have heart disease. If they attack the protective coverings of nerve cells, you’ll have multiple sclerosis.

Leaky Brain Syndrome

Acute and chronic inflammation can occur almost anywhere in your body, but neither is supposed to occur in the brain. The brain is such a crucial organ to the functioning of the body that it has its own defense against pathogens, bacteria, and toxins — the blood-brain barrier.

If this fragile blood-brain barrier becomes damaged, however, leaky brain syndrome occurs, which allows toxins, pathogens, and bacteria to seep into the brain’s fragile environment. These harmful substances activate microglia cells and cause neurological inflammation.

Research shows that many people suffer from leaky brain syndrome and that it might not only be the cause of many of the most common signs of aging but also many of our most deadly diseases.

Symptoms of neurological inflammation

Here are a few of the most common symptoms of neurological inflammation.

Weight gain: The hypothalamus in the brain is in charge of balancing calories in and calories out so that, ideally the body never becomes too fat or too thin. The hypothalamus is regulated by the hormones leptin and insulin. When the brain is healthy, it receives its signals correctly so that when your calorie intake increases, you simply burn more calories.  But when the hypothalamus becomes inflamed, it does not receive these signals correctly. It doesn’t know how much fat you have or need. Your metabolism slows, and you gain weight. Sound familiar?

Memory problems, dementia, even Alzheimer’s!: Yes, research shows neurological inflammation may be responsible for many cases of cognitive decline.

Metabolic syndrome: Studies indicate neurological inflammation may cause aspects of metabolic syndrome leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Research shows neurological inflammation may cause high blood pressure and insulin resistance, two components of metabolic syndrome.

Anxiety, depression, mood swings, etc.: Finally, many studies show neurological inflammation may play a big role in mood disorders. As hundreds of thousands of people suffer from anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders, this is good news indeed because it means a cure is possible!

Causes of neurological inflammation

Here are the 4 main causes of neurological inflammation.

An image of a mature couple sitting at a table with healthy food, like tomatoes, bell peppers, and lettuce.1. The Standard American Meal

The standard American diet, which is also a senior diet, consisting primarily of heavily processed foods loaded with preservatives, sugars, and other chemicals — and devoid of fiber — is one of the biggest causes of neurological inflammation. A recent study showed more than 60% of the average American’s daily calories come from heavily processed foods, so it is no wonder neurological inflammation has become such a problem.

2. Stress

We live in a stressful society. Research shows stress contributes to many diseases. Now, stress is also linked to brain disorders such as depression and memory loss. This is because stress causes neurological inflammation.

3. Environmental Toxins

Toxins surround us. They’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the foods we eat. Air pollution. Pesticides on plants. Antibiotics in animals. BPA in plastics. It is impossible to totally avoid environmental toxins. The most you can do is minimize your exposure to them.

4. Chronically low levels of brain-boosting nutrients

There are 4 nutrients in which most people are deficient. They are folate, citicoline, COQ10, and L-Carnitine. It is impossible to obtain sufficient levels of folate because most people lack the enzyme with which to absorb it. The other nutrients are difficult to obtain sufficient levels of for various other reasons, such as the inability to find the most bioavailable versions.

The best meal for seniors is a SANE Diet!

The SANE Diet is the best senior diet to make you feel young again. It consists of high-quality calories that will reverse the signs of aging because it has been scientifically proven to heal hormones, reduce inflammation, and promote long-term weight loss.

This elderly diet is easy to remember, too. There is no calorie counting or exact menus to follow. All you need to do is remember a few easy principles.

  • Reduce consumption of heavily processed foods and sugars: Heavily processed foods are ones containing preservatives, emulsifiers, and other chemicals. They include canned soups, sodas, baked goods, processed meats, frozen dinners, and breakfast cereals. Opt for whole foods as much as possible, such as fresh or frozen non-starchy vegetables, nuts, and nutrient-dense proteins. Cutting down on processed foods will also reduce your consumption of added sugars.
  • Eat these 3 food groups at every main meal: non-starchy vegetables, nutrient-dense proteins, and whole-food fats. These foods have been scientifically proven to heal hormones and reduce neurological inflammation. They also fill you up fast and keep you full for a long time, eliminate sugar cravings, and make you feel young again! This elderly diet also allows 0-3 servings per day of low-fructose fruits. (The SANE diet recommends that you have 10+ servings of non-starchy vegetables, 3-5 servings of nutrient-dense proteins, and 3-6 servings of whole-food fats per day.)
  • Take Vitaae Anti-Aging Nutraceutical Daily. Vitaae contains exact formulations of the 4 brain-boosting nutrients your brain needs to reduce neurological inflammation.
  • Practice Progress, Not Perfection. Don’t try to change your entire diet overnight. Just make a few small changes at a time. Celebrate every little step you take in the right direction. It MATTERS, and it will help reduce neurological inflammation and make you feel young again.

A senior diet you’ll enjoy!

This is a senior diet you’ll enjoy and can live with for the rest of your life. And you’ll feel great. What more could you ask for?

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