With healthy living the benefits are major and can have a profound effect on your way of life as well as the way you look as it is a well known fact that people tend to age better when they have had a good diet and plenty of exercise.  We often wonder why some people do not look their age whilst others look a lot older than their age and again this has a lot to do with how we have treated our bodies.

To have a healthy body on the outside  that looks good, we must ensure that there is good on the inside, taking care of our diet and making sure that our body never lacks any vitamins or minerals, this will help with our immune system and help prevent attacks from infections that can sometimes weaken certain areas of our body.

Our heart for instance needs a lot of looking after and although looking after is simple when you know the dos and don’ts it can still be a little bit daunting.  Finding out what foods are good for your heart and what foods are a hindrance to your heart will help prevent any problems occurring later on in life and especially if there is a history of heart disease in your family then it is more important than ever to ensure you take preventative steps.

Exercise even gentle walking providing you are doing it on a regular basis preferably at least once per day is extremely beneficial to your heart and lungs and will really help prevent heart disease.  Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in the world and yet with a few simple changes to our diet we have a very good chance of avoiding this deadly condition.

Exercise is another way of reducing stress which is extremely unhealthy when enduring a lot of stress day after day which can be a cause of high blood pressure which is another big killer when left untreated.

By thinking of these things when you are younger you are giving yourself the best chance for survival and not just survival in your old age but to be able to enjoy and live life to the full in your senior years which will happen to everyone eventually and you will always hear people who are in their senior years saying that they cannot believe how quickly time flies and although no one wants to think about growing old, it unfortunately is something that will inevitably happen to us so it is best that we are well prepared for when it happens and that means preparing our body as well.

Not only will you feel better by leading a healthy lifestyle but you will also think better, your moods will feel better and you will have a better disposition where you will feel brighter and happier this in turn will have a good effect on your everyday life and you will feel more able to cope with life’s ups and downs.