March 14, 2007

• I'm Younger than Me.

  

  So I took this test....

  www.realage.com

  After a series of questions, it basically calculates what your ACTUAL age is in terms of your body.

  The awesome news is that according to their calculations, I am actually six years younger than I actually am.  This is good news.  I know I have a lot of good habits (like flossing, don't smoke, wear seatbelt, etc)....but after the test is done, you get a list of the things that would help you if you wanted to improve your body and keep it even younger.  (You also get a list of the good things you're doing.)

  So here is what it says is making me OLDER:

  Low vegetable intake
  Low unsaturated fat
  Workout schedule
  Potassium levels
  Low grain intake
  Low omega-3 intake
  Blood pressure control
  Calcium intake
  Vitamin E intake
  Vitamin C intake
  Social network and stress
  Strength training level

  It's primarily my diet (ha).  I find it ironic that eating less is making me older...(haven't they done studies that low calorie diets actually increase lifespan?)  But maybe I am reading it wrong and it is more WHAT I am eating, not how much.  I must not be getting my nutrients, apparantly.   Also,  I work out 5-6 times a week.  Fairly intensely.  This is making me older??  Hmmf...  Now, this test was highlighted on the Today show where they had a bunch of doctors on, blah blah, so it's supposed to be a pretty good test as far as these things go - not just some random flukie quiz thingy.  (and there are a lot of questions you have to go through...takes like 5-10 mins).

  Nonetheless.... I like this site.  After you do the test, you get weekly emails with suggestions, and the site itself has a lot of really good useful and healthful information.

  The thing I liked best about it is that it's not food centralized....its about all around well being, so it doesn't feel like I am being "watched" or "judged" (in my head) for what I eat, rather I feel it has a lot of things that I would like to change/apply to my life.

  Anyhow, I thought it was cool....maybe you will too.

   

  PS...here's the list of things making me younger...(my good habits)

  Flexibility routine (Pilates is my best friend)
  Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
  Parents relationship 
  Daily vitamin (religiously)
  Correct fruit servings (LOL, it's all those PRUNES)
  Healthy resting heart rate
  Flossing habits (I'm obsessive)

  Folic acid intake
  Breast cancer history (none in my family)
  Cell phone use  (I hate people who talk on them in their car, so I rarely do)
  Safe driving speeds
  Vehicle size  (I have an SUV)
  Safety belt or airbag usage
  Nonsmoker 
  Daily breakfast  (I always have oatmeal....filling, heathy, metabolism revver...)
  Diverse diet 
  No ovarian cancer in family

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