YOU CAN MAGAZINE Volume 2 | Page 66

FOREVER YOUNG 5 WAYS TO TAP INTO THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH -By Jennifer Raskin YOU’LL NEVER BE AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE TODAY EVER AGAIN. THIS SHOCKING TRUTH HAS SET INTO MOTION MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF CASES OF MIDLIFE CRISIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT AGE IS REALLY JUST A NUMBER THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. WHAT MATTERS IS HOW YOU LOOK AND FEEL. IF YOU’RE TRYING TO TURN BACK TIME, TRY THESE TACTICS FOR PROLONGING YOUR YOUTH. Treat yourself right inside and out. Eating as clean as possible will help your body to function at its most optimum condition. Meanwhile on the outside, nurture your skin with the right kinds of moisturizers. Your face and hair can really give away your age so make sure you invest in the right kind of products to help keep you looking your youngest. You’ll know you’re doing it right when you reveal your real age and get wide-eyed gasps of disbelief in response. 2. GO FOR IT That pottery class you were nervous to try or the new weightlifting class at your gym with the nice looking instructor? As Nike says, just do it! Trying new things makes life exciting and those are the moments that make us feel most alive. What have you got to lose? 3. SHAKE IT You will only age yourself more if you spend your life sedentarily, hanging out on the sofa or playing games on your computer. Get out there and move your body. There are so many ways to be active. Some people love a good run outdoors while others are happiest at the gym. And beyond that, there’s much more. Join a league for team sports or go for a swim. There are endless ways to move that will speak to your body, mind and soul. 4. TAKE A HEAPING DOSE OF THE WORLD’S BEST MEDICINE Laugh. Laugh a lot. Laugh at yourself. Find the joy around you folded in between moments of agony. It’s there. In the world we live in today, it’s so important to embrace the fun and happiness. While bad things certainly do happen, focusing on the positive aspects of life will make us thrive for much longer than if we dwell in constant negativity. 5. LOVE WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART Parents, siblings, children, spouses, other relatives, and friends… embrace these people for one day they will be gone. It could be 20 years from now or even days. We never know how long we have with the people that are precious to us so make it count. Love them extra much and hold them tight. Love is what binds us all together and makes for a better world. The more we let the love in our hearts shine, the more we attract this same mystic beauty for ourselves which keeps your heart young and beating with passion. YOU CAN MAGAZINE 1. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF