Blueeyes4u100
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I have also been researching and educating myself on nutrition.Like you, I've seen health issues surfacing in friends this last year, including one unexpected death. Eye opening.
I've been working on balancing what my body needs as far as workouts for a few years now, which I expect to continue. Weight classes, yoga, dance, and running (primarily treadmill) seems to be a good mix. The consensus seems to be that strength and flexibility work is more important as you age, but I need that cardio to level my anxiety.
Too, what patterns does my body like better? Length of intermittent fasts? Food preferences? What type of exercise it likes when?
Something else I've been looking at lately is nutritional changes based on aging. Things like a percentage of the population needs to bump B vitamins due to decreased stomach acid. Or, the 200mg increase in absorbable calcium needed starting around 50.
I'm still reeling from reading that older adults need 50% more protein than their younger selves due to anabolic resistance!
Yikes! I struggle at this point to get the lessor amount.
I feel like it's so easy to just move along as you are, with what works for you, without realizing there are subtle and continuous changes needed for optimal health maintenance.
My goals this year are strength and education.
My simple analysis is to reduce processed foods as much as possible. Trying to make up for years of eating whatever I wanted
