{"id":790,"date":"2020-10-20T15:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T19:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happier-at-home.mysites.io\/how-to-become-an-exceptional-ager\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T19:14:44","slug":"how-to-become-an-exceptional-ager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/how-to-become-an-exceptional-ager\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become an Exceptional Ager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/sinclairstoryline.com\/resources\/embeds\/jw8-embed.html?client=googima&#038;file=https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/396b8768f53243bd9d11d4d2a257f190.m3u8&#038;autostart=false\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aging is a unique process, so just because you\u2019re getting older, it doesn\u2019t mean you should expect to become sick and deteriorate.&nbsp; Of course, genetics and disease can determine if you age faster, but everyone ages differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the results a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have identified a group of people to be&nbsp;\u201cexceptional agers\u201d, or people living into their 80\u2019s and beyond without developing a disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we get to be exceptional agers? Here are some suggestions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Be an Optimist.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;People who are resilient and think in a positive manner tend to have fewer health problems as they age.<\/li><li><strong>Healthy Diet and Weight.<\/strong>&nbsp;Know your body and how it is affected by different foods. Losing weight can allow you to discontinue medications, relieve pain<\/li><li><strong>Tease your brain.<\/strong>&nbsp;Challenge your brain 45 minutes each day! It will lower your risk of dementia and improve your memory. Reading music, a different language, math problems, reading, crossword puzzles, etc..<\/li><li><strong>Stay Active.<\/strong>&nbsp;Exercise decreases your risk of many disease, and improves your mood.<\/li><li><strong>Be Socially Active.<\/strong>&nbsp;Maintaining social connections with friends and family is one of the best ways for exceptional aging.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxrochester.com\/news\/good-day-rochester\/happier-at-home-exceptional-aging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click to watch the video on foxrochester.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deb Bernacki of Happier At Home explains how to become an exceptional ager, living into your 80s without developing a disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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