10 Tips for staying young and healthy
AGEING is inevitable but with scientific advances we are progressively finding out how people can stay a little younger.
While most people are concerned with their looks as they age, a few are taking the necessary steps to keep their minds sharp and their bodies healthy.
Prince Court Medical Centre consultant physician and geriatrician, healthy ageing specialist Dr Rajbans Singh says our ageing population is on the increase and that the average life span is now 75 to 80 years.
“More and more people are hitting the ages of 75 to 80. If people do not age well, it will be an economic burden on the government. The focus on ageing has changed. It is now more on prevention, wellness, anti-ageing and healthy ageing,” he says, adding that it is imperative to advise the elderly to stay young and healthy. Here is Dr Rajbans’s 10-point checklist for staying young when you are old.
