There are many ways to stay young. Many resort to
cosmetic surgery at the expense of several hundred
dollars. Some ingest medication designed to eliminate
free radicals in the bodies. Some even experiment with
different cosmetics and apply these on their skin,
face and other parts of their bodies, hoping to gain
the youthful benefits of staying young. However, these
are artificially done and may pose some side effects.
Staying healthy and staying young at the same time is
hard to achieve with these artificial means. Unless
one is fortunate enough to be gifted with youthful
genes, one is posed with this dilemma.
Nevertheless, there are natural, and risk free ways
for one to slow down the effects of aging on our
body’s systems. Believe it or not, some of these
pertain to the psychological effect of a person’s
disposition. Some of the studies conducted have
revealed that the individual’s outlook result to a
more youthful appearance.
Smile The Wrinkles Away
Smiling a lot at appropriate times are beneficial to
the individual as it projects an image of positive
outlook both for the self and for those whom the
person meets. Not only does a smile projects such
positive energy, but also allows the individual to
refrain from worrying too much, as compared to when a
frown or perplexed and anxious face is made.
Furthermore, a smile in practice does not distend the
skin on the forehead which would have caused and
increase the stress folds on the skin. This skin on
the forehead causes wrinkle flaps, and frowning or
worrying defines these folds every time an individual
practices otherwise.
Laugh The Problems Away
It may be said that laughter is the best medicine, and
actually holds some truth in it. In addition to the
positive perspective which a smile can project,
actually laughing at a problem deep inside can pep up
the psyche and increase the confidence level of the
person. By not seeing the problem as a burden but
rather as a challenge to conquer, the method in which
the solution is carried out requires less effort, less
energy, and therefore better efficiency in overall
body functioning.
Ever tried a sport such as ice skating for the first
time? The effects are similar wherein the stressor of
a problem is analogous to the pure and extended effort
of the skater to try and balance on the two blades. As
soon as the individual is able to get a hold of the
stressor and accepts it as it is, the numbing of the
foot is lessened because less amount of muscles are
now needed to maintain the same output of being able
to balance on the skating shoes.
Basically, being able to laugh off problems and
stressors promote the release of endorphins which
gives a sense of simple euphoria on the person, and
therefore promotes a healthy psychological state
Run Towards Your Opponent
Normally, passive people who have no desire to be
aggressive at things would tend to shy away at the
first sign of an aggressor. They would find other
means to go around an issue and avoid conflict while
still attaining resolution. Though the idea of
avoidance of conflict may seem to be good as a means
of staying healthy and staying young by disallowing
major stressors to affect the psycho-physiological
framework of a person, there is still the risk of the
stressor to actually follow from behind. This would
cause increased risk of psychological disturbance on
the part of the person, especially if the individual
has not totally resolved the main issue.
The only way to go around a problem is to go through
it. Facing a problem does not mean that the person has
to fight head on. The virtue of facing a problem and
laughing at it to signify confidence of self would be
more long lasting. Think of it this way. A little
sailboat is caught in a storm and the waves are quite
big. The only way to survive a big oncoming wave is to
charge and slice right through it. Trying to expose
the broadside and trying to outmaneuver such a wave
would easily topple the small sailboat then.
Whenever a rush to the opponents proves as a failure
on your part, you will still have several chances to
think about how to efficiently go through him. By
practicing facing of fears, one is able to have first
hand knowledge in handling with similar situations in
the future.
Staying healthy and staying young is a simple
psychological conditioning of a person to practice
looking at life as more than problems and obstacles
and instead as challenges and conquerable events to
feed the ego and soul of an individual. A healthy mind
should then be able to handle a healthy body properly.
