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Look carefully at your hands. They, like nothing else, betray our age. Don't worry about the wrinkles on your face. Hands-that's what gives us the head.

Not so long ago, they looked young and strong, didn't they? Now the skin has lost elasticity, joints stand out much more than it was even two years ago. This is a normal process: aging occurs on all fronts, and it happens very quickly. But do not despair! There is a way to slow down these processes!

### The true cause of aging
"Don't die" is on Bill Gates’s wish list. As follows from the publication on Reddit, the billionaire decided to challenge nature and rewrite its laws. But old age is a very serious topic.

A living organism is able to adapt to stress. From training with weights our muscles get stronger. The mechanism of this is as follows: the muscles are amenable to load, then they recover and become even stronger and more hardy. And drop the dumbbell on the rock-the rock will immediately crack.

That's the thing: to adapt to the loads, the body's cells must share. But they can only do it for a certain time. If the cells divide too often, it automatically programs the body to death. This is the protective mechanism of the human body: the more our cells copy their own kind, the higher the probability of error. And the error that occurs in cell division can lead to cancer.

### Aging causes the accumulation of dead cells in the tissues of the body.
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### How to prevent aging
However, you can minimize the accumulation of dead cells. For this you need only change your lifestyle and habits. By doing so, you will slow down cell division, which minimizes the possibility of errors during cell division.

Pay attention to your food. Have you ever heard of antioxidants? These are substances that protect the cells of our body from adverse effects.

Plant foods contain 64 times more antioxidants than animal products. Also, many antioxidants contained in berries. Even drinks such as green tea and coffee will help protect your body's cells.

Do all the exercise you can. Training will help you look younger. Skills in any sport are not required. The main thing is to study regularly.

During exercise, your body is subjected to some kind of stress, which makes it stronger and more enduring. Especially useful for the health of cardio. For example, running reduces the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, mortality from which ranks first in the world.

Meditate daily. You have no idea how useful and necessary meditation is for each of us. Our lives have changed. It is swift, full of worries and stress. That is why we often forget to live in the present moment and constantly worry about the future and regret the past. All this contributes to stress, which leads to the death of the cells of the body.

Find some free minutes in the middle of the day when you can just concentrate on your breathing. It will take quite a bit — some 5 minutes!

Your sleep must be complete. Last week I slept only 5 hours a day.  I'm used to stress and a busy life. I had to go to bed late and get up very early. Because the quality of sleep and speech could not be. When this crazy week passed, I felt 10 years older.

With the help of sleep, our body resumes its resources. Violations of this process-does not pass without a trace. This is a devastating blow to your immune system, which will immediately fight off and health, and appearance.

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### When to start
I often talk about the ascending and descending spirals in our lives. When we do something well, everything else works out, and Vice versa. If you eat right-fully sleep and do exercises successfully. If you do not get enough sleep — will not be able to fully engage in physical exercise and eat rationally. All your habits are interconnected. Now carefully analyze your habits.

To prevent old age, you need to review your habits regarding:
* Foods
* Trainings'
* Meditations
* Sleep's

Choose one of the items that you think needs improvement, and-go. Work on this habit, not forgetting about the other-no less important. When you make progress on one habit, you'll be surprised to find that the other three have improved markedly.

Congratulations, you're on an upward spiral!
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