10 Unusual Ideas for Aging and Wellness with Inspiration

10 Unusual Ideas with Inspiration - for Aging and Wellness

by David Lawrence Brown

 


We all need inspiration for aging and wellness. 


Both aging and wellness are areas in which we have so many choices, some more commonly known than others. Here are ten unusual or different ideas that might help our aging and wellness. Anyone who has reached age 50, 60  or 70 has aging more prevalent in their perspective on life. This is especially relevant for baby boomers in 2002 between the ages of 58 and 76. 

 

“This word ‘anti-aging’ has to be struck. I am pro-aging. I want to age with intelligence and grace and dignity and verve and energy.”- Jamie Lee Curtis

 

The quote of Jamie Curtis is a great one. However many may not hold this same view. The ten ideas presented here are in this same spirit of Jamie's inspiration of aging "with intelligence and grace and dignity and verve".


10 Unusual Ideas  with Inspiration for Aging and Wellness
5 for Physical health and 4 for Mental-Spiritual-Inspirational

Mental-Spiritual-Emotional


1)
Our mental attitude
toward the world and our own life is important. Inspiration can keep us strong. Many already know this, yet get caught up in the "hurricane winds" and forget or do not actively move into the "eye" - center of the hurricane. If we do it might be unusual, and an important idea to reflect on and take action, with whatever works for you on your journey of life. Whatever the challenges, can we love and embrace our life with
intelligence and grace and dignity and verve" ?  If you are ready for a positive shift in your life then use these ideas to help create one. 

2) Atomic Habits - Changing Our Routine -
We might like the idea of changing our routine to include something new, yet to be committed to it might have challenges. If we had a system or track to run on and actively use to create changes in our life (like many apps) that is unusual in its distinction from other systems and provides the inspiration to stay with it, then it might be worth looking into. Atomic Habits is a best selling book and a system that now has a track record of  working for many people.It may be usual for some, and it may also be unusual for many more. Check out this video and get inspired to buy the book. - YouTube video- James Clear....

 

1) Turn Off, Tune In, and Drop Out - 

This might be unusual for many however try this for more peace of mind. Turn off the news unless you can watch without having your buttons pushed and get triggered into the expected response.Tune in to your own freedom of thought, choices, and intuition. The Divine Spirit or Higher Power if you are not an atheist. Drop out of the "torrential and turbulent winds of the hurricane", whenever possible, and enjoy a new perspective on life. In an article in PsychologyToday, learn about the effects of TV and news.
The Psychological Effect of TV News >


2) Include peaceful meditation in your daily routine.
This may not be unusual for many, yet it probably is for many more. Meditation can provide inspiration and peace of mind in this fast-paced world. Research has described other benefits.  At first, you might be bombarded with thoughts and it is not peaceful so you might want to stop there. Stay focused on a mantra or idea such as love, gratitude, or your belief in a God or Divine Spirit. At some point, those thoughts might diminish, and you go deeper into a peaceful state. Stay there and enjoy. No rush to come out. Even twenty minutes a day can do wonders. I have practiced meditation for many years, first thing in the morning. Sometimes I will add one in the afternoon. With our busy lives, that may seem like a lot. Even fifteen minutes in the afternoon can be helpful.  Learn more > The Amazing Benefits of Meditation".

 

3)  Fun and Games - Lumosity Brain Training

"At Lumos Labs, we believe in helping people keep their brains challenged. That's why we created a simple online tool to allow anyone to train core cognitive abilities. From neuroscience to visual art, we combine many diverse disciplines to create our engaging brain training program — making cognitive research available to everyone. Through the Human Cognition Project, we collaborate with over 100 leading researchers, clinicians and teachers from institutions around the world." https://www.lumosity.com

 

4) Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most important things that we can have in our life. It can be expressed or felt at various times, or it can be an ongoing conscious experience of being in a state of gratitude all the time. It is a form of mindfulness of being grateful for what we have, rather than focusing on what we do not have. Journaling, or reading books or listening to audiobooks on gratitude may be an unusual but welcomed by many. Inspiration and Gratitude - on Amazon

5) Prayer, Keywords and Affirmations

Whether religious or spiritual using prayer, affirmations, and keywords more frequently in our daily life can bring benefits. Studies have shown that professional athletes who use posiitve affirmations before games have had results.




Here's to Your Physical Health

While we rely on doctors to help us, there has been a trend now for many years to seek out things that can also help our health. Fitness, and diet, are well established. Certain foods or herbs are heard of and researched online.


1) In Praise of Walking (with an Audiobook)
We have the common knowledge that walking is a good routine and that we can also enjoy music with our earpods at the same time. However, here's an unusual twist on this idea....use atomic habits to be inspired to integrate a walking routine, and listen to an audiobook instead of music. It could be a best seller, a classic, or a book on walking such as "In Praise of Walking". "A hymn to walking, the mechanical magic at the core of our humanity. In this captivating audiobook, neuroscienist Shane O'Mara invite sus to marvel at the benefits walking can confer upon oour bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uniquely human skill" (Aubile) Get inspired by listening to this audiobook while you are walking!  



2) Get into Nature Physically and with Amazing Drone Videos

If you are not able to get into beautiful nature on a frequent basis, consider the beautiful nature videos with drones where you are soaring over waterfalls, canyons, mountains, oceans, and anywhere in the world. Of course being there is preferable, yet it may not happen that often except on vacations. As an example, enjoy Nature's Healing Society on YouTube.While they have soothing music at a frequency such as 432mz to have an effect, it can also be watched with the sound turned off while you choose your own favorite soothing music or audiobook.

3) Yoga and Qi Gong 

 Yoga has become very popular and yet it still might be considered unusual by many, especially baby boomers who think that it might be only for a younger crowd. Not the case. I know one fan who at age sixty gave himself a one hundred day challenge to take one hot yoga class every day, and he completed 114. Qi Gong is not as well known as yoga so it might also be considered "unusual". Practiced by millions of Chinese for centuries it started becoming more popular in the West in recent years. You don't need to seek out a studio. Check out Judy Young Qi Gong on YouTube >.

 

3) 5 Cups of Green Tea a Day?

Green tea is not unusual. It is commonly known and can be bought at Costco as well as online and in many stores. What is unusual is drinking 5 cups a day for aging and wellness. Who would have known some years ago? Yet now it is more commonly known that green tea has health benefits. Will our doctor recommend it? Probably not. So we do our own research and learn that green tea has different benefits. Here's two :


>Polyphenols - natural compounds that can help reduce inflammation and fight cancer.

> Heart benefits? Google "green tea research". You will find that Harvard Health Studies published a paper "Green Tea May Reduce Heart Disease Risk"- "A number of studies have looked at possible links between green tea and cardiovascular disease. A study of 40,530 Japanese adults found that participants who drank more than five cups of green tea a day had a 26% lower risk of death from a heart attack or stroke and a 16% lower risk of death from all causes than people who drank less than one cup of green tea a day." - Harvard Health Studies 



4) Heard of Hemp-Based CBD? (No THC)
As another idea for inspiration of aging and wellness, there is extensive ongoing research on CBD. Hemp-based CBD that has no THC has been the subject of increasing research studies since it was legalized in the U.S. in 2018. 


The potential benefits of CBD seem quite extensive and in many different areas including sleep, anxiety, reduced inflammation, reduced pain, and much more.
Learn more about CBD Benefits >