Tips for Healthful Aging
- Take care of yourself by getting good nutrition, rest and exercise
- Establish a support system of friends and neighbors
- Learn to relax - try deep breathing exercises
- Listen to music
- Plan some free time every day - even if it’s just ten minute walk to the mailbox
- Avoid becoming upset over small provocations
- Accept what you cannot change - maintain a good attitude
- Choose realistic goals
- Reduce caffeine intake
- Seek professional help when you need it
- Learn to plan and organize priorities daily
- Be patient and tolerable of yourself and others
- Enrich your personal growth through interests and hobbies
- Allow yourself to daydream
- Record your family history - get the photographs in order
- Give yourself a treat once a week - ice cream, a night out with friends, a movie…
- Take part in fun and laughter - everyday - especially at yourself
- Take a mini-vacation
If you would like a speaker to address your club or organization and speak on Tips for Healthy
Aging or a variety of other topics, please call Judy Gelpey, Marketing Director, (561) 687-5743