Thinking young/ staying young

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 4. Jan 2011, 09:46 in Community Chit-chat archive
Hi

According to new research undertaken by scientists at Harvard University, it may be that the key to looking younger than you are and staying healthy longer is as simple as thinking and acting young. Psychologist Dr Ellen Langer is convinced we have far more control over our well-being than we know. She believes just thinking young can have a powerful effect on both health and appearance –all we need is the determination not to ‘buy in’ to old age.

Mind over matter, it seems, can improve everything from blood pressure to arthritis and eyesight.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1342563/Want-stave-ailments-old-age-Then-try-thinking-young.html#ixzz19vE8clfz

I think that there is a lot of truth in this, and I have every intention of growing old disgracefully. What do you think :?:

Joan :grin:
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  • PamieAFC1903
    PamieAFC1903 Member Posts: 899
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Huh? I'm 25 n feel 65 :s
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    I live, sleep, eat and breathe Runrig!!!!!.
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i know positive thought a big part of it, but thought can stop arther i wish would be a great cure no more meds just sesions with the shrink
    val
  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm with Joan on this one, so many of my freinds have turned into middle aged old farts it's embarising so it is, they all get dolled up in designer cloaths and think they sudenly know everything about wine, and some seem to fall in love with Italy, not sure why I've been there it's OK I guess, also they all start talking down their noses and wearing silly sun glasses, daft I may be but mentally forever young, well until I get dementia and start repeating meself!.

    I'm with Joan on this one!?, hmmmm bugger what was I gonig to say next???, oh yes it's awful about the, hey hang on that's not it!?, Hmmmm let me see?????????????????, what am I doing on here and who are all you strange people??.
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    mellman01 wrote:
    I'm with Joan on this one, so many of my freinds have turned into middle aged old farts it's embarising so it is, they all get dolled up in designer cloaths and think they sudenly know everything about wine, and some seem to fall in love with Italy, not sure why I've been there it's OK I guess, also they all start talking down their noses and wearing silly sun glasses, daft I may be but mentally forever young, well until I get dementia and start repeating meself!.

    I'm with Joan on this one!?, hmmmm bugger what was I gonig to say next???, oh yes it's awful about the, hey hang on that's not it!?, Hmmmm let me see?????????????????, what am I doing on here and who are all you strange people??.


    strange us you have got all your marbles that for sure you do not get much stranger than all of us
    val
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I agree with Joan . I am old and definitely disgraceful ! ! Jilly
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Me, me, too ..............I'd be up there dancing on the tables if I could bloody well climb up there!

    I'm definitely one of the disgusting and disgraceful bunch!

    Annie
  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Who are you all?, and where's the loo!??.
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Huh? I'm 25 n feel 65 :s

    I felt someone who was 65, once.....

    Got a slapped face......
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  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a go go goo
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Age is a state of mind. OK, our bodies let us down, but our minds shouldn't be allowed to - that is something we can control. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am the original Peter Pan, never gonna grow up, haven't worn a pair of socks that don't have some kind of cartoon character on them for about ten years, same with t-shirts..
    I am sure being a big bloody kid helps me stay positive..

    Whoa... Just heard that Pete Postlethwaite has died, sorry I know it's not that kind of thread but it's just been on the news.. He was a great actor.. Only in his sixties... :shock:
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you for all your replies. From what I can gather, all the people who have posted on this thread have the right attitude to life, and are very young at heart, whatever their age. I think that is the key, to try to remain in touch with your inner child, and to focus on what you CAN do, rather than on what you can't.

    I am guided by my best friend, who at the age of 87 is one of the ''youngest'' people I know. Life has not always been kind to her, and recently she has been battling with cancer, but throughout everything she remains positive and has a wonderful ( and wicked! ) sense of humour.

    I like this quote:
    Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

    I hope that I never grow up :!: :lol: I intend to be like the woman in the poem:

    WARNING!

    When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
    With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
    And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
    And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

    I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
    And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
    And run my stick along the public railings
    And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
    I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
    And pick the flowers in other peoples' gardens
    And learn to spit.

    You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
    And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
    Or only bread and pickles for a week
    And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
    But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
    And pay our rent and not swear in the street
    And set a good example for the children.
    We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
    But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
    So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
    When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


    Joan :))
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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    have taken to wearing bright pink lol might have to get yellow hat to go with it what do you think i do what i want these days not what is expected of me life is for living it is not a trial run why do what you do not want to just to please others so be your self and enjoy the time to live is now who knows what is around the corner val
    val
  • starspangle
    starspangle Member Posts: 37
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Huh? I'm 25 n feel 65 :s
    No Pammie believe us, when you get to 45/55/65 you will realise how good 25 felt, so enjoy it as best you can :0
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Tinks, had to get rid of the bath toys :cry: As we now have a wet room shower, lol...
    I'm still a big kid :grin: though.
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am developing a fondness for purple - that is a cracking poem, joanlawson, one of my favourites. I can understand why our agéd mums spend so much time looking back, but I don't think it does them that much good. I don't bother looking back: life was much, much better and I know it won't ever match that again, so what's the point? Those days are gone, well and truly, so I will try to make the best of what is to come. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm glad to hear that we're a positive bunch... It would be so easy for us all to mope about feeling sorry for ourselves, doing that once every now and then is understandable but not all the time... Life is what it is... We have what we have and cannot change it unfortunately so let's get on with it with a stupid childish grin.. :grin::grin:

    Bugger Arthur and his evil ways...
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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    lol.. I would have looked a bit daft myself if I hadn't deleted it..
    It must be my dancing causing the hot flush, lol.... :wink::lol:
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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Mell was just spotted in a newsagents behind the counter, he thinks he's a shopkeeper called gary.. suppose it's more original than napoleon.. Lol
    Think I'll give him a quick slap, bring him back to reality.. He's scared of me cos am from t'north n am ard as nails... Lol
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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Don't you worry mi dear, I've only to give him a look and he'll snap out of it.. Lol
    Us Yorkshire folk can give a reet deff stare! Haha...
    He knows better than to argue with me, I'm a tattooed hooligan.
    :grin:
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  • katekelly
    katekelly Member Posts: 975
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    You're as old as the man you feel.....needless to say Bernie is my toyboy!!
  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Lol.... :grin:


    katekelly wrote:
    You're as old as the man you feel.....needless to say Bernie is my toyboy!!
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  • tjt6768
    tjt6768 Member Posts: 12,170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    :o :oops: :shock: Haha.. You mean you can get sick on ones, and all this time I've been getting real ones? Lol
    Now.... Erm, about the erm, Blue knickers..... You're making me blush, lol



    WELL ..tatts free 4 for a penny .........came with bunty comic 100 years ago...lick stick it on skin.. wait hitch navy blue knickers .......................remove.........is he unconscience s/p
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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My GC keep me feeling young....I must say before Arthur struck..I never felt my age...so now I am getting used to having Arthur around...I intend being young again.. 30 I think...loved my 30s :grin::grin:
    Barbara x
    Love
    Barbara
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    More than 10 million people in the UK, who are currently alive, are expected to live to more than 100, according to government figures.
    That just goes to show that we might be around longer than we imagine, so all the more reason to stay young at heart and make the most of life.

    Here's a few tips on how to stay young:

    HOW TO STAY YOUNG

    1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them!"

    2 Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

    3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

    4. Enjoy the simple things.

    5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

    6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

    7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

    8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

    9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

    10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

    AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

    Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

    Joan :))
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