Looking After Yourself As You Age

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When you get older, making good decisions and caring for yourself is not just a nice luxury extra, but an essential part of living as a functional human. Hangovers might last for three days or more, you get tired at 9pm, and you might ache in places you didn't even realize you had.

That said, you have your wisdom, your connecitons, and hopefully a little more financial stability to make this worthwhile. There's nothing quite like wisdom and knowing who you are to make life seem more vibrant, comforting, and inspiring. This is often when people become their most creatively inspired selves, and aren't afraid to show who they are.

That said, you still need to look after yourself correctly in order to thrive from now into the future. Moreover, doing so can help prevent issues like possible illness, physical or mental health issues. In this post, then, we'll discuss some ways you can look after yourself as you age, and hopefully benefit as time goes on in that way.

Care For Your Hearing Health
It's good to care for your hearing health to the degree that you can. It's common for those in their mature years to experience some degree of hearing loss, but you can certainly limit its progression by leading a health lifestyle. Protecting your ears in loud environments, eating a good diet, limiting alcohol, getting good sleep, and having issues like tinnitus or headaches checked out ahead of time can make a big difference. Of course, as tempting as it is to rock out in your golden years, keeping volume levels low to moderate can help also.

Focus On Your Sleep
Sleep is the restorative measure we all need, no ifs, ands or buts. However, it can be tempting to make the most of your days by staying up, by traveling and enjoying retirement as much as you can, or by overstretching yourself. This might sound fun at the time, but you can bet you'll be paying for this lack of sleep, especially at a time when your body can't recover from it as well as it would have in your youth. Having a set time of sleep, making sure you get at least eight hours, and practicing good sleep hygiene will give you the maximum amount of energy to enjoy each day with.

Be Honest About Your Limits
It's healthy to admit that you may have a few limits, because then you can figure out how to go beyond them. For example, it might be that you wish to take a beautiful summer vacation in a quaint European village, but the mountainous Italian community you've chosen has limited accessibility, and you know you'll have a hard time there. Instead, you might choose a location near the foot of that mountain so you can enjoy a better experience without putting yourself in harm's way. Accepting little caveats like this can help you sustain yourself and understand what your needs and wants are, balancing them appropriately. That might not sound too romantic, but you can really improve your longevity and wellbeing thanks to that effort.

With this advice, you're sure to look after yourself as you age, in the best possible way.