Healthy Aging – A Choice for the Better
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Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
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Healthy Aging – A Choice for the Better
William S Pinckney, MD & CEO,
Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
The Telegraph, Delhi
Aging is a natural & a continuous process that begins with birth. None
can escape growing old and experience the effects of the aging
process. Literature is replete with terms such as the fountain of youth,
or the elixir of life and in fact human longevity has been a topic of keen
discussion and research for centuries.
When one is young, aging is associated with all positive perception –
like growth, maturity and discovery. Many human abilities peak
before age 30. We hardly can ignore the fact that aging brings with it,
the regressive changes in organ functions. With age hair thins and
turns gray, skin becomes less elastic and sags. There is a slowing down
of functions which go forward throughout adulthood-loss of function
of bodily organs. However we can slower the rate of aging, stay
healthy and enjoy life to the fullest by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
In general, the lessons are clear. Regular physical activity, a balanced
diet, social involvement, moderate or no drinking, and no smoking,
can signicantly decelerate the aging process. *Nutrilite is the world’s
No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand from Amway
also advocates optimal Nutrition including positive thinking,
balanced diet, adequate rest, regular exercise and supplementation.
Nutritional Supplements is now becoming increasingly popular in
developed countries. Even people in developing countries are
incorporating it as part of daily diet. According to a recent
Euromonitor Report the supplements segment grew by 14 percent in
2010 to reach Rs. 33 billion. The same report estimates that this
segment will touch Rs. 46 billion by 2015 in India.
Nutritional supplementation has assumed importance for the ageing
population more as older people are not able to obtain all of their
daily vitamin and mineral requirements through food consumption
alone.
As life expectancy is on the rise both in developed countries and
emerging markets such as India and China, older consumers are
suering from an array of age related ailments. Health problems like
unhealthy glucose levels & cardiovascular problems once
predominantly considered the problems of old age have lately been
striking younger people. Moreover Indians are susceptible to chronic
diseases like diabetes cardiovascular disease, obesity and liver ailments.
There are factors like ethnicity, heredity trait, Nutritional quality of food
consumed and Nature of lifestyle put Indians at risk of some chronic
diseases 10-20 years earlier than people of other ethnic groups. WHO has
declared India as the Diabetic Capital with Heart attack rate amongst 35+
men in India is the highest. It also predicted that 34 percent of India’s
population will be obese by 2020. India has over 6 crore diabetics and
over 7.5 crore pre-diabetics. It has been alarmingly predicted that
Number of diabetics in India will rise 120 percent in the next two
decades. The risk factor is more with Pre diabetics whose blood glucose
level in fasting stage ranges between 100-125 mg/dl and after two hours
of food intake ranges between 140-199 mg/dl. The alarming part is that
it leads to Diabetes if not controlled and people are not even aware of it.
If imbalance in glucose levels in the blood is not controlled then one has
a signicantly higher risk of developing complications like heart related
problem, retinal damage, chronic kidney problem, nerve damage and
poor healing of wounds etc.
Therefore it is important to prevent the onset of such chronic disease
through low calorie healthy eating habit, physical exercise and
supplementation. Amway’s Nutrilite Glucose Health helps support
healthy blood glucose level. It also assists in metabolism of fat,
carbohydrate and protein thus helping in maintaining ideal weight.
A healthy population is a perquisite for holistic growth and prosperity of
a nation. In a country which faces the dual problem of nutritional
deciency and obesity, healthy nutrition for adults and elderly is a major
concern. A ‘well balanced’ and a nutritious diet’, physical exercise and
supplementation which have specic benets for various lifestyle,
nutritional deciency and age related health problems, are the ideal way
to fulll the nutritional gap which otherwise make us prone to age
related chronic ailments like Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
obesity.
The need of the hour is to remember that aging is an unavoidable natural
process but Healthy Aging is a choice.
*“Source Euromonitor International Limited; Vitamins & Dietary Supplements,World, Retail Value RSP, 2010”
First Floor, Elegance Tower, Plot No. 8,
Non Hierarchical Commercial Centre, Jasola,
New Delhi - 110 025 India
BOOK - POST
Healthy Aging – A Choice for the Better
William S Pinckney, MD & CEO,
Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
The Telegraph, Delhi
Aging is a natural & a continuous process that begins with birth. None
can escape growing old and experience the effects of the aging
process. Literature is replete with terms such as the fountain of youth,
or the elixir of life and in fact human longevity has been a topic of keen
discussion and research for centuries.
When one is young, aging is associated with all positive perception –
like growth, maturity and discovery. Many human abilities peak
before age 30. We hardly can ignore the fact that aging brings with it,
the regressive changes in organ functions. With age hair thins and
turns gray, skin becomes less elastic and sags. There is a slowing down
of functions which go forward throughout adulthood-loss of function
of bodily organs. However we can slower the rate of aging, stay
healthy and enjoy life to the fullest by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
In general, the lessons are clear. Regular physical activity, a balanced
diet, social involvement, moderate or no drinking, and no smoking,
can signicantly decelerate the aging process. *Nutrilite is the world’s
No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand from Amway
also advocates optimal Nutrition including positive thinking,
balanced diet, adequate rest, regular exercise and supplementation.
Nutritional Supplements is now becoming increasingly popular in
developed countries. Even people in developing countries are
incorporating it as part of daily diet. According to a recent
Euromonitor Report the supplements segment grew by 14 percent in
2010 to reach Rs. 33 billion. The same report estimates that this
segment will touch Rs. 46 billion by 2015 in India.
Nutritional supplementation has assumed importance for the ageing
population more as older people are not able to obtain all of their
daily vitamin and mineral requirements through food consumption
alone.
As life expectancy is on the rise both in developed countries and
emerging markets such as India and China, older consumers are
suering from an array of age related ailments. Health problems like
unhealthy glucose levels & cardiovascular problems once
predominantly considered the problems of old age have lately been
striking younger people. Moreover Indians are susceptible to chronic
diseases like diabetes cardiovascular disease, obesity and liver ailments.
There are factors like ethnicity, heredity trait, Nutritional quality of food
consumed and Nature of lifestyle put Indians at risk of some chronic
diseases 10-20 years earlier than people of other ethnic groups. WHO has
declared India as the Diabetic Capital with Heart attack rate amongst 35+
men in India is the highest. It also predicted that 34 percent of India’s
population will be obese by 2020. India has over 6 crore diabetics and
over 7.5 crore pre-diabetics. It has been alarmingly predicted that
Number of diabetics in India will rise 120 percent in the next two
decades. The risk factor is more with Pre diabetics whose blood glucose
level in fasting stage ranges between 100-125 mg/dl and after two hours
of food intake ranges between 140-199 mg/dl. The alarming part is that
it leads to Diabetes if not controlled and people are not even aware of it.
If imbalance in glucose levels in the blood is not controlled then one has
a signicantly higher risk of developing complications like heart related
problem, retinal damage, chronic kidney problem, nerve damage and
poor healing of wounds etc.
Therefore it is important to prevent the onset of such chronic disease
through low calorie healthy eating habit, physical exercise and
supplementation. Amway’s Nutrilite Glucose Health helps support
healthy blood glucose level. It also assists in metabolism of fat,
carbohydrate and protein thus helping in maintaining ideal weight.
A healthy population is a perquisite for holistic growth and prosperity of
a nation. In a country which faces the dual problem of nutritional
deciency and obesity, healthy nutrition for adults and elderly is a major
concern. A ‘well balanced’ and a nutritious diet’, physical exercise and
supplementation which have specic benets for various lifestyle,
nutritional deciency and age related health problems, are the ideal way
to fulll the nutritional gap which otherwise make us prone to age
related chronic ailments like Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
obesity.
The need of the hour is to remember that aging is an unavoidable natural
process but Healthy Aging is a choice.
*“Source Euromonitor International Limited; Vitamins & Dietary Supplements,World, Retail Value RSP, 2010”