“Do you want to live long?”
For many of us, we would obviously answer this with an automatic “yes”. After all, we want to have as much time in the world to accomplish the things we want or need and be with the people that we love. But with the rise of chronic illnesses and the time, resources, and effort needed to treat them, some of us might change that automatic “yes” to something like “It depends if I’ll be able to live well or not.”
Thankfully, there are a few ways that can help us to live healthily for as long as possible. And all of them have something to do with what we call a “health span.”
Health Span and Why It Matters
If you haven’t heard of it before, health span is the time in a person’s life where they are expected to live in overall good health, free from any serious illnesses. Now, one thing to note about health spans is that they tend to be shorter than lifespans.
According to a 2020 study on the subject, many factors that can contribute to that gap between health span and lifespan, like a person’s age, genetics, socio-economic level, and more. However, these factors give rise to a lot of major obstacles to prolonging it, which include lack of access to nutritious food and lifestyle or noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
It also doesn’t help that said NCDs are among the leading causes of death for many people around the world, especially in the Philippines as noted by the Philippine Statistics Authority in their 2023 report. That is why many health professionals and groups, are looking for ways to help people prolong their health spans.
With that said, let’s explore one of those said ways: achieving a healthy body age.
A Healthy Body Age for Longer Health Spans
Body age or rather metabolic age is the difference between the minimum number of calories your body burns at its resting state (Basal metabolic rate or BMR) compared to the BMRs of others in your age group. It is important to note that, while it’s not a complete representation of your health, it is still a good way to have a sense of where you are health-wise with your peers and can open other ways for you to manage your weight aside from just exercising.
So, what is considered a healthy body age?
While there is no exact number, there is a general rule of thumb that a healthy body age is usually roughly the same as or younger than your chronological age. This is because a younger body age (and a higher BMR) means you can burn more calories than you can intake. And you can achieve it with a healthy, balanced diet, regular exercise, enough rest, and other healthy living habits.
And, the best part, a healthy body age can help you make your health span longer in two ways:
Since a great body age helps you burn unused calories, you can lessen your chances of developing NCDs connected to weight gain, like diabetes and hypertension.
It also gives your body several health benefits that keep your body well and functioning for the long term, which include improved energy levels, reduced cravings, enhanced muscle mass, and more.
Now, becoming healthy and staying that way is not easy. Getting those nutrients that you need daily is not always possible, especially if some fruits, vegetables, and other certain foods are only available at certain seasons of the year.
Thankfully, NUTRILITE™ and its traceable, safe, and effective plant-based products are here to help you out.
NUTRILITE™ and Its Build Your Own Solution
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Recently, NUTRILITE™ Philippines created a few Healthy Solutions that can support you in filling any nutrient gaps that you might have in your daily diets. These come in two types: Healthy Weight and Healthy Nutrition, and each one is carefully built with products that are selected and grouped together to make these solutions as effective as possible.
But what if you were able to create a healthy solution of your own?
Introducing: the NUTRILITE Build Your Own Solution
In this Healthy Solution, you can pick NUTRILITE products of your choice for building your own solution. Unlike other Healthy Solutions, there is no set product(s) here that you must get to have it. This means that you can fully customize the supplements you need to support your healthier lifestyle, with your own health goals, concerns, and other preferences in mind.
For example, if you want to get fit while still getting the protein, vitamins, and all other nutrients you need, you can group the BodyKey™ by NUTRILITE™ Meal Replacement Shake (any of the three flavors) with the NUTRILITE™ All Plant Protein Powder and the NUTRILITE™ Next Gen Double X™ Multivitamins (31 Day Supply) to help you reach those goals. You can also add in other items such as the NUTRILITE™ Nails, Skin, and Hair Complex Tablet, if you need Biotin or Vitamin C to nurture your beauty from within, or the NUTRILITE™ B Vitamins Tablet, which is filled with B Vitamins known to boost energy levels.
It is also important to take the time to educate yourself and check with your doctor(s) to evaluate your current health, current medical conditions, and the like. Our Health and Wellness Consultants are also here to help if you need more information on NUTRILITE™ products and how best to include them in your daily health routines. That way, you would have a clearer idea on which NUTRILITE™ products you could benefit from the most and meet your health goals and needs. That and it would be little easier to narrow things down when you find yourself lost and a little stuck on what to choose.
Please be reminded that the NUTRILITE™ item(s) that you picked must have an AES Price of Php 15,000 and bought within a single transaction. So, make the most out of the Build Your Own Solution with your own top picks.
Your Health Span is In Your Hands
Of course, your own solution works best if you pair it up with an overall healthier lifestyle: a balanced and nutritious diet, consistent exercise, resting well, and other good habits like practicing mindfulness. After all, NUTRILITE™, its proven Healthy Solutions, and the personalized support from our Health and Wellness Consultants, are all here to help Filipinos, especially those living with lifestyle diseases, to live better, holistically healthier lives.
Combine that with the freedom to customize your NUTRILITE™ supplements for your healthy solution and you have even more support now for your wellness journey and prolonging your health span, on your own terms.
REFERENCES:
- From lifespan to healthspan: the role of nutrition in healthy ageing | Journal of Nutritional Science | Cambridge Core
- Noncommunicable diseases (who.int)
- 2023 Causes of Deaths in the Philippines (Preliminary as of 31 July 2023) | Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines (psa.gov.ph)
- UCI Center for Healthspan Sciences: Evidence-Based Education to Improve Health – UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Extending human healthspan and longevity: a symposium report - DeVito - 2022 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - Wiley Online Library
- Lifespan and Healthspan: Past, Present, and Promise | The Gerontologist | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
- What Is Basal Metabolic Rate? (healthline.com)
- Metabolic Age: What It Is and What It Means for Your Health (healthline.com)
- Why people become overweight - Harvard Health
- Surprising findings about metabolism and age - Harvard Health
