Category: Anti Aging

“It’s not easy to keep on walking though I know it massively helps my health.”
“My friends seem to work hard daily, but I can’t do it…”
If you are worried about “I can’t keep a walk habit,” you may want to say such a lament. But what if it felt so much fun? “Just taking a walk makes me feel good, and I can’t help doing every day!” “What if that feeling comes up?”

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If you devise some ideas before you start walking, you will feel brighter and naturally love it. Your friend who keeps the habit may not be a hard worker but just doing for fun. Walking is one of the easiest way of an exercise habit. 
Here are some tricks to keep walking fun.

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Five tips to maximize your enjoyment of walking

1. Set a destination

If it’s challenging for you to keep an exercise habit, instead of just going around the neighborhood, decide on a destination and walk as a “means of transportation.” If your goal is far and difficult to get to and from, you can use public transportation on the way and plan to walk for at least 20 minutes in total.
Strolling along the roads, usually by train, car, or bicycle, is a fun way to make discoveries.

2. Enjoy fixed-point observation of scenery

One of the real pleasures of walking is enjoying the scenery. Let’s create a “fixed-point observation scenery” to expand the enjoyment further. Trees, mountains in the neighborhood, flowers on the roadside, the sky from a certain point, anything you like is fine. Decide on a favorite spot and enjoy how the scenery changes daily with the changing seasons.

“The leaves have already turned this color.”
“I wonder if that bud will open soon.”
“Someday, the sky got so high!”

If there is a scenery you can care about like that, you will always want to see the situation and feel like you don’t want to leave a gap between walking.

3. Buy new shoes and clothes

If you don’t feel like you’re having fun while walking, it may be because your shoes and clothing don’t fit your body. Especially when it comes to shoes, it is a good idea to try them with an advisor in a shoe store instead of buying them on your own. When you find shoes that fit your feet perfectly, you will want to walk more and more.

We also recommend clothing that has functionality suitable for walking, such as “easiness of movement,” “absorbent/quick-drying/breathable,” and “UV protection.” It is also vital that the design is one that you like and that makes you feel happy every time you wear it. Please look for your favorite wear.

4. Walk with a partner

It will be helpful to have a partner to prop your determination. You may say, “Ummm, today is not the day.” But your parner will help you out from such a slackening mind. To walk with your spouse, children, or friends may be valuable communication.

Even if it’s challenging to do every day, occasionally walking with someone will motivate you to keep on walking.

5. Focus on yourself

I have stressed the value of keeping on waking up with a partner. Having said that, “walking alone” can also be a wonderful time in a different way.
If you concentrate on strolling and repeat the same movements indifferently, you may find your mind quiet and empty. This kind of meditation allows you to reset your mind from the stress of daily chores.
Even if there are unpleasant things, you can think, “Let’s go for a walk and reset!”

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Laughter and smile for health. It’s a science.

We have thought historically that laughter and health are closely related. There are sayings such as “People who laugh a lot are less likely to get sick” and “Laughter is a miracle drug with no side effects.” In recent years, research has focused on the effects of laughter as an actual medical matter. Laughter activates natural killer cells (NK cells) in the body, which boosts the immune system, helping to prevent and improve various diseases. We have scientifically proven that “laughter and smile for health” actually works.

Less laughter and smile with the stressful society and issues with aging

However, our today’s so-called stressful society lessens opportunities to smile. In addition, worries increase with aging, such as illness and decline in physical function increases, and we get less and less likely to be able to smile.

If you have few chances to smile, it makes you feel depressed and prolonged depression can lead to a decline in appetite, muscle strength, and cognitive function. It is severe in the field of nursing care, and it can have a negative impact not only on the person but also on the family around them.
We will discuss the power and effects of “laughter” today.

What risks occur in people who “do not laugh”?

At first glance, it may seem like a superstition that people who laugh a lot are less likely to get sick. However, did you know many researchers have scientifically elucidated the relationship between laughter and health from various angles?

For example, a research group led by Associate Professor Kentoki Takeuchi of the Nagoya University Graduate School of Preventive Medicine tracked about 14,000 older people who didn’t need nursing care for three years and compared the frequency of laughter in their daily lives and their subsequent laughter—analysis of the relationship between smile frequency and nursing care needs. As a result, they found that compared to those who “laugh almost every day,” those who “rarely smile” were 1.4 times more likely to be certified as needing long-term care.

In addition, in a study comparing “people who rarely have the opportunity to laugh” and “people who laugh almost every day, the risk of cognitive function decline was 2.1 to 2.6 times higher.(*1 ) There are also reports such as “The rate of stroke is about 1.6 times higher, and the rate of heart disease is about 1.2 times higher.”(*2)

*1: Osaka University Graduate School Associate Professor Tetsuya Ohira et al.

*2: from a paper by the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine research team

Based on these various studies, the dementia treatment, rehabilitation, and preventive effects of laughter are attracting attention in the medical and nursing care fields.

What exactly happens when you make a smile for health?

Surprisingly, 3,000 to 5,000 cancer cells are born every day, even in the body of a healthy person. Natural killer (NK) cells, a type of lymphocyte, firmly exterminate substances that adversely affect the body, such as cancer cells and viruses that invade the body. A smile for health activates these NK cells.

When people laugh, it transmits excitement to the “diencephalon” that controls the immune control function. Then it will subsequently secrete a large amount of signaling substance, good peptide. It activates NK cells, and NK cells attack cancer cells, viruses, and other “causes of disease” one after another. That’s the mechanism of immune power-up.

Conversely, when the brain receives negative information, such as sadness and stress, the function of NK cells slows down, and the immune system powers down. Thus laughter and smile for health are vital.

In addition, brain substances such as “dopamine,” which reduces anxiety and stress by laughing, “endorphin” that relieves pain and calms nerves, “serotonin” called the happiness hormone, and the love hormone “oxytocin” are secreted. They also have a relaxing effect. As a result, the whole body approaches a healthy state.

There are so many benefits of laughter and smile for health!

The power of laughter reduces stress and boosts immunity. But the effect doesn’t stop there.

Activates brain function

When stressed, the brain becomes tense, lacks oxygen, and dull. Conversely, when you laugh, your brain relaxes and takes in a lot of oxygen, which activates your brain cells and makes them work more actively. Activation of the hippocampus, which controls human memory, improves memory and thinking power.

Promote blood circulation

Breathing when you laugh hard is similar to deep breathing and abdominal breathing. A lot of oxygen is taken in the body by laughing, blood circulation improves, and metabolism becomes active.

Balance the autonomic nervous system

The autonomic nervous system consists of the sympathetic nervous system, which is dominant during daytime activities, and the parasympathetic nervous system, which is dominant at night and when relaxing. Only the sympathetic nerve becomes dominant when disturbed, and the excitement continues, increasing blood pressure and pulse. When you laugh, your parasympathetic nervous system becomes dominant, and your mind and body relax. The disturbed autonomic nerves are balanced, stabilizing the mind and body.

Muscle strength up

The action of laughing moves the abdominal muscles, diaphragm, intercostal muscles, facial muscles, etc. Thus, your muscle strength will increase by keeping doing it. The consumption of oxygen increases and the movement of the internal organs becomes lively and active.

As you can see, the effects of laughter and smile for health are wide and varied. Expectations are high for its various effects. It doesn’t stop in daily life. It also works in actual medical settings, such as lowering blood sugar levels in diabetic patients, alleviating pain in rheumatism patients, preventing hypertension, and preventing cerebral and myocardial infarctions.

How can I laugh and smile for health more frequently?

Even though we know it’s good for our health, it’s tough to laugh and smile so frequently with nothing fun. Here are some easy laugh training methods that anyone can do.

Relax facial muscles

The human face has various facial muscles, such as the frontalis muscle on the forehead, the orbicularis oculi muscle around the eyes, and the orbicularis oris muscle around the neck. First, relax these muscles.

・Open your mouth wide and slowly, saying “A-E-I-O-U”. The point is to be so enthusiastic that your mouth is about to burst.
・Stretch under the nose and move the muscles of the entire face freely.

Try to laugh

Whether it’s a remembrance laugh or a smirk, try laughing so loudly that your stomach crumbles for a minute. It’s pretty hard, but it will be good training to grab the trigger to laugh.

Listen to comedy shows

The opportunity to laugh is not born from the air. Watching comedy shows and comedy movies on TV, reading humorous novels, etc., it is essential to find more and more fun things on your own. And don’t be afraid to laugh out loud when you think it’s funny.
The important thing is to do the action of “laughing” and “smiling.”

It seems that NK cells increase even if you make a fake smile or only raise the corners of your mouth.

Balance your hormones to make your self easy to laugh and smile for health.

We have discussed about “smile for health”, but also health will make you smile. A natural supplement to balance your hormone will make you feel comfortable and makes you relaxed and easy to laugh and smile.

Juveriente®’s Effisoy, launched in 2016, based on fermented soy bean germ extract has been loved as a natural menopause relief since its launching in 2016. It has gained reputation as a menopause supplement. In addition, it also has high anti-oxidant power coming from fermented soy. Isoflavone aglycone contained in Effisoy® has about 1,000 times of anti-oxidant potency than standard isoflavones. 

Its primary function is to boost the weakened synthesis of a hormone precursor, DHEA. It’s safe as it only heals the natural synthesis function. The hormone boost doesn’t provide the only relief from menopausal symptoms. But, it also supports various aging issues including metabolism recovery, fatigue mitigation, etc.. It is not limited only for menopause women, but also after menopause or older. 

Here are some of the real product reviews in our Amazon shop.

“Restful sleep finally!!”, “I Am Now Free of Hot Flashes!!”, “Lifesaver”

Why age and appetite are inversely proportional?

Have you ever felt that your appetite has become thinner, such as your stomach becoming full quickly or feeling heavy? Age and appetite have a close correlation. From age 50 onwards, many people find it challenging to eat the same amount of food as they used to. Why do such changes occur?

The reason why you eat less is that your body functions change with age. Let’s take a look at what changes happen to age and appetite.

Stomach function declines with age.

As we age, the elasticity of the stomach gradually decreases. Decreased elasticity means the stomach does not expand enough when food comes in, so you can’t store much food at once and cannot eat as before.
In addition, since your stomach can’t resolve foods with much oil well, it causes discomfort, such as feeling heavy in the stomach, and people tend not to like rich foods.
In addition, the peristaltic movement that moves food from the stomach to the small intestine also deteriorates, so digestion takes longer. As a result, food stays in the stomach for a long time, and you don’t get hungry immediately.
If too much food remains in the stomach, hyperacidity (excessive production of stomach acid) can occur.
Reflux esophagitis is one of the health concerns you must be especially careful about from age 50.

As we age, the functions of the esophagus as well as the stomach gradually decline. Compared to other organs, the changes are said to be small. Still, the peristaltic movement that sends food to the stomach weakens. The place connecting the esophagus and the stomach closes due to the weakening of the sphincter muscle. It becomes difficult.
On the other hand, as explained above, the stomach is prone to hyperacidity. As a result, stomach acid can flow back up from the stomach into the esophagus. It is the course of how reflux esophagitis happens. It often causes Nausea and heartburn.

Changes in functions around the mouth

In addition to changes in the stomach and esophagus, functions around the mouth also decline with age. One is a decrease in saliva. When saliva decreases, the inside of the mouth becomes drier, and periodontal disease and stomatitis increase. The pain and discomfort associated with it can make it challenging to eat.
And the chewing power also goes down. Muscle strength for chewing and swallowing weakens, and teeth are lost due to tooth decay and periodontal disease, making eating hard foods and choking difficult.
Then, the taste buds (organs that sense taste) on the tongue atrophy, making it challenging to feel tastes. It makes seasoning stronger for older people. When the ability to discern taste declines, the food you used to eat will no longer taste good, leading to a loss of appetite.
The decline in these functions related to eating is a primary reason age and appetite are inversely proportional. However, at the same time as the diet becomes thinner, people in their 50s and older have a lower metabolism compared to when they were young. You don’t have to worry too much about it because you don’t need as much energy as you did when you were younger.

What to do when you’re hungry

When eating becomes thin, reflux esophagitis is likely to occur, which increases the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Improving the state of eating less will be a countermeasure to prevent this.
Specifically, one way to do this is to eat foods that are easy to digest, especially those rich in carbohydrates and amino acids (such as low-oil foods, tofu, etc.). It’s easy to eat even after 50 years old, and it’s easy to eat vegetables.
However, people in their 50s and above lose muscle mass, so we recommend actively eating meats such as steaks containing oil. If you can’t eat it anyway, you should take a lot of soy and fish instead of meat.
Soy is a precious source of protein when you don’t feel like eating heavy foods like meat.

Eat less, but still, be well nourished.

As we age, we will inevitably eat less. However, if you don’t eat much, you will become malnourished, leading to the poor physical condition due to muscle weakness and being too thin. You don’t need to eat over the amount you can, but pay attention to the balance and take the necessary nutrition properly.
To make the meal more enjoyable, we recommend eating it with your family and friends and incorporating seasonal ingredients. Let’s continue without overdoing it while making good use of eating out, ready-made foods, and food delivery.

Balance your hormones and recover metabolism and appetite

Japanese staple, Miso, fermented soybean paste, helps Japanese women to balance their hormones in and after menopause. When it’s not easy outside Japan, we recommend to take it by a natural supplement.

Juveriente®’s Effisoy, launched in 2016, based on fermented soy bean germ extract has been loved as a natural menopause relief since its launching in 2016. It has gained reputation as a menopause supplement. In addition, it also has high anti-oxidant power coming from fermented soy. Isoflavone aglycone contained in Effisoy® has about 1,000 times of anti-oxidant potency than standard isoflavones. 

Its primary function is to boost the weakened synthesis of a hormone precursor, DHEA. It’s safe as it only heals the natural synthesis function. The hormone boost doesn’t provide the only relief from menopausal symptoms. But, it also supports various aging issues including metabolism recovery, fatigue mitigation, etc.. It is not limited only for menopause women, but also after menopause or older. 

Here are some of the real product reviews in our Amazon shop.

“Restful sleep finally!!”, “I Am Now Free of Hot Flashes!!”, “Lifesaver”

Bone health is another critical issue

By the way, bone health is another critical issue for menopause and after menopause, or even for older women. Age and appetite issue will also affect it. You may take less nutrition for bone health when your appetite weaken. A natural supplement may make it up.

A cohort study in Japan reports that blood concentration of Beta cryptoxanthin, which is richly contained in Satsuma mandarin orange, shows a strong correlation. But, it is rather indigenous to Japan and China, and hard to take for people in other regions.  Juveriente®’s natural bone supplement, “Bone Strength Complex” brings you its essence to you as a natural supplement. Since its launching in 2016, it has gathered positive feedbacks as the following.

“I have been taking Juveriente Bone Strength Complex for two years. I was waiting for my bone density test this year to write a review. My bone density test results improved. I was diagnosed with Osteoporosis two years ago. The prescription medications for Osteoporosis have too many side affects and I was looking for a good alternative. I am proud to report this product works and has no side affects. The gel capsules are easy to swallow.” (Nov. 17th 2022, a product review for our Amazon shop)

The main functional ingredient is simply an extract of a Japanese popular citrus fruit. Needless to say, it is better to try a natural food before jumping to strong medicines. Please learn details in our product page.