Some sound advice on successful ageing

Tips for maintaining a healthy active retirement

Plan for the end early. The end of life is often a subject that we don't want to discuss in midlife years. Usually, because we see ourselves as still healthy active and young (at least at heart). The reality is that this is the time to start to look at planning the services and financial support we will need in later life and specifically if something goes wrong. Retirement can be a complex adventure to undertake if you are not planned and if you have underestimated the needs.
Seek out quality financial advice. There are many financial advisors on the market that want your money to invest and grow. Usually, it is so their money can invest and grow as well. Look for a specialist retirement and long-term care financial advisor, one that deals with the systems of pensions superannuation and retirement fund investments.
Consider your needs now and when. the first place to think is about your health. What has it been like in the past? and What is potential to be an issue when you're older? What is it like now? and How can I maintain this? What are the risks and potential of older age and health care needs? Think simple (mobility, Continence, cognition, nutrition/hydration and connection with loved ones) another good advice is to keep off the medication if you can and move to alternative complementary therapy.
Define an active and positive retirement. Give yourself the real opportunity to define what it is you want to do in the last 20 years of your active lifestyle (60-80) while slowly moving into retirement by 70. It's always good to define it by years of age and what is on the wish list.
Connect with those that have meaning in your life. The art of healthy active and positive ageing has much to do with the connection to those and those things that bring a positive influence in your life. hobbies, habits, friends, family. Identify the travel plans plan the budgets and go out and connect with like-minded people in places that make you feel alive and at your best. Anyone and anything positive and ditch the rest.
Make time for self. Plan to be selfish in your long life at some point. Most of us spend a lifetime looking after someone else's needs or wants. Retirement and longevity are about you, so please focus some time on self. Find the things that mean the most to you and do it. Spend some time with you, waste some time on you and give yourself some time. There is one thing you may have plenty of in retirement (TIME). Boredom comes from doing nothing interesting. Try and find out how interesting you can be!

Six things to plan for a healthy long life.

Dr Drew Dwyer

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