Can You “Think” Yourself Younger?
Anti-aging may be more than herbs, creams, or exercise. Recently, more and more people are turning towards anti-aging psychology. According to the Ageless Lifestyles Institute, anti-aging requires you to learn “life enhancing attitudes, beliefs, and coping skills that foster youthfulness and health.” In addition, according to the Ageless Lifestyles Institute only 30% of your aging is predetermined by your genetic code, and the rest is your decisions and attitude.
So can you “think” yourself younger? Many people prefer these sorts of attitude adjustments as opposed to filling your body with countless chemicals. Often, people say mind over matter, and to a degree positive psychology works when you are looking to perform better on sports or other tests, but you cannot use your mind to heal a broken bone, or in our case, get a wrinkle out of our forehead. Your attitude can change your outward personality, and smiling may make other people like you more, but I am not sure it is truly anti-aging.
However, your attitudes and believes can change your outward appearance and act as an anti-aging agent if by changing your attitude you reduce stress, which is a large factor in aging. So, indirectly you can “think” yourself younger if your thoughts lead to less stress, but you will never become younger by simply thinking about becoming younger. Thinking positive and anti-aging is not causation, rather thinking positively is correlated with anti-aging because it reduces stress and helps you live a more active life.
