Surely we all dodged topics like aging or later life, thinking that it's too depressing or gloomy to think about. Guess what, with some sensible healthy diets and habits, you can stop dodging the reality bullet, naturally feel good about yourself and life longer.

Here are RateND 's 7 golden rules for the youthful you:

1.  Drink water, water, water

It's our primary substance. Water makes up 60% of our body, and it's something we truly can't live without.  Soft drinks and other sugary beverages can't replace the effect that H2O could give you. Water helps to reduce health risks like allergies, bad metabolism, even hypertension.

2.  Run for the hill

Indoor or outdoor sports built your natural defense against premature aging. You can benefit many things from having regular exercises:  increasing oxygen to your brain (this explains why you feel so relaxed and more focus after Yoga), make your heart and other organs work better, and making you looks good in front of your sweetheart (some sports increase your endorphins, the feel good, hormones).

3.  Hello, sunshine!

Good news for all sun seekers, sunlight is the best source of natural Vitamin D. A healthy dose of sunlight helps your body to repair and maintain functions of its organs and govern your body's immune system.  During winter holiday, pick up a good sun block at the pharmacy, opt up sunny weathered country and dismiss that winter blues. Ever wonder how people living in the Mediterranean and tropical countries live longer?

4. Sleep off your worries

Feeling a bit sluggish lately? Probably it's because you've been having sleep debt too much. Series of white nights and crashing parties will eventually catch up with you..and your daily productivity.

A good night sleep, simple it my sound, prevents numerous serious diseases including cancer, heart condition, diabetes, obesity, dementia, and many more.

You see, when we sleep well enough, our body is resting and our brain is processing events throughout the day and making liaison between sensory input, our complex feelings and memory.

Natural medicine doctors would agree that good quality sleeps results in series of good karmas, like good decision making, not forgetting where you've left your keys, know how to response well to pressure, etc. All these will make you feel good about yourself, thus happier in life.

5. Let the toxins out

Saturated fat and genetically modified food coming (critics call them frankenfoods) from greasy fast food meals or canned food highly likely contribute harmful components on human food chain, this is why  detoxification treatments are becoming more than just a trend, they become a necessity.

Consult your Naturopathic doctors to learn more about therapies like Oxygen Therapy, Heat Therapy, Colon Cleanse, and Nutritional Detox.

6.  Be Playful and think positively

Workout your brain and managing your thoughts are also ways to ensure longevity.  Forget TV and its reality shows, those shows are likely to make you depressed and keeping you away from having quality time with your love ones.  Exercise your mind through meditation, Yoga, or even Sudoku.

7.  Stub out those cigarettes

Does quit smoking has been one of your new year's resolutions for the past ten years or so? It's time to act upon it then. Cigarettes increase the level of Carbon Monoxide in your blood and decrease your lungs capacity, these lead to constant tiredness, anxiety, and shortness of breath.

Naturopathic smoking cessation therapy provides effective treatments that ease your nicotine dependency. Unlike the orthodox quit smoking programs, naturopathic practitioners don't prescribe medicines (including antidepressant) or patches to reduce your cravings for tobacco, instead they will identify your lifestyle, assess the best use of methods (by using acupuncture or herbal medicines), and monitor your progress.

Natupathic clinics in most Canadian big cities like Vancouver , Toronto, Victoria provide Quit Smoking Programs using natural, non evasive methods that will surely give sustained results. Are you ready to quit?