According to experts, 4 levers to activate to live longer and healthier

The need of others is the most urgent human need. At least that’s what came to mind recently France Inter lphilosopher Charles Pepin, author, among others Living with your past (Allery Editions). A need that cannot be filled by the number of Instagram followers. “The other allows us to objectively recognize our value, helps us return to ourselves and at the same time escape from it, have fun with it. We need others to expand our relationship with the world. And it’s too bad if we feel anxious or rushed, because a little light can come through this little crack.”

Blue Belts have always shown us that human relationships, a sense of belonging to a community, solidarity, moments of shared pleasure make us happier and last longer. In his book Guess my age if you can, Dr. Olivier Courtin-Clarins quotes the scientist Joël de Rosnay, for whom the social body is the equivalent of the biological body. He calls this epimemetics and shows that we can act on a society’s DNA by stimulating or suppressing it. This way we can make society better (or worse). To create tomorrows that are a little less frustrating, we’re starting with our small…

Create your own relaxation

Stress also affects the expression of our genes. Worse, it can be passed down from generation to generation. “A Japanese study showed that by giving rats the smell of cherry blossoms at the same time as an electric shock, not only did they become stressed when they smelled the scent, but so did the babies that were born later,” says Cyril Telling. The creator of the Nov’Expert brand, which has stocks of such stories.

Dr. Alexandra Daloui, endocrinologist and anti-aging physician, you should definitely create your relaxation. Meditation, spa, knitting, it doesn’t matter as long as you feel good. And to have a social circle of quality rather than quantity. Is he in a relationship? Yes, if everything goes well. Bachelor? Yes, if we have a full life and are surrounded by people. Sharing is the secret of prosperity. a movie, a walk, a connection… and even silences.

Dr. Valerie Leduc, co-founder of Maison Epigenetic in Paris, shares her routine for happy longevity on social media. “This one is inspired by what I’ve learned while researching longevity from scientists and influencers like Peter Attia, Brian Johnson (and his Blueprint Project), Rhonda Patrick, and whatever works for me.” : In addition to exercise and a well-researched diet (all the details of which you can find on LinkedIn), she practices heart alignment with the RespiRelax app three times a day for five minutes, gets a massage and does one session every month. Rebalance Week, a meditation that only takes fifteen minutes. “Without forgetting the love that changed my life.”

Chief psychologist

We know it instinctively. it comforts us to cook small dishes with and for the people we love. We can go further with “Kitchen Therapy”, a concept of personal development based on the gathering of food; like art or theater, cooking can become a way to explore and decipher one’s feelings, to share and tame them. It’s simple, fun and easily accessible. After a few minutes of rest, each participant in the workshop improvises a dish without a recipe based on a theme (couple relationships, family life, office atmosphere, etc.) with available ingredients. work surface.

In this way, feelings and emotions arise naturally and become the starting point for exchange and deep change. And it works! Many international studies have shown that cooking workshops can help develop social connections and increase mental well-being and self-expression. In addition, they improve the relationship with food in people with eating disorders (cognitive limitation, bulimia, hyperphagia, etc.). Enough to spark conversations between pears and cheese…

(1) Cooking-therapy. tell me how you cook and i’ll tell you who you are., by Emmanuel Turke, Ed. Youth. Cuisine-therapie.com