“If I look back over 25 years, for sure it starts with sleep,” Cindy Crawford said of how she maintains her health and wellness.
The Huffington Post met with the 48-year-old supermodel, entrepreneur and mother of two teens earlier this month in Topanga Canyon, California to get her take on how she maintains a healthy lifestyle — both physically and emotionally. Here are her tips for a healthier, happier life.
1. SLEEP.
“Sleep is when your body restores itself,” said Crawford. “That’s why even the ingredients you put on your skin at night are different. During the day, you want protection from everything that’s coming at you. But at night, you are restoring and replenishing. I think that’s true not just for your skin, but also for your health.”
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Meditation can help lower stress, increases self-awareness, happiness, acceptance and concentration. Meditation has also been proven to physically change your brain — all for the better.
8. THINK ABOUT AGING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
“I remember my mom was 36 when I graduated from high school. She was a very young mother. But in my mind, that was middle aged. That was old! I am 48 now. But I think everyone’s idea of [aging] changes. When I see my grandmother with her sisters, they treat each other exactly the way they always did. The funny one is still the funny one; the quiet one is still quiet. It’s not like your soul gets older. It gets wiser. But it doesn’t get older.”
