Many people could live to the age of 100 by following seven simple steps, according to a leading heart doctor.
Dr Clyde Yancy, a Canadian cardiologist says changes to lifestyle such as keeping a healthy weight, not smoking and controlling your cholesterol levels are an easy way to add an extra decade or more to your life span.
He said 90 per cent of people could live to the age of 90 and even reach 100 by following his advice. The other steps are regulating blood pressure, managing diabetes, eating a healthy diet and getting active. Read more
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Want to live to 100? Following seven simple lifestyle steps could help you get there - free from disease.
Growing older is inevitable, but poor health is not, says Lauri Aesoph.
If you were an alien visiting our planet, you might think Earthlings never age. Even as awareness about aging rises, most major magazines and television stations still fail to display vital, older people. Medical journals, on the other hand, harp on the infirmities of old age. It's no wonder we fear and even deny our own inevitable aging.
Grower older can't be avoided, but it doesn't have to mean the loss of health, mind and independence. In fact, research seems to indicate the opposite. By paying a little attention to lifestyle, most older individuals can live active, healthy lives and we can all shatter those old age myths. Read more
Professor Cynthia Kenyon says you can extend your life AND stay fit throughout old age just by a change of diet that switches on your youth and longevity genes. Kenyon isn't waiting for more research to be done. She's already changed her own diet.
... a U.S. geneticist is thought to have discovered the secret to a long life, full of health and energy. And the answer might be as simple as cutting down on carbohydrates.
Professor Cynthia Kenyon, whom many experts believe should win the Nobel Prize for her research into ageing, has discovered that the carbohydrates we eat – from bananas and potatoes to bread, pasta, biscuits and cakes – directly affect two key genes that govern youthfulness and longevity.
She made her remarkable breakthrough after studying roundworms, specifically the C.elegans, a worm just a millimetre in size that lives in soil in temperate climates all over the world. Read more
Body builder protein powder could increase life expectancy by ten years, says Fiona McCrae.
A protein powder favoured by body builders could hold the secret of a long and healthy life, scientists believe.
Dissolved in water, the mixture built muscle, boosted fitness and improved balance and co-ordination.
Tantalisingly, the powder, which can be bought from health food shops and online, increased life expectancy by 12 per cent. Read more
Though genetics is one factor that determines longevity, diet and lifestyle play a bigger role, says Dr. Joseph Mercola.
... Death is surely inevitable, but I do believe you can live far longer than the average life expectancy, which, in the US, is around 78. Genetics may play a role, but is NOT the final determining factor for whether you'll live a long healthy life.
Barring an accident, your lifestyle has everything to do with your longevity. It's already been established that diet can override genetic predispositions for disease, for example, so don't fall into the trap of believing your health and longevity is somehow the inevitable result of what's in your gene pool.
Please understand that the list in the summary above is from US News and World Report and it is THEIR concept of what contributes to aging. Of course you don't get the newsletter for their views so I am going to use their list as a springboard to provide you with my thoughts on the topic. Read more
Harvard researchers say that resveratrol could be the biggest medical breakthrough in 30 years.
ome Harvard-educated researchers believe they’ve discovered a proverbial “fountain of youth.”
They’re talking about resveratrol, calling it a miracle ingredient, and the greatest discovery since antibiotics.
Resveratrol is a compound found in the skin and seeds of grapes. Read more
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