As you already know the best way to slow down aging and even reverse some of the aging effects is caloric restriction. You need to never overeat, and to follow the Okinawanian advice: Eat until you are 80% full.
The second thing you need to keep an eye on is protein restriction. Why? … basically there is one big difference between humans and laboratory rats: our IGF-1 levels (which are associated with longevity ) are lowered in rats by protein restriction and in us by protein (meat) restriction.
The third think we need to careful about is the AGE products in the food. The less the better so the more unprocessed the food is the better, in other words it is best to eat uncooked food, especially not fried or roasted.
Vegetable and fruit at every meal are extremely important, the more colors they have the better.
You cannot say that you have an antiaging diet just because you eat once a week some vegetable. We need that all meals to be healthy consisting in lots of fruit and vegetables.
The diversity of nutrients and phytochemicals found in the food you eat is the key, not the quantity of antioxidants or other thinks like this. Antioxidants from pills have failed to increase the lifespan.
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