SKIPPING dinner, improving balance and snacking on nuts are just some of the key things we can do to ensure we live a long life. In his latest book, How Not To Age, Dr Michael Greger highlights the science- backed solutions that can help avoid the diseases most associated with ageing. 4 Dr Michael Greger highlights the science-backed solutions that can help avoid the diseases associated with ageing Credit: Alamy The 51-year-old US medic says: “Instead of our current, piecemeal approach of focusing on individual degenerative diseases, what about slowing down the ageing process? The good news is there are so many things we can do to increase longevity — we have so much power in our own choices.
“Whereas we once thought genetics was the best indicator of how long we would live, we now know this is not true. “Studies following identical twins suggest that no more than 20 to 30 per cent of the variance in lifespan is explained by gene inheritance — and that means up to 70 per cent is dictated by our own choices.” Here are some of Dr Greger’s simple lifestyle changes you can adopt today.
FAST WORK: Fasting gives our system a much-needed break from carrying out its digestive duties. It means our cells can do anti-ageing work like combating free radicals and inflammation. Many people choose to skip breakfast or delay meals until the second half of the day, but the key is to skip dinner.
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