While there is no magic equation to a longer life, we do know a number of factors that have a significant impact on longevity. HINT: It's more than JUST genetics.
Research in humans and animals indicates that being born into a family whose members regularly make it into their 90s and beyond can be a key factor for determining your lifespan. “Genes are for sure very important, particularly to get to extreme longevity,” says Valter D. Longo, director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California.
Particularly for that “extreme” longevity, where members of the same family make it into their 100s, Longo says. If you’re not born with the ideal gene set, then you have to work harder to reach these longer years. However, Longo cautions that having these long-living genes on its own is not an excuse to eat poorly or take other chances with your health.
“The five days a month — at least in mice — was completely sufficient to wipe out this 25 days a month of bad food,” Longo says. A similar principle is applied in Longo’s book,, which calls for readers to go on a “fasting mimicking” diet four times per year for five days. In this period, readers are instructed to eat lower calorie, vegetable and nut-rich foods.Exercise, along with diet and genetics, is one of the top factors for longevity, experts say.
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