Add 10 Years To Your Life By Eating This Food
How would you like to add 10 years to your life by eating this food, and the more you eat the better off you will be. Sadly, most Americans don’t eat enough of this food, instead opting for other not so healthy foods. The good news is, it’s probably some of the cheapest foods that you can purchase at the grocery store. In fact, you can buy it in bulk or by the can, but either way, you should stock up soon because the potential to add a decade to your life is worth every penny.
We all know that diets containing lots of inflammatory foods such as processed meat and sugar are known to shorten telomeres. `Although telomeres naturally shorten with age, poor diet may accelerate this process. You might recall during the Dr. Oz show back in the day he was always talking about telomeres and how they can predict your longevity.
The good news is, you can do things to lengthen them and there are specific healthy foods to focus on.
People who regularly eat lentils and wholegrains such as oats and whole meal bread, may live longer than those who don’t, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine in 2022.
Researchers found that eating more legumes (beans, chickpeas and lentils) led to the biggest gains in terms of years of life, adding an extra 2.3 years of life expectancy to both men and women.
(The sooner you start, the better, the study found – a woman adopting a healthier diet at age 20 could increase her lifespan by at least ten years. Meanwhile, a man who began eating healthily at 20 could add 13 years to his life.)
Meanwhile, higher amounts of dietary fiber are also thought to be linked to longer telomere length. This could be because fiber slows down digestion and so reduces the risk of blood sugar spikes that can trigger inflammation.
So, the next time you are at the grocery store be sure to stock up on your lentils and look for great recipes on how to cook them up and add 10 years to your life.