5 Essential Foods To Eat If You Want To Live Longer
You have no control over how long you’ll live it’s all genetics, right? Wrong. Turns out, there are a whole bunch of ways to add years to your life.
But perhaps one of the easiest ways is changing what you eat. More and more research is showing that diet is a super important indicator of how long you’ll live, and whether or not you develop a number of life-shortening chronic diseases. Lucky for you, it’s also ridiculously easy to change.
Below are 5 life lengthening foods to start eating today.
Seaweed
Here’s a good reason to have sushi tonight and to order the seaweed salad: More than 1,000 studies have concluded that eating seaweed can suppress inflammation, boost your immune system, and slow the growth of cancer. A review of the studies is published in a report called The Japanese “Longevity” Dietary Constituent, which aims to explain why Japanese life expectancy is one of the highest in the world.
Fish
We’ve always thought of fish as brain food and for a good reason. Research shows that compounds in fish called carotenoids can protect against neurological diseases. What’s more, the omega-3s in fatty fish like salmon keep your whole body young a study from Ohio State University found that omega 3 supplementation significantly reduced inflammation, a condition linked to everything from allergies to cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
Nuts
Good news nut lovers! Your favorite snack could be adding years to your life. According to a released study from the Harvard School of Public Health it was found that the more often people ate nuts, the lower their risk of dying young. Just make sure not to overdo it too many nuts can actually be bad for you. The researchers suggest just a handful of nuts of any kind per day.
Spicy foods
Break out the hot sauce: Research shows that eating spicy foods keeps you healthy longer. One study of more than 450,000 Chinese men and women showed that those who ate spicy foods 6 or 7 days a week had a 14% lower mortality risk than those who ate spicy food just once or less during a typical week. Want to boost the power of spicy food? Then give up the booze. The researchers also found that the relation between eating spicy food and living longer was stronger in those study participants who did not drink.
Whole grains
You already know white bread is pretty much devoid of nutrients, but did you know it’s cheating you out of extra years? Multiple studies have linked whole grain breads, pastas, and other baked goods with greater longevity. According to studies, each additional 1 oz serving of whole grains eaten correlated to a 5% lower overall mortality risk and a 9% lower risk of death from heart problems. So pay attention to your bread’s packaging. It should say 100% whole wheat.
Try out this foods and let us know how long you are currently living.