Originally published August 7 2005
Extending life expectancy the natural way
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Everybody is after anti-aging drugs and treatments, but this can be achieved by eating less and exercising more, RedNova reports.
It's probably no coincidence that the science of longevity is becoming mainstream just as the baby- boomer generation hits pensionable age.
With life span doubling in the last 100 years, and increasing by 12 months every three or four years, today's young pensioners have an unprecedented number of years ahead of them.
Yet, according to a recent editorial in the journal Nature, there is currently an explosion of excitement 'about the prospect of searching for, and finding, the causes of ageing, and maybe even the fountain of youth itself'.
Around 150,000 premature deaths from heart attack, stroke and cancer could be avoided every year if more Brits ate the Mediterranean diet (based on fruit, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds), according to WHO estimates.
Even if you don't sign up to starving yourself into extreme old age, there's 'substantial' evidence that obesity, which currently affects well over half of men and women in Britain, is a killer through its association with heart disease and diabetes.
Each hour of exercise lengthens life by roughly two hours, according to researchers who followed 17,000 Harvard graduates for 20 years.
Recent research conducted by the Department for Work and Pensions showed that working in older age promotes health and longevity.
The group will be subject to a 'genome-wide search', with blood samples checked for every gene and combination of genes so far identified.
'Replacing damaged organs to greatly extend the human life span by substituting young and healthy for old and failing is no longer science fiction.
Preventing damage, he says, is central to ageing science.
'Yes' answers indicate that your genetics, cell function and metabolism have been compromised, most likely because of dietary or lifestyle habits.
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