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Suggestions for Longevity and Anti-aging
- Eat a wide variety of veggies up to 21 different types every 2-4 weeks.
- A variety of vegetables have many different healthy nutrients.
- Cooking tomatoes will release more lycopenes.
- Lycopenes help fight against prostate and breast cancer.
- Go organic, higher levels of antioxidants occur in organic foods
- Antioxidants help scavenge free radicals that cause damage to cells
- Increase omega-3 in your diet, most Americans are deficient.
- Omega-3 is the anti-inflammatory of fat found in fish
- Limit Omega-6 which is the inflammatory fat
- Avoid farmed salmon which is high in omega 6 and low in omega-3
- Go for grass-fed beef which is high in omega-3, the anti-inflammatory oil
- Limit non- grass fed beef, which is high in omega-6, the inflammatory oil
- Elderly should have extra proteins in their diet to avoid muscle wasting according to Mark Hymen MD of Cleveland Clinic
- Go for strength training for conditioning and health maintainence
- Work out core even when walking, tighten your abs
- Do cardio training for endurance and longevity
- Get lab tests done for metabolic analysis
- Drink coconut milk that has MCT oil; these nutrients get sugar to get inside cells like insulin and helps with the ketotic diet
- Decrease stress or accept it as a way of motivation
- Stress management is associated with more longevity
- Laugh often
- Help others and socialize often, smile
- Cook with avocado or coconut oil, save olive oil for all other uses
- Avocado oil is more stable with heat and olive oil needs to be protected against the heat for its many benefits
- Avoid fried foods, try stemming instead
- Contribute to our non-profit organizations to support our research on wellness. diabeteshealthinstitute.comand www.womenshealthorganization.org
- Add magnesium to your diet with many cellular benefits too numerous to mention here
- Limit the total amount of fruit due to sugar content
- A variety of chemicals are in fruits and vegetables with different colors. The brighter the better
- Limit the volume of food intake
- Drink a lot of fluids
- Avoid dairy as it has too much casein that binds and inactivates antioxidants
- Use creamers including coconut creamer, oat milk creamer, almond creamer
- Avoid soy due to too many estrogens
- Avoid pesticides from non organic foods, these chemicals are known to cause prostate and breast cancer, this is due to xenoestrogens
- Get a healthy gut, ingest pre and probiotics
- Avoid antibiotics
- Avoid drugs that interfere with stomach biome especially a class of antacid medicines
- Oral hygiene reduces inflammation in the body and lessens risk of heart attack and stroke
- Learn the benefits of various food groups to combat against disorders you are concerned about
- Get a vitamin D level blood test. This vitamin is important for bones, immune system, and cellular function, consult functional medicine doc for dosing
- Get vitamin B levels. This group is important for nervous system, red cell function, etc.
- Support the immune system with garlic, and brewer’s yeast.
- Fiber reduces risk of colon cancer and helps to control blood sugar levels
- High fat diet, low carbs is gaining popularity based on new data