If you answered “yes,” then read on!
As an Alzheimer’s researcher, I usually write about Alzheimer’s disease. But today I’m excited to tell you about recent research published in the field of anti-aging nutrition.
Multiple recent studies have shown that how quickly you age can be influenced by what you eat. In fact, recently published studies show you can actually slow down your aging process through proper nutrition! Two studies, one from Columbia University and the other from Harvard University (links below), revealed that you can slow your biological clock by eating foods rich in polyphenols.
Polyphenols are plant micronutrients that have been shown to be powerful antioxidants. There are over 8,000 types of polyphenols found in various foods, including blueberries, walnuts, olive oil, dark chocolate, green tea, and onions – to name a few.
Diets rich in polyphenols provide many health benefits such as improved blood vessel health and circulation, reduced chronic inflammation, help control blood sugars, lower cancer risk, boost immunity; now we can add “slow aging” to the list of health benefits!
The Harvard study found that adherence to a diet rich in polyphenols was associated with an 18-month reduction in mAge, a marker for “chemical changes to DNA that indicate aging in cells and tissue.”
From 1991 to 2018, researchers from Columbia University tracked more than 1,600 participants who followed a healthy diet and found a similar result: a diet rich in polyphenol foods slowed biological aging.
Are you interested in discovering how you can eat your way to better health while learning about brain health and Alzheimer’s? If so, please attend one of my free weekly seminars right here in The Villages!
Call NOW (352) 707-5252 to reserve a seat at my next weekly seminar!
Links to the research studies:
Diet, Pace of Biological Aging, and Risk of Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study – PubMed
Craig Curtis, MD
Kimberly Salazar, MD
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