Restricted Calorie Diet And Longevity

If you want to live longer, healthier and be youthful even in your old age, then pay attention to your calories. Research has proven that restricted calorie diet and longevity are connected where animals are concerned, and if people adopt a similar diet wherein the intake of calories is restricted, it could have similar affects. More...

Healthy Eating And Longevity

More and more research is showing that healthy eating and longevity are connected. There are some people living in Okinawa, Japan who have an average life expectancy of over 81 years. The life expectancy in the US is 78 years, while the average life expectancy in the world is just 67 years. So, why is that some people or communities live longer than others. It all comes down healthy eating. More...

Effects Of Exercise On Longevity

You may have been leading a sedentary life until now, but it is time to let go of the laziness and begin exercising. Once you know the effects of exercise on longevity, you can be sure that you will not return your inactive lifestyle.

Exercise helps not only to reduce weight, it also helps in reducing stress, building endurance of muscles, and reducing the risk of certain diseases, such as heart ailments and diabetes. Now, you must be wondering how exercise and longevity are connected. More...

Longevity Gene

Scientists have been able to find around 150 variants in seventy genes that allow them to predict whether an individual will live a long life. When we say long life, it means well into his or her nineties. The accuracy of the prediction is about seventy-seven percent. These variants are longevity genes. More...