EP 190 - Encore Episode: The Secret to Longevity: A Look at the Research

Your diet may be the key to your cellular health and vitality.Dr. Valter Longo finds the fasting-mimicking diet can eliminate damaged cells and prompt healthy cell creation in mice. This longevity diet may prove helpful for human healing.With so many diets out there, it’s easy to get confused about what would best lend itself to longevity, Dr. Longo supports a vegan diet with fish added. A diet high in animal fat lends itself to increased mortality.Dr. Longo recommends eating two meals plus one snack per day instead of three meals for weight loss. Breakfast and lunch or dinner are advised. The snack should be about 200 calories, preferably a salad.Listen as Dr. Longo joins Dr. Taz to discuss the longevity diet and how much body fat is healthy.