How to live a long life | The Science of Longevity

who hasn’t dreamed of eternal youth or at least, living a long healthy life? can science can help us maximize our longevity? A new study looks at factors that determine how long we get to live the researchers focused on natural genetic variants linked with high cholesterol, or being overweight and asked, do people carrying those variants live longer or shorter?They focused on diet, body weight, exercise, smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, sleep and education. all important for general health, but which determine how long we live?Four factors stood out: Blood pressure, LDL-Cholesterol, smoking and educationThe 1st 3 are risk factors for heart disease (#1 cause of death). education helps make better choices re:lifestyle and disease preventionyou're mindful of ur health and nutrition, you know more than average about health and disease which allows better choices. diabetes and increased BMI may be life-shortening factors as wellHDL-cholesterol and triglycerides also came out with LDL-cholesterol, but LDL-Cholesterol was the strongest factorwhat about diet? they only had genetic variants predisposing for coffee and alcohol intake. Coffee didn’t affect longevity. Alcohol didn’t either, although alcohol dependence may have a mild life-shortening effectphysical activity wasn't significant, so does it affect longevity? maybe the genetic variants used didn’t have a strong enough effectdeterminants of length of life: tobacco, blood pressure, LDL-Cholesterol and education (ability and resources to make these choices)longevity is 25% genes, 75% lifestyle. in the study they looked at genetic predisposition, but in real life, whether i have good blood pressure because i'm genetically gifted or because of my lifestyle, either way i reap the benefitsmaintaining good LDL-Cholesterol is about going easy on foods high in saturated fat like fatty meats or butter and leaning a bit more on sources of unsaturated fat and fiber: avocado, flax seeds, legumes, fruits and vegetablesanimal products: fish, lean meats and low-fat dairy are your best betsBlood pressure hinges on the balance between sodium and potassium. Going easy on ultraprocessed foods (main source of sodium) and having potassium-rich foods like leafy greens and beans video on potassium-rich foods and 3 tricks to beat your genetics and maximize your health! Connect with me:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3Animations: Even Topland @toplandmediaReferences:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joim.13196Disclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information contained in Nutrition Made Simple!.#NutritionMadeSimple #GilCarvalho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices