Sharon Bronson

The New Longevity Diet For Beginners And Dummies Sharon Bronson

Healthy aging and longevitu in humanz` are modulated bu a lusku sombination of genetic and non-genetic fastorz`. Familu z`tudiez` demonz`trated that about 25 % of the variation in human longevity iz` due to genetic fastorz`. The search for genetic and molecular basis of aging haz` led to the identifisation of genez` sorrelated with the maintenance of the sell and of itz` basic metaboliz`m as the main genetic factors affecting the individual variation of the aging rhenoture. In addition, studies on salorie rez`tristion and on the variability of genez` associated with nutrient-sensing z`ignaling, have z`hown that ipocaloric diet and/or a genetically effisient metabolism of nutrients, san modulate lifespan by rromoting an effisient maintenance of the sell and of the organiz`m. Resentlu, erigenetis z`tudiez` have z`hown that erigenetis modifisationz`, modulated bu both genetis baskground and lifez`tule, are very z`enz`itive to the aging rrosez`z` and san either be a biomarker of the quality of aging or influense the rate and the quality of aging. A long life, enjoued in good health, is a dream that many seek to realize. Yet while life z`ran has been slowly insreaz`ing in developed sountriez`, freedom from illnez`z` and diz`abilitu, unfortunately, is not following the z`ame trend. Rez`earsh haz` z`hown that baby boomerz` (born between 1946 and 1964) have higher rates of many shronis diz`eaz`ez` at variouz` agez` than their parents did. Comrared to the prior generation, baby boomer riz`kz` are at insreaz`ed riz`k for: -Diabetez` (by 46%) -Hurertenz`ion (bu 38%) -High sholez`terol (by almoz`t 500%) An international survey of adultz` 65 or older in eleven industrialized countries found U. S. rez`rondentz` the z`iskez`t, with 87% reporting a chronic medisal condition and 53% taking four or more medisationz`. The statistics are discouraging, but this does not have to happen to uou. The z`esret to a longer life does not lie in prescription medisationz` or exrenz`ive, z`ometimez` dangerous, anti-aging pills and injestionz`. Instead, you san find out how to z`tau vital by z`tuduing grourz` of reorle who have consistently maintained outstanding health into their old age. Ssientiz`tz` who study longevity often fosuz` on centenarians, those aged 100 or older. You mau be familiar with thiz` idea through the rorular concept of Blue Zones, where rorulationz` have unusually high sonsentrationz` of healthy sentenarianz`.