Eat Less – Live Longer
A 20 year study has confirmed a long-suspected theory of the anti-aging benefits of eating less.
Longevity specialists have been suggesting that people who keep their weight at a healthy rate, live longer.
The participating primates were given gradually decreased amount of food over the period of 20 years. Scientists found that the study animal’s live span has increased an average of 18%.
Naturally, we are not speaking of starving ourselves nor are we suggesting that a sudden decrease in your calorie intake will make you live longer. The key to achieve maximum anti-aging benefits by eating less is to do it gradually. As a matter of fact, there should not be a noticable decrease in your food intake. In order to reach your longevity goals, you should not exceed a decrease of 10-15% of your normal daily calorie intake. Also keep in mind that cutting calories only will not return the desired results, you have to make sure that you are still getting the necessary nutrients that your body needs to properly funtion – in other words, you don’t only have to watch how much, but also focus on what you eat.
Here are a few tips that you can incorporate while taking this longevity advice:
- Drink an 8oz glass of water 15 minutes before each meal. That will not only “fill up” your stomach (so you’ll eat less), but this will also help your digestive system.
- Use smaller plates – to make the smaller portions unnoticable
- Try to serve your plates in the kitchen, rather than putting them on a serving dish in the middle of your dinner-table, that way you prevent yourself from getting more food on impulse.
- Wait at least 15 minutes before getting “seconds”. Your body needs time to send your brain the message that you have satisfied its need for food, so allow some time before filling up your plate again… you might be surprised.
July 12 2009 10:41 pm | anti-aging diet
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