How to live a long life, pushing aging

How to live longer? The American cardiologist became interested in the problem 17 years ago. He began with the study of patients who exceeded 80 years, but looked much younger and more vigorous.

Then it was believed that longev was dictated by genes, reminds Xrust. Therefore, the cardiologist, together with colleagues, devoted six years of research to sequencing of the genome of 1400 people. Everyone was either 80 years old or more. No one had a chronicle.

There were no genetic similarities to the surprise of scientists. In other words, aging is not determined by DNA. It turned out that among the decisive factors there is food. A person should not eat processed products. Next comes the sufficiency of sleep.

But most importantly, scientists, physical activity found out. You need to run, perform exercises with a feasible load. It was such a way of life that was united by 1400 people who passed before the researchers.

It is interesting that most long-livers did not visit the gyms. They trained at home. Often improvised means or using your own weight.