Eternal youth: biologist reveals 7 anti-aging tips that make you 10 years younger

antiaging
Harvard professor shares 7 tips that can make you younger

First of all: Aging is nothing that should scare us. Many people have grown old before us and have come to terms with it. Our body changes over the course of what we hope will be a very long life, and at a certain point properties such as its functionality or resilience begin to decrease. That’s neither bad nor nice. It’s just the natural course of life.

Nevertheless, we don’t have to stand idly by. We can delay or slow down the aging process of our body – i.e. above all the speed at which it breaks down, so to speak. According to experts, 90 percent of our aging process depends on environmental factors and our lifestyle. Only about ten percent of it is based on our genetic predisposition.

The biologist and age researcher David Sinclair from Harvard Medical School in Boston is a good example of how much habits and lifestyle can influence what is known as biological age. In contrast to our biographical age, i.e. the age that results from our birthday, our biological age is intended to provide information about the state of health of our body. For example, a person who is actually 40 years old can have the average bone density or physical condition of a 60-year-old person. Or the other way around. Like David Sinclair. The 53-year-old scientist has reduced his biological age by ten years by changing his lifestyle, as he revealed to the online magazine “Insider”. So he is now a 53-year-old in the body of a 43-year-old. Mind you, no cosmetic surgery.

According to him, the key points of his rejuvenation program are as follows.

Harvard professor reveals his 7 anti-aging tips

Nourishment

1. Green Tea Matcha Miracle Cure

According to studies, matcha tea, i.e. tea made from ground green tea leaves, can reduce the risk of cancer and reduce inflammation, among other things. Its stimulating, waking effect also has at least perceived positive effects on circulation and metabolism. David Sinclair drinks one or two cups of this tea variation every day.

2. Resvera…-what?

The biologist takes the secondary plant substance resveratol as part of a dietary supplement. Otherwise, it can be found in foods such as blueberries, cranberries, cocoa or red wine. According to studies, resveratol may support heart and brain health, reduce the risk of cancer and also reduce inflammation. Whether it makes sense to take the plant substance in tablet form is controversial among scientists, but at least David Sinclair does not seem to be harmed.

3. Intermittent fasting

As much as his schedule allows, David Sinclair tries to eat his daily meals in a rather small window of time to give his body as long a digestion break as possible. As a rule, he manages not to eat anything between 8 p.m. and 12 p.m., at least with the help of the night. The biologist deliberately avoids something like snacking for the late-evening Netflix marathon. To what extent and in what proportion intermittent fasting is healthy has not yet been clearly clarified by scientists, and it certainly differs from person to person. However, most experts consider it very likely that regular, longer breaks from eating can slow down cell aging and prevent certain diseases.

lifestyle and social life

4. Relativize instead of dramatize

In problem and conflict situations, David Sinclair has adopted an approach that is as relaxed and composed as possible. Instead of getting upset about difficulties and stressing them out, he accepts them and deals with them in a constructive and solution-oriented manner.

5. Avoid busy people

David Sinclair deliberately distances himself from people who are primarily a burden or a stress factor for him. “I surround myself more and more with people who are not idiots,” quotes “Insider” the biologist.

sports and exercise

6. Endurance training

A balanced training or exercise plan can have a positive effect on almost the entire body. From the heart to the bones and muscles to the brain, almost all of our cells and body parts benefit from regular exercise – as long as we don’t overdo it. David Sinclair recommends making time for aerobic training, i.e. endurance sports such as running or swimming, about three times a week, but weight and high-impact exercises as well as balance and coordination training are also important for bone density and body stability.

7. Measure sedentary activities

According to some experts, sitting for more than eight hours a day is just as unhealthy as regular smoking. While the truth of this statement is probably debatable, there is little doubt that it is healthier for our bodies to avoid sitting for long hours. That’s why David Sinclair uses a height-adjustable table on which he can vary between sitting and standing work. If you don’t have such a table available, you can provide variety by getting up regularly or changing your workplace. We need breaks anyway during an eight-hour working day and we don’t have to spend them at our desks. In addition, in many predominantly sedentary occupations, there are activities that we can do just as well standing or walking as sitting: making phone calls, for example, or reading something.

Sources used: insider.com, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

sus
Bridget