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p><p id="8ad5">Healthy nuts and seeds like cashews, almonds, chia seeds etc.</p><p id="f72b">Fruits in all varieties.</p><p id="7566">The use of healthier fats like olive oil and avocado oil for cooking instead of vegetable oils.</p><p id="d418">No meat, but allow 2 to three servings of low mercury seafood, like salmon, tuna, cod, sea bream, prawn, sardine, trout and clams. The way to low-level mercury seafood is to eat the smaller ones instead of the big ones. This will provide adequate omega-3 fatty acid and Vitamin B12, not found in plant sources.</p><p id="0c9b">You can supplement with Multi-vitamins supplements but it is mainly your choice.</p><h2 id="6165">And What To Abstain From</h2><p id="714e">What to avoid in a longevity diet is no different from the usual baddies in food, like transfat, sugars, processed foods, and refined carbohydrates.</p><p id="018b">Also limit meat and its counterparts, beef and pork, and chicken to the barest minimum. Meat and its derivates are known to cause inflammation and other age-related illnesses.</p><h2 id="ed0f">What Goes Along With Longevity Diets?</h2><p id="838e">Professor Longo said your longevity diet must go along with these three important practices:</p><p id="a9f3"><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intermittent-fasting-surprising-update-2018062914156"><b>Intermittent Fasting</b></a> is having an eating window. This is to allow the cells to heal, repair and regenerate during the period of fasting.</p><p id="5978" type="7">The portion size is equally important too. One should consider calorie restriction because too much of even the best meals is bad for health.</p><p id="cac6">Night time Eating is not recommended. Some health experts say what you eat is what matters, not the time you consume the food. However, desisting from eating close to bedtime is a good practice.</p><h2 id="73d0">Does It Work?</h2><p id="1e70">We know that a longevity diet is not suitable for everyone, those struggling with food-related allergies, pregnant women, those with some ailmen

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ts like diabetes and other degenerating illnesses.</p><p id="f8ec">There have not been real studies to prove that this particular diet can add to one’s life, although Professor Longe swears about it from his studies of 70 people in the USA. Critics demand longer time studies to prove that it works.</p><div id="f429" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-undisputable-link-between-diseases-and-nutrition-f7af7b0432b3"> <div> <div> <h2>The Undisputable Link Between Diseases And Nutrition</h2> <div><h3>What you eat and drink does have an impact on your health, including your body’s immune health to fend off diseases</h3></div> <div><p></p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*HGpotP3IM4SP_5WY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="cf7e">The Takeaways</h1><ul><li>Control the portion size. Too much of even good foods can dramatically increase your calorie in a go.</li><li>Eat more fruits and vegetables because they contain the micronutrients essential for health.</li><li>Reduce meat and meat products, and stick to less fatty ones.</li></ul><h1 id="e42f">DISCLAIMER</h1><p id="f196">Although great research has gone into this post to give the true and genuine substance to it, nevertheless it does not still represent professional advice in any way. Please consult your professional health provider for any health concerns that you have. It is therefore given for readers’ interest and entertainment only. Thank you.😑</p><p id="9088">💔If you are inspired and looking to start writing on Medium, why not jumpstart your writing journey by using <a href="https://lanupitan.medium.com/membership"><b>this link?</b></a><b> </b>If you love what you read, you can personally support me <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LanuPitan"><b>here.</b></a><b> Thank you.💔</b></p></article></body>

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The Longevity Diet, Does It Make Any Difference?

A meal plan that is meant to prevent disease and also to slow down ageing.

Dr Longo said eating the right foods will slow ageing and prevent illness. **Photo by Katie Smith on Unsplash**

An ageing specialist, Professor Valter Longo, PhD, wrote about what he believes can slow down our ageing, whilst also preventing age-related illnesses. There are lots of reviews on the book, THE LONGEVITY DIET.

It is easy to think this is one of the latest fads, however, the diet is a product of Dr Longo’s scientific research as the director of the Longevity Institute, University of Southern California — one of the leading centres for research into ageing and age-related disease.

Longo’s longevity diet consists mainly of plant-based meals, (allows two or three servings of fish a week) with intermittent fasting. He claimed this will

Help you live for longer in good health.
Reduce your chances of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.
Prevent age-related bone and muscle loss.
Help you reach a healthy weight and reduce tummy fat.

What Does the Longevity Diet Include?

The longevity meals are mainly plant-based but allow two or three portions of fish per week. They are:

Green leafy vegetables, eat a portion daily.

Fibre-rich foods and whole grains like oats, parsnips, beans, chickpeas and lentils, sourdough bread, and brown rice.

Healthy nuts and seeds like cashews, almonds, chia seeds etc.

Fruits in all varieties.

The use of healthier fats like olive oil and avocado oil for cooking instead of vegetable oils.

No meat, but allow 2 to three servings of low mercury seafood, like salmon, tuna, cod, sea bream, prawn, sardine, trout and clams. The way to low-level mercury seafood is to eat the smaller ones instead of the big ones. This will provide adequate omega-3 fatty acid and Vitamin B12, not found in plant sources.

You can supplement with Multi-vitamins supplements but it is mainly your choice.

And What To Abstain From

What to avoid in a longevity diet is no different from the usual baddies in food, like transfat, sugars, processed foods, and refined carbohydrates.

Also limit meat and its counterparts, beef and pork, and chicken to the barest minimum. Meat and its derivates are known to cause inflammation and other age-related illnesses.

What Goes Along With Longevity Diets?

Professor Longo said your longevity diet must go along with these three important practices:

Intermittent Fasting is having an eating window. This is to allow the cells to heal, repair and regenerate during the period of fasting.

The portion size is equally important too. One should consider calorie restriction because too much of even the best meals is bad for health.

Night time Eating is not recommended. Some health experts say what you eat is what matters, not the time you consume the food. However, desisting from eating close to bedtime is a good practice.

Does It Work?

We know that a longevity diet is not suitable for everyone, those struggling with food-related allergies, pregnant women, those with some ailments like diabetes and other degenerating illnesses.

There have not been real studies to prove that this particular diet can add to one’s life, although Professor Longe swears about it from his studies of 70 people in the USA. Critics demand longer time studies to prove that it works.

The Undisputable Link Between Diseases And Nutrition

What you eat and drink does have an impact on your health, including your body’s immune health to fend off diseases

The Takeaways

Control the portion size. Too much of even good foods can dramatically increase your calorie in a go.
Eat more fruits and vegetables because they contain the micronutrients essential for health.
Reduce meat and meat products, and stick to less fatty ones.

DISCLAIMER

Although great research has gone into this post to give the true and genuine substance to it, nevertheless it does not still represent professional advice in any way. Please consult your professional health provider for any health concerns that you have. It is therefore given for readers’ interest and entertainment only. Thank you.😑

💔If you are inspired and looking to start writing on Medium, why not jumpstart your writing journey by using this link? If you love what you read, you can personally support me here. Thank you.💔