Three dietary hacks to ‘slow down ageing’

Doctor William Li said “the answer is through food“, which can help to minimise the risk of “common health issues”, such as cardiovascular disease.

Activating stem cells

Dr Li began: “Eating foods that activate our stem cells can promote the regeneration of our body and slow down the effects of ageing. “These foods include apricots, coffee, seafood, green tea, kiwi, [and] spinach.”

Commenting further on stem cell regeneration is Dr Louis Cona, who said: “As we age, the quantities of circulating stem cells in the body begin to lower each year.”

Diet does, however, “impact regeneration”, with seafood being a “natural adult stem cell activator” due to its omega-3 fats, consisting of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

Dr Cona explained: “EPA is usually found in cold-water fatty fish [salmon, mackerel, tuna, and herring].

“And various research studies have shown that fish oil is a powerful antioxidant that assists to lower the danger of developing heart problems.”

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Lowering inflammation

Dr Li added: “Eating foods that lower inflammation can help prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and dementia.

“These foods include black raspberries, green tea, broccoli, olive oil, cherry tomatoes, [and] tree nuts.”

Also a fan of an anti-inflammatory diet is Dr Cona, who warned that an inflammatory diet – full of fat and sugar – is “toxic” to the body.

He explained: “An unbalanced diet means eating a lot of processed foods, which contain ingredients that can activate inflammatory processes directly.

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In addition to the three dietary hacks proposed by Dr Li and backed up by Dr Cona, other factors also contribute to healthy ageing.

These factors can include sleeping between seven to nine hours nightly, exercising frequently, and abstaining from unhealthy behaviours.

Unhealthy habits include consuming more than 14 units of alcohol weekly and smoking.