https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/opinion/inflammation-theory-of-disease.html
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Opinion | Inflammation May Be the Root of Disease – The New York Times
September 17, 2024How to Eat for a Long and Healthy Life – The New York Times
September 8, 2024QT:{{”
Prioritize protein, especially from plants.
Research suggests that those who consume more protein tend to live longer and stay stronger and healthier later in life than those who consume less.
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Dr. Houston and other experts have recommended that those 65 and older consume at least 0.45 to 0.54 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. For a 150-pound adult, this translates to about 68 to 81 grams of protein. To help your body better absorb and use protein, try to distribute it across meals throughout the day, Dr. Houston said.
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Incorporate bone-strengthening nutrients.
In addition to protein, be sure to get enough calcium and vitamin D to support your bone health as you age, Dr. Roberts said.
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Pump up the polyphenols.
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Researchers have also linked other polyphenol-rich foods like berries, dark leafy green vegetables, avocados and extra virgin olive oil to health benefits, including a longer life and improved brain health. Focus on healthy fats.
Diets that are high in unsaturated fats, found in olive oil and most other plant oils, nuts, seeds, and avocados, have been linked with lower mortality, Dr. Hu and his colleagues have found. Alternatively, diets that are rich in saturated fats, which are found in red and processed meats, seem to have the opposite effect.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/well/eat/foods-longevity-aging.html
Are Some Ultraprocessed Foods Worse Than Others? – The New York Times
September 8, 2024QT:{{”
First, you can’t go wrong with consuming mostly unprocessed or minimally processed foods, like fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains, Dr. Vadiveloo said. ….
Second, processed meats and sugary drinks have consistently been linked to poor health, Dr. Mattei said, so reducing or eliminating those foods from your diet should be a priority.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foods-types-unhealthy-study.html
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.? – The New York Times
September 7, 2024https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/health/body-roundness-index-bmi.html
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?
The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.
Sept. 6, 2024
The Best and Worst Habits for Eyesight – The New York Times
September 1, 2024What’s the Best Way to Clear Ear Wax? – The New York Times
February 18, 2024The 7 Keys to Living Longer and Healthier – The New York Times
January 28, 2024Some claim human lifespans can be lengthened indefinitely
December 11, 2023https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2023/09/25/some-claim-human-lifespans-can-be-lengthened-indefinitely
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There is a story about a blues musician who, when questioned on his 100th birthday about his decades of smoking and drinking, responded that if he’d known he was going to live so long, he’d have taken better care of himself. Bryan Johnson is that apocryphal bluesman’s polar opposite. He has been taking care of himself for years to a degree as remarkable, in its way, as the deepest devotion to bourbon and bad choices. …
The daily regime which he and his many doctors have devised makes life in Biosphere 2 look sybaritic. A kilogram of vegetables, all before 11am, rigorous workouts lasting 45-60 minutes, and 100 pills, including metformin and rapamycin. His vital functions are subjected to the sort of continuous scrutiny more usually associated with laboratory animals. He says he is ageing at 69% of the normal rate. Mr Johnson, who has been described as the most measured man in the world, can afford the team of medics, trainers and dieticians who minister to him because selling Braintree, an electronic-payments company which he founded, left him with a net worth of more than $100m. For mere mortals, however, a range of less intensive options are available.
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