The key to living longer could be to eat a healthy, balanced diet – including at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day – as well as regular exercise. But you could also boost your life expectancy by regularly eating grapefruit, it’s been claimed.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a well-rounded diet is crucial to prolonging your lifespan.
You could also boost your lifespan by doing regular exercise. It’s the “miracle cure” we’ve all been waiting for, according to the NHS.
Making some small diet or lifestyle changes could help to increase your life expectancy and avoid an early death.
One of the easiest ways to improve your overall health, including lowering your cholesterol, is to regularly eat grapefruit, it’s been suggested.
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“Best known for containing vitamin C, which supports the immune system, citrus fruits do far more than just fight infections,” they said in their book ‘Eat Better Live Longer – Understand What Your Body Needs To Stay Healthy’.
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“They are linked to everything from protection against heart disease and cancer, to slowing down cataract development.
“Grapefruit help to lower cholesterol levels. [They] come in pink, red, and blond varieties. Pink and red are rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant.
“Consuming citrus juices regularly has also been linked to lower cholesterol levels in humans.”
People that eat the most citrus fruits in their diet have a 28 per cent lower risk of stroke, they added.
For the largest benefit, it’s best to eat citrus fruit raw. Be sure to eat the whole fruit, so you add all of the fibre to your diet.
Meanwhile, you could also lower your cholesterol by eating avocado, they added.
The so-called ‘superfood’ subsequently protects against heart attacks, and it may even improve the health of your prostate.
Source: Daily Express
