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 protect your health is to eat more olive oil, nutritionists have revealed.
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“Blood is the body’s life force, delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells and removing waste, and the heart is the pump that keeps blood flowing,” the nutritionists said in their book ‘Eat Better Live Longer – Understand What Your Body Needs To Stay Healthy’.
“Any disruption to the flow can be life changing, but nutrition can help maintain heart health into old age.
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“Olive oil is rich in monounsaturates, particularly oleic acid, which can lower blood cholesterol.
“Lab studies show that the polyphenols in olive oil, such as oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, may help to keep the heart healthy, thanks to their potent antioxidant powers.”
People with the highest intakes of olive oil are 34 percent less likely to develop any type of cancer – particularly breast cancer, they said.
Using the olive oil in cooking, or as a salad dressing, could lower the chances of a stroke by up to 41 percent, they added.
Meanwhile, you could also lower your risk of an early death by eating a handful of nuts every day.
Nuts could protect against a number of other conditions, including kidney disease, diabetes, and bowel cancer.
Source: Daily Express
