Guest blog post: Let your diet be Mediterranean
Do you want to live to be 100 or older? Today’s experts agree that if were born in 2000 or after, you have a good chance of living to be 100. Many of the world’s experts in this field believe that the Mediterranean Diet is the answer.
The Life expectancy chart has risen in the United States, most of Europe, Japan and Canada and if this trend continues, centenarians will be the norm. Researchers in Denmark predict that society will look at old age differently. Instead of the current three phases, which are children, adults and old age, there will be four stages. These stages would be childhood, adulthood and then old age divided into two segments, the third stage being young old, and the fourth stage oldest old.
Japan is the leader in life expectancy. If you were born after 2007, then you are expected to live to be at least 83. In the United States the expected age is 77. The number of people in the United States over age 100 has doubled in the last 15 years.
People debate whether it is healthy to live this long. Studies on people older than 85 are minimal, but evidence seems to be that centenarians are more mentally alert and more independent than ever before. Much of this success is due to early detection of illness and early treatment.
Some of the characteristics that most of these centenarians share are the FOX03A gene, (which we cannot control). Also other important factors include emotional resilience, self sufficiency, intellectually activity. You should have a good sense of humor, involvement with other people, low blood pressure, and a healthy diet. An interesting fact is that 80% of the centenarians in American are women and most of them gave birth after age 40.
Many experts agree that the diet is the most important factor to a long, healthy life, Most of these people recommend the Mediterranean Diet. This diet includes many fruits and vegetables along with pasta and rice. Red meat is not considered as important. Fish should be eaten twice a week. Red wine in moderation is considered healthy and olive oil is consumed daily to cook and flavor foods. This diet includes nuts, usually unsalted, because salt should be limited. The Mediterranean diet is considered an anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy diet. Daily, moderate exercise should be incorporated with this diet.
About the Guest Blog Author
Valery Fortie is the National Awareness Coordinator of Mediterraneanbook.com. As the editor of the Mediterranean book blog, she focus her efforts on providing scientifically driven information to help people eat to lower
high blood pressure and live a longer and better life.
Mediterraneanbook.com is a non commercial website created to preserve the Italian Healthy Eating Traditions. Founded in 2004 in Italy, Mediterraneanbook.com feels very strongly about having informed consumers
on duty in all healthy eating fields.
The Life expectancy chart has risen in the United States, most of Europe, Japan and Canada and if this trend continues, centenarians will be the norm. Researchers in Denmark predict that society will look at old age differently. Instead of the current three phases, which are children, adults and old age, there will be four stages. These stages would be childhood, adulthood and then old age divided into two segments, the third stage being young old, and the fourth stage oldest old.
Japan is the leader in life expectancy. If you were born after 2007, then you are expected to live to be at least 83. In the United States the expected age is 77. The number of people in the United States over age 100 has doubled in the last 15 years.
People debate whether it is healthy to live this long. Studies on people older than 85 are minimal, but evidence seems to be that centenarians are more mentally alert and more independent than ever before. Much of this success is due to early detection of illness and early treatment.
Some of the characteristics that most of these centenarians share are the FOX03A gene, (which we cannot control). Also other important factors include emotional resilience, self sufficiency, intellectually activity. You should have a good sense of humor, involvement with other people, low blood pressure, and a healthy diet. An interesting fact is that 80% of the centenarians in American are women and most of them gave birth after age 40.
Many experts agree that the diet is the most important factor to a long, healthy life, Most of these people recommend the Mediterranean Diet. This diet includes many fruits and vegetables along with pasta and rice. Red meat is not considered as important. Fish should be eaten twice a week. Red wine in moderation is considered healthy and olive oil is consumed daily to cook and flavor foods. This diet includes nuts, usually unsalted, because salt should be limited. The Mediterranean diet is considered an anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy diet. Daily, moderate exercise should be incorporated with this diet.
About the Guest Blog Author
Valery Fortie is the National Awareness Coordinator of Mediterraneanbook.com. As the editor of the Mediterranean book blog, she focus her efforts on providing scientifically driven information to help people eat to lower
high blood pressure and live a longer and better life.
Mediterraneanbook.com is a non commercial website created to preserve the Italian Healthy Eating Traditions. Founded in 2004 in Italy, Mediterraneanbook.com feels very strongly about having informed consumers
on duty in all healthy eating fields.
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