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8 Things You Can Do to Slow Aging by 6 Years

What's the secret to a longer life? Look online and you'll find millions of different answers — some sensible and some very strange.

But scientists in the US have said there are eight key things we can do that could slow our body's aging by up to six years. The American Heart Association (AHA) calls them "Life's Essential 8."

They are: eating better, sleeping well, being active, not smoking, and managing our blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure and weight.

"Everyone wants to live longer, yet more importantly, we want to live healthier longer," said Donald Lloyd-Jones from the AHA. And US researchers have said that following these eight suggestions should improve the health of our heart, and slow the speed at which we age biologically.

They based their findings on data from a study of 6,500 adults with an average age of 47.

Those who most closely follow "Life's Essential 8" could expect to have a biological age around six years younger than their chronological age — their actual age in years.

Among the participants in the study, the average biological age of people with a healthy heart was about 36, even though their average chronological age was 41.

Meanwhile, the average biological age of those with unhealthy hearts was 57, even though their average chronological age was 53.

Scientists estimated people's biological age by looking at their metabolism, their organs and inflammation in their bodies. One of the authors of the study, Nour Makarem, said that not only was better heart health associated with slower biological aging, but as heart health improves, biological aging improves.

Questions for discussion

1.What are your thoughts on the AHA's "Life's Essential 8?"
2.Which of the eight key things do you think is the hardest to maintain?
3.Were you surprised to learn that a healthy heart can slow down aging?
4.What other things do you think we can do to slow down aging?
5.Where do you get most of your advice about healthy living?

Further Questions

1.Who are the healthiest older people you know?
2.What are you looking forward to about getting older?
3.What do you imagine you'll do after you retire?
4.Would you like to live to be 100 years old?
5.It's not how old you are. It's how you are old. — Jules Renard. What do you make of this statement?

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