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 boost your life expectancy by regularly using olive oil while cooking, 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 make sure that you live longer is to use olive oil, it’s been revealed.
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“The science is clear – eating the right foods can lead to a longer, healthier life,” it said.
“A basic heart-healthy diet can help you control your weight.
“That’s important because more than a third of people 65 and older are obese. That can lead to diabetes, some cancers, and heart disease.
“A heart-healthy diet is one that includes fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, skinless poultry, lots of fish, nuts and beans, and non-tropical vegetable oils.”