Doctor shares key tip that may ‘reverse’ brain decline and boost your life expectancy – Express

Researchers continue to deepen our understanding of how the body interacts with its environment. This interplay between what happens internally and externally is key to prolonging one's lifespan. It underlines the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, for example. New research builds on this understanding by demonstrating the longevity benefits associated with improving the health of your gut microbiota.

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"What is remarkable about the findings is that the elderly mice that received a fecal microbiota transplantation from young mice showed a reversal of ageing-associated brain changes," explained Doctor Vincent Pedre, Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health and author of the bestselling book, HAPPY GUTThe Cleansing Program To Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Eliminate Pain."?

He continued: "They found improvements in brain immunity as well as the production of messenger molecules from the brain's control centre, known as the hippocampus.

"This translated into improvements in cognitive behaviour in the elderly mice."

The benefits of improving gut health extend to humans.

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A recently published study in Nature showed that centenarians have a unique gut microbiome capable of producing novel secondary bile acids (metabolites from our own bile) that prevent the growth of inflammatory intestinal pathogens, reported Doctor Pedre.

"Not all of these centenarians were living in multi-generational households, but the new research findings suggest that elderly living in multigenerational households can get exposed to the younger microbiome of their grandchildren, keeping their microbiome more fit."

"We know several ways to promote a healthy gut microbiome and keep inflammatory markers (which lead to aging) at bay," noted Doctor Pedre.

These include:

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Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.

"This means eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, and consuming the right amount of food and drink to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight," explains the NHS.

The Eatwell Guide shows that to have a healthy, balanced diet, people should try to:

According to the NHS, starchy foods should make up just over a third of everything you eat. This means your meals should be based on these foods.

"Choose wholegrain or wholemeal varieties of starchy foods, such as brown rice, wholewheat pasta, and brown, wholemeal or higher fibre white bread."

As the health body notes, they contain more fibre, and usually more vitamins and minerals, than white varieties.

"Potatoes with the skins on are a great source of fibre and vitamins. For example, when having boiled potatoes or a jacket potato, eat the skin too."

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