Getting Younger
“I am the lead author on the groundbreaking, rigorous clinical pilot trial that asked participants to eat plenty of delicious food and adopt a handful of moderate practices— such as getting seven hours of sleep a night and practicing relaxation for ten minutes twice a day— for eight weeks. We measured their biological age before the study began and again when it ended. And frankly, the results blew our doors off — our study participants lowered their biological age by an average of 3.23 years (compared to the control group, which received no intervention).” ~ Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
The trial was too small and isolated to prove anything definitively, but its results suggest that lifestyle modifications can slow if not reverse some of the natural aging process. In this book, Dr. Fitzgerald details a “Younger You” lifestyle prescription that includes exercise, stress reduction, sleep, and relationships. A biological age reducing diet plan is included, prescribing eggs, veggies, animal proteins, healthy fats, organic dairy, beans and legumes, limited coffee, a little alcohol, and plenty of hydration.
Appendixes include a healthy selection of recipes with shopping lists, ingredient notes, a nutrient reference, and a guide to nutritional supplements.