Slowing cardiovascular ageing with Prof. Luigi Fontana
Ten tips for promoting cardiometabolic health and slowing cardiovascular aging. This week we bring you basically a blue-print for living a long and healthy life.
If we want to live longer, better quality lives then we need to look after our cardio metabolic health. And, one of Australia's LEADING heart and longevity experts has just had his recommendations published and acknowledged in the European Heart Journal. So this week we talked to him about his TOP TEN TIPS to help Prime Timers keep on top of their cardiovascular health.
In this episode, I speak to Professor Luigi Fontana from the University of Sydney, about his report outlining 'Ten tips for promoting cardiometabolic health and slowing cardiovascular aging': It's basically a blue-print for living a long and healthy life.
While many of the tips are well-known (surprise - smoking and drinking are on the naughty list), there are some BIG surprises, which may be the missing pieces of the puzzle for slowing down cardiovascular decline.
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Luigi goes into some powerful detail to help us really understand and make the behavioural changes that are really important - for our hearts sake. Here’s some highlights:
1. Reduce waist circumference and increase muscle mass
2. Adhere to a minimally processed, Mediterranean-like diet
3. Intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding
4. Be physically active every day
5. Avoid or limit alcohol consumption
6. Do not smoke
7. Prioritise quality sleep
8. Nourish and protect your mind
9. Cultivate friendship, community, altruism, and compassion
10. Minimize pollution exposure and connect with nature
You can find the full scientific report here.