Not only extends your life, but also makes you aging healthy. Research shows that following 8 indicators will make you younger than 6 years old

Modern people not only focus on extending their lifespan, but also on aging in a healthy way. Although you can't change your body's age, studies have shown that you can take some measures to reduce your physiological age, or the age of cells.

The study analyzed data from 6,500 adults in the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutrition Inspection Survey and found that good cardiovascular health may reduce the rate of biological aging. Research results show that adults with good cardiovascular health are about 6 years younger than the actual age. However, these findings have not been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Nour Makarem, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Colombia, said in the press release of the American Honesty Association, "We found that we can see the age by showing our age. . Age ) As a measure, the higher the level of cardiovascular health, the slower the bioaging rate. We also discovered a dose-dependent correlation, that is, with improvements in the heart health, the bioaging rate will decrease. ”

On the contrary, for those with poor heart health, the age of the appearance increases, which means they are biologically “older” than expected.

For example, people with good cardiovascular health have an average actual age of 41, but their average biological age is 36. The average actual age for those with poor cardiovascular health is 53 years old, and their average biological age is 57 years old.

The study and analysis used the "Life 's Essential 8" list (a series of lifestyle behaviors) of the American Honesty Association to determine the health of one's heart. These eight steps include:

1. Eat better

2. Better lively

3. Avoid smoking

4. Get healthy sleep

5. Control weight

6. Control citric sterol

7. Manage blood sugar

8. Manage blood pressure

Researchers found that people who scored higher in the "Eight Elements of Life" of the American Career Association are more likely to have a six-year-old average age than the actual age.

Makarem said that following the eight elements of life and improving cardiovascular health can reduce the aging process of the body and bring many benefits. Reducing biological age is not only related to the reduction in risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, but also to prolong life and reduce the risk of death.

However, the limitation of this study is that cardiovascular indicators are measured only once, so the changes in cardiac health and their potential impact at any time cannot be determined.

What is biological aging?

Dr. Moshe Szyf, a translator who did not participate in this study, told healthline that biological aging involves a series of physiological changes that occur as individuals age.

Szyf said current research shows that these changes are mainly affected by age-related genetic function changes. These changes affect the function of the immune system, the new dysfunction, the cardiovascular system and the brain, and may have adverse effects on our health.

Szyf explains that recent studies have shown that these changes are closely linked to epistemological modifications, especially DNA methylation changes related to age. DNA methylation involves chemical tags at specific locations in our DNA, and these tags regulate gene function.

Szyf believes that changes in these tag distribution affect the function of genes and thus the physiological function of the organs.

Szyf pointed out that the process of DNA methylation changes is often called "appearance time clock". Although the life of a typical human species is about 100 years, there may be differences between different bodies. This clock reflects our health better than the age on the identity certificate.

Szyf supplementary explanation, indicating that the speed of the moving clock may be partly traditional, but it is becoming increasingly obvious that lifestyle, environmental factors and social influences also affect the speed of aging.

However, Szyf also pointed out that it is not clear what the exact mechanisms of these habits affect DNA methylation and other epistemological processes.