Dr. David Sinclair

So what are those things?

Let's tick off some of the major things that people should be doing

And they can have a big impact.

They can lengthen their life by a decade just by doing some of the major things.

So we know that, on average, people can live 14 years longer.

This is based on a study that came out from Harvard, a long-term study of the lifespan of World War II veterans.

If you avoid smoking, cigarette smoking, and really any type of smoke in your lungs...

Smoking breaks your DNA.

It's going to accelerate aging in your lungs, your whole body.

Avoid excessive drinking.

We now know that even more than one glass a day of alcohol is bad.

I've given up alcohol for the most part for that reason.

Eat well.

So you want to eat healthy food.

We've got some healthy food here we're going to talk about.

So make sure you don't overeat or eat ultra-processed foods.

And the big one, one of the best things you can do besides all of that is exercise.

And exercise covers a lot of things, so we can drill into that as well.

But the fifth one is interesting.

It may be surprising, but actually good news for you.