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Top Anti-Aging Diets

These anti-aging diets will help you get the right foods in the right amounts. Each anti-aging diet has different approaches to getting antioxidant rich, healthy food into your body every day. Check out these anti-aging diets and find an approach that is right for you.

Calorie Restriction and Longevity
Calorie restriction is thought to be a method to increase life span through reducing the total number of calories consumed everyday. Calories restriction has been shown to increase life span in rats and other animals. It is unknown how effective it might be in increasing human life span.

Grocery Shop for Longevity
The foods we buy impact how long we live. Learn to grocery shop for a long, healthy life.

The Michael Pollan Diet -- 9 Principles for Healthy Eating
Eating used to be simple. We ate food. Now we must choose between a sea of nutrients and products in order to try to get the right combination. Michael Pollan takes us back to the simple eating of the past with his 9 Principles for Healthy Eating.

Fasting, Mormons and Life Expectancy
Mormons have great longevity and they fast regularly - could there be a connection? Fasting could help reset the metabolism, change how the body uses fat or even reset the metabolism. Could a monthly fast be part of a healthy lifestyle?

The Mediterranean Diet and Diabetes Prevention
The Mediterranean Diet can help prevent diabetes. Rich in olive oil, vegetables and nuts, the Mediterranean Diet may not only help prevent cancer and heart disease, but type II diabetes as well. Learn how the Mediterranean Diet can help you fight diabetes and increase your longevity.

The Polymeal - Reduce Cardiovascular and Heart Disease by 75%
The polymeal claims to be an evidence-based diet. With 7 simple guidelines, it claims to be able to reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease by more than 75%. These guidelines include fish, dark chocolate, almonds, fruits and vegetables, red wine, and garlic. Using scientific researcher and statistical evaluation, the polymeal may be an effective way top reduce cardiovascular and heart disease.

What is Calorie Restriction for Longevity?
Can cutting back on calories help extend your life? Many studies on animals - from flies to fish - suggest it can. Find out how much calorie restriction is involved in this research on anti-aging.

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