Research in C. elegans shows the popular supplement vitamin D engages longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to many age-related diseases.

Why people lose their locks in old age may be related to the aging of hair follicle stem cells, two new studies suggest. Though it is known that mammals that live for longer lifespans lose their hair, the mechanisms underlying this fate have been a mystery.

Human beings are subjected to aging and age-associated diseases. Life expectancy has improved impressively in the last century due to social and economic development, but despite increasing improvement is still more limited than average in those ones ...

We have tremendous power over our health destiny and longevity. There is only one diet that’s ever been proven to reverse heart disease in the majority of patients—this plant-based diet. If that’s all a plant-based diet could do—reverse the #1 killer of men and women—shouldn’t that be the default diet, until proven otherwise? And the fact that it can also be effective in treating, arresting, and reversing other leading killers, like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, would seem to make the case for plant-based eating simply overwhelming. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ Last month I was so excited to be approached by fellow YouTuber Malkhaz Geldiashvili of FightMediocrity, expressing interest in animating an overview of How Not to Die. What a perfect addition to my introductory video series. I sent him some narration and two weeks later it was done! These videos that depart from my typical deep dives into the primary nutrition science literature are just my attempts at mixing things up a bit and hoping to appeal to those just opening their eyes and mouths to evidence-based eating. If you want to see the other eleven introductory videos, here they are: 1. The Story of NutritionFacts.org (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-story-of-nutritionfacts-org/) 2. Why You Should Care About Nutrition (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-you-should-care-about-nutrition) 3. Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/taking-personal-responsibility-for-your-health) 4. The Philosophy of NutritionFacts.org (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-philosophy-of-nutritionfacts-org) 5. Behind the Scenes at NutritionFacts.org (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/behind-the-scenes-at-nutritionfacts-org) 6. How Not to Die from Heart Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-heart-disease/) 7. How Not to Die from Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-cancer/) 8. How Not to Die from Diabetes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-diabetes/) 9. How Not to Die from Kidney Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-kidney-disease/) 10. How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-high-blood-pressure) 11. What is the Healthiest Diet? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-is-the-healthiest-diet) Now back to our regularly scheduled programming :) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-an-animated-summary and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-an-animated-summary. You’ll also find a transcript of the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Credit: Malkhaz Geldiashvili of FightMediocrity. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

How our food choices may influence disease prevention and treatment. In this “best-of” compilation of his last four year-in-review presentations, Dr. Greger explains what we can do about the #1 cause of death and disability: our diet. This is his 2016 live talk. Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ I'd like to thank Dr. John McDougall (www.drmcdougall.com) and his team for videotaping this and allowing us to share it with the world. To watch my last four annual talks in their entirety, check out: Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/uprooting-the-leading-causes-of-death) More Than an Apple a Day (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/more-than-an-apple-a-day-preventing-our-most-common-diseases) From Table to Able (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/from-table-to-able) Food as Medicine (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-as-medicine) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM I’d like to thank Dr. John McDougall and his team for videotaping this and allowing us to share it with the world! https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org 0:00 Introduction 5:53 Disease and diet 10:05 Heart disease 16:40 Cancer 27:29 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 31:26 Alzheimer's disease 32:15 Type 2 diabetes 36:08 Kidney failure 39:11 Influenza and pneumonia 40:10 Diet for depression 42:20 Blood infection 48:15 Liver disease 48:54 High blood pressure 55:00 Parkinson's disease 57:24 Plant-based diet vs medication 1:00:32 Comparing smoking to poor diet 1:12:06 Q&A

What can we eat to combat “inflamm-aging”, the chronic low-grade inflammation that accompanies the aging process? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ If arachidonic acid sounds familiar, it may be because you remember videos like Chicken, Eggs, and Inflammation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chicken-eggs-and-inflammation/) or Plant-Based Diets for Improved Mood and Productivity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-improved-mood-and-productivity/). More on battling inflammation in: • Garden Variety Anti-inflammation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/garden-variety-anti-inflammation/) • Anti-inflammatory Antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-antioxidants/) • Boosting Immunity While Fighting Inflammation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-immunity-while-reducing-inflammation/) • Which Spices Fight Inflammation? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-spices-fight-inflammation/) And more on healthy aging in: • Methionine Restriction as a Life Extension Strategy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/methionine-restriction-as-a-life-extension-strategy/) • Increased Lifespan from Beans (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/increased-lifespan-from-beans/) • Why Do We Age? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-do-we-age/) • Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/caloric-restriction-vs-animal-protein-restriction/) • Turning the Clock Back 14 Years (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/turning-the-clock-back-14-years/) • Longer Life Within Walking Distance (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/longer-life-within-walking-distance/) • Does Meditation Affect Cellular Aging? (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/does-meditation-affect-cellular-aging/) • Telomeres - Cap It All Off with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/telomeres-cap-it-all-off-with-diet/) • The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-okinawa-diet-living-to-100) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-counter-the-inflammation-of-aging and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Sara Fasullo via Flickr. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

New findings show the effects of antenatal exposure to a high fructose diet on the offspring's development of metabolic syndrome-like phenotype and cardiovascular disease later in life.

What are the four problematic nutritional aspects of even plant-based Mediterranean diets? Does just reducing one’s intake of meat, dairy, and eggs significantly reduce mortality? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ The rest of the Mediterranean diet videos can be found at https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/mediterranean-diet. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-improving-on-the-mediterranean-diet-do-flexitarians-live-longer and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/flashback-friday-improving-on-the-mediterranean-diet-do-flexitarians-live-longer. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgments for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new To view the subtitles in transcript format, click on the ellipsis button below the video, choose "Open transcript", and select the language you'd like to view them in. Image Credit: alex9500 / Adobe Stock Images / Pedro Vezini via Flickr. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

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What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ A study that purported to show that diets high in meat, eggs, and dairy could be as harmful to health as smoking? If you missed it, please see the previous video: Animal Protein Compared to Cigarette Smoking (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-compared-to-cigarette-smoking). Protein is so misunderstood. For more on the optimal amount of protein, see Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-get-enough-protein/) and The Great Protein Fiasco (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-great-protein-fiasco). For more on the optimal source of protein, see • Prostate Cancer Survival: The A/V Ratio (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-survival-the-av-ratio) • Methionine Restriction as a Life Extension Strategy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-puberty-and-pollutants) • Which Type of Protein is Better for Our Kidneys? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-type-of-protein-is-better-for-our-kidneys) • Caloric Restriction vs. Plant-Based Diets (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/caloric-restriction-vs-plant-based-diets/) • Putrefying Protein and “Toxifying” Enzymes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/putrefying-protein-and-toxifying-enzymes/) But isn’t plant protein incomplete? See The Protein Combining Myth (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-protein-combining-myth). This is the video I referred to about buffering the acid in our blood: Testing Your Diet with Pee & Purple Cabbage (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/testing-your-diet-with-pee-purple-cabbage/). For more on acid/base balance see: • Stool pH and Colon Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/stool-ph-and-colon-cancer/) • Protein Source: An Acid Test for Kidney Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-source-an-acid-test-for-kidney-function/) • How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-kidney-stones-with-diet/) Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/increasing-protein-intake-after-age-65 and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/increasing-protein-intake-after-age-65 . You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Image Credit: PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

As we age, our body starts to slow down, break down, and develop various symptoms, ailments, and diseases. We accept this as a fact without thinking much about it. One of the reasons for age-related symptoms and diseases is inflammaging, a low-grade inflammation that develops with advanced age. For more info read this article: https://drjockers.com/inflammaging/ For products, use coupon code Jockers10 at checkout to save 10% Inflam Defense: https://bit.ly/3si45RS Resveratrol Power: https://bit.ly/3btApu7

Only about 1 in 10,000 people make it to be a 100 years old. What’s their secret? Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org’s free newsletter to receive our B12 infographic that covers the latest research takeaways and Dr. Greger’s updated recommendations: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ The IGF-1 story is so pivotal, that it’s one of the first video series I ever did on NutritionFacts.org. I’m so glad to finally get around to the long awaited update. If you want a blast from the past, you can see the original series starting with Engineering a Cure (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/engineering-a-cure/). For more parallels between the tobacco industry and the food industry, see: • American Medical Association Complicity with Big Tobacco (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/american-medical-association-complicity-big-tobacco/) • The Healthy Food Movement: Strength in Unity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-healthy-food-movement-strength-in-unity/) • Evidence-Based Nutrition (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/evidence-based-nutrition/) • Big Food Using the Tobacco Industry Playbook (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/big-food-using-the-tobacco-industry-playbook/) For more on healthy aging and longevity, see: • Increased Lifespan from Beans (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/increased-lifespan-from-beans/) • Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/caloric-restriction-vs-animal-protein-restriction/) • The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-okinawa-diet-living-to-100) • Methionine Restriction as a Life Extension Strategy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/methionine-restriction-as-a-life-extension-strategy/) • Do Flexitarians Live Longer? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-flexitarians-live-longer) Note the so-called “low” protein intake is actually the recommended protein intake, associated with a major reduction in cancer and overall mortality in middle age, under age 65, but note it says not among older individuals. All covered in my next video, Increasing Protein Intake After Age 65 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Increasing-protein-intake-after-age-65). Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-compared-to-cigarette-smoking and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-compared-to-cigarette-smoking. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Image Credit: gholem via Pixabay. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books (including the NEW How Not to Diet Cookbook): https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org

Researchers have shown that senescent cells -- cells that no longer divide and accumulate with age -- negatively impact health and shorten lifespan by as much as 35 percent in normal mice. The results demonstrate that clearance of senescent cells delays tumor formation, preserves tissue and organ function, and extends lifespan without observed adverse effects.

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Generally healthy older individuals with normal or high bicarbonate levels in the blood had a similar risk of dying during follow-up, but patients with low bicarbonate had a 24% increased risk compared with these groups, investigators report at the conclusion of a recent study.

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Scientists have carried out an experiment which conclusively proves for the first time that mitochondria are major triggers of cell aging. This brings scientists a step closer to developing therapies to counteract the aging of cells, by targeting mitochondria.

A diet that includes a moderate intake of fat and fruits and vegetables, and avoidance of high carbohydrates, is associated with lower risk of death, research with more than 135,000 people across five continents has shown.

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