How to Live Longer: Blueberries May Reduce Age-Related Diseases to Increase Longevity

There are certain foods that have been called "superfoods" due to their impressive benefits, which help reduce age-related diseases and improve cognition.

When thinking of these superfoods, blueberries often come to mind, and with the impressive results of their studies on enhancing the aging process, blueberries should become a staple in everyone's daily diet. It is common knowledge that fruits and vegetables are extremely healthy for you. In fact, certain fruits are known as superfoods because of their many health benefits, including helping to increase your longevity.

In one study, fruit flies were shown to live 10 percent longer when fed a regular diet containing cranberry extract.

The fruit flies not only lived longer, but also showed better levels of physical activity.

These improvements arise both from increased tolerance to oxidative stress and from beneficial changes in the way certain important genes are expressed.

It was also shown that after supplementation with cranberry extract, these organisms lived an average of 28 percent longer and the maximum life expectancy increased by 14 percent.

The supplemented animals showed a 20 percent reduction in an age-related protein that impairs function and greatly improved stress tolerance in their environment.

In addition to extending the lifespan of whole organisms, blueberries and their extracts delay aging in individual tissues, providing broad physiological benefits, Lifespan said.

The health site added: “In addition to increasing longevity, blueberries can specifically lower the risk of various degenerative diseases that reduce human life expectancy.

Berries are not only superstars for brain longevity, they also help maintain sharp memory.

Studies have found that a group of healthy older people performed better on cognitive tests by ingesting a daily dose of wild blueberry juice.

“Blueberry extracts have many positive effects that can help you lose weight and keep it off.

“Studies show that animals fed blueberry extracts while on a high-fat diet had less overall weight gain and less body fat accumulation than control animals.

“Importantly, the loss of body fat is especially prominent in the abdominal and liver areas; Fat in those areas poses the highest risk for cardiovascular disease and other life-shortening complications of obesity.

"Blueberry extracts promote the uptake of sugar into muscle cells, where it can be used for energy, rather than stored as fat."

Blueberries are packed with polyphenols, a group of compounds that includes anthocyanins, the nutrient that gives blueberries their color.

Anthocyanins are a powerful medicine for the brain, as they reduce inflammation, help neurons communicate, and regulate how the brain uses glucose for energy.

Along with other antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables, eating blueberries can increase your total antioxidant intake to help reduce premature aging.

Blueberries are rich in antioxidants that help protect the skin from damage and promote skin healing.

Which means that blueberries help keep both the inside and the outside glowing with good health.

From improving brain health, helping with weight loss, enhancing the aging process, and increasing longevity; It is obvious that blueberries should be included in your daily diet.

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