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Remaining fit and youthful for as long as possible is a goal many of us strive to achieve.
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According tonew data, Life’s Essential 8 can slow down biological aging bysixwhole years.
If you’re curious about these heart-healthy habits, read on to learn more.
New research reveals that Life’s Essential 8 can slow down aging.
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Being in good cardiovascular health could result in slower biological aging.
Their findings will have you reevaluating your daily routine!
Life’s Essential 8 is broken down into two categories: health behaviors and health factors.
The health behaviors include eating better, being more active, getting healthy sleep, and quitting tobacco.
The health factors consist of controlling cholesterol and managing your blood sugar, blood pressure, and weight.
They found that individuals with “high cardiovascular health” experienced a “negative phenotypic age acceleration.”
We also found a dose-dependent associationas heart health goes up, biological aging goes down.
