Longevity is a social issue. While health and diet have become two major issues in recent years, the obsession with longevity is undeniable. And a village in Italy knows something about this. In fact, Acciaroli, a village located south of Naples, halfway between the sea and a natural park, can boast of a record: “more than 10% of the population there is centenarian“, reports Doctor Michel Cymes in his book Up to you (ed. Dr.Good!, Solar). But how is this explained? Well, obviously, this irreducible village has attracted all the attention, notably those of Italian and American researchers. The latter, as Michel Cymes points out, looked at the lifestyle of these champions of longevity and “have learned two major lessons“. What are they?
Well, first of all: food, again. Acciaroli is located in the heart of a region where the Mediterranean diet, also called Cretan dietis second nature. Remember that the benefits of this diet for the cardiovascular system are no longer to be proven, they are, as the former star of the Health Magazine“long documented“. Its foundations are the rich and daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, and a protein intake via legumes, poultry, eggs, dairy products (preferably goat and sheep) and especially fish rather than meat. red In Acciaroli, it is all the more beneficial that the residents of the village produce what they consume. Even their olive oil, which is the essential part of this increasingly trendy diet. physical activity, the benefits of which are no longer to be proven either. Researchers have in fact noted that the inhabitants of Acciaroli are active.It’s moving: we go fishing, we garden, we do crafts and, above all, we walk in steep streets. It goes up, it goes down, it goes up and it goes down again. And that, it’s the kind of effort that the body rewards you for when you do it…“, concludes Dr. Michel Cymes.
The Cretan diet reduces stress
The Cretan diet, as you will have understood, is to be adopted. “If an additional argument were needed to convince you to adopt it, I would gladly refer you to the study carried out by Australian researchers who worked on a cohort of some 300 people over 60 years old whom they questioned about their stress and anxiety levelexplains Michel Cymes. The answers provided, something obvious emerged: people who adopt this diet notice a reduction in their symptoms of stress and anxietyregardless of their age, gender, height, weight and quality of sleep.” Less stress and a longer life, where do we sign?
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