Aging research: Nina Ruge explains which diet has a rejuvenating effect
Created: 11/09/2022, 2:00 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
To live as long as possible: the wish of many people.
You can do a lot for that.
According to Nina Ruge, a diet rule in particular should have a life-prolonging effect.
Most know her as a former moderator of the ZDF format
People Today
.
Today, Nina Ruge, as a qualified biologist and former biology teacher, devotes herself to healthy aging.
In her books, the 66-year-old deals, among other things, with the question of how we can stay young and healthy longer.
In the podcast
Apokalypse & Filter Kaffee: Heimspiel
on October 16, 2022, in an interview with podcast moderator Wolfgang Heim, Ruge explained which factors positively and negatively influence our aging process.
Nina Ruge is a graduate biologist and has been researching the topic of "healthy longevity" for many years.
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"I always describe it using the longevity pyramid," says Nina Ruge when asked which factors have been proven to keep you young longer.
The broad base is formed by lifestyle factors, according to Ruge.
She lists nutrition, exercise, sleep and mental fitness here.
According to Ruge, those who consistently and as early as possible pay attention to a healthy level in these areas have an immense influence on their own aging process.
Ruge names food supplements as the second pyramid level.
The apex of the pyramid is formed by the research field of longevity therapies and drugs intended to slow down the aging process.
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According to Nina Ruge, there is a lot you can do to prolong your life.
A scientifically proven life-prolonging factor is the so-called Calorie Restriction (CR), which translates to "calorie reduction".
"The studies all show that if you eat less than you are hungry, you live longer".
This applies not only to humans, but also to all other organisms.
By reducing calories, cells divide more slowly and repair enzymes have more time to repair human DNA, Ruge said.
In this way, CR reduces the risk of mutations that can cause cancer.
Nina Ruge therefore advises to stop eating before you are full and "not to stuff yourself".
In an interview with
Elle
magazine , Nina Ruge answered the question of what she would have liked to have known earlier in the field of aging research: "The importance of intermittent fasting for healthy longevity.
I've been vegetarian for 20 years, consistently avoiding sugar, (...) but intermittent fasting only came into my life with the intensive examination of my current books".
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