The key to living longer could be to eat a healthy, balanced diet - including at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day - as well as regular exercise. But you could boost your life expectancy by regularly eating avocados, it's been claimed.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including a well-rounded diet is crucial to prolonging your lifespan.
You could also boost your lifespan by doing regular exercise. It’s the “miracle cure” we’ve all been waiting for, according to the NHS.
Making some small diet or lifestyle changes could help to increase your life expectancy and avoid an early death.
One of the best foods to add to your regular diet is avocado, it's been claimed.
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Avocado is an ideal fruit that has several health benefits, nutritionists have revealed.
They're a so-called super fruit that protect the heart against heart disease and even heart attacks.
That's because they reduce the amount of 'bad' cholesterol in the body, while also boosting the amount of 'good' cholesterol, according to dietitian Juliette Kellow and nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer.
A build-up of cholesterol in the blood increases your chances of heart disease.
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"Creamy and delicious, avocados are loaded with good fats that lower cholesterol and protect against wrinkles,” they said in their book ‘Eat Better Live Longer - Understand What Your Body Needs To Stay Healthy’.
“They are also packed with a variety of vitamins and minerals that help with everything from keeping eyes healthy to regulating blood pressure.
“These heart-healthy benefits are most likely thanks to avocados being high in monounsaturated fat.
“Avocados also contain heart-friendly phytosterols such as beta-sitosterol, which help to lower blood cholesterol levels.”
Avocado could also lower the risk of prostate cancer in men by up to 25 percent, they added.
Everyone should aim to eat half of an avocado, three to four times a week.
Meanwhile, you could also lower your chances of an early death by using olive oil whenever you're cooking.
Olive oil, which is part of the famous Mediterranean diet, also protects the arteries from cholesterol.
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Regular exercise is a crucial aspect to improving overall health, and helping you to live longer.
People that do regular exercise are up to 50 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes and some cancers, said the NHS.
It may even slash the chances of coronary heart disease and stroke by up to 35 percent.
All UK adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity every week.