I’m a longevity doctor — prioritize these 3 things for a long, healthy life
By Tracy Swartz,
23 days ago
If she could turn back time, here’s what she would do.
Dr. Florence Comite, a Manhattan precision medicine doctor who specializes in boosting lifespan, is revealing the Top 3 healthy habits she wished she had prioritized in her 20s to stem the tide of aging.
Deep sleep tends to come earlier at night, and it’s essential for repairing muscles, bones and tissues, boosting the immune system, processing new memories and clearing toxins from the brain.
“Muscle to me is like the fountain of youth. It’s the key to longevity,” Comite said. “Diabetes starts emerging in the 30s, 40s and 50s because we’re all losing muscle as our hormones are shifting.”
Researchers at Stanford University found that people who strength train lose more fat and maintain their blood sugar better than those who do cardio or a combination of strength and cardio.
Strength training doesn’t immediately burn as many calories as a cardio workout, but it builds muscle tissue, which requires more energy and calories over time to maintain.
“When you strength train, you can focus on specific muscles that you can tone and create shape,” Jenna Rizzo , a Georgia-based women’s weight loss coach, recently explained.
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