Many people are on the quest for the magic pill, formula or solution to extending their lives. Short of stumbling upon an actual fountain of youth the only real known guarantee is to exercise, reduce stress and eat a healthy diet. Well what if a minor modification of those rules could add years to your life? Would you be willing to try it?

LiveScience published an article recently that disclosed one of the keys to longevity that is at everyone’s fingertips. The secret? Eat less. I know seems too simple, right? Well it may not be. Read on for an except of the post and click below for the entire article:

The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life.

The only question is: Will the average person do it?

While little short of a nip-and-tuck will make you look younger, calorie restriction, as it is called, is as close to a real Fountain of Youth as any known technique comes. Even scientists who are cautious about anti-aging hype say it works, both by cutting risks for some diseases and by allowing all body cells, somehow, to hang in there longer.

“There is plenty of evidence that calorie restriction can reduce your risks for many common diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease,” says Saint Louis University researcher Edward Weiss, who last week announced a new study that brings fresh understanding to how it works. “And you may live to be substantially older.”

Here’s a rough rule of thumb that many experts generally agree on now: Eat 15 percent less starting at age 25 and you might add 4.5 years to your life, says Eric Ravussin, who studies human health and performance at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana.

Here’s the article in it’s entirety.


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