Heart Health at 50: Adding Years to Your Life - AI Podcast
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- Five major heart risk factors at age 50 (high blood pressure, imbalanced cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and smoking) reduce your lifespan by more than a decade
- People with none of these risk factors lived significantly longer and had more disease-free years — women gained 14.5 years and men 11.8 years
- Linoleic acid from vegetable oils damages mitochondrial function and is a hidden root cause of cardiovascular problems that should be largely eliminated from your diet
- Addressing even one risk factor in your 50s adds years to your life; lowering high blood pressure and quitting smoking offered the greatest benefits in the study
- Beyond avoiding vegetable oils, healthy carb consumption, daily walking and regular sunlight exposure help restore cellular energy production and metabolic health
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