Foreword

Eat Better, Live Longer is your fad-free food guide for adding extra years to your life. It confirms what medics and nutritionists have known for many years: that the secret elixir to ageing well doesn’t come in a pill, potion, or lotion; instead, it can be found in your very own kitchen!

Together with not smoking and exercising regularly, eating a healthy, well-balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to extend the number of healthy years you live. But just what should an age-defying diet consist of? This book starts by identifying 10 common eating habits or principles that are seen among the world’s longest-lived communities. These principles are the foundation for protecting against many diseases common in the Western world, including obesity, heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and arthritis – all conditions that hinder quality of life and often cut lives short.

The 28-day longevity plan moves you closer towards achieving these principles on a week-by-week basis. Interspersed throughout the plan you’ll find delicious, nutrient-packed recipes, together with in-depth information on the anti-ageing benefits of 20 longevity “wonderfoods” or “supergroups” of foods. These confirm it’s not weird and wonderful ingredients you need to support a longer and healthier life, but normal everyday foods you can buy in your local supermarket. You’ll also find detailed information on how the body ages along with advice on specific foods to help address the ageing process.

The advice in this book is designed to reinforce what you may already know, and to build on this knowledge with the most up-to-date research based on science fact rather than science fiction. With new ideas and practical information, it couldn’t be tastier or simpler to eat your way to a happier, healthier, and longer life.

Juliette Kellow, author and registered dietitian

Dr Sarah Brewer, medical consultant