In Cilento you live a very long time. What is the elixir of life of these people who live about 150 km south of Naples? New research has revealed it.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousIn Cilento you live a long time and it is not difficult to meet elderly people over a hundred years old. But which the elixir of life of these people who reside about 150 km south of Naples? A new Italian-German research has revealed it.
We have already told you about the inhabitants of Icaria, most of them they are over ninety and one hundred years old. In the case of the Greek island it is believed that the secret of longevity lies in some healthy habits including: eating locally and in season, walking, choosing natural remedies and resting well.
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However, it seems that the inhabitants of the Cilento in which over three hundred over one hundred year olds reside. There is in particular Acciaroli, a small village of a few thousand people, where the inhabitants over a hundred years exceed in percentage those of the famous Japanese island of Okinawa, studied for its exceptional longevity.
You may be wondering what is the secret of the inhabitants of Acciaroli and its surroundings. Answer: the scarce presence of a hormone! This is the result of a search by HELLO project (Cilento on Aging Outcomes Study) conducted by a group of researchers from La Sapienza in Rome in collaboration with the German star-up Sphingotec. According to the results obtained from the study, presented in Pollica in Cilento, the centenarians of the area have low levels of a specific hormone in the blood, theadrenomedullin (bio-ADM), and this would allow him to have excellent peripheral blood circulation, even better than people who are 30 years younger.
Un good functioning of peripheral circulation it appears to protect the elderly from cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and oncological diseases. These are the words with which he explained the results Salvatore Di Somma, head of research:
"Very low concentrations of this biomarker indicate a well-functioning endothelial and microcirculation system that allows for good blood perfusion of organs and muscles".
But it might not be over there. This first study was carried out by taking a sample of 29 elderly people from Cilento with an average age of 92 years, comparing them with some of their relatives (52 in total) of about 60 years of age. Researchers now plan to extend the experiment to another 2000 people in the area to understand if even some typical foods of the Mediterranean diet they positively influence their longevity.
However, even we who do not live in Cilento can try to promote our longevity putting into practice the suggestions we have given you here.
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Eat well, walk every day, exercise and rest they are simple means that we all have at our disposal to improve our lives and enjoy it longer.
