The geriatrician listed the rules for prolonging life

Valery Novoselov, a geriatrician, gerontologist, and chairman of the Department of Gerontology at Moscow State University, listed the rules that can be followed to increase your life expectancy. In an interview with "Radio 1" on Monday, September 21, the expert noted that first of all it is necessary to give up bad habits. According to him, smoking shortens life by 10-15 years and accelerates the development of related diseases.

Regular physical activity and a balanced diet are equally important. According to the expert, carbohydrates often predominate in the diet of Russians, although nutrition should correspond to the energy consumption of the body and provide it with the necessary micro- and macronutrients.

The expert also advised to find activities that bring positive emotions, maintain sufficient muscle mass and constantly study. Education and intellectual activity help delay cognitive impairment and can provide an additional one to two years of quality life in old age.

The expert called the financial cushion another important factor. What matters is not so much the amount of savings as the opportunity to eat well and seek medical help in a timely manner.

At the same time, the expert noted that it is difficult to establish direct cause-and-effect relationships in matters of longevity, since numerous factors affect life expectancy, including economics, politics and medicine.

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Prior to that, on September 18, Novoselov called for studying, reading, visiting exhibitions, listening to music to prolong life, as the brain requires constant stress. 360.ru . Nutritionist Elena Solomatina on September 16 in an interview with Life.ru She noted that a diet with a large amount of high-quality poultry instead of fatty red meat, under other favorable conditions, can increase life expectancy by 19-20%. Elderly people and patients with gastrointestinal problems find heavy meat more difficult to digest, so they are more often recommended poultry, cutlets or meatballs, "Moscow 24" clarifies.

Doctor Llado Carbo advised on September 14 to wake up at the same time, even on weekends. According to her, this is the best program that "contributes to increasing life expectancy and improving health," RIAMO notes. Dentist Mikhail Agami said on September 10 that the key to prolonging life lies in early diagnosis and the formation of a culture of health care. Modern medicine is increasingly focusing not on eliminating diseases that have already manifested themselves, but on preventing their development.

In July, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that vaccinations are available to all Russians, including the elderly, and can prolong their lives.

Before that, doctor Nadezhda Chernyshova said that quitting medication would not improve health or prolong life. According to her, it is impossible to do without medicines at all, in old age a person will not be able to function normally without certain drugs, writes RT.