Ageing powerfully

What if the key to ageing well isn't just in your DNA, but in your daily choices, especially what's on your plate? While we can't control time, we can influence how we move through the decades. Here we unpack the emerging science around healthy ageing and how simple shifts in diet and lifestyle may support your body's natural longevity mechanisms.

- Lisa Guy

The way we age is influenced by far more than just our genes.

Everyday choices we make, especially what we eat, play a vital role in how we feel, move and function as the years go by. Emerging science continues to highlight how certain foods and lifestyle habits can slow down biological ageing, reduce inflammation and support brain and heart health, to help us stay strong, vibrant and energised well into our later decades.

In this article, we explore the importance of choosing organic produce for healthy ageing and how antioxidant-rich foods, such as purple berries, pomegranates, wild salmon, walnuts, turmeric and green tea, along with key nutrients and phytochemicals, such as vitamin C, omega-3s, alpha-lipoic acid, resveratrol and urolithin A promote a longer, healthier life. We'll take a closer look at how these foods and protective compounds support mitochondrial health, reduce senescent cells, lower inflammation and oxidative stress, and stimulate autophagy, the body's internal cleanup system linked to longevity and better health. You'll also discover the importance of a healthy gut microbiome in ageing well, plus enjoy three delicious recipes designed to help you age more powerfully, one nourishing bite at a time.

Understanding the key factors behind ageing

Ageing is shaped by a complex interplay of factors, including our genes, diet, lifestyle habits and environmental exposures. While we cannot change our genetic makeup, we have significant influence over how our genes are expressed through the daily choices we make. This is known as epigenetics, the way our environment and behaviours can switch genes on or off.