Can You Reverse Your Body's Age with Food and Exercise?
Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Biological age decreased in just 8 weeks
Most scientists thought epigenetic aging could only be slowed, not reversed — and certainly not in under two months with non-drug interventions.
Practical Takeaways
Eat more leafy greens, colorful plants, and fermented foods daily to support methylation and gut health.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Biological age decreased in just 8 weeks
Most scientists thought epigenetic aging could only be slowed, not reversed — and certainly not in under two months with non-drug interventions.
Practical Takeaways
Eat more leafy greens, colorful plants, and fermented foods daily to support methylation and gut health.
Publication
Journal
Aging (Albany NY)
Year
2021
Authors
K. Fitzgerald, R. Hodges, D. Hanes, E. Stack, D. Cheishvili, M. Szyf, Janine Henkel, Melissa W. Twedt, Despina Giannopoulou, Josette Herdell, S. Logan, R. Bradley
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Claims (5)
Healthy men in their 50s and 70s might be able to slow their biological aging in just 8 weeks by making big lifestyle changes, like better diet and exercise — one study saw cells look about 2 years younger.
This lifestyle program doesn’t change your overall DNA methylation much, but it tweaks it in smart ways to make your cells look younger — like turning back the clock in specific spots instead of everywhere at once.
Eating foods high in folate and taking a specific probiotic might boost the body's active form of folate by 15% in healthy middle-aged guys—no pills needed.
Doing a mix of healthy eating, exercise, better sleep, and stress relief for 8 weeks might actually turn back the clock on aging in middle-aged men — by about 3 years on a biological level.
If healthy guys in their 50s and 60s cut back on carbs and exercise every day for 8 weeks, their blood fat levels might drop by a quarter — showing that small lifestyle changes can make your body healthier pretty fast.