10 Unusual Ways to Help You Prolong Your Life

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Over the centuries, people have always been trying various methods, even the least pleasant ones, so they can get to live longer.

Some people have been eating such things as bee pollen, rattlesnakes, and caterpillar fungus, or drinking tea mushroom extract (mercury) and even the first milk of new mothers (colostrums).

Nowadays, we have more knowledge about the strategies that can really work.

Here are 10 unusual ways to live longer you’ve probably never heard about:

1. Starve Yourself

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In 1934, researchers discovered that the lab rats that were fed near-starvation diets lived much longer than what they expected.

In 1986, this was confirmed following an experiment by R. Weindruch and others where they used the same diet on mice.

After that, almost all tested animals have given the same result. Being provided the necessary nutrients, they could live longer on a diet that starves them but keeps them alive.

Now humans are trying the starvation method for themselves. One example is the CR Society, which is a group of individuals who are committed to prolonging their lives through a reduced calorie diet.

Well, those who follow this diet do exhibit many anti-aging effects, such as lower blood pressure and reduced insulin resistance. Moreover, the Okinawans, one of the longest-lived populations in the world, follow a similar diet as part of their culture. This calorie restriction practice is known as hara hachi bu and consists of eating only about 1200 calories per day and to stop eating before they’re full.

2. Learn a Language

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A well-functioning brain is a major factor to a long and happy life.

As your brain shows the effects of aging, it becomes hard to care for your well-being and make good decisions about your health.

As was shown in several studies, the skill of speaking two or more languages restricts the onset of Alzheimer’s and dementia, the two most common deadly diseases of old age. In a 200 patients-study by researchers from the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, it was found that, in some cases, these diseases were delayed for up to 5 years.