For me, eating well means eating the foods which will reduce my chances of succumbing to dementia and other diseases which can be diet and age related, like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. So far, so simple. Pretty much all the experts agree that eating more veg – particularly leafy greens – is a no…
Change the way you age
![Want to age well? You need to activate your brown fat…
Medically known as Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT), brown fat stores energy, burns calories, regulates blood sugar and insulin levels. It may do many other magically life-enhancing things, such as protecting against obesity, heart disease, cancer, T2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
At its simplest, Brown Fat exists to produce heat – and so keep us alive.
Which is why cold is the very best activator of Brown Fat.
Here are a few tips on how to increase your own Brown Fat supplies:
- [ ] Go for a regular wild swim
- [ ] Take a cold shower or ice bath. The Cleveland Clinic suggests twice a week.
- [ ] Go for a walk and expose your neck to the air for a few minutes. Brown Fat collects around the neck, shoulders and chest.
- [ ] Turn the thermostat down every now and then. You want to be feeling a little cool, not violently shivering.
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