How 6 women needed just 8 weeks to lower their biological ages by years

It took only two months, some lifestyle changes and clever supplement use for six women to turn back their biological clocks an average of 4.6 years.

Published in the journal Aging, the study’s half-dozen participants ranged from 46 to 65 years old. They engaged in a “methylation-supportive diet” as part of their eight-week lifestyle programs. Researchers theorized the secret to biological age reversal had to do with a chemical reaction that affects how DNA functions, also known as methylation.

The test subjects ate the following foods daily:

• 2 cups dark, leafy greens
• 2 cups cruciferous vegetables
• 3 cups colorful vegetables
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds
• 1 to 2 beets
• Liver or liver supplement (three 3-ounce servings per week)
• 1 serving of egg (5-10 per week)

They also consumed two daily servings of foods considered high in “epinutrients,” which are those nutrients believed to improve DNA methylation.

• ½ cup berries, preferably wild
• 2 medium garlic cloves
• 2 cups green tea, brewed 10 minutes
• 3 cups oolong tea, brewed 10 minutes
• ½ teaspoon rosemary
• ½ teaspoon turmeric

The subjects also drank eight cups of water each day, exercised regularly, slept a minimum of seven hours each night, fasted for 12 hours after their last meal of the day and took probiotic capsules. The average biological age reduction was 4.6 years, but one participant removed 11.01 years and another experienced a reduction of less than 1.25 years.