You may not think you're a teenager.

But a good portion of your body is only 15 years old!

Although you may have been counting your birthdays diligently, your body isn't sticking to the same schedule . . .

When stem cell researcher, Jonas Frisen from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, applied his revolutionary cell dating procedure throughout the body he found some startling numbers.

People who were in their 30's had ribs that were only 15 years old.

And it doesn't matter if you're 20 or 80 . . . your liver is no more than 2 years old.

We tend to think of our whole body aging right along with us. But research shows that even our brain and heart cells renew themselves to some extent over the course of our lifetime.

So how can we feel closer in age to our ribs?

First, and most importantly, how old we feel has a lot to do with attitude.As Sophia Loren said, “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.

Nothing beats age back better than a zest for life.But there are a few additional tactics you can apply in your diet to make this zestfulness go even farther . . .

Scientists have discovered that eating very little helps slow down aging dramatically and boost your immune health. When you follow a ketogenic diet, as this is kind of diet is called, you produce special molecules called ketones that in moderate amounts helps protect our cells from oxidative stress.^[1]

Restricting your diet to achieve this effect is not for everybody. It takes tremendous discipline.

But don't worry. If you don't want to go to such an extreme, you've got options.Most of us can start off by simply eating less. Some of the longest living people in the world, the Okinawans, maintain a custom around eating called hara hachi bu. They only eat to 80% fullness. Other research shows that eating a big lunch and very little for breakfast or dinner can also help improve health. This is the traditional way of eating in the Mediterranean.

By changing how you eat and how much you eat, you can take a load off your body.

But there are also foods you can selectively put into your diet to prevent aging and stay young.

You've probably heard of the value of having antioxidants like vitamin A in your diet. These special molecules neutralize damaging free radicals.

For years, health experts have argued free radicals cause aging. Now we're learning how they do this more specifically. New research demonstrates that free radicals seem to cause particular damage when it comes to your cells' power plants, the mitochondria.^[2]As the power plants in your cells, mitochondria are right at ground zero when it comes to free radical exposure.

As power plants, they are at the center of oxidation, where fuel is turned into energy. During the course of this normal metabolic process, lots of free radicals are produced.When your cells' mitochondria are damaged, your cells can't perform well. They can't take care of their specialized tasks. Nor can they reproduce properly in order to build healthy new cells and tissues.

When the mitochondria are damaged, your whole body suffers.According to preliminary research, mitochondrial damage seems bring on muscle mass loss, grey hair and even heart disease. ^[3] Damaged mitochondria have been linked to cancer, muscular dystrophy and Alzheimer's disease.Diet is key to helping your mitochondria fend off this onslaught.

The more antioxidant-rich foods you take in, the more your body can absorb and neutralize the free radicals created in the mitochondria.What kinds of foods give you lots of antioxidants?Look for brightly-colored fruits and vegetables. Plant pigments like beta-carotene, lycopene, chlorophyll and anthocyanins all do a great job sweeping up free radicals.

Tannin-rich foods like green tea and coffee also give your body this kind of antioxidant nutrition. Chlorella gives the body a very good supply of the powerful antioxidants vitamin A and chlorophyll.

To help your cells renew themselves more easily, you also need a good supply of protein and nucleic acids. Your body uses protein to construct any new tissue as well as the enzymes you need for proper cellular function. Nucleic acids are used to build new DNA. Without this critical ingredient, your cells cannot reproduce properly.

Chlorella's unique chlorella growth factor (CGF) gives your body one of the most concentrated forms of nucleic acids found on the planet. Chlorella's CGF seems to be a key factor behind chlorella's role in speeding healthy tissue regeneration.

Your body has a tremendous capacity to rebuild and renew itself. When it does this efficiently, you look and feel younger. If you treat your body right and support the natural course of cellular renewal with good lifestyle choices, not only will you live longer, you can continue to enjoy life inside a healthy body!

Key to helping your body fight aging off is paying attention to your diet. By giving your cells the nutrients they need to fight off damage, repair themselves and rebuild, you're giving your body the ability to keep going for years.

Eat a little less and eat richly. Get more antioxidants, proteins and nucleic acids in your diet. And as a result, deep inside you, your muscles, organs, blood, brain and heart will all be able to perform at their best.

About Mark Drucker, M.D.
Dr. Mark Drucker earned his Medical degree and Bachelor of Sciences degree form the University of Tennessee. Dr. Drucker began his medical career 23 years ago specializing in nutritional and natural medicine. Dr. Drucker is co-host of the popular radio talk show "Health Talk, A Second Opinion," is a distinguished speaker on natural health topics, and is the co-founder and Medical Director of the Center for Advanced Medicine. He is a certified member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging medicine, the American Academy of General Physicians, and a Diplomat Candidate of the American Board of Chelation Therapy, as well as a fellow member of the American College for the Advancement of Medicine.

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[2] Dai DF et al. Mitochondrial oxidative stress in aging and healthspan. Longevity & Healthspan 2014, 3:6 [3] Baillie KU et al. Penn-led Study Ties Aging to Oxidative Damage in Mitochondria. U. Penn press release. Sept 25, 2014.