Study claims eating these specific 6 foods could 'reverse' biological aging

If you have ever heard of that saying that ‘it’s in what you eat’, then you’ll know that no truer words have been said.

Not only is food essential for living, giving your body the energy and nutrients it needs to survive, but it can also aid in health problems, as well as making you look and feel younger.

According to a new study, eating this list of foods can potentially slow down your biological aging process.

So, if you’re wondering what the difference between your real age and your biological age, read closely.

Researchers found six foods to turn back the clock on aging (Getty Stock Images)

Essentially, your biological age is the age of your cells and tissue, and your real age (chronological age) is the number of years you have been alive.

You can change your biological age to be older or younger, depending on your lifestyle and how well you treat it - and this includes the food you eat.

For example, remember the biohacker who has drastically reduced his biological age through a very expensive daily regime?

So, you know it works.

Now, if you believe this study, you have to eat food rich in natural substances called methyl adaptogens to slow down your biological age.

Researchers from the University of Washington and also some other institutions came up with this answer after looking into how dietary choices can influence DNA methylation.

DNA Methylation is a process that regulates gene activity without changing the DNA sequence.

Berries can help you to de-age (Getty Stock Images)

The authors studied 43 healthy, middle-aged men from Portland while they were on an eight-week program which saw them consume a plant-based, nutrient-rich diet, exercise, sleep and reduce their stress.

At the end of it all, they found that those who ate more turmeric, rosemary, garlic, and berries, and drank green tea and oolong tea were able to reverse their biological age more than those who didn’t.

To get your daily fill, you can try to eat a half cup of berries, two garlic cloves, two cups of green tea, two cups of Oolong tea, half a teaspoon of turmeric and half a teaspoon of rosemary with your diet.

However, steer clear of grains, alcohol and dairy for your GI health, as the authors wrote: “Although research on whole grains, legumes and certain dairy products supports the consumption of these foods as health-promoting. They were omitted from the study diet to reduce the potential for short-term gastrointestinal side effects.”

Oolong tea is recommended (Getty Stock Images)

This is because all of those foods’ polyphenols, and they have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which could actually slow down genetic aging thanks to disrupting DNA methylation.

Those with more DNA methylation in specific sites actually increase their age, and those with less decrease their age. So, eating diets like the polyphenols rich Mediterranean diet (long hailed as the best diet to eat) can help you to look and feel younger.

Because of the findings in the small-scale focus group, the researchers shared that studies could go on to see newer biological age measures to confirm what they found, and larger and more diverse groups.

The study authors shared that you should be eating things like dark leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, colorful vegetables, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, beetroot, lean meats, low-glycemic fruit and a serving from the methyl adaptogen group.