Could a Low-Carb Diet Lengthen our Lives?

We know that there are so many benefits to cutting back on carbs in our diets, from stable blood sugar to help with acne.  But could a low-carb diet actually allow us to live longer?  Actually, the signs are quite good about this!  Today we look at a few of them.  Stay healthy this week - your future self will thank you!!  Laura

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Could a Low-Carb Diet Lengthen our Lives? We know that there are so many benefits to cutting back on carbs in our diets, from stable blood sugar to help with acne.  But could a low-carb diet actually allow us to live longer?  Actually, the signs are quite good about this!  Today we look at a few of them.  Stay healthy this week - your future self will thank you!!  Laura Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Expert Could a Low-Carb Diet Lengthen Our Lives?   We know that a low-carb diet lowers the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, and probably other illnesses as well.  But there are other ways that a low-carb diet could help, including affecting how genes that control aging express themselves.   READ NOW Could Soda Shorten Our LIves?   Have you ever heard of a telomere?  It's a little endcap on our chromosomes that protects them from damage.  It turns out that as we age they get shorter, and then eventually can't protect the chromosomes any more.  But there are things we can do to slow down or speed up this process! A study from last year showed that drinking sugar-sweetened soda could speed up the aging in our cells. See also: Stop Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Drinks   READ NOW LDL Cholesterol on a Low-Carb Diet    Although many things tend to change for the better when people cut down on carbs, sometimes the LDL cholesterol number doesn't, or even goes up. There are (at least) three reasons not to panic about this.   READ NOW Low-Carb Snack List   Don't get caught out hungry with only a vending machine for sustenance! There are lots of things to eat that won't send your blood sugar on a roller coaster.  See also: 5 Healthy Snacks for Under 5 Grams of Carb   READ NOW Featured Articles • Does Going to Bed Too Late Cause Weight Gain? • What Are The Worst Symptoms of Thyroid Disease? • How to Identify Normal Moles From Skin Cancer • 14 Technologies Seniors Should Use to Age in Place and Avoid the Home • Wake Up Refreshed or Go to Bed Relaxed with this Morning & Evening Yoga Workout • See What Marijuana Can Do for Your Fibromyalgia Pain • The 7 Best Things You Can Do to Relieve Belly Pain • The ABCDs of Melanoma Advertisement About Low Carb Diets  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.