In recent years there has been increasing acceptance of the idea that the debilitating effects that go along with aging are not inevitable. Various interventions have been found that hold out the promise of a long life that is healthy to the end. Among these interventions are:
- Eating healthy foods
- Restricting calories, particularly “empty” calories that provide energy without much nutrition
- Practicing intermittent fasting, where eating is confined to a prescribed interval of time
- Taking drugs that seem to slow aging in animals, such as metformin and rapamycin
- Exercising on a regular basis