This Diet Can Reduce Your Epigenetic Age

08 Aug This Diet Can Reduce Your Epigenetic Age

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A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that a nutrient dense, low sugar diet can reduce your epigenetic age. This recent research further highlights the impact of what we eat on the speed at which our body ages.

WHAT IS EPIGENETIC AGE?

Epigenetic age refers to a biological age estimate based on modifications to a person’s DNA in response to environmental factors, including diet, lifestyle, and exposure to toxins. This is different to our chronological age, which is the time that has elapsed since we were born. By analysing DNA methylation patterns, scientists can estimate how “old” a person’s cells are in biological terms. Epigenetic age can provide insights into a person’s overall health, ageing process, and potential longevity. Our epigenetic age often correlates with the risk of age-related disease.

NUTRIENT DENSE, LOW SUGAR DIET CAN REDUCE EPIGENETIC AGE

In a study of 342 women in their late 30s, researchers analysed diets and epigenetic age markers. They discovered that a higher intake of essential nutrients and adherence to healthy dietary patterns, like the Mediterranean diet (that’s vegetables, olive oil and quality proteins, rather than pizza and pasta!), correlated with a younger epigenetic age. Conversely, higher added sugar intake was linked to accelerated epigenetic ageing.

These associations remained significant even after considering overall diet quality, highlighting the importance of both increasing nutrient dense foods and reducing sugar consumption for cellular health.

While this finding isn’t surprising, it’s yet another piece of evidence linking what we eat to our longevity. 

HOW TO EAT TO SLOW YOUR BODY’S AGEING PROCESSES

  • Base your diet on nutrient dense, whole foods as much as possible.
  • Create balanced meals that provide an ideal macronutrient intake.
  • Ensure an optimal protein intake. Protein is particularly important for helping preserve muscle mass as we age.
  • Choose healthy, anti-inflammatory fats like olive oil over refined seed oils, deep fried foods and trans fats.
  • Eat a diverse range of different plant foods. 30 plant foods a week has been shown to promote gut health and a diverse gut microbiome.
  • Avoid sugar and refined, starchy carbohydrates which break down quickly into simple sugars.
  • Avoid ultra processed foods.

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Many of the clients we work with appreciate how vital good nutrition is for health and wellbeing, yet they struggle to consistently commit to the diet and lifestyle habits they know best support them. It can be a challenge when we live busy lives. Taking charge of our health and wellbeing can easily slip to the bottom of our list of priorities, even though we know it’s important.

We are a team of nutritionists who specialise in weight loss, metabolic health and healthy ageing. If you feel as though you could benefit from personalised advice from an expert, along with ongoing support and accountability to ensure you stay committed, we can help. You can use this link to book a complimentary call today to find out more. 

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LINDA ROBINSON

Linda is our Practice Coordinator, helping to keep the clinic running smoothly.

 

Originally from Texas, Linda completed her MBA at SDA Bocconi in Milan. Linda has worked as a Strategy Consultant across multiple industries globally in cities including Kyoto, Paris, Chicago and San Francisco. She developed an interest in nutrition whilst volunteering for an organisation that provides cooking and nutrition education to children and families.

Linda is now settled in London with her husband, two children, and her very bouncy, sociable dog.

SARAH LAW

Sarah has worked with hundreds of clients over the past decade to help them live in a healthy body that they feel confident in.


Sarah spent a large part of her teens and 20’s as a professional dancer battling with orthorexia and an unhealthy relationship with food and her body. This created a desire to understand the human body more so she could finally cut through the confusion and end the cycle of yoyo dieting. This fuelled her passion to help other women do the same.

 

Sarah specialises in supporting women who are struggling to lose weight due to underlying health issues. She’s helped many women manage their weight during and after the menopause, as well as clients with thyroid disease and immune system dysfunction. Sarah loves food and sharing healthy recipes with her clients. Her aim is to ensure that clients don’t feel deprived and instead, achieve their weight loss and health goals in a positive and sustainable way.

 

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AILSA HICHENS

 

Ailsa is one of our most experienced practitioners. She specialises in helping clients to lose weight, develop a healthy relationship with food and finally feel comfortable in their skin. Ailsa’s mission is for everyone she works with to enjoy the journey and that working with a nutritionist should not be a punishment, but your access to a new possibility.

 

Ailsa is not only an experienced weight loss nutritionist, she is also a skilled coach. She helps our clients overcome emotional eating, destructive habits and self-sabotaging behaviours that have prevented successful weight loss in the past. Ailsa has spent years in clinic working with clients who have experienced yo-yo dieting and have discovered that long term weight loss is not just about eating less until you can stand it no longer.

 

Working with Ailsa you will be comprehensively supported, not only in improving your nutrition and lifestyle, but also your eating habits and your relationship with food. When you work on all these elements together, the results can be truly astonishing.

 

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Test Nikki is our Practice Manager, managing our team of practitioners and heading up the day-to-day running of the business. Nikki is involved in the strategic development of our practice, coming from a strong business background in town planning. A Florida girl, Nikki relocated to the UK in 2014 with her husband and two children.

NIKKI ANDRIANI

Nikki is our Practice Manager, managing our team and heading up the day-to-day running of our clinic.

 

Coming from a background in town planning, Nikki is involved in the strategic development of our practice, continually ensuring we are delivering the very best service to our clients.


A Florida girl, Nikki relocated to the UK in 2014 where she lives with her husband, two children, and her rescue dog Skyy.

STÉPHANIE ACHAR

Stéphanie is a skilled nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner with additional training in eating disorders, disordered eating and obesity. She believes that working towards both physiological and mental health is key in achieving optimum wellbeing.

 

Stéphanie’s personal experience of emotional eating and the ongoing struggle to find the right support led her to combine the science of nutrition with behavioural coaching to motivate and empower her clients. She specialises in helping people who struggle with their weight and their relationship with food. She helps them develop a healthier and more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.

 

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INNA WEARN

Inna is passionate about supporting women on their journey to improved health and wellbeing. She believes that the solution to effective weight loss does not lie in ever more restrictive diets, but a more sophisticated approach that optimises health and vitality, as well as promoting effective weight loss.

 

Working with Inna you will benefit from her in-depth knowledge of female health and hormones. She will support you in developing a healthy diet, lifestyle and mindset that ensures you reach your ideal weight and maintain it in the years to come.

 

Inna is passionate about food with a wide repertoire of delicious healthy recipes and meal ideas to ensure your weight loss journey is as enjoyable as possible!

 

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ANIA MASON

 

Ania is a firm believer that improving your health and losing weight should be a positive, empowering journey, not one centred around deprivation.

 

After being diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions in her twenties, Ania spent several years educating herself on the power of food and nutrition. She put it all into practise and changed her diet and lifestyle, reversing her endometriosis and thyroid disease. After experiencing such a significant improvement in her health, Ania had a big desire to help others. She embarked on a four year journey to study nutrition, graduating from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition with distinction.

 

Ania specialises in autoimmunity and works with clients who have underlying health issues preventing successful weight loss. Her expertise enables her to successfully support our clients with conditions such as hypothyroidsm (underactive thyroid), PCOS and diabetes. 

 

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