Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club.

On today's episode, I'm going to talk about the relationship between dieting and longevity.

There are a lot of bogus claims about how to live longer, but there are a few simple habits that can help.

I'll also share a fascinating study about people who broke the metabolism and how you can avoid the same mistake.

And you learn about when it might not be wise to push so hard in the gym.

I created this podcast because I believe that fitness is for everyone.

So I'm using the power of machines to help me deliver news, motivation and advice that will make you happier and healthier.

And because I know you're busy, I won't take up too much of your time.

I am not the seponetic organism, but I do have an important mission to build the positive corner of the internet and lift up the world.

There's too much negativity online and hope this podcast gives you the support you need to become a little bit better.

Let's start today by talking about longevity.

For all the talk about taking ice baths and so on as the longevity hack with the most upside might be something much simpler.

Researchers found that slightly reducing calories might help you live longer and reduce the risk factors associated with metabolic diseases.

In the study, people who reduced their calories by 15 percent, about 300 calories for someone on a 2000 calorie diet, decreased the metabolic rate, which is a sign of aging and reduced factors linked to insulin resistance, diabetes and different cancers, genetics and other lifestyle variables influence aging a lot.

So trying to find the magic number of calories to cut aren't worth your time.

Instead, it helps to piece together what the research really shows and how calorie reduction supports your goal for a longer, higher quality life.

In general, research shows the following can impact aging, carrying too much body fat, shortens lifespan, in activity and not getting enough sleep will do the same.

It's not surprising, but smoking and drinking can shave off years and that's made worse if you're also stressed all the time on the positive side social connection plays an important role in living a longer life.

In other words, you don't need to obsess about cutting a specific number of calories, but you need to eat in a way that supports a healthy weight allows you to connect socially and fuels your body to live an active life.

A slight reduction in calories might help lower your weight, which can give you more energy to live your life and this combination along with other factors could help you extend your lifespan on the topic of food.

Let's talk about your metabolism lots of food supplements and dieticizers overstate how much you can speed up your metabolism.

But we might underestimate how easily a common weight loss method can disrupted.

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