Professor Cynthia Kenyon, whom many experts believe should win the Nobel Prize for her research into aging, has discovered that carbohydrates directly affect the genes that govern youthfulness and longevity.
She found that turning down the gene that controls insulin in turn switches on another gene which acts like an elixir of life.
The Daily Mail reports that discovering the first gene has prompted the professor to dramatically alter her own diet, cutting right back on carbohydrates. That's because carbs make your body produce more insulin (to mop up the extra blood sugar carbs produce) so the vital second gene, the elixir one, won't get turned on.
Research confirms that a insulin-like growth factor is intricately linked to various diseases, and that RAISED INSULIN LEVELS, TRIGGERED BY HIGH CARBOHYDRATE CONSUMPTION, COULD BE WHAT CONNECTS MANY OF OUR BIG KILLERS, SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND DIABETES.
Insulin is in fact a MAJOR accelerant of the aging process, and also affects many bodily processes, all of which can impact your longevity.
For example, insulin:
Alters the expression of numerous hormones
Stimulates your sympathetic nervous system
Promotes vasoconstriction
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