Want to Slow Your Aging? Multivitamins, Diet, and Fitness May Help

Studies show that diet, fitness, and multivitamins may help slow the aging process. Image Credit: Maria Sher/Stocksy Research suggests that taking a multivitamin every day may help slow the signs of biological aging. A recent study found that higher midlife cardiorespiratory fitness levels may be associated with a longer life span. According to new research, short-term dietary changes may help lower the gap between biological age and chronological age in older adults. Diet, lifestyle factors, and physical activity levels may help you live longer. Research suggests that a higher level of midlife cardiorespiratory fitness may help you live longer. Frequent aerobic exercise may also slow down the onset of numerous health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. Another recent study found that daily multivitamins may help slow biological aging, the deterioration of the body at the cellular level. This compares with the body’s chronological age, the time that has passed since birth. Additionally, an article published in Aging Cell in April suggested that some short-term dietary changes may affect biological aging. Focusing on a diet rich in plant-based foods may be particularly beneficial. “Although everyone ages over time, there may be simple ways to delay the aging process and help us live not only longer but also better,” Sidong Li, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, told Healthline in a previous interview. Daily multivitamins help slow biological aging A 2026 study involving 958 older adults assessed the potential benefits of taking a multivitamin daily for 2 years. It used “epigenetic clocks” to measure biological aging after participants took Centrum Silver multivitamins and 500 milligrams (mg) of cocoa flavanols per day for 24 months. Epigenetic clocks are assessment tools that measure chemical changes to DNA. The study found that those