They are called sirtfoods, and in recent years they have become central to nutrition studies; they are nothing more than foods that by means of particular antioxidant substances activate sirtuins , or particular proteins discovered at the beginning of the nineties, which provide us with these protective benefits: they increase the immune defenses, slow down the aging processes, reduce stress and they raise the metabolism. For example, you may have heard of resveratrol, and although the research is all recent and scientists are cautious, at the moment it seems that sirtuins are working on oxidative stress, protecting us. Once this was discovered, more than one ” Sirtfoods Diet”
came out in the United States: dieticians and nutritionists have begun to encourage the consumption of foods that activate sirtuins for weight loss , increasing energy expenditure and reducing stress levels, but also extending, in theory, life expectancy. Among these, the book ” The Sirtfoods Diet”, written by Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten illustrates how a Mediterranean or “Mediterranean-Asian” diet is linked to immune benefits for health and maintenance of body weight precisely because it would activate sirtuins through the daily consumption of certain foods. Here are which ones.

Activator foods in sirtuins promote weight loss: here are
red wine, kale, citrus fruits, green tea, turmeric, blueberries, parsley, capers, apples and dark chocolate.
To this list are added olive oil and cumin .
Other foods useful for the pro-metabolism, fat burning, antioxidant and anti-aging function: lucuma powder (you can find it in the bio), kaniwa, a pseudocereal similar to quinoa, goji berries, alchegengi, dates, charcoal, bitter cocoa.
Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t look bad on a diet of dark chocolate and red wine. I mean, I’m there. Also, to have the positive effects of sirtuins-activating foods ( one study found that overdose instead causes problems).low blood pressure, less muscle development for athletes and high cholesterol, but specify that overdose is obtained only with supplements, for example the integration of resveratrol), it is enough to have a balanced diet of these foods .
To learn more about the diet that activates sirtuins, read here.