Dr. Steven Gundry, physician, shares easy and inexpensive health tips that “dramatically improve your lifespan”

People are becoming more proactive about their health and improving the longevity of their lifespan. This has led to tremendous growth in the wellness industry, which has doubled over the last decade to $6.8 trillion. And there is no end in sight with the market expected to hit nearly $10 trillion by 2029.

However, there are ways to improve our health that cost little to no money. Besides the well-known methods of exercising and a healthy diet, Dr. Steven Gundry offered a couple health tips that “dramatically improve your lifespan.”

Easy and inexpensive health tips

Dr. Gundry, a heart surgeon turned wellness entrepreneur, hosts The Dr. Gundry Podcast through which he shares health tips. During one episode he explained some easy and inexpensive ways that you improve your wellbeing.

Firstly, he explained how adding vinegar to your diet helps diversify your microbiome with its dead bacteria and yeast cells. These provide precursors for creating butyrate bacteria in the gut, which is “essential fuel” for the cells that line your colon and large intestine.

Then he put forward his concept of “exercise snacking,” which will give you “all the benefits of hours at the gym.” The idea is pretty simple, taking a moment while doing other activities to get some exercise in. If you are watching TV and a commercial comes on, do some sit-ups, push-ups or jumping jacks. Taking your dog for a walk, make sure to do some knee bends while going up and down hills. You can do these while brushing your teeth too.

Dr. Gundry also recommends that you try to fast for longer after your final meal. Instead of eating breakfast right away when you wake up, wait to have your first meal until later in the morning. The longer you can hold off breaking your fast the better. Ideally for him is not eating your first meal until 11 o’clock. “It’s free, and it saves you money and time.”

“We’ve seen that the longer that you can fast following your final meal of the day before you eat again dramatically improves your metabolic flexibility, dramatically improves your mitochondrial function, dramatically improve your lifespan and health span,” he says.

Finally, he discusses the importance of getting plenty of Vitamin D. Dr. Gundry explains that this hormone that is naturally produced by the body when we are exposed to sunlight, but can also be gotten from certain foods and supplements, helps diversify your microbiome by tightening the wall of your gut. “The less permeable it is, the better your health, the longer you live, and the longer your health span.” He says it also helps your immune system work properly.

the physician says he doesn’t use sunscreen, saying that he gets the necessary protection by “eating sunscreen,” i.e. consuming antioxidant-rich foods that help the body produce skin’s resilience against UV damage. However, it is highly recommended by dermatologists that you use broad-spectrum SPF 50+ and avoid the tanning myths that continue to circulate.

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