Increasing my health span and looking after myself so I can be there for my children is one of my core values, but I don’t spend even one hour out of every day investing in the things that will result in improved health, my values do not align with my actions. Nutrition is a form of investment. By spending time buying, preparing and eating foods that help to nourish us, we are investing in our health with a very good return on investment.

According to the studies of dietician nutritionists in Mumbai Geetanjali Mengi and my experience of changing our diet can really impact life expectancy, and created a fun tool to use with it. Eating more legumes, whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables and less processed and red meat is the simplest way to add up to 13 years to your life.

The earlier you make the change, the more years you gain, so if I were to optimize my diet now in my mid-thirties I could gain 6.3 years. I actually stopped eating red and processed meat in my mid-twenties and have legumes and whole grains every day, which hopefully means I’ve added close to 9 years to my life.