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Dr Enayat has worked as a GP for 16 years (Picture: Getty\/ Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr Mohammed Enayat was working as a GP when he started looking into longevity<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day in, day out, for 15 years he saw patients struggling with chronic issues, spending their 50s, 60s on a cocktail of medication for issues that, with the right treatment or lifestyle changes, may have been preventable. <\/p>\n

He tells Metro: ‘Our environment – be it through what we eat, what we see, what we hear, and what we breathe – all has effect in our biology. And we’re now at a point where we’re starting to see deleterious effects, with diseases on the rise and life expectancy decreasing<\/a>, because we’re not biologically adapted fast enough to the rate of change of our environment.’<\/p>\n

So after further study in regenerative and functional medicine, Dr Enayat founded HUM2N<\/a>, a pioneering longevity clinic based in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You’ve probably heard of this concept because of entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, who recently hit headlines for trying to biohack his system<\/a> with a militant ‘Don’t Die’ regimen of raw food, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and blood transfusions from his teenage son.<\/p>\n

However, Dr Enayat’s outlook isn’t as extreme; he focuses less on defying nature and more on helping people ‘have the best quality of life for as long as possible.’<\/p>\n

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He says ‘good longevity medicine is really for everyone’ (Picture: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Good longevity medicine is really for everyone,’ he tells Metro<\/strong>. ‘How we live now will dictate how we will live in the future. And what that basically means is the cumulative effect of the lifestyle choices that we’re making on a day to day basis have an effect on our system.’<\/p>\n

The fact is, none of us can cheat death, but if you follow Dr Enayat’s simple daily tips, you can potentially add years to your life<\/a> \u2014 or at the very least, improve the way you look and feel in the meantime.<\/p>\n

1. Start your day barefoot in nature<\/h2>\n

According to Dr Enayat, being in daylight right after waking up and standing barefoot on natural surfaces like grass (ideally while doing breathwork or mindfulness exercises) helps regulate the body\u2019s circadian rhythm<\/a> \u2014 aka ‘the natural body clock’ -which has a range of wider benefits.<\/p>\n

‘We’re generally too much in the fight or flight response or the sympathetic nervous system, so everything that we can do to help improve our para<\/em>sympathetic nervous system, which is our healing response, is going to help us for the long term,’ he explains. <\/p>\n

‘Too much of the stress response causes that causes metabolic issues, diabetes<\/a>, obesity, inflammation, cardiovascular disease and can even increase cancer<\/a> risk as well.’<\/p>\n

Studies have also shown that the practice of ‘grounding’ can improve mood, with Dr Enayat adding: ‘This is more about state management, learning how to empty the mind when the mind is so cluttered and stimulated by external stimuli.’<\/p>\n

2. Skip breakfast \u2014 but do it strategically<\/h2>\n

You’ve probably been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but Dr Enayat recommends intermittent fasting<\/a> of around 12 to 14 hours, which may mean skipping that early morning cereal or slice of toast.<\/p>\n

Ideally, he says you should have your last meal of the day two to three hours before bed, as this gives your body time to digest the food while you’re awake and focus on sleep later on. <\/p>\n

Then, try to hold off on breakfast until at least 12 hours after dinner the previous evening, allowing your system to go into the fasting state which promote cellular repair, improve metabolic flexibility, and support better energy regulation throughout the day.<\/p>\n

‘If you can even go further to 16 hours or so, breaking your fast at around lunchtime, that can be really good,’ Dr Enayat adds. ‘However, if you find that you’re fatiguing then you might be deficient in nutrients and it might not be the right time for you to do intuitive fasting.’<\/p>\n

3. Try cold water exposure<\/h2>\n

There’s another way to work on metabolic flexibility, which is ‘your ability to create energy from your energy sources more easily’ that you’ve probably seen touted by longevity influencers. But cold water exposure is more than a fad.<\/p>\n

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There’s science in the power of cold water exposure (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr Enayat explains: ‘Metabolic flexibility prevents diabetes, and some of those kind of sedentary lifestyle problems and diseases that we have. This is why ice baths can be quite good.’<\/p>\n

Effectively, cold water drops the temperature of the skin, forcing the body to work harder to create heat by using up stored energy \u2014 pretty much biohacking the system.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry if you’re not quite ready for ice baths either, as cold showers have a similar effect.<\/p>\n

4. Take these essential supplements<\/h2>\n

While Dr Enayat is a big believer in tailored supplements (which we’ll get into shortly), there are three that form what he calls a ‘base stack’ for those focused on longevity and performance.<\/p>\n