What is the Healthy Longer Project?
Healthy Longer is all about boosting your mental strength and resilience through personalized neuro-nutrients derived from everyday foods you can find in most grocery stores. It’s a fresh, natural, and evidence-based approach to mental fitness that’s easy to implement. The project focuses on improving how you cope, think, and sleep by tailoring nutrition to your brain’s unique needs. No complicated supplements or fancy diets—just smart, personalized nutrition that works with your body’s chemistry.
Main Benefits of Healthy Longer
Here’s the lowdown on why this project matters, backed by some eye-opening facts:
- Your brain, though only 2% of your body weight, gobbles up 20-40% of the nutrients and calories you consume.
- Due to declining nutrient density in food, many people face up to a 60% nutrient deficiency—even when eating what’s considered healthy.
- Neuro-biomarkers, the substances your body makes from nutrients, are crucial for brain function and mental resilience.
- When these neuro-biomarkers are out of balance, your mental strength takes a hit.
- Neuro-nutritional therapies have shown improvements ranging from 20% to 90% in mental resilience.
How Does the Program Work?
The Healthy Longer pilot program is pretty straightforward and user-friendly. It combines a detailed analysis of 25 neuro-biomarkers linked to nutrient deficiencies with a personalized plan based on unprocessed foods you can easily find. You get a digital report that guides you on how to tweak your daily nutrition to support your brain chemistry better. The whole process is designed to be low-cost, risk-free, and without side effects. It’s about empowering you to take control of your mental health in a simple, practical way.
Step-by-Step Process
Here’s how you get started and what happens next:
- Order online and receive a kit by mail, which includes instructions, four dried urine cards, a questionnaire, and a pre-addressed envelope.
- Collect four urine samples at home, fill out the questionnaire, and send everything back to the partner laboratory.
- The lab analyzes your neuro-biomarkers to identify nutrient imbalances.
- Once the analysis is complete, you download your personalized report and follow the tailored recommendations.
Personalizing Neuro-Nutrients Based on Your Needs
The magic lies in how the program matches your symptoms and neuro-biomarker imbalances with the right nutrients and foods. It works like this:
- Analyzes symptoms and levels of 25 neuro-biomarkers across ten mental health categories.
- Identifies precursors and co-factors causing imbalances.
- Assigns specific substances and nutrients needed to restore balance.
- Matches these nutrients to foods rich in those substances.
- Provides personalized nutritional recommendations, including exact quantities to add to your daily diet.
Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3): Enhances mental health through nutrition-based interventions.
- Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10): Offers accessible, affordable mental health support via common foods.
- Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12): Encourages use of unprocessed, nutrient-rich foods.
- Quality Education (SDG 4): Raises awareness about the link between nutrition and mental resilience.
Confidentiality and Ethical Considerations
Healthy Longer takes privacy seriously. All personal data is de-identified and stored securely, following protocols similar to those used by hospitals and pharmacy chains. The project respects your confidentiality at every step, ensuring your information is protected. Plus, it’s important to note that HealthyMentis doesn’t diagnose or treat diseases—the information provided is purely educational. Always check with your healthcare provider for medical advice.
