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A miracle cure for growing old fit and vital. Does it exist? David van Bodegom, special professor of Vitality at the LUMC, talks about the influence of more exercise and less sitting still during normal daily activities. In addition, the environment in which you are born has a major influence on how healthy you remain, according to David. He gained his insights in Ghana. In that country, old age diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are almost non-existent. Due to their lifestyle, Ghanaians often grow old healthier than people in the Netherlands. Van Bodegom explains why in this video. The health of people in the region is a spearhead of the LUMC. With these videos we want to inspire people. Also watch the PEP talk by Hanno Pijl about healthy food!: • Healthy eating: How do you do that? PEP-ta... Photographer: Saskia van Osnabrugge Follow Leiden University Medical Center online: Facebook - / lumc.nl Instagram - / lumcleiden LinkedIn - / mycompany Twitter - / lumc_leiden Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/LeidsUniver... Our website - https://www.lumc.nl/