May 2024: Aging's New Frontier

mdcwave
Jul 17, 2024
3 min read

The 9th decade of life, was once thought impossible for most of humanity. Wealth centers like the Silicon Valley, and Austin, Texas, are changing that by throwing huge sums of money at healthy aging research.

The outcome of this revolution in life extension is becoming available for everyone, as you read this. The prevailing image of aging is being replaced with one of unlimited potential. It's time to explore a new vision of what is possible.

YOU CAN ADD 10+ YEARS TO YOUR LIFE

There is no short-cut to life extension. It's a commitment to rigorous lifestyle modifications. You can copy the lifestyles of those who live in Loma Linda, CA, by becoming a vegan and joining their religion, or get advice from experts on Social Media. We offer a way forward without major expenditures on supplements, gym classes, or exotic foods.

The 5 stages of life extension:

Nutrition
Physical activity
Sleep
Stress control
Social connections

When optimized, these five factors will automatically insure sound mental capabilities.

For the record, we are not experts. We obtained healthy aging advice from life extension institutes such as The National Institute on Aging, and Academy for Health & Life Span.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE ON AGING

No. 1 is Nutrition. Specifically, most of us are on the Standard American Diet, or S.A.D. With this diet, the average American consumes 22 extra teaspoons of sugar, daily.

Avoiding the Standard American Diet is a top priority!

There is no perfect diet as we are all different. The closest we can come to metabolic efficiency, for all is: The Blue Zones Kitchen - 100, Recipes to Live to 100, by Dan Buettner. You can get this at your local library, or on YouTube.

No. 2 & 3, are Physical activity and Sleep. Your smart phone has a built in pedometer. Try to get at least 5,000 steps a day. Resistance training for upper body strength is easy with stretch bands. Be sure to keep a daily log of all your physical activities. Seven hours of sleep is the bare minimum for health. You can get sleep help on YouTube.

No. 4. Chronic stress will quickly impair mental health. Yoga, meditation, and anti-stress help, are available on YouTube.

No. 5. Social connections and personal networking might be the most important factor in healthy aging. Societies that pool their adult resources into social activities and mutual help networks, avoid isolation, and have the longest lives.

Strong relationships can be life enhancing as well as life extending.

EXTENDING OUR VITAL YEARS

It's never too late to improve our lifestyle. The top six mortality conditions facing us are largely controlled by lifestyle. The five areas of improvement focus are: Nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress control, and social connections.

These five are all ours to optimize.

For those with busy lives, it's a tall order to take on multiple new challenges that will probably not show an immediate result. If you are already pursuing changes to lose weight, get stronger and sleep better, more power to you. The areas of stress control and social connections will need constant attention too.

Strict focus on all five stages of life extension keeps us moving forward.

THE BIOMARKERS OF AGING

Biomarkers that increase, with age, play a major role in longevity:

Insulin resistance (High blood sugar).
Body fat (Body Mass Index-Below 25 is normal. 25 to 30 is overweight. 30+ is obese).
Blood pressure (120/70 or below).
Cholesterol level (LDL under

100). Your Dr. may want it lower.

• Autoimmune disease (CRPBlood test below 8 mg/L).

Bio-markers that decrease with age will gradually affect your mobility and overall functionality:

Loss of muscle Mass
Loss of aerobic fitness
Loss of energy

SECRETS OF THE PANTRY

The kitchen has become our destiny. There is no substitute for home cooking.

Scientific proof says that our food choices are wholly lacking to take society forward into a new age. The latest obesity drugs can treat the 42% with this disease, costing about $1,000 a month (must be injected).

This is trying to fix something that should not have gone wrong in the first place. Doctors deliver sick care. We must practice healthcare.

Specifically, all of us need to limit, or avoid, excess sugar, starchy foods (white potatoes, fried, or not), refined flours (baguettes, breads, bagels, pastas, deserts) and most everything with the words "chip or dip" in it.

We not only need to eat more healthily, but we need reverse disease.

FOODS TO UNCLOG OUR ARTERIES

"You are as old as your arteries" is an old medical saying. Keeping arteries open, and unclogged, is possible today with the right foods, and a close watch on your biomarkers. Here are the best of the best foods for arteries: