There is a difference between your biological age and your chronological age. That means that your cells and organs may function like a 40 year old even though you are 50. They may also function like a 60 year old even though you are 50. Your biology may not match up with the length of time you have been here.
Great info Bill. The BBC did a program a few years ago now taking health challenged people, measuring their chrono and actual ages, then changed lifestyle factors for a 12,week program. Staggeringly good results. I actually use HRV to tell me how I’m aging. I have been measuring every morning for 5 years. My numbers match the 30-39 year old demographic as a 67 year old.
Well, it seems that you are successfully aging with attitude. Lifestyle is just critical as you point out. We are learning a ton about the molecular biology of aging and we can modify it by blocking oxidant production by genes that are inappropriately switched on. We can slow down aging and chronic disease development now. Check out today's post on the hourglass of life.
Hi, Interesting, however, i tend to thing this approach is still ass-backwards. I am more oriented to Lifestyle Medicine, including a Whole Foods, Plant-Based diet, and I just switched doctors. My new doctor is part of a clinic and when I came in to discuss the results of my first physical, it started not witth them telling me what I needed to do differently, but with them asking me how I did it. I will now be teaching a plant-based nutrition workshop at their facility. I turned 72 in January, and I went #WFPB 8 years ago, which turned all my biomarkers around. No reason not to. It's simple.
Congratulations. It does sound like you are a true lifestyle champion. I have been gradually drawn into this science by trying to understand oxidants and oxidative stress more fully. No matter how great your lifestyle is, over time your oxidant production increases and your antioxidant defenses weaken and that destroys your health. We can precisely shift this balance with medication and live longer healthier lives. It is not a matter of either or. It is a matter of both and. The telomere is like a living stopwatch and it does not lie!
Great info Bill. The BBC did a program a few years ago now taking health challenged people, measuring their chrono and actual ages, then changed lifestyle factors for a 12,week program. Staggeringly good results. I actually use HRV to tell me how I’m aging. I have been measuring every morning for 5 years. My numbers match the 30-39 year old demographic as a 67 year old.
Well, it seems that you are successfully aging with attitude. Lifestyle is just critical as you point out. We are learning a ton about the molecular biology of aging and we can modify it by blocking oxidant production by genes that are inappropriately switched on. We can slow down aging and chronic disease development now. Check out today's post on the hourglass of life.
Hi, Interesting, however, i tend to thing this approach is still ass-backwards. I am more oriented to Lifestyle Medicine, including a Whole Foods, Plant-Based diet, and I just switched doctors. My new doctor is part of a clinic and when I came in to discuss the results of my first physical, it started not witth them telling me what I needed to do differently, but with them asking me how I did it. I will now be teaching a plant-based nutrition workshop at their facility. I turned 72 in January, and I went #WFPB 8 years ago, which turned all my biomarkers around. No reason not to. It's simple.
Congratulations. It does sound like you are a true lifestyle champion. I have been gradually drawn into this science by trying to understand oxidants and oxidative stress more fully. No matter how great your lifestyle is, over time your oxidant production increases and your antioxidant defenses weaken and that destroys your health. We can precisely shift this balance with medication and live longer healthier lives. It is not a matter of either or. It is a matter of both and. The telomere is like a living stopwatch and it does not lie!