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Extend your lifespan by 12 years
Extend your lifespan by 12 years. Get the fundamentals right The data says that if you get these 5 things right at the age of 50 you will extend your lifespan by 12 (male) to 14 (female) years. Don't smoke Stay active Normal weight Modest Alcohol Good DietAdd annual “early [...]
Longevity and managing risk – Edward Thorp
Excellent Bloomberg interview with legendary hedge fund icon Edward Thorp (age 91) on longevity and managing risk. Some quotes: 1. You can minimize that risk by what you eat and the kind of exercise you do and by regular checkups, so that if something is going wrong, you can address [...]
How to train if your goal is longevity
1. If your primary goal is general wellness and longevity, a new study found that total aerobic activity predicts all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease better than intensity. 2. The scientists analyzed the data of nearly 40,000 participants over a 12-year period. While there are benefits to training with intensity, getting [...]
The power of exercise
Dr. Benjamin Levine is a legend in the field of exercise physiology. He ran a study that shows that: 1. as we age, the heart tends to get smaller and stiffer. This impacts its efficiency, reducing exercise capacity and potentially elevating heart failure risk 2. But remarkably, 2 years of [...]
Hit the gym – at any age
Peter Attia on the huge importance of strength training for longevity purposes. "Exercise, and in particular resistance training, is one of the most effective ways to combat sarcopenia, and the so-called “age-related” declines in muscle composition are not as unavoidable as many might assume. The results of this study demonstrate [...]
Bigger than AI
Bigger than AI: 'We're at the beginning of the second longevity revolution' The concept of an aging population is often seen as a societal burden, but London Business School professor of economics, Andrew J Scott, challenges this perception in his new book, The Longevity Imperative. Scott introduces the evergreen agenda, [...]