After age 30, you lose 3-8% of muscle mass per decade. Resistance training is the only way to pay this tax. Muscle is an endocrine organ that keeps your metabolism young. 2. Manage Your "Rust" (Oxidative Stress & Inflammation)
The feeling of "getting old" is often just a decline in cellular energy. AVOID GETTING OLD
Do things that force your brain to create new pathways. Learn a language, take up a complex physical hobby like pickleball or dance, or even brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand. After age 30, you lose 3-8% of muscle mass per decade
Eat until you are 80% full (Hara Hachi Bu). Constant digestion is inflammatory; giving your body "quiet time" via intermittent fasting allows for autophagy —the process where your body cleans out dead or damaged cells. Learn a language, take up a complex physical
Physical aging is inevitable, but "oldness" is often a state of mental rigidity. Stay curious about new technology and culture rather than dismissing it.
After age 30, you lose 3-8% of muscle mass per decade. Resistance training is the only way to pay this tax. Muscle is an endocrine organ that keeps your metabolism young. 2. Manage Your "Rust" (Oxidative Stress & Inflammation)
The feeling of "getting old" is often just a decline in cellular energy.
Do things that force your brain to create new pathways. Learn a language, take up a complex physical hobby like pickleball or dance, or even brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand.
Eat until you are 80% full (Hara Hachi Bu). Constant digestion is inflammatory; giving your body "quiet time" via intermittent fasting allows for autophagy —the process where your body cleans out dead or damaged cells.
Physical aging is inevitable, but "oldness" is often a state of mental rigidity. Stay curious about new technology and culture rather than dismissing it.