Want to manifest long-term health and live better, longer? Implement the effective strategies I discuss below, and take up Resistance Training for life. Longevity research is in High-Gear and will accelerate from here on. Reported studies promise possible breakthroughs in lifespan/healthspan, but then usually conclude that more study is required to realize these potentials. Excitement gets dimmed by unexpected complexities, but progress is accelerating in my mind. (I suggest subscribing to the FREE Longevity Insider newsletter to stay current with the science).
Meanwhile, the basic strategies to maintain health long-term are those I site in my 6-Pillars for Senior Fitness promoted on this website: Keep current with Antiaging technology; Eat real food – not in excess; Exercise is a must; Sleep adequately; Use proven Supplements and Cultivate productive Thinking and a grateful Attitude. A few years ago I added Rejuvenation Strategies as a 7th Pillar, and productive strategies are indeed being realized.
Most of the experimental longevity drugs in the research pipeline are tested on short-lived animals or lower life forms, and show great improvements, some on the order of doubling lifespans. But when tried on humans, add mere weeks or months rather than years or decades to projected lifespan. Often these benefits are compared to those of lifelong exercise, and found to be significantly less beneficial than simply being physically active on a daily basis. Here are three Strategies that will produce significant extension of your Healthspan:
- I recently wrote about eliminating senescent cells with Senolytic Activator as a viable strategy to extending healthspan, which I have been using for a few years. This practice reduces inflammation that intensifies with aging, and in doing so, slows late-life decline into the diseases of aging – possibly staying healthy decades longer.
- Sometime before that I wrote about boosting NAD+ levels (an enzyme required for energy production) with a precursor Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) which will restore youthful energy levels: for how long, we don’t know, but I stopped needing naps when I started using it at 78, and 6 years later never think about needing a nap. A Liposomal version is now available at Renuebyscience.com; use discount code FRANK10 at checkout for 10% off the price and free shipping (use for your next 9 orders as well). If you want energy levels like you had in your thirties – this does it!
- More recently I wrote of Fatty15; a newly discovered Essential fatty acid that adds a decade or two to the health-span of Dolphins, and likely will do the same in us; now an available supplement.
Still, potential breakthroughs in longevity are measured against the life-extending benefit of exercise, and so far exercise wins. Of the forms of exercise in practice, nothing works as well for aging as Progressive Strength Training. The primary hallmark of aging is muscle loss, and Strength/Resistance Training grows muscle, at every age. Muscle proves to be an endocrine organ in itself, producing signaling chemicals that regulate and govern the function of the entire body; from brain to bowel and everything in between, activating muscle on a regular basis creates HEALTH. We need Strength Training for optimal aging and Health-Span; even more so in late life.
Strength Training is complicated; many practices need to be learned, and every body part requires a particular movement and proper form to get the full benefit and avoid injury. One needs to acquire a fondness for moments of extreme exertion and for the soreness that comes a day-and-a-half later and lasts for a few days. A well-equipped gym is a realistic requirement, and learning this on your own is an injury trap for seniors – you need a competent trainer, with a specialization in senior fitness. My gym is now LM Fitness Center – Simi Vally CA; updated equipment, not too busy, and I have more training slots available – it’s a wonderful time to learn the #1 strategy for life-long fitness from a well-seasoned pro if you live in the area. I have openings in my schedule, no membership fee while training with me. Free advice is available to all by email or phone. Just reach out and tap me as a resource. wilhelmi@pacbell.net or (805) 210-2682.
To Your Greater Health and Fitness,
Frank
Frank Wilhelmi – Retired/consultant electronic engineer researches and reports practical strategies for optimizing health and fitness into advanced age. “I have a passion for living life to the fullest, and helping others to do the same.” A rapidly growing body of knowledge now enables us to extend our health and fitness decades beyond popular expectations.