A series of realizations and personal experiences — like his father’s death from cardiovascular disease — have propelled Clint Eastwood to take care of his health for graceful aging.
Category: Aging & Longevity
100-Year-Old Nutrition Professor’s Lifestyle Tips for a Long Life
Key Points: Dr. John Scharffenberg, a professor of nutrition at Loma Linda University in California, gave advice for prolonging your life in a YouTube video. At the age of 100, he still maintains a vivacious mentality, and with years of studying nutrition, he serves as a distinguished example and guide for living long with solid… Continue reading 100-Year-Old Nutrition Professor’s Lifestyle Tips for a Long Life
NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
Key Points: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a fundamental coenzyme present in every living cell, crucial for protecting our genetic blueprints (DNA), enhancing energy production, and boosting metabolism. Without NAD+, human life would cease to exist. Over the last decade, NAD+ has become a focal point of aging and longevity research, but the lack of… Continue reading NAD+ Precursors, Aging, and Longevity: Dr. Peter Attia’s Thoughts
The Science of Why Men Don’t Live As Long as Women
Key Points: If you do an online image search for “reasons why women live longer than men,” you’re bound to find an endless stream of memes of men doing obscenely risky tasks or extracurricular activities with some variant of the title “this is why women live longer than men.” Here’s a good one: My personal… Continue reading The Science of Why Men Don’t Live As Long as Women
Humans Are Freezing Themselves in Hopes of Being Revived in the Future, but Is It Worth It?
Key Points: In the new Netflix sci-fi series “The Three-Body Problem,” one of the characters (Thomas Wade) proposes a plan to participate in a moment 400 years in the future when invading aliens are expected to arrive. The solution proposed isn’t time travel but, instead, something perhaps much more feasible—suspended animation. Suspended animation, also known… Continue reading Humans Are Freezing Themselves in Hopes of Being Revived in the Future, but Is It Worth It?
Japanese Study: Common Diabetes Drug Clears Senescent Cells and Extends Lifespan
Key Points: Published in Nature Aging, Minamino and colleagues from Juntendo University in Japan have shown for the first time that a diabetes medication called canagliflozin clears senescent cells in mice fed a high-fat diet. The diabetes drug also alleviates fat tissue inflammation. Moreover, Minamino and colleagues found that canagliflozin extended lifespan in a mouse… Continue reading Japanese Study: Common Diabetes Drug Clears Senescent Cells and Extends Lifespan
Latest Science Reveals Why Some Artificial Sweeteners Are Bad for You
Key Points: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six artificial sweeteners, including aspartame in 1996 and sucralose in 1999. Sweeteners are 100 to 20,000 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose) and touted as low- to no-calorie alternatives to les bonnes choses. However, despite staying “abreast of published literature,” the FDA’s approval of artificial… Continue reading Latest Science Reveals Why Some Artificial Sweeteners Are Bad for You
Bryan Johnson’s Free Guide to Fixing Terrible Posture
Key Points: Bryan Johnson has been called the most measured man in the world. He measures every aspect of his health in an effort to address ailments that could shorten his lifespan. In doing so, he found that his bad posture was obstructing the veins in his neck and decreasing blood flow to his brain. … Continue reading Bryan Johnson’s Free Guide to Fixing Terrible Posture
Seragon’s Aging Intervention Drug SRN-901 Achieves One of the Largest Extensions of Lifespan and Healthspan to Date
Key Points: In a May 7, 2024 press release, Seragon Biosciences announced the results of SRN-901’s impact on aging in mice. They found that SRN-901 “achieved one of the largest extensions of lifespan healthspan to date.” In an interview, David Brown Ph.D., Senior Scientist at Seragon Biosciences, revealed, “Our novel anti-aging drug SRN-901 contains many… Continue reading Seragon’s Aging Intervention Drug SRN-901 Achieves One of the Largest Extensions of Lifespan and Healthspan to Date
Canadian Longevity Organization Spotlights Key Research on Young Plasma and Mushroom-Based Anti-Aging Treatments
Key Points: The Canadian Longevity Association — a non-profit organization in Canada dedicated to accelerating the presentation of effective longevity treatments — presented some of the latest lifespan-extension research in a YouTube video. Namely, the group presented a study showing for the first time that injecting blood plasma in aged rats with that from younger… Continue reading Canadian Longevity Organization Spotlights Key Research on Young Plasma and Mushroom-Based Anti-Aging Treatments